Norwegian visitors tour Pella and nearby sights in Iowa
Ingeborg and Arne Haftorn of Rena Norway toured Rotary District 600 in southern Iowa with a whirlwind visit to Pella. They explored John Deere plants, Decorah to Fairfield campuses, the Historical Village, and the Pella Nursery, expressing fascination with Dutch heritage and prairie crafts while noting logistics of travel and hospitality.
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Ingeborg
Arne Haftorn
Rena
Norway
Pella
Iowa
Haftorns
Vaudevillians
John Deere
Davenport
Ottumwa
Decorah
Fairfield
Knoxville
Arne
Belgium
San Francisco
Norwegian Broadcasting System
Hatterns
Central Park
America
Vermeer
Rolscreen
Fellas
Recognition Day Highlights at TOPS Clubs Meet
About 1,100 attended TOPS recognition day at Kuyper Gym with an 80 person slumber party at Pella Christian high school. Winners include Karl Olsen Clarion King and Phyllis Koppen Nora Springs Queen, with numerous KOPS awards and a path to IRD in Philadelphia in July.
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TOPS
Kuyper
Pella Christian High School
Duchesses
Gerrit Pleima
Norman Nieuwsma
Alta Mitchell
Dale Klyn
Caldwell
Mary Ann Klyn
Karl Olsen
Clarion
Olsen
Phyllis Koppen
Nora Springs
King John Gilliland
Joyce Ridgway
Story City
KOPS
Margaret Carr
Philadelphia
Penn
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Ames
Pella
John Gilliland
Engagement announced for Julie Steddom to William Roberson
Mr and Mrs Jerry Steddom of Pella announce the engagement of their daughter Julie Dianne to William Lewis Roberson of Mayslick Ken Mr Robersons parents are Virginia Roberson Milford Ohio and William Roberson Maysville Ohio Julie Steddom will graduate in May from Mason County high school Mr Roberson is a graduate of Maysville high school The wedding will be July 2 at Trinity Methodist Church Maysville Ken
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Jerry Steddom
Pella
Julie Dianne
William Lewis Roberson
Mayslick
Ken
Roberson
Virginia Roberson
Milford
Ohio
William Roberson
Maysville
Miss Steddom
Mason County High School
Maysville High School
Trinity Methodist Church
Fairhaven Birthday Party at Fair Haven
A birthday gathering in the Fair Haven dining room hosted by Mrs. Klimstra honored Rachel Goemaat Gertrude Huyser and Mrs. John Willemsen. Mrs. Van Wyk accompanied songs on guitar while poems were read and a Dutch reading shared. Coffee cake and cake were served and the host closed with prayer.
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Fair Haven
Klimstra
Rachel Goemaat
Gertrude Huyser
John Willemsen
Marvin van Wyk
Local births and gatherings in Pella and area
A string of birth announcements from Pella families includes Jennifer Marie Anderson born April 23 1977 at Pella Community Hospital weighing 8 lb 14 oz with maternal grandparents in Chicago and paternal grandparents in Wayne Illinois. Other newborns include Kelly Marie Snyder born April 18 1977 at Pella Community Hospital weighing 7 lb 9 oz and Ryan Paul Waddell born April 19 8 lb 2 oz with extended family listed. Also mentions Easter visits by Bob Vander Beek’s daughter and a proxy bridal shower for Anne Tanasse with local hosts and gifts carried to Washington. Pella families Gardner Braun Hoogenakker and others noted with birth details and relatives in Iowa Illinois North Carolina and Washington.
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Tom Anderson
Pella
Jennifer Marie
Pella Community Hospital
Antone Chodacki
Chicago
Wayne Anderson
Morris
Ill
Aniela Liszka
Jananne McDonnell
Wyoming
Waddell
Gene Waddell
Ryan Paul
S.W. Colgan
Holly
Mich
Donald Kamerick
Alfred Waddell
Oskaloosa
Bob Vander Beek
Tacoma
Wash
Hoyt Snyder
Humeston
Iowa
Elmer Vander Beek
Anne Tanasse
Seahurst
Mary Vander Beek
Nellie Wyngarden
Anna Hol
Pella Manor
Jill Vander Beek
Washington
Hoogenakker
Jerry Hoogenakker
Charlotte
N.C
John Weston
Presbyterian Hospital
Weston Ely
Raleigh
John Hoogenakker
Camp Fire Meeting Minutes April 19 at Horman Home
The Do-Mei Camp Fire group met April 19 at Carolyn Horman home from 6 30 to 7 39 for its regular meeting. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. We discussed new and old business Mothers Day gifts and the upcoming party. Four of five members attended with Michele Horman in charge of games and Kim Wickhart providing treats. Reporter Kathy Vander Linden.
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Carolyn Hormans
Michele Horman
Kim Wickhart
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Sonja Overman
Carlisle
Larry Crouse
Boone
Mary Ho Banks
Audrey McKeever
Renaud’s Farm & Garden Center
Main
Steddom Vows
Julie Steddom
Fairhaven
John Schut
Charles Stursma
Leroy Vroom
E.A. Patton
Nellie McClean
Mrs. Klimstra
Bilson
Anderson
Friends & Neighbors
Harold Fisk
Reasner
John Kamerick
Hazel de Geest
Leighton
Robert
Randy
Ted Zylstra
Auto
Marion County Mutual
Tulip City Agency
Washington Pella
Camp Fire News
Kathy Vander Linden
Pella Bootery
Wormhoudt & Kempkes Men & Boys
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