Category Archives: Feature

40 years ago (1976) In the “Remember When” column: The Lynnville-Sully High School junior class produced “The Cannibal Queen.” The cast included Margaret Renaud, Mary Sparks, Linda Willemsen, Mike Shutts, Doug White, and Craig Weideman. The first deep well and water tower were built in Sully in 1912. The first girls to climb the water tower...

Spring is not too far away. I love it with the flowers and green grass, which my children tell me I’m anal about taking care of. The thing I like most about spring is getting out the motorcycle. I’ve heard there are nuts out there who ride in 20- and 30-degree weather all winter. I rode the...

“Did you know?” is back, better than ever, with new information about the Lynnville-Sully School District. The purpose of the article is to share interesting information about the district. You have my permission to use the following facts and figures to impress family and friends. Did you know the boys basketball team won the SICL Conference...

40 years ago (1976) Over 1,000 area residents enjoyed the Sully Appreciation Day Breakfast hosted by the Sully Business Association and served by the Sully First Reformed Church Ladies Guild. At the L-S School Board meeting, it was approved to increase part-time from $2 per hour to $2.20 per hour to coincide with the federal minimum wage...

Monday is a 24-hour bonus day that only occurs every four years. Depending who you are and how old you are, there comes a point in your life when you don’t like to celebrate birthdays every year because it means you’re getting older and most people would really like to get younger. This year, leaplings...

I’m back from California and may never go back. There are too many cars and too many people in California. The trip home started with tension taking over my body. I wanted to leave the house at 6:30 for the airport. Our plane was leaving at 10 a.m. We stayed with my wife’s sister. The airport is...