I have complained about my wife’s car before. I don’t fool around with any of the buttons I don’t understand, which are most of them. All I do when driving it (I’m only allowed to wash it and fill the gas tank) is know where the heat, air conditioner, and cruise control are. But, I...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 11/26/15
Oh, it’s Thanksgiving week!
We just adore Thanksgiving! What are we thankful for this year? Receiving so much more than we'll ever deserve from healthy families, babies, friends, freedoms, faith, and full tables, but mostly we're thankful for leftovers, Turkey Day leftovers. And you guys, we're thankful for you guys, too. When it comes to choosing...
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Remember When – 11/26/15
35 years ago (1980)
George’s Market had Sunkist sweet navel oranges five for 49 cents, Van Camp’s 16-ounce pork and beans for 29 cents, Crown round bologna for $1.19 per pound, 14- ounce Heinz ketchup for 49 cents, and Rice Chex, 12 ounces for 99 cents.
Sully Co-op Exchange Petroleum Department had all-season P185/75R-13 radial tires starting...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 11/26/15
Well, we’ve had our first snow of the winter. The roads got bad.
My granddaughter was at my house. Her car was behind mine so I took hers to run a few errands.
I always have so much to say and no one really cares to listen. Before going home, I saw lights in a neighbor’s garage...
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Remember When – 11/19/15
Conner Bros. of Sigourney, the general contractor for the new L-S Elementary-Junior High School building, had concrete work moving forward. The work had progressed to the pouring of the walls.
Oscar Mayer and Co. started construction on the new hog-buying station two miles south of Sully on land they purchased from Ivan Renaud. The 60’ x...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 11/19/15
I made it to California and back one more time. Californians have strange lifestyles.
I’ve mentioned before that most of them have a rooster, rabbits, several barking dogs, and sometimes a horse tied in the backyard. I don’t think any one of them has ever owned a lawn mower.
A little, very-skilled Mexican man comes every seven...
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L-S drama department presents CSI: Neverland
Months of preparation, line memorization, and rehearsals paid off when Lynnville-Sully High School cast members took to the stage in the successful debut of the fall play, “CSI: Neverland,” Nov. 7-8. The cast, under the direction of Ms. Melinda Hardin, high school language arts teacher and drama coach, presented a matinee rehearsal in front of...
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