Monthly Archives: May 2017

L-S boys are back-to-back district champs

L-S boys are back-to-back district champs
“When you put your mind to something, your body will follow, and that is what I believe sums up our fifth district title in six years. We never lost our resolve and pushed through some of the toughest physical challenges.” These words spoken by the L-S boys head coach Mike Parkinson summarize what it took for...
Read more

The Wooden Spoon – Pimento Cheeseburgers

So I've noticed as the days fall by the wayside, I don't wish for a vacation to somewhere fancy, but only staycations. When did that become a thing? It just sounds so simple. Well, that's what I've dreamt of this week. Is dreamt not a word? Spell check is telling me dreamt isn't a word. If...
Read more

Press INKlings: Congratulations, Class of 2017!

To the Class of 2017, May is the month that finds many of the flowers opening their buds to display the best they have to offer and, in a way, our schools are opening their doors to display the best they have to offer – their graduating classes. Graduation day is probably one of the few...
Read more

The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers

I have never been classified as a smart person. Way back when I was a kid in school, teachers would tell my parents how smart I was, but never tried to do the best I could. I guess it was too hard for them to say the truth, “Folks, your son is stupid.” So modern technology...
Read more

Norman W. Van Wyk, 76

Norman Wesley Van Wyk, 76, of Pella, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 17, at Covenant Reformed Church in Pella. Interment followed in the Oakwood Cemetery at Pella with military honors. Memorial contributions are suggested for the Pella Christian Grade School Building...
Read more

Randall J. Paul, 31

Randall J. Paul, 31, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Grinnell, died Friday afternoon, May 12, 2017, due to a traffic accident south of Grinnell. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 19, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with the Rev. John Epperson, Grinnell Regional Hospice Chaplain, officiating. Pallbearers will be Tim Brown,...
Read more

Thelma L. Vanderpol, 74

Thelma L. Vanderpol, 74, of Sully, passed away Thursday evening, May 11, 2017, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Funeral services were Tuesday, May 16, at Sully First Reformed Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested for Bethany Christian Services or Many Hands for Haiti. Thelma Louise Jansen was born Feb. 5,...
Read more