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Musings | Family Camp adventures…by Lyle Van Camp

Musings | Family Camp adventures…by Lyle Van Camp

Musings | Family Camp adventures…

Sunshine and wind, rain with a breeze, no matter the weather, Family Camp at Lakewood Park Bible Camp is proving to be, as usual, another wonderful week of fun and fellowship for children and adults of all ages.
Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

Those of you who read my column regularly know that my ten year old has a bleeding heart type of soul. She has big emotions and when she’s happy, she’s really happy. When she’s mad, God help us all.
 Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

I was on my way to the post office last week and noticed a few kids running across main street with blue outdoor chairs. Then I noticed a few more kids from where they came from waving a sign at me and clearly wanting me to stop.What I had happened upon was a war.
It costs how much?...

It costs how much?...

It costs how much?...

Okay, first off I want to start off with a disclaimer. I’m old, well let’s rephrase that. I’m 62-years-old and I’ve been around a while. I can recall memories from most of the last 55 years or so, maybe even more than that. What’s your first memory?
Bowesmont Lives

Bowesmont Lives

Bowesmont Lives

On the previous weekend, Brandon and Chastity Drees and girls visited Gayle McConnell.The next Monday, Clarice Mosolf took Saralee Hoselton out for supper at Hastings Landing.On her birthday, Ann Osborne celebrated with her family at Hastings Landing.
The fun cake war between cousins and friends was messy but very worth it!

The fun cake war between cousins and friends was messy but very worth it!

Letter from the Publisher

We had our first lake trip of the season last weekend. The weather was perfect for it on Saturday, so we took advantage. The whole crew from my sister’s family was there, along with my parents and a few family friends. My sister had a birthday recently, and we failed to celebrate.
How did we get here?.

How did we get here?.

How did we get here?..

Monday morning and just a few hours before the deadline for submitting this column, I had a pretty fair idea of what I was going to write about then I read an article which changed the whole direction of what I wanted to say this week.
Not ready to say the ‘S’ word

Not ready to say the ‘S’ word

Not ready to say the ‘S’ word

I’m not sure if it is a cultural thing, but folks are already celebrating Summer 2024. I get it, once the kids are released from school for the Summer break, it is Summer, I guess.However, if you go by the Summer Solstice, actual Summer doesn’t start for another couple of weeks.