Monthly Archives: October 2014

The DIY FYI {for your inspiration} – 10/23/14

The DIY FYI {for your inspiration} – 10/23/14
Welcome to a new Hometown Press column dedicated to all things crafty. Ideas for DIY (do-it-yourself) projects – from house renovations to children’s arts and crafts – seem to be everywhere. But why do so many people (young, old, guys, gals) choose DIY over buying a finished product from a store? I believe it’s the gratification felt...
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L-S elementary students exceed fundraising goal for first Walkathon

The first annual K-5 Walkathon was held at Lynnville-Sully on a windy Friday afternoon, Oct. 16. Students and staff kicked off the inaugural Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation event with a pep assembly in the high school gym. The students were challenged to raise $2,500, and with the help of family, friends, and community members, they...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin

The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin
This week’s recipe is so hearty, so belly-warming, just an all around “lift your spirits” side dish. I had a hankering for au gratin potatoes, but wanted a good homemade version, so, of course, I turned to my trusty recipe advocate, The Pioneer Woman! Honestly, I just randomly stumbled on her recipe when searching for...
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Remember When – 10/23/14

35 years ago (1979) The LSK Jaycees sponsored their first annual haunted house. At the Lynnville-Sully School Board meeting, Pony League baseball coaches Larry Melsa and Bob Van Soelen discussed the possibility of incorporating the Pony League Baseball Program, which was run by lay persons in the community, into the junior high program. Mildred Renaud, Marjorie Van Genderen,...
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Press INKlings: The curve that sets everything straight

Phyllis Diller once said, “A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.” She was so right because I recently read, when you laugh you make more than a sound. Experts on the matter say your body is in on the joke, too. First, a laugh builds in your chest and throat. Then your belly begins...
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Harrison Brent

Brent and Michelle Van Soelen of Norwalk are the parents of a son, Harrison Brent, born Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. He weighed 9 pounds. Grandparents are Arvin and Ruth Vander Linden of Pella and Mike and Marlene Van Soelen of Sully. Great-grandparents are Howard and Marcia De Prenger of Pella, Alta Vander Linden of Pella, Anna Paulena...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 10/23/14

Over the years, I’ve had seven collisions with deer. Before I started hitting them, I thought the people who hit deer must be the worst drivers in the world. They can’t see a deer standing on the road? I found out they don’t stand on the road. They fall out of the sky and land five...
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