Pella Boys Learn Nature and Science at Big Rock Park Day Camp
The Nature Day Camp at Big Rock Park opens under Title I Education Act, run by Pella Community Schools with social studies and science sessions. Grades 3 to 8 are divided into three two week rotation groups, totaling about 70 students, with hikes crafts and topics on insects trees birds wildlife and park terrain.
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Big Rock Park
Chronicle Photo
Pella
Big Rock
Richard Vander Laan
Recreation Commission
Pella Ponies I Tie New Sharon In Night Contest
The Pella Ponies I led off with a Thomas homer but New Sharon rallied for four runs in the fifth. The game ended in a 5 to 5 tie after seven innings as darkness prevented a playoff. Thomas hit a homer for Pella. Northcutt and Moothart each doubled for New Sharon.
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Pella Ponies I
Thomas
New Sharon
Fella
Pella
Ponies I
Northcutt
Moothart
Pella Defeats Chariton 5-1 in Baseball Duel
Pella High dominated Chariton 5-1 on June 20 as Van Vark hit a two RBI homer in the sixth to seal the win. Chariton pitcher Van Ac allowed a homer and struck out several batters while Pella built a two run lead in the fourth and held on.
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van Vark
Pella High
Chariton
Pella
van Ac
Ifor
Legion Defeats Otley Nine 24 to 5 in Midget League
American Legion crushed Otley 24 to 5 in a June 19 Midget League game. Legion totaled 20 hits, led by Paul Steenhoek with a homer and three runs, plus a two bagger. Verlan Van Dyk and Marvin Lents had two base hits. Dick Olson also contributed. Otley pitchers G Van Wyk, Scott Bensink, and Mike Goodyk allowed the losses, while Wayne Van der Leest and Bruce Van Hal pitched for the Legion.
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American Legion
Otley
Paul Steenhoek
Dick Olson
Verlan van Dyk
Marvin Lents
Verlan
G. van Wyk
Scott Bensink
Mike Goodyk
Wayne van der Leest
Bruce van Hal
Rolscreen Bears defeat Co-op Electric 16 to 1 in league game
Rolscreen Bears Co-op Team cruised to a 16 to 1 victory over Co-op Electric in a three inning Midget League contest on June 22. Pitcher Jay Bender threw a one hit gem with eight strikeouts and four walks, while Dwight Steenhoek allowed 15 hits and six walks with three punch outs for the losers. Randy Naaktgeborent contributed a two base hit and John White added a three bagger for Rolscreen.
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Rolscreen
Co-op Electric
Jay Bender
Dwight Steenhoek
Randy Naaktgeborent
John White
Second Swim Course To Start Next Week
The second session of swimming lessons begins July 3 with openings for beginners and advanced beginners. Enrollment through the recreation commission requires children who have not yet taken lessons this summer or those with special problems. Screening is June 30 at regular class times, following the first session ending June 27 with a testing program.
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Recreation Commission
Pella Merchants Face Sully and Others in Softball Tourney
The Pella Merchants softball team hosts Sully at Swimming Pool Park on July 4, then meets Prairie City here on July 8 and Attica there on July 11. They are one of 10 teams invited to the American Softball Association district tournament opening at Prairie City on July 14, with Pennie City Colfax Runnells Reasner Grinnell Iowa and Marshalltown represented.
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Pella Merchants
Swimming Pool
Prairie City
Attica
Pella
American Softball Association
Pennie City
Colfax
Runnells
Reasner
Grinnell
AL Ia
Marshalltown
Bakker & Rus Beat Otley 15-5 In Midget League Game
Bakker and Rus defeated Otley 15 to 5 in a June 21 Midget League game at Otley. Otley scored all runs in the first inning. Jerry Heerema hit a three run homer and Jim Vander Ploeg hit another two run shot for Bakker & Rus in the fifth. Winning pitcher Bob Vander Pal allowed 10 hits and eight strikeouts with no walks. Otley’s Scott Bensink took the loss after giving up 17 hits and five walks with five strikeouts.
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Bakker
Rus
Otley
Jerry Heerema
Jim Vander Ploeg
Bob Vander Pal
Scott Bensink
Pella Il Edges New Sharon In Pony League Fight
New Sharon fell to Pella in Pony League on June 22 with a 5 to 4 defeat. Mothart homered for New Sharon while Dingeman allowed four hits and ten strikeouts over six innings for Pella. Doonen pitched for New Sharon, surrendering eight hits and four walks. DIX struck out.
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New Sharon
Pella Il
Mothart
Dingeman
Pella
Doonen
Hancher Professorship Established at University of Iowa
A professorship in art is created at the University of Iowa in Iowa City to honor Virgil M. Hancher a Rolfe native who led the university for 24 years. The first Hancher Professor of Art is Mauricio Lasansky a renowned printmaker on the Iowa art faculty.
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
Virgil M. Hancher
Rolfe
UK of
Hancher
Mauricio Lasansky
Towa Art
New Lynnville Cubs Organized
Lynnville organizes two new Cub Scout dens with den mothers Norma Gosselink and Fontella Terpstra guiding groups. Members include Craig Gosselink Mark Dunwoody Donald Fleener Jay Martin Mike Fleener Ken dall Voss Shawn Fitzpatrick Steven Terpstra Bruce Gertsm a Michael Terpstra Brian Van Maanen Kyle Terpstra Curt Gause Kevin Terlouw and Doug Rosendaal. Dens meet Thursdays at 4 pm at homes of the den mothers. Also reports on family visits, Girl Scout Day Camp opening June 19 directed by Wanda Dunsbergen, and local club and funeral notices.
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Lynnville
Norma Gosselink
Willa Mae de Kock
Craig Gosselink
Mark Dunwoody
Donald Fleener
Jay Martin
Mike Fleener
Kendall Voss
Shawn Fitzpatrick
Fontella Terpstra
Den
Garnet Gertsma
Steven Terpstra
Bruce Gertsma
Michael Terpstra
Brian van Maanen
Kyle Terpstra
Curt’s Gause
Kevin’ Terlouw
Doug Rosendaal
Jones Harris
Winfield
Don Westercamp
Ray Spangenberg
Elsie Baarda
Fort Riley
Kan
Army
Wanda Dunsbergen
Everett Fenner
Clarence Fenner
Newton
Mozelle Roth
Searsboro
Pansy Hudson
Alverta Ratcliff
Ollie Vander Kamp
Vivian Benson
Mary Brown
Ruby Zimmerman
Howard Macy
Harold Terpstra
Baptist Church
Monroe
Terpstra
Albert Johnson
Scarsboro
Fred Johnson
Arts and Crafts Club forms in Pella area
A new Arts and Crafts Club sponsored by the Pella Recreation Commission started last week with a steering committee of seven named members. The group will meet bi monthly for six months, plan programs, visit the Winterset Arts and Crafts Center, and report at a July 25 Legion building meeting.
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Pella
Winterset
Central Student Talks To Y-Teens at Iowa Conference
John Kuiper a Central student from the Netherlands addressed the annual Iowa Y Teens Conference on the Central College campus. He is the second male in the United States named an Honorary Y-Teen and the only man from a foreign country to hold that honor. More than 250 YWCA teens attended in Pella as funds were chosen for world areas and programs were presented.
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Iowa
YWCA
Pella
Kuiper
L. R. Kuiper
No. 1
Alb
Thymlan, Santpoort-Zd
Netherlands
DeJong Named To Drake U Honor List
Mark Alan DeJong son of Mr and Mrs Bill DeJong 111 West Second St is among 282 Drake University students named to the dean's honor list for the spring semester 1967. The honor requires twelve hours or more with a 3.5 GPA and Mark is in the college of business administration.
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Mark Alan DeJong
Bill DeJong
West Second St
Drake University
Mark
College of Business Administration
Drake
State Center plans Rose Festival appearance
Miss Shirley Meredith of Grinnell visited her grandparents Mr and Mrs Ernest Graham for several days. Revival meetings began June 21 at the Church of God west of town led by Evangelist Rev Don Prewitt and his wife who are staying with Rev and Mrs Milton Jackson.
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State Center
Shirley Meredith
Grinnell
Ernest Graham
Church of God
Don Prewitt
Milton Jackson
Air Force to Train Men Who Re-Enlist
Sgt Dick Nelson says the Air Force will open a prior service program on July 1. Former servicemen who cannot re enlist due to nonconvertible skills may attend one of 38 technical schools if they meet all qualifying requirements. The serviceman will learn his school, expected grade, and base assignment before signing.
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Dick Nelson
Air Force
The
Vander Ploeg Raised To Colonel At Brooke Hospital Texas
Col D E Vander Ploeg, chief of dermatology at Brooke General Hospital Fort Sam Houston Texas, promoted to colonel on June 12 He is a Pella native who studied at Ursinus College and the University of Iowa and served in Germany and Fort Lewis prior to Brooke His career includes roles as consultant in dermatology to the surgeon U S Army Europe and chief of dermatology at Madigan General Hospital Fort Lewis Washington Also noted are local attendees at the Felco Statex Lakes Conference and a historical line about the Pittsburgh Gazette founded in 1786
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Carl E. Vander Ploeg
Brooke General Hospital
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Vander Ploeg
Pella
Brook General Hospital
U.S. Army Hospital
Heidelberg
Germany
Brooke Hospital
U.S. Army Europe
Madigan General Hospital
Fort Lewis, Wash
Col. Vander Ploeg
Diller Vander Ploeg
Ursinus College
Collegeville
Iowa
University of Iowa
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Rhe Bakker
DIX
Lake Okoboji
Energy Natural’ Gas
New Lynnville Cubs
Arts-Crafts Club
Kathy van Veen
Ann Smalley
Numida van Zee
Sharon Gosselink
Ruthann van Gorp
Mary Hollebrands
Darrell de Reus
Central
Mark A. DeJong
Drake U
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Matt Leydens
Des Moines
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Texas Station
Oliver General Hospital
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Brooke
Far East
Setrith Menninga
Ernest Engvers
Lake Okobvi
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Pittsburgh Gazette
John Scull
Joseph Hall
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D. E. Vander
Knoxville, Iowa
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