Category Archives: Feature

This week's article is a clipping from our blog! I know not everyone has the opportunity to have access to it, so I wanted to share what all happened last week. Plus, I don't have a working kitchen at the moment, so take-out and restaurants have been frequented way too much lately! Might as well...

35 years ago (1980) The Lynnville-Sully School Board awarded Saylorville Construction the $7,986 bid for razing the Sully Elementary buildings. Co-Line Welding advertised an S-K Tool Box with a 25-piece, 3/4 drive socket set for $209. They also had Miller Falls Impact Wrenches, industrial duty with drill chuck included for $150. The Little Bear Inn was hosting the...

For most families, it seems the family reunion is a thing of the past. My parents and grandparents would always go, and a ton of kids would be running and yelling everywhere. It was chaos. I remember the Riverview Park. It was always fun for kids. The roller coaster seemed like the most exciting thing a kid...

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...

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,...

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...

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...