Tayler Vander Molen vividly remembers a time when one of her baking creations was not exactly a smashing success. Tayler had created a Smash Cake, which is a decorated cake created for the purpose of a one-year-old to destroy it, hopefully yielding some fun photo opportunities. However, this particular Smash Cake fell on the way...
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Press INKlings: Celebrate the yellow condiment
I think people either really like mustard or really dislike it. Did you know this Saturday, Aug. 6, is National Mustard Day? Who would have thought the yellow stuff had its own day? And, it also has its own museum!
National Mustard Day is held annually on the first Saturday in August. Last year, a record...
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Letter to the Editor: Fair was a success
Letter to the Editor:
The Jasper County Fair was again a success. The rains and the heat both gave us challenges, but we all adapted to the weather and didn’t let it stop us from having fun at the fair. Thanks to everyone on behalf of the fairboard for your participation, volunteering, and support of another...
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Letter to the editor: We can’t afford Patty Judge
If a candidate is known by the company they keep, the endorsement of Patty Judge by the deceptively named League of Conservation Voters and its misguided priorities speaks volumes.
Among that radical group's misguided priorities is an attack on ethanol. Its principles state, "Conventional corn ethanol has far-reaching negative environmental impacts, including water pollution, global warming...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 8/4/16
There was a time in my life when I did not give a hoot about anything. I didn't worry much. A lot of people who know me say that has not changed much, and they are right to a certain extent.
People around town who worried about everything and ran their lives perfectly always bothered me....
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Naomi Elizabeth
Robby and Erin Hoegh of Boliver, MO, are the parents of a daughter, Naomi Elizabeth, born June 30, 2016. She weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces. Her brothers are Titus, 6, and Jonah, 3. Grandparents are Susan Hoegh of Sully, Rod Hoegh of Urbandale, and Daniel and Ronda Porter of Columbia, MO. Her great-grandmother is Izy...
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Aiden James
Eric and Laura Fynaardt of Searsboro are the parents of a baby boy, Aiden James, born Wednesday, July 20, 2016. He weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce. His siblings are Alicia (5) and Matthew (3). Grandparents are Gary and JoAnn Fynaardt of Searsboro and Dale and Peggy Bergman of Grand Rapids, MI. Great-grandparent is Leland Fynaardt...
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