Thought: Love is not blind; it sees more, not less.
But because it sees more, it is willing to see less. - Rabbi Julius Gordon
As I sit to write this column, I checked my calendar, and what do I see but that we are quickly approaching Feb. 14, the day the world honors LOVE.
I got to...
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Alliant project improves area power reliability
Alliant Energy is rebuilding and moving about five miles of power lines and the poles that support them along Highway F62 west of Sully from Highway T22 S (T south of Killduff) to Highway T14 S (T north of Galesburg).
“The new line location improves better access because they will now sit along Highway F62. They...
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Second quarter, first semester honor rolls announced at L-S
The honor rolls for the 2016-17 second quarter and first semester at Lynnville-Sully School have been announced (* denotes 4.0 GPA).
Second Quarter High Honor Roll
Sixth grade: Esther Collins, Haley DeWitt, Matthew Egging, *Ryan Essen, *Evan Fikse, *Kendra Fikse, Lane Fisk, Joshua Hellickson Jr., Tyson Jansen, Chase Maddison, Conner Maston, *Zachary Morningstar, Bryce Richards, *Makenna Schnell,...
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L-S musicians earn prestigious honor band invite
Six talented L-S High School students were invited to participate in two college honor bands in January. The first festival, the Simpson College Honor Band, was held Thursday, Jan. 19. Based upon director nominations, two L-S students were selected: Garret Cross (tenor saxophone) and Jarred Bassett (baritone saxophone). The Simpson Honor Band included a full...
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Young cheerleaders raise school spirit
Forty-four girls full of enthusiasm and ranging in age from preschool to third grade soaked in school spirit with members of the Lynnville-Sully wrestling and basketball cheerleaders over the course of a week. The future cheerleaders were part of the first of two cheer clinics facilitated by the cheer and dance squads and their coaches...
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From the Kitchen: Trisha Vander Molen
This week’s cook took on a very big task, on what is often described as the biggest day of one’s life. Trisha Vander Molen, along with her mom, mother-in-law, grandma, aunts, sister, and sister-in-law, baked and decorated 250 cupcakes for her wedding.
“The cupcakes were kind of from...
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“The cupcakes were kind of from...
The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 2/2/17
I think a lot of people like me have pretended to be something they are not. But no one has ever pretended to be me. Who would want to!
One thing that comes to mind about pretending happened years ago.
Carl Moyer, the man who runs the huge GM dealership in Ankeny, was a drag racer. He...
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