I’m baaaaack! Thanks, again, Julie, for sharing a little bit of your life and recipes! I just love, love getting a tiny glimpse into another’s story.
The last couple weeks in this beige house on the corner have been full of a little of this and a little of that. I caught Lady Bird playing with...
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Remember When – 5/28/15
35 years ago (1980)
Wayne Sharp, Lynnville-Sully School Board President, presented 48 diplomas to the class of 1980. Chris Terpstra, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loren Terpstra of Sully, was named valedictorian. Debra Vander Linden, daughter of Danis and the late Don Vander Linden, was named salutatorian. Ken Wilcox, superintendent, presented the Danforth Foundation “I Dare...
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Vos spends academically-rigorous semester in England
It’s fitting that Justin Vos recently spent a semester abroad at the University of Oxford in England. As the oldest university in the English-speaking world, the school is the perfect place for someone who loves history.
From January through April, Vos, a history and political science major, was a visiting student at Oxford as part of...
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Where’s the BEEF?
Editors note: Julie Van Manen is graciously filling in for Shelly Rankin this week. Look for the return of “The Wooden Spoon” next week.
Many of you might remember the famous slogan – Where’s the Beef? – Wendy’s restaurant used in 1984 (just a few years ago – actually, the year I graduated high school) featuring...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 5/14/15
Question – where did this day go!? It disappeared before me very eyes. Actually, this whole week did that same magic trick.
We Tulip Timed this last week. This year went much better than last year. There was no crying so that is a HUGE success. Tulips are neat.
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Safety: Left turns
By Mike Vander Molen, Sully Fire Department Chief
Every week, I try to come up with a topic for this article. When we started this, I had no idea how often every week comes around. It sure doesn't seem to come around near this quickly for pay day. This week, I had no idea what to...
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Raising Katahkinds is a Kinion family affair
Spring is a time of renewal, and those sweet new beginnings could not be any more true than on the Kinion farm nestled just southwest of Killduff. The Kinion boys, Kole, age 15, and Rowdy, seven years old, along with their parents, have welcomed 105 new Katahdin lambs into the world since lambing first started...
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