Category Archives: Feature

Remember When – 1-28-16

40 years ago (1976) Mrs. Carl Henning was offering a gospel organ class teaching chords, transposing, registration, and arranging. Killduff Postmistress Harriet Eichner assumed the new duties of being the editor of “The Hawkeye Postmaster,” a monthly newsletter of the Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Postmasters. Eichner had plans to do a school for editors...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 1-28-16

The good ol’ Iowa winter is back with a vengeance. The snow-packed roads still cause wild memories. For years and years, I drove on these roads and didn’t think much about it. I can only say it was exciting. I drove an old tan Chevy Blazer that had only rear-wheel drive. It was worthless. It was the one that...
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Cody Graham shows off slithery second-grade guest

Mrs. Cindy Gibbs, second-grade teacher, has welcomed many things into her classroom thanks to her adventurous students over the years. Puppies, kittens, guinea pigs, hamsters, and hedgehogs have all made appearances as memorable show-and-tell guests. Friday, Jan. 15, Gibbs chalked up a first in her teaching career when her animal-loving second-grader Cody Graham brought in...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 1/21/16

This week’s article comes to you straight from The Spoon and Pint blog this week! The article and blog basically bounce off each other and use the same recipes, but in case you missed this soup, I just couldn’t let that happen. You all need to experience this soup. Brett and Suzi Huizer brought us...
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Remember When – 1/21/16

40 years ago (1976) Officers for the Sully Fire Department were Ron Jansen, chief; Larry D. Renaud, assistant chief; Ron Vos, president; and Dwight Vander Leest, secretary-treasurer. Officers for the Searsboro Fire Department were Gordon Lewis, chief; Floyd Snook, assistant chief; and John Hasley, secretary-treasurer. “Remember When” column from the Tom-a-Hawk created by the Lynnville-Sully Middle School had...
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Hometown Health & Wellness – 1-21-16

Weight loss is a popular New Year’s resolution. Sadly, by now most of those people have already given up on their diet plan. Let’s face it, diets are tough. Most of them are highly restrictive, leading to hunger and cravings. Most diets are not sustainable for very long and most are not safe. Fortunately, there...
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Winter Formal 2016

The 2016 winter formal, hosted by the high school student council, broke up the two-week winter break on Saturday evening, Jan. 2. Student council members, under the direction of student council sponsors Mr. Joel Vos and Mrs. Allison Wenck, spent much of the day on Saturday transforming the middle school gym into a winter wonderland...
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