Tulip Time plans 135000 copies for 40th anniversary
In 1969 the first 40th anniversary Tulip Time official program runs total 135000 copies for the May 14 17 festival. The four fold maroon red program echoes the ruby and Dutch Delft red. Also noted are historical anniversaries such as Sam Houston born near Lexington Virginia in 1793 and major events from 1836 to 1995. Marine Mission.
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Republic of Texas
Sam Houston
Lexington
Virginia
Mexico
Rutherford B. Hayes
Samuel J. Tilden
Tilden
U.S
Woodrow Wilson
Eugenio Pacelli
Pius XII
Massachusetts
Georgia
Connecticut
Bismarck Sea
Southwest Pacific
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia Warriors
New York Knicks
NBA
Philadelphia
Charles Chaplin
Cosier-sur
Greyhound Lines Inc
Yahoo
Jerry Yang
David Filo
Local woman aids Mercy Ships mission in Guinea
Dorr resident Carah Lemmen, a pediatric nurse practitioner, joined Mercy Ships for a nine week stay in Guinea from October to December 2018. She helped care for patients, mostly children, recovering from facial surgeries and noted the program trains local staff to sustain medical aid after the ship leaves.
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Guinea
Lemmen
Mercy Ships
Notable Ages for Public Figures This Week
Jon Bon Jovi is 57. Mikhail S. Gorbachev is 88. Jay Osmond is 64. Luke Combs is 29. Distinct names include musicians and political figure. Ages listed reflect current public timelines.
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Jay Osmond
Jarboe to speak at Woman's Literary Club meeting
The next meeting of The Woman's Literary Club features re-enactor Carol Jarboe presenting Out of the Ground and Sold Away at 1 pm Tuesday March 5 at Hope Reformed Church 77 W 11th St. The program covers Colonial medical suppliers and hardship in the 17th and 18th centuries with Jarboe in a researched historical persona.
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Woman’ S Literary Club
Carol Jarboe
Maggie
Ould Badger
Hope Reformed Church
11Th St
Jarboe
Marilyn Cook
Ellen Rieck
Jayne Gembo
Ruth Sill
Connie VanderVelde
Hollandwic
Gmail
Holland Area Youth Orchestra appoints new conductor
Holland Area Youth Orchestra selects Christopher Fashun as music director succeeding Richard Puppo. The search led by Amanda Dykhouse is excited by Fashun's diverse experience and plans for growth. He begins in September 2019 and will be introduced March 17 at the DeWitt Auditorium Zeeland East High School during the spring concert. Alumni are invited to join one number for the 30th anniversary celebration. Kay Walvoord notes Fashun's breadth as conductor educator and performer.
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Holland Area
DeWitt
Zeeland East High School
Kay Walvoord
Holland Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Fashun
Walvoord
Fashun
Richard Puppo
Holland Area Youth Orchestra
Pippo
Hope College
West Michigan Native Commands Destroyer USS Chung-Hoon
Cmdr Brent Jackson a Grand Haven High School 1997 graduate is commanding officer of the guided missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon deployed to the U S 5th Fleet area. He later attended Kalamazoo College earning a BA in political science and has served aboard multiple ships and in San Diego alongside operations in Qatar and U S Central Command. The Chung-Hoon, 509 feet long, was built in 2001, commissioned in 2004, and based in Pearl Harbor Hawaii, named for Rear Adm Gordon Chung-Hoon, Navy Cross recipient after a 1945 kamikaze attack on USS Sigsbee.
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U.S. Navy
Brent Jackson
Grand Haven High School
Chung-Hoon
CDG
U.S
5Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Pacific
Indian Ocean
Jackson
Kalamazoo College
Russell
Ford
Sterett
Chosin
Mobile Bay
San Diego
Camp As Sayliyah
Qatar
U.S. Naval Forces Central
Chung- Hoon
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Adm
Gordon Pai
Ea Chung- Hoon
Grand Haven
J. Alexander Hamilton
Logan C. Kellums
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Marine Mission
Sarah
Sentinel
Sarah Lemmen
Dorr
Holland Christian High School
University of Michigan
Wayne State University
Kalamazoo
Wayne State
Carah Lemmen
Aminata
Jon Bon Jovi
Luke Combs
West Michigan
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