The campgrounds and the cabins at Ouabache Trails Park are closed indefinitely, officials say, due to a widespread power outage, one that may take awhile to remedy. The campgrounds at Ouabache Trails Park are closed — indefinitely. Rhonda Foster, superintendent of the Knox County Parks and Recreation Department, on Friday announced that, effective Sunday, the park’s campgrounds as well as its cabins will be closed due to a widespread power outage, one they’re having a difficult time remedying.

First of all, a sincere apology from me regarding the length of time it has been since I have shared a food column. Life simply got in the way. I would start off each week with every intention of sharing a delectable dish or BBQ technique, only to see the days run out. I promise to do better moving forward.

The new KFC on Peel Road in Douglas is now open. It opened at 10:30am this morning (Monday, June 20). The restaurant has been busy all day, with some customers reporting up to an hour’s wait in line for their chicken at the ‘drive thru’. The first hour of operation at the new KFC on Peel Road in Douglas

Freshly picked strawberries await customers at Redberry Farm on Tuesday, June 14, in Hudsonville. HOLLAND — The season for sweet, fresh strawberries has arrived. In addition to purchasing berries at the Holland Farmers Market and Bowerman Blueberries, locals can pick berries for themselves in strawberry patches across town.

Lovina prepared rhubarb juice with her daughter. June 14 was the 28th birthday of our first-born daughter Elizabeth. I wish her many more happy and healthy years. She has been married almost seven years to a nice loving husband, Tim, and they have been blessed with four precious children Abigail, 5; Timothy (T.J.), 3; Allison, 2; and Andrea, 4 months.