Category Archives: Feature

The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 4-6-17

So now that “Beauty and the Beast” is out and a success, that got me wondering if there will be any other Disney movies coming to life. Because the internet knows all, it answered my question. So all you kid-adults, adults with kids, and kids who are kids – fasten your seatbelts. Here's the rundown....
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 4/6/17

My truck-driving career is long over with. I have become an automobile driver. I still spend a lot of time on the road and am enjoying being one of those car drivers I always hated. It’s very easy to get into that group. You have to be half brain dead and drive like you might be...
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From the Kitchen: Taylor Terpstra

Like most cooks, Taylor Terpstra has had her share of kitchen mishaps, with one Italian dish gone particularly wrong. “You know that Million Dollar Spaghetti recipe that floats around on Facebook and Pinterest? It was a million dollar FAIL for me, surprising I know! My kids asked me to never make that kind of spaghetti again!”...
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Malcom family of seven wins Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Makeover

Any fan of home renovation shows knows the names Chip and Joanna Gaines. The fun-loving couple stars on their own HGTV show, “Fixer Upper,” where each episode they renovate the “wrong house that’s in the right location” in the Waco/Dallas, TX, area. A few states north, in between Montezuma and Malcom, Heath and Paige Wilson have...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin: Pancakes

Hello, again, everyone! As some of you know, I'm obsessed with two things: Pancakes and donuts. Making one at home is much easier than the other. Every Saturday, we feast on pancakes and whatever other breakfast food the littles request, but ALWAYS pancakes. Usually, I make Pioneer Woman's Sour Cream Pancakes because they are a grand slam...
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Visiting warm climate is fabulous

A friend and I got away from the Iowa winter for a few days earlier this month, and Florida’s warm climate was simply fabulous. The warmth and sunshine were enjoyable. Even the one day the sunscreen didn’t completely work was okay too, as well as the chillier day we chose to visit a beach. We...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers

I have dealt with many so-called professional people in my life who were not what I would call professional. At one time, my job description would have been a professional driver. What a joke! I remember things about my driving I would not call professional. Ron Swank and I drove two old Detroit diesel-powered 18-wheelers owned and...
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