Category Archives: Feature

S&S Upholstery: Covering the area’s projects for 20 years

S&S Upholstery: Covering the area’s projects for 20 years
Back in 1996, Stacie Van Der Wilt and her sister, Sandy, paired up to form their very own business, S&S Upholstery. Today, though one of the “S’s” is no longer involved, the business is still going strong and serving the area’s upholstery needs. Stacie said the inspiration for starting the business 20 years ago was quite...
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From the Kitchen with Dawn Schechinger

From the Kitchen with Dawn Schechinger
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, this week’s featured cook, Dawn Schechinger, has plenty on her plate. Dawn and family will host not one, but both, of their families for turkey dinners. Dawn has been married to her husband, Matt, for eight years. When they were first married, they lived in Newton. For the past three...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 11/3/16

The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 11/3/16
Well, for the last two weeks, things at the house have gotten a little out of control. To the point where I've just caution taped-off areas no one should enter. At this time, it's pretty much every room in the house. It's basically become the Halloween haunted house. Haunted with dishes of meals past. Weave around...
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From the Kitchen – Jodi Hansen

The Hansen family may be new to the Lynnville-Sully area, but they are already very involved in the school district. This week’s featured cook, Jodi, is married to her high school sweetheart, Chris. The couple graduated from BGM High School and the University of Northern Iowa. Chris also has a master’s degree from the University...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers

I know all you people have to be tired of reading about my family get-togethers. So I will be brief. My daughters, husbands, and grandkids showed up again Sunday. No big event this time, just popped in and consumed a couple hundred dollars worth of food and left. The old beagle, that we decided was 105 years...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 10/20/16

The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 10/20/16
Starting these articles is one of the trickiest things I have to do every other week. Usually because my brain is mush. That and because I procrastinate, which isn't good because I'm mildly to moderately a perfectionist when it comes to stuff like this. So, all I want is to write a perfectly good article...tomorrow. Anyway,...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 10-13-16

Well, it’s apparently the time of year when three of my grandchildren and two of their dogs come to my home and stay for days. This visit was like most of them. One of my granddaughters decided to make popcorn balls. I don’t know what kept the balls together because it appeared to me that most...
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