Monthly Archives: August 2016

Local motocross rider on the road to recovery

Local motocross rider on the road to recovery
Daniel Zimmerman of Galesburg and his family and friends are counting their blessings one week after a severe motocross accident left the young 20-year-old wounded with internal injuries doctors report many people don’t survive from. Oak Ridge Motocross [caption id="attachment_941731" align="alignright" width="300"]Zimmerman was released from the hospital Aug. 14. Zimmerman...
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The Wooden Spoon – Six-Pepper Buttermilk Ranch

The Wooden Spoon – Six-Pepper Buttermilk Ranch
First of all, let’s just start this article off with some pictures. Some pictures to get your mouth watering. Actually, not watering. Full-on drooling. Better grab a tissue to wipe your mouth. Happy viewing. Obviously, pictures are all you need to be talked into making this recipe! Oh, I guess you need to know the ingredients. It’s...
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New hires plan to continue great care at Inspirations

The Inspirations Childcare and Preschool Center Board of Directors is excited to announce the hiring of two new staff members. The board had big shoes to fill following the resignation of long-time director Dawn Allbee, and they immediately went to work conducting a thorough search for qualified candidates to fill the open positions.                   Kim Van...
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3-1, Sully Council approves two more $1 lots for townhouses in Northridge Estates

Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 9. Present were mayor Brent Vander Molen, city clerk Barbra Maasdam, councilmembers Chad Fikse, Brad Rozendaal, Diane Vos, and Jeff Brummel, (Darin Morvant absent); Ryan McFarland, Teryl Ver Ploeg, Rod Jansen, Craig Maasdam, and Margaret Vander Weerdt. Consent agenda approved July 11 minutes,...
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Racing in the Rockies

Racing in the Rockies
Tim and Sam Collins of Lynnville celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary combining their mutual love of nature with their love of health and fitness in the Colorado Rockies. The couple, whose motivational journey to well being and fitness has been well documented on the pages of this newspaper and on social media, planned their anniversary getaway...
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Football camps prep athletes for upcoming season

Football camps prep athletes for upcoming season
Lynnville-Sully football teams kicked off the 2016 season by putting their nose to the grindstone and giving it their all during football camp the first week in August. L-S Head Football Coach Mike Parkinson held the annual three-day youth football camp for students in grades first through eighth, Aug. 2-4. Over 60 youth football players, mainly...
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Press INKlings: Tell your grandchildren stories often

Local schools host grandparents day. Sometimes the highlight of the event is when the students "interview" their grandparents on what school was like for them at their grandchild’s age or a story about the grandchild’s parents. The anecdotes shared by the grandparents never fail to dazzle and often downright befuddle the rapt grandchildren. There’s no need...
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