Category Archives: Feature

Fopma family to sell first crop of nutrient-rich fruit

Fopma family to sell first crop of nutrient-rich fruit
With a nickname like “super berry,” it’s no wonder the Aronia berry is growing in popularity. The fruit, which contains the most antioxidants of all fruits, is relatively new to the market. But thanks to the Fopma Aronia Berry Farm just north of Sully, local access to purchasing the berries is just a short drive away. After...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 8/14/14

Well, hello there, again, Spooners! It’s time to eat again. I’m not upset about it. As mentioned last week, I’d give a glimpse into our trip from a couple weeks ago! [caption id="attachment_103758" align="alignright" width="300"]"Christmas" before vacation. "Christmas" before vacation.[/caption] It started with presents, because what good and proper road...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 8/7/14

The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 8/7/14
Well, it’s great to be back in the land of green – green grass, green trees, green crops!  We love the Rocky Mountains, but we love home more. We stayed in a beautiful home set in between here and the Pacific Ocean.  Okay, to be exact, it was in Fraser, a delightful little mountain town....
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Inspirations children go on a fishin’ mission

Inspirations children go on a fishin’ mission
What more fitting way to learn about fish than to bring out the poles and spend a day fishing? Inspirations Childcare and Preschool Center children did just that on Tuesday, July 29. Thirteen kids and four adults spent the day at Lake Seven-A on the Co-Line Welding Inc. campus south of Sully. “We were doing a...
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Remember When 8/7/14

35 years ago (1979) The Lynnville-Sully Advisory Committee on the Building Needs held their sixth meeting. Sandy Gray, chairman of the committee, noted that problems of declining enrollments and inflating costs were what brought out the problem of school building needs: “The finds of the five sub-committees reported last night were surprisingly pointing to only one...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 8/7/14

I have had another heck of a week. This stupid retirement is going to kill me. I’ve never worked any harder. My daughter still owns two vehicles stored in Minnesota. I borrowed my Uncle Bill’s pickup and 28-foot flat bed trailer. I looked the unit over before we left. A friend of mine went along. I...
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Van Zante sees the agricultural side of China firsthand

Earlier this month, rural Grinnell farmer Arlyn Van Zante went on a 10-day trip to China as part of the 2014 Iowa Farm Bureau Market Study Tour. The following is a summary of the trip written by Van Zante. I will start by answering the three most frequently asked questions I have been asked since my...
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