Category Archives: Feature

Hawk fans undeterred as winter wallop continues

PHOTO BY TAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHY

Mother Nature continues to remind us winter is in full swing as another round of bitterly cold temperatures, sleet, and snow hit the area. On Thursday, Jan. 11, a rain and snow mix and cold temperatures caused havoc for commuters. Lynnville-Sully Community School District and Sully Christian School cancelled classes...
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Top honors for JVM Cattle Company at National Western Stock Show

Jordan and Tayler Vander Molen, owners of JVM Cattle Company, took 15 head of South Devon cattle to the 2018 National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver, CO, and came home with a lot more hardware and banners to hang – work the couple will gladly take on in their quest to raise high quality...
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WOODEN SPOON by Shelly Rankin

It's mid-January, already! Can you believe it? Other than time flying by, per usual, I've discovered another thing that binds us as humans. What is it, you ask? It is how cold it has been in the last month. Now, as many of you know because I don't stop harping about it, my day job...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers 1-18-2018

We all know how cold and miserable our weather has been. I’m just glad I’m not driving a truck like I did for so many years (my entire working life). The first thing I would do every morning was crawl under the trailer I was going to pull. I would have a sledge hammer and would pound...
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Terpstra’s photo wins honorable mention in photo contest

Warren Terpstra of Sully recently won an honorable mention for his photo “Amish Country Road” in Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) 10th Annual Capture the Heart of America Photo Contest at the end of 2017. Terpstra won in the Life on the Iowan Farm category with his photo taken in Kalona on a...
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Recipes: Today is National Milk Day

On Jan. 11, 1878, milk was delivered to consumers in sterilized glass bottles for the very first time. This day is commemorated by the celebration of National Milk Day in the United States, as cited by the National Milk Producers Federation. Because of the importance of this staple in our diet, it’s not surprising that...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Jan. 11, 2018

My life has been in worse shape before but not many times. The cold is terrible. Two of my fleet of lousy cars would not start. I had to stand out in the below-zero fun to put the charger on both cars. One still would not start. I became angry. I pointed my full blast Knipco heater...
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