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Recipes from the left-handed perspective

Recipes from the left-handed perspective
Recipes from the left-handed perspective   Aug. 13 was International Left Handers Day, a day founded in 1992 in the United Kingdom to celebrate the uniqueness of southpaws, or people who have mastered using their predominant left hands in a right-handed world. I, myself am right-handed, but have lived my life sandwiched in between two lefties: My...
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L-S runs out of gas in second half of Belle Plaine game

L-S runs out of gas in second half of Belle Plaine game
The Lynnville-Sully football team kicked off the 2019 season on Friday, Aug. 23, in Belle Plaine. The Hawks faced a tough Plainsmen squad and suffered a 44-6 loss. BP is currently ranked No. 9 in Class A by bcmoore-rankings.com. Despite the loss, L-S Coach Mike Parkinson was pleased to see his team played hard. “We are really...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Aug. 29, 2019

Like a lot of people, I’m always looking for the best bargain I can get. But it sometimes causes other problems. I have five cars and two motorcycles. There is always something wrong with one or two of them. Batteries for these vehicles have been causing me grief. I bought a cheap battery for my old Blazer. When...
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Dwight Van Roekel, 80

Dwight L. Van Roekel, 80, of Newton, passed away  Monday evening, Aug. 19, 2019, at his home at Park Centre in Newton. A time of remembrance and celebration of life was at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 23, at the Pence~ Reese Funeral Home in Newton.   Burial was in Mt. Zion Cemetery, rural Newton. In...
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Wilda M. Nikkel, 91

Wilda M. Nikkel, 91, of Newton and formerly of Sully, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, at MercyOne Medical Center in Newton. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 26, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association or Sully First Reformed...
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Naomi DeHart, 88

Naomi DeHart, 88, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 20, 2019, at Nelson Manor in Newton. Funeral ser-vices were Saturday, Aug. 24, at Kellogg Christian Church for which memorials may be designated along with Kellogg Historical Museum or a charity of your choosing. Burial was in Our Silent City Cemetery, Kellogg. Naomi Marie DeHart, the daughter of...
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