Above, Diamond Trail Feed manager Mitchell Eekhoff cuts the ceremonial ribbon on Jan. 13. Holding the ribbon is Rita Carlson on the left and Barb Freeborn on the right. Standing to the left of Eekhoff is Arie Scholten, Diamond Trail Feed employee. Present at the ribbon cutting were Lynnville Community Pride Group members John and Barb Freeborn, Steve Russell, Nick Arthur, Bob and Marilyn Van Soelen, Rita Carlson, Keith Renaud, LeRoy Van Maanen, Glenn Vanderpol, Barb Martin, Bev Van Genderen, Terry Fraker, Roy James, and Val Courter.
An official ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Diamond Trail Feed in Lynnville on Friday, Jan. 13. Members of the Lynnville Community Pride Group welcomed the business to the community. Byron and Cindy Eekhoff of Pella took over Renaud Feed Center Inc. Oct. 1, 2022, and have operated Diamond Trail Feed as a division of H&S Feed and Country Store in Oskaloosa, which was purchased by the Eekhoffs in 2004.
Over the past few months, there has been extensive cleaning, and older equipment has been removed from the Lynnville business and replaced with new and upgraded equipment to best serve its customer base.
The public was welcomed to a grand opening and open house on Friday, Nov. 18, as a chance for the new owners and management to introduce themselves to the community.
