Category Archives: Feature

So this week is Easter, one of my favorite holidays for many countless, eggcellent reasons. Like we all didn’t see that one coming, but puns aside, it’s a joyous occasion. Amid the family gatherings, food will be devoured, and with that, you’re going to need a fresh recipe. Maybe you will need a quick lunch...

35 years ago (1980) The Iowa Department of Transportation reminded all motorists that studded snow tires had to be removed by April 1. Iowa law allowed studded tires from Nov. 1 to Apr. 1. Gosselink’s Grocery advertised fresh whole chickens for 57 cents a pound. A dozen grade A large eggs were 69 cents. Dwight Beyer took his...

As I sit here writing this, my daughter is sedated and my cat is in day care, the couch is covered in fresh, spring breeze-smelling laundry, and it’s a weebit chilly outside. This weather is almost downright begging for one last soup of the year, and, boy, is it tempting! It will definitely be a...

Seventy years ago, Ilda Lou (Mol) Van Zee was growing up in Sully and at age 14 started to play the organ at Sully First Reformed Church, in the old building now moved to Grinnell. “It was a Hammond organ,” Van Zee explained. “Pearl Terpstra, recently deceased, showed me how to start it and use the...

Another week has flown by! I know I say this a lot, but I really can’t believe how fast time is flying this spring. It’s already mid-March, and then in April we celebrate the Handsome Gent’s birthday – a big birthday that ends in a big 0! That kind of snuck up on me a...

I know in years past, I have vehemently complained about March and all its dreariness and mucky melted mud mess, but I retract it all. I retract every little bit of it. This year, March, you never looked better, honey. I welcome you with an open, loving embrace. The mud? It’s an immune booster for...