(Editor's Note: Missy Doll is no longer a Lynnville-Sully teacher and has found her volumes of "Iowa's Fading Farms-Student Interview Project." Permission has been granted to print some of these interviews as space is available. Appreciate the past while thoughtfully contemplating America's farming future! Unedited essay follows.)
Farm, Life, Education
By Morgan De Jong, Mar. 30, 2005
We...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 7/30/15
This week's article is a clipping from our blog! I know not everyone has the opportunity to have access to it, so I wanted to share what all happened last week. Plus, I don't have a working kitchen at the moment, so take-out and restaurants have been frequented way too much lately! Might as well...
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Remember When – 7/30/15
35 years ago (1980)
The Lynnville-Sully School Board awarded Saylorville Construction the $7,986 bid for razing the Sully Elementary buildings.
Co-Line Welding advertised an S-K Tool Box with a 25-piece, 3/4 drive socket set for $209. They also had Miller Falls Impact Wrenches, industrial duty with drill chuck included for $150.
The Little Bear Inn was hosting the...
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Press INKlings: Adults coloring: Trendy and calming
Coloring books aren’t just for kids anymore. According to various news reports, coloring books for adults are flying off store shelves. I think I was an early bird on this one. I’ve always enjoyed coloring with nieces, nephews, kids, and grandkids and now it’s the latest fad. Adult coloring books are among the top sellers...
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Letter to the Editor: Successful Jasper County Fair
Letter to the Editor:
We have cleaned up after another Jasper County Fair. On behalf of the Fairboard, I want to thank everyone who helped us make it possible. The supporters, the sponsors, the volunteers, the exhibitors, and the fairgoers all give us reason to feel good about what we do and look to the future...
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Letter to the Editor urges special session
July 22, 2015
Dear Editor,
Last week, I issued a call for a special session to overturn Governor Branstad’s $56 million school funding veto in order to make educating our kids a top priority again.
The Governor’s veto means Lynnville-Sully Community Schools will lose $47,665 for the upcoming school year. If we don’t take action, school leaders all...
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Letter to the Editor about proposed pipeline
Dear Editor,
If you are concerned about the proposed Bakken Oil Pipeline from an out-of-state oil company, which would traverse Iowa and threaten our land and water, carrying 570,000 barrels of highly flammable crude oil across Iowa every day, then you are not alone. There is a growing movement of Iowans committed to stopping this project...
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