The Team Behind It All Board members of Inwood’s Healing Room, which has just celebrated its fourth anniversary this month. From left to right: Larry Wanamaker, vice-president; Sarah Ver Steeg, president; Kandace Brands, secretary/treasurer; Brent Hohman, board...
A Look at Years Past A view from last year’s SkillsUSA Banquet. This year, West Lyon student organizations SkillsUSA and FCCLA are combining for one evening in the Career and Technical Education Showcase Night, showing off all CTE has to offer students....
SAVORING THE SOFT-SERVE SNACK Kamden Mogler tastes the homemade ice cream he and a group of second and third graders at West Lyon made during their last session of Clover Kids April 8. (Photo/Amy Lyon) MAKING A SWEET TREAT AT RIGHT: Laura Beyenhof, right, pours 2 cups...
PRESERVING HISTORY Jim Zangger explains a picture of an archaeological excavation site at Blood Run during Inwood Museum’s 10th annual ice cream social March 29. He and Steve Simons presented on the nonprofit organization Friends of Blood Run and their efforts to...
OWNERS OF RICHARZ REPAIRDani Van Beek, Lee Richarz and Michael Moe are owners of Richarz Repair in Larchwood. The diesel repair business celebrated its 15th anniversary with an open house March 28. (Photo/Amy Lyon) SHOWING APPRECIATION Employees of Richarz Repair in...
Practice Makes Perfect Parker Lems, Blair Lems, Jayla Van De Stroet and Taysen Van Beek practice their choreography and actions for “The Music Machine,” the musical for Inwood Christian School’s spring program. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Feel the Groove Maeva Sterns...
Can I Pet the Dog? (Bottom to Top) Preschool students Daxton Koedam, Brooks Banister, Declan Antrim and Leo Suess pet Grace Boeke’s rescue dog, Sadie. (Photo/Submitted) All Kinds of Pets Emili Martinez Maldonado reaches out to pet Bob the painted turtle. She and her...
Welcoming Our New NHS Members New National Honor Society members, inducted Monday, March 24, at West Lyon. Bottom Row: Jonathan Leuthold, Daxtyn Metzger, Dawson Klarenbeek, Easton DeJong, Carter Metzger, Micah Van Beek. Top Row: Olivia Metzger, Erica Knapp, Lucy...
Musical Mastery Colt Metzger performs a solo on his alto saxophone during this year’s Encore Concert at West Lyon. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Making Music Together Eric Boote and Cooper Carolan sing together in the high school mixed choir at the Encore Concert Monday,...
Getting Some Direction Arie Rens (left) receives some guidance from director Joshua Nobles (right) during their musical rehearsal for “Hang Ten.” The production takes the stage on Thursday, April 3. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Junior high students rehearsing for musical...
Growth and Decay Pictured here is the hill directly across from the Lyon County Nature Center, which has been recently burned by conservation members. Naturalist Dayton Buntjer explained during the monthly Coffee with Conservation program that they do it to help...
Narrator 1 and Narrator 2 Erica Meendering and Justina Bruggeman donned blue wigs as they played Narrators 1 and 2 in this year’s production of “The SeussOdyssey.” (Photo/Tristan Taylor) West Lyon to present spring play Tristan Taylor | Editor What happens when you...
Focus on the Board Wildbots members Rex Rentschler, Rayna Knoblock, Lena Nesseth and Kohen Koedam watch on in anticipation as their robot attempts to complete its programmed tasks. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Wildbots West Lyon’s First Lego League team, the Wildbots,...
Tristan Taylor | Editor The Inwood Fire and Rescue Department is currently in the process of constructing a new fire station to better fit personnel and equipment. “Originally it started out to add on to our current fire station. And then eventually the guys just...
Speaking Up First-grade student, Shayla Singsaath, was one of the speakers during West Lyon’s elementary program this past Thursday evening. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Class Choir Students of West Lyon’s third-grade class are pictured singing at their annual elementary...
WL Dominates Substate Final, Will be second seed in Des Moines West Lyon boys’ basketball poses for a team photo Saturday, March 1, after qualifying for the Class 2A state tournament in Des Moines. After multiple years of losing their substate final, the Wildcats...
Stoking the Flames Nahla Romero, Allanah Bruggeman and Chyles Meendering huddle around their fire and they try to keep it going with the help of Kyle Ciesielski (left). (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Conservation hosts winter survival day Tristan Taylor | Editor Fifth-grade...
A Welcome Introduction Dayton Buntjer, recently hired-naturalist with Lyon County Conservation, led the monthly Coffee with Conservation program to introduce herself to the community and share her plans for the coming months. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) First Coffee with...
READ ‘N’ FEED Scott Davelaar reads his book in the gym during a session called read ‘n’ feed at Inwood Christian School during February’s elementary reading month. For this time, the students brought a snack to eat and drink as well as pillows and blankets for...
JUST A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR During a rehearsal for River Valley Players’ “Mary Poppins,” Amy Lyon as Mary Poppins, Maggie McCarthy as Jane Banks and Nikolas Hamlin as Michael Banks practice one of their scenes. This show will be presented at the Forster Auditorium at...