Marge Kramer, right, and her daughter Gail Terlouw harvest pecans out of the trees on Marge’s property. The wind acts as a natural shaker, helping the nuts drop to the ground.
By LeAnn Hjemeland
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and for many, pumpkin and pecan pies are the perfect finale to the traditional Thanksgiving meal. Everyone...
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Local events for the whole family Oct. 30
Plan now to attend one or all of the local family-friendly Halloween events in Killduff, Lynnville, and Sully on Saturday, Oct. 30.
Lynnville kicks off fall fun at the Lynnville Library and City Hall with games, snacks, and prizes from 2-5 p.m. The biennial pumpkin roll starts at the top of Main Street at 4 p.m., and...
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Candidate Q&A for City and School Board Nov. 2 Election
Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 2, for city and school election day in Iowa. Polls will be open 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
Sully has three positions open for councilmembers as well as the position of mayor. City councilmember Josh Foster is seeking to be mayor by write-in. Justin Van Soelen and Dan Stouthammer...
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Farm to Table by Julie Van Manen
HAPPY PORKTOBER
We were certainly blessed with wonderful weather for harvest! Field meals were very pleasant. Not too many days even required a sweatshirt! Well, it definitely feels like fall this week! Last Saturday morning, I even broke the Cuddle Duds out, and I think it is about time for flannel sheets. Turning the...Trio of L-S juniors advances to state cross-country meet
Three Hawks are statebound after finishing in the top-10 of the Iowa City state-qualifying meet on Oct. 21. Greenlee Smock, far left, placed second in 21 flat to advance, James Gruver, middle, took the fourth-place spot in 17:57, and Zach Morningstar grabbed the final and 10th state-qualifying spot with a time of 18:29. The trio...
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Hawks win postseason opener, advance to round two
Members of Lynnville-Sully's high school football team celebrate as they walk off the field after a dominating 40-15 win against the Highland Huskies in the first round of Class A playoffs on Friday, Oct. 22. The Hawks are now focused on their next opponent, North Tama, who they will play at home on Friday, Oct....
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, October 27, 2021
Nothing much going on in my life right now.
No yard or garden work to be done. I’m glad the gardening is done for the year. I’m once again going to downsize the garden. The big garden will be much smaller in 2022.
I am going to write about a few things that used to happen.
A group...
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