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35 years ago (1980) For the first time at Lynnville-Sully School, classes would not be held in the Sully Elementary Building. The two-story, four-room brick building was built in 1915 and housed the Sully Independent School District. The first class graduated in 1920; members of that class were Francis Mann, Guy Wisgerhof, and Nellie Wisgerhof Welle. Dora...

My day began with a bit of a quick start. There was a tremendous roar in my driveway. I could not think of who it could be. There are several Harleys in the neighborhood. I didn’t know why they would be roaring their motors in my driveway at 7:30 a.m. I finally staggered to my feet...

35 years ago (1980) King’s Helpers of the First Reformed Church of Sully held a car wash and bake sale at Hackert Sales and Service on the north side of the square. The girls charged $2 for washing a car, cleaning the windows, and a vacuum job. Larry Moyer spoke at Evangelistic Services at the Sully Community...

I’ve often wondered why we go bald. I’m in the bald category. Whenever I am given a bad time about being bald, I always say my brain has gotten so big the hair can’t cover it anymore. I think there is some hereditary bald blood. I can remember going to reunions on my mother’s side of the family....

By Jessica Holterhaus For many people with mild to moderate hearing loss, hearing aids are a viable solution for improved hearing. But with severe to profound hearing loss, cochlear implants may be a much more effective alternative. At age 41, Rhonna Fiihr’s ability to hear was deteriorating, and it got to the point where cochlear implants...

(Editor's Note: Missy Doll is no longer a Lynnville-Sully teacher and has found her volumes of "Iowa's Fading Farms-Student Interview Project." Permission has been granted to print some of these interviews as space is available. Appreciate the past while thoughtfully contemplating Amer-ica's farming future! Unedited essay follows.) By Clarissa Doll, Mar. 31, 2003 “Back in my day...