Category Archives: Feature

A school divided

There may have been quite a few saddened SCS students over the weekend after the Iowa State Cyclones topped the Iowa Hawkeyes, 20-17, on Saturday, Sept. 13. In a special dress-up day the day before the game, SCS students’ clothing showed where their loyalty lies, with a majority bleeding gold and black for Iowa. For twenty-plus...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers

My family says I don’t like any change of anything and that I’m boring. They might be right. When I sell a car or motorcycle, it grieves me, especially when I’ve owned it for several years. I think of the day I bought the vehicle and drove it home, how old I was at the time,...
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The Wooden Spoon 9/11/14

Well, Gang, by looking at the extended 10-day forecast, I saw the number 40. Lows in the high 40s next week. So, obviously, this got me hungry for so many warm dishes and scrumptious, filling desserts like cinnamon rolls. I was just telling the Dashing Gent that I have not made a batch of cinnamon...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 9/4/14

Can anybody else relate to this pooch? So many reasons why, but in the beige house on the corner, the culprit is this. Breakfast blend decaf coffee? Seriously? Who does that? It’s an oxymoron. This makes no scientific sense, but it does explain my slight headache. When I saw breakfast blend and a sale price...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 8/28/14

With the first few days of school under everyone’s belts, let’s celebrate! That and because going back to school is hard to do, the Littles need another cookie in their lives.  Actually, maybe the adults need another cookie in their lives. Especially a simple one, and not only are they simple, but if I were...
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Remember When – 8/28/14

35 years ago (1979) In the 4-H Foundation Beef Herd Polled Hereford competition at the Iowa State Fair, Bonita Brand of rural Sully had first in class of June through August heifers. The heifer went on to be Champion Polled Hereford Heifer. Terri Vanden Hoek of rural Lynnville was awarded the 4-H first- place championship in trail...
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