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L-S football camps gear up all ages for fall sports season

L-S football camps gear up all ages for fall sports season
From first-year football players to varsity starters, all ages of students could be found having fun and improving their game at the Lynnville-Sully football camps last week. The high school camp ran from Monday through Thursday with 36 student-athletes attending, a great number, according to L-S Head Football Coach Mike Parkinson. On Monday, athletes were tested...
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Brodie unanimously selected as CEO of Key Co-op

Long-time Key Cooperative Operations Manager, Boyd Brodie, was unanimously selected as CEO of Key Cooperative on July 21 by the Key Cooperative Board of Directors. Prior to the announcement, Brodie was serving as current operations manager and interim general manager. Brodie has been serving as interim general manager since Apr. 1, 2017, following the retirement...
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Beyer wins Men’s Club Tourney

The annual Men’s Club Tournament kept the league golfers on the course at the Diamond Trail Golf Club for two days last weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 5-6, 26 men came out to take each other on in two different competitions at the tournament: The gross round, which determines the club champion, and another...
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Greetings from St. Louis – Kitchen Column by Julie Van Manen

Editor’s Note: Thanks, Julie, for filling in over the summer months in Shelly Rankin’s absence. Look for the Wooden Spoon to return this fall. As I write this morning, my view out the window is that of the St. Louis Cardinals Stadium. Unfortunately, the Cardinals are not in town this week. I am attending the National...
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Three incumbents unopposed in school election

Following the filing deadline on Aug. 3, the three incumbents will be unopposed on the ballot at the school election on Tuesday, Sept. 12, with polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The positions currently held by Tim Dunsbergen, Jer Schnell, and Gerry Van Dyke will be filled at the September election. Dunsbergen will be seeking...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 8/10/17

I have been writing weird stories in the “Hometown Press” for years. That’s quite something when you realize I have no writing skills at all. I was educated through the eighth grade and got horrible grades. I was never good at anything in school except for time spent in the principal’s office. But I have...
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Micah Benjamin

Aug. 1, 2017, Micah Benjamin was born to David and Krisha Horn in Salem, OR, weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces. His sister is Hanna, age 2. Among grandparents are Russell and Charlotte Beyer of Pella. Great-grandparents are Grace Beyer of Pella, Dan and Irene Fisk of Searsboro, and John and Dee Horn in Salem, OR.  ...
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