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Vander Stoep’s Will Reopen

90 years of history is a good foundation The roof was fixed by Tuesday morning and the ice cream truck was planning to come help them celebrate Wednesday night anyway, so the owners of Vander Stoep Furniture treated community members

From farm to refrigerator: where does the milk go?

Pictured: A block form is being filled with cheddar cheese curds. Once filled and pressed, the block will weigh about 700 pounds. (Submitted photos) By Jill Fennema – Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) is headquartered in New Ulm, Minn., and

Vander Stoep Furniture Suffers Great Loss From Fire

On Monday afternoon, the Edgerton Fire Department was called to Vander Stoep Furniture and Flooring. Shortly before 1:30 p.m., the trucks were on the scene and fighting fire and extensive smoke in the rafters. At the time of this printing,

Summer Rec Plans Proceed

Pictured: Summer Rec staff: (back) Alyson Gunnink, Gay Lynn Drooger, Sean Kallevig, Skip Hunter; (front) Kinsie Nelson, Brinna Bloemendaal, and Addison Fleischmann. Gay Lynn Drooger, the director of the Edgerton Summer Recreation Program, has been working to still have a summer

Senior Athletes Sign to Play Sports At College

Avery Pater, a senior at SWCH, has signed a letter of intent to continue his basketball and track and field careers at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, in the fall. He plans to study business at Northwestern and is

Schaap Retires From Teaching

Jill Fennema When Chandler Christian closed its doors, Anne Schaap closed the door on 45 years of teaching. Anne (McFall) grew up in Spring Lake, Mich. She says her fifth grade teacher, Mr. Koets, influenced her love for teaching. “He

Flags Will Fly

The annaul Memorial Day Program at the Hillside Cemetery will not be held this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Avenue of Flags will be set up. The American Legion requests that anyone who can help set up

Timmer and Huisken Combined For 104 Points

Pictured:  Bruce Timmer and his wife Anne By Mike Drooger – If ever you have spent any time in Edgerton, it’s likely you’ve realized it’s a pretty neat place. Not quite perfect but still pretty neat. Some people that move

KEEP YOUR DISTANCE: Life and Learning Amid a Pandemic

By Jill Fennema – After nearly two weeks of learning what life in a pandemic can look like, students and teachers at the local Christian schools are navigating the waters of distance learning through programs like Google Classroom, Zoom, and