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30th Anniversary: L-S 1986 State Football Champions

30th Anniversary: L-S 1986 State Football Champions
What does it take to build a state championship team? Dedication, diligence, hard work, faith, and support from many, many people. Just ask Emory Stewart, the coach who led Lynnville-Sully to its first and only state football title 30 years ago this week. A DREAM BEGINS [caption id="attachment_1123665" align="alignright" width="139"]Kirby Scull Read more

Thanksgiving events at local churches

Everyone is invited to attend any of the following Thanksgiving events.          Lynnville Friends Church will have a Thanksgiving service on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 9 a.m. with a special offering of canned goods for the food bank. Lynnville Heart of Worship will have a Thanksgiving brunch at 11 a.m. following the 9 a.m. worship service on...
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Pastor’s Pen – 11/17/16

Dear Friends, If there ever was a time to be focused on spiritual matters for the church, this is the time! How can the church of today pass on the baton of faith to the generations that will be the church of tomorrow? To make it more personal, what can you do to ensure that your...
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The Wooden Spoon: Smokey Green Bean Casserole

So this week has had me thinking a lot…a lot about life, the world, but mostly, which came first, sleep deprivation or caffeine? Do I drink so much caffeine because of the sleep deprivation, or is it the sleep deprivation that causes me to drink so much caffeine? I don’t know. Just your modern day chicken-or-the-egg...
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Press INKlings: Stick-to-the-roof-of-your-mouth good

What sticks to the roof of your mouth? What goes best with jelly on bread? What comes creamy or chunky? The answer is peanut butter. November is National Peanut Butter Lovers Month. Americans will celebrate by eating more than 65 million pounds of peanut butter during the month of November. Southern Peanut Growers, representing southeastern peanut...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 11/17/16

I got back from California about 10:30 Monday night. I had to drag two suitcases out of the car that felt like they weighed 100 pounds. In fact, my wife’s was one pound over the limit. We were checking in at curbside. The weigh-man was very pleasant, but said one pound was going to cost $100...
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Letter to the editor: Fighting for those who faithfully served

I grew up in southwest Iowa on my parents’ farm. Our parents instilled in me the importance of hard work -- and when our work was done, we would go help a neighbor who might be in need. This story is not unique. Here in Iowa, we work hard for everything we have and then help...
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