Monthly Archives: April 2014

Van Wyk hired as director of golf at Oakland Acres

Van Wyk hired as director of golf at Oakland Acres
Kristin Van Wyk began golfing at the age of 2, working on her short game on the eleventh green of Oakland Acres Golf Club. Recently, Oakland Acres announced on Facebook that Van Wyk was hired as the director of golf for the club. “I will be in charge of everything involving golf for Oakland Acres,” Van...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – Apr. 24

I tell you, if this household eats one more piece of candy wrapped in foil, we might implode. Candy is never around in this house, unless it’s Easter, and then you soon realize there’s no fury like Easter bunny fury, and your keester suffers the consequences at Easter. French fries are a close second. Those...
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Remember When – Apr. 24

35 years ago (1979) Quad City Construction Company of Rock Island, IL, secured the winning bid on the paving project for the Lynnville to Taintor road. The $519,596 bid was for 4.633 miles of paving, stopping just north of the county line. The crew was scheduled to start May 1. The 22-foot wide pavement was to...
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Press INKlings – Let me count the ways

For a few days, I lost an article about numerical idioms/expressions that I wanted to share here. Accidentally, I found it again. Remember I love words and trivia and once more this qualifies for both. Here are 10 interesting numerical expressions. Some I’m sure you’ve never heard before but then learning something new keeps  your...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – Apr. 24

There is a saying that goes, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” It is a very true statement. I'm an old dog, and I can't learn anything. I have my grandchildren program my television because I can't learn how. Same goes for my answering machine. My wife bought a new car about a year...
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Agricultural Insights by Marshall Hay – Apr. 24

Spring planting is in full swing in Iowa. The roads are busy and fields full of farm equipment and farmers alike. While the obvious intent is to establish the crop, there are many field operations that are misunderstood involving spray applications being at the forefront of this discussion. Each field receives multiple spray applications each year....
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Sophia Joann

Dr. Matt and Raven Cross of Ames are the parents of a daughter, Sophia Joann, born Apr. 14, 2014. She weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce. Her brother is Jaxon, 2 1/2 years old. Grandparents are Marty and Deb Cross of Newton and Mark and Robin Vos of Oskaloosa....
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