Spring is here with all its beauty as buds burst and seeds sprout. Maybe it’s the many gray winter days we had, but isn’t this spring especially beautiful and bright?
Cynthia Ocelli has it exactly right:
For a seed to achieve its
greatest expression,
It must come completely undone.
The shell cracks,
its insides come out
and everything changes.
To someone who
doesn’t understand...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 4/28/16
I am a geezer now so I catch myself being a little grumpy. Mostly, it’s been things that have happened all my life, but now it bothers me.
Automobile drivers make me mad. My wife and I were coming home from Des Moines last week on Interstate 80. I’m rolling 70-75 in the fast lane. Traffic...
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Big Springs Range to host bird dog trainer
Big Springs Shooting Complex will host renowned bird dog trainer Ronnie Smith for a two-day dog training seminar Apr. 30 and May 1 at the facility near Searsboro.
The two-day session is open to trainers and their dogs. Smith will present the foundation basics for all breeds of pointing and retrieving dogs
Registration for the seminar has...
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Diamond Trail Golf Club offering new student pass this summer
Hoping to draw in younger people for the life-long game of golf, the Diamond Trail Golf Club (DTGC) in Lynnville is offering student passes for the first time. The $150 passes will give students ages 14-23 unlimited play throughout the summer months.
On behalf of the DTGC Board, Sully resident Brad Zegers said they feel offering...
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Classic car club tours through area
Members of the Brooklyn Cruisers toured through the area Sunday, Apr. 24. About 70 people with 30-40 cars left Brooklyn, drove through the Diamond Lake area, and stopped by the Wagaman Mill Museum in Lynnville. They also stopped to see the Jasper County Freedom Rock in the Sully Central Park, ate lunch in Pella, and...
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L-S approves nicotine-free campus
Last month, the Lynnville-Sully School Board unanimously passed a nicotine-free policy for all school district property.
“We applaud the Lynnville-Sully Community School District. It’s clear they’re committed to the health and well-being of their students, staff, and visitors. Designating their campus as tobacco- and nicotine-free protects individuals from the harmful effects of second-hand and third-hand smoke,...
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Pre-graduation banquet honors eighth graders
As is tradition, a banquet was held to honor the graduating SCS eighth graders last Thursday, Apr. 14. Instead of the usual school setting, this year’s banquet took place at the beautiful farm resort Stony Point near Reasnor.
The five members of the Class of 2016 are Cheyanne Collins, daughter of Duane and Joni Collins; Sierra...
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