Margaret (my boss) tells me I have to write about good things that happen to me and people I know.
It’s a heck of a job. I’ve been pessimistic my whole life.
As a small child, I noticed other young kids dressed better than me, lived in a much better house, and their parents drove a nicer...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 9/10/15
Hello, once again, you splendid Spooners! I really want to make a meatloaf. Maybe it was because my sister made a meatloaf freezer meal this weekend. Maybe it’s because it sounds so simply comforting.
And simple. And comforting.
I said that already.
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Ready your forks – Prime Country BBQ announces fall hours
With tantalizing and tender smoked meat paired with homemade sides and big portions to boot, Prime Country BBQ & Catering has quickly become an area favorite. So far, the 1.5-year-old business has dished up its food mostly out of its commercial trailer and through catering events. For the fall time, however, the food so many...
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Remember When – 9/10/15
35 years ago (1980)
The Sully Merchants fast pitch softball team ended their season with a win in their own eight-team tournament. Team members were Ervin Fopma, Wes Van Wyk, Daryl Menninga, Marv Slings, Dwight Beyer, Arvin DeNooy, Brent Rolffs, Dale Van Wyk, Mel Ratcliff, Larry Melsa, and Verlan Van Wyk.
Kellogg Savings Bank received regulatory approval...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 9/3/15
Firstly – wait, is that even a word? Okay. Either way, firstly, there are some recipes coming down the pipe you are not going to want to miss. Let’s just say the Ben and Tara Conover clan came over on Saturday to pick some of our pumpkin-sized apples. The article-to-be may be one of the...
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Remember When – 9/3/15
35 years ago (1980)
Pastor A.C. Johnson announced Sept. 7 would be his last day of service to the Lynnville Church of God. He moved to the Decatur, AL, area.
Terri Kooistra of the Lynn Grove Hustlers 4-H Club won first in western pleasure at the Iowa State Fair.
Iowa Southern built a $2.1 million switching station near...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 8/27/15
Oh, where does one begin?
First things first, The Gent and I were busy party planning the last couple of months. Party for what? Read on, if you wish.
This past weekend, The Dashing Gent and I celebrated, with about 50 of our family and friends, a decade of marriage.
Wait. What? Ten years. Of marriage. That still...
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