Category Archives: Opinion

One more thing is off my bucket list. Last week, I went to the Grand Canyon, located in the state of Arizona. It is considered by some to be one of the seven wonders of the world, due to its sensational decorative colors and majestic natural beauty carved by the Colorado River. It measures 18...

35 years ago (1979) Lynnville-Sully class officers were elected: Senior president, Lori Sward; vice president, Chris Clark; secretary-treasurer, Bonita Brand; junior president, Rick Sward; vice president, Shelly Jansen; secretary-treasurer, Rita Maasdam; sophomore president, Matt Hakken; vice president, Kevin Van Wyk; secretary-treasurer, Jackie Weyers; freshman president, Curt Jansen; vice president, Sheryl Hoksbergen; and secretary-treasurer, Julie Maasdam. A new...

Have you ever questioned if September means seven then why is it the ninth month? We take the predictability of the calendar for granted. But we may have felt differently if we were living under the rule of Julius Caesar. September was the seventh month of the old Roman calendar. In this calendar, the year...

I was persuaded to attend my five-year-old granddaughter’s birthday party in Woodward, where she lives. I didn’t want to go. I drove a truck my entire working life, and I don’t like to drive anymore. A round trip to Woodward is 150 miles. Luckily, my son-in-law picked us up in his giant four-door pickup. With...

35 years ago (1979) Kayleen VanDer Pol, daughter of Bernie and Carlene VanDer Pol of Sully, won first place with her Simmental heifer in the 4-H judging. The first-place steer advanced to Ak-Sar-Ben judging later in the fall. Ken Wilcox, Lynnville-Sully Superintendent, said due to the energy shortage and the high cost of gasoline, pep buses would...

I love words and therefore I am a logophile. Some lucky people can play a song by ear after hearing it once or count cards at blackjack, or spot four-leaf clovers. I, and many people like me, have a good ear and a good memory for words; it’s just the way it is for some...

I finally got home from Utah to five-inch high grass, dead flowers that did not get watered, and some kind of a dead animal behind the house, a mole I think. There was a pleasant odor. I may never leave town again. I don’t like flying in a huge airplane but had to if I wanted...