(Reprinting what some have said is the best column I ever wrote years ago.)
The Education of
a Driving Teacher
Several years ago when our oldest daughter turned 14, my wife and I let her get a learner’s permit to drive. My wife decided to do the instructing. She also decided the kid should know how to drive...
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Tie for Sully Mayor by write-ins, Lynnville and L-S unopposed candidates elected
With 180 ballots cast at Sully Community Center on the first combined school and city elections in Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 5, unopposed candidates for the Lynnville City Council positions and Lynnville-Sully School Board were elected. While for Sully Mayor, unofficial results are a tie by write-in for mayor, 39 each for current mayor Brent...
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Two meetings remain to discuss L-S facility master plan, future bond issue
Lynnville-Sully Superintendent Shane Ehresman led the first of three meetings open to the public to discuss the school district’s facility master planning process and future bond issue on Monday, Nov. 4. Those in attendance learned more about areas of attention identified in a facility needs assessment completed in November of last year. Since that assessment, a...
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Lynnville’s Smokin’ J’s BBQ announces restaurant grand opening November 9
The community response of the soft opening of Lynnville’s newest restaurant, Smokin’ J’s BBQ, has blown away the establishment’s owners, Jeff and Jodi Arment. Now, the couple is ready to fully open up the doors and will host a grand opening on Saturday, Nov. 9.
A ribbon cutting ceremony for the restaurant located just east of...
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Living without a stove
My husband Chuck and I and our two dogs recently moved across town in Sully, and we’re still living out of boxes at this point. Before moving, I had to clean out and defrost my deep freeze (it’s always a surprise to see what is lurking in the bottom of it when I clean it...
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Greenlee Smock smokes the competition L-S freshman finishes in top 10 at Class 1A state cross-country meet
Lynnville-Sully’s lone state cross-country qualifier, Greenlee Smock, daughter of Jamie and Vanessa Smock of Sully, saved her best race for the last of her freshman season. The star runner optimized the team’s motto of “challenge our limits” to finish in the top ten at the Class 1A state cross-country championships at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Nov. 7, 2019
I did not have much excitement in my week to write about. I’m sitting here reminiscing and thinking how fast life passes by.
I remember being in school. I hated school and felt like time was moving so slow, like I was going to be in school the rest of my life.
Looking back, it seems like...
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