Category Archives: Feature

July is National Ice Cream Month by Julie Van Manen

Wow! It definitely feels like the dog days of summer this morning! You know it is going to be a hot one when you sweat just walking to the barn! Kevin says he prefers these hot summer days to the below-zero days in the winter. I am not convinced of that for many reasons. When...
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Remember When – 7/23/15

35 years ago (1980) Volunteer help was needed to put in new fence since the Woodland Cemetery near Old Settlers Park at Lynnville had acquired more land. Dale Schnell, Russell Gosselink, and Albert Terpstra were in charge of the fencing project. Des Moines had a high temperature of 102 degrees with a nighttime low of 80 degrees,...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 7-23-15

I have had a lot of things going again this week. One of the things that happened was my battle against some water faucets. My wife wanted a Y on the outside faucets so she could use the faucets the same time I use them. Very necessary, it happens once every two years. As I proceeded with...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 7/16/15

Okay. This week’s recipe – simple, scrumptious, oven-free, sweet, and for your kids and for all you kids at heart! It’s for us all! Unless you’re allergic to peanut butter, then avert your eyes. In the past, I’ve shared recipes from my Aunt Elaine Scholten from the Scholten coffee times, and a couple weeks ago, she did...
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Remember When – 7-16-15

35 years ago (1980) The king and queen candidates for the fifth annual Searsboro Celebration were Cheryl Fleener, Kathy Smith, Margaret Lewis, Fritz James, Dennis Staecker, Don Fleener, Terry Mintle, and Greg Criswell. Shawn Vande Voort, Janae Van Kooten, Shane Vande Voort, Nicole Vande Voort, and Jodi Van Kooten took first-place honors in the Sully Fourth of...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 7-16-15

It’s 5 a.m. I’m trying to repair my laptop computer. It has probably slid from my lap about 50 times. It happens when I drop off to sleep for a few seconds. It wakes me up when it crashes to the floor. My wife has told me many, many times that the thing was going to break....
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Rejuvenated hope: Team Keegs celebrates strides in autism journey

Raising a child with autism is among the toughest challenges with which some parents have to cope. For Mike and Susan Lyons, they have had to face this hurdle while raising three other kids. Their son, Keegan, now age 3, was developing normally and suddenly regressed in all of his skills at 18 months old....
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