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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1977

Page

6

Vermeer pioneer Gary Vermeer and the 1970s expansion

Gary Vermeer built Hammer Mill Drives in 1949, launching Vermeer Manufacturing. The firm grew with the 1950s trenchers, 1951 boomed, 1956 stump cutter, 1957 hay conditioner, and the 1971 ton bale invention. He served on church, school, hospital, and civic boards, led hospital construction, and the Vermeer Foundation funded civic projects including a new pool. He is a licensed pilot with 9000+ hours and five aircraft in operation at Vermeer.

Gary Marion County State Bank Vermeer Link Belt Company Indianapolis Irrigation Department Vermeer Holland England Vermeer Mfg Vermeer Manufacturing 1St Christian Reformed Church Calvary Christian Reformed Church Faith Christian Reformed Church Christian Grade Christian High School Pine Rest Christian Hospital Dordt College Peter Chamber of Commerce Pella Pella Christian High School Pella Hospital Vermeer Foundation Wichita Kansas St. Louis Missouri Orange City

Tulip Time drive seeks storage space and host volunteers

Tulip Time organizers request unused enclosed storage from residents, offering rental and listing contacts for Dennis Steenhoek. They also seek Dutch costumes for UNOCCUPIED COSTUMES and host volunteers for Historical Village events, with calls to 628-4811 and 628-4311. Queen Kathy and her Court are set for TV appearances on KTVO and WOI during May.

McGhee Dennis Steenhoek Dennis Chamber of Commerce Office Chamber Kathy KTVO Channel 3 WOITV Teresa Beer

City Council Approves IPALCO Power Agreement and Appointments

The council authorized an exchange agreement with Iowa Power and Light Co for power and sent City Clerk Bob Allen and Light Plant Superintendent George Carson to meet IPALCO officers on power generation. They reappointed Laura Dingeman and Howard Anderson to the planning and zoning commission and amended the city budget. Also approved were beer and cigarette permits, a class C liquor license for Cleats and Spikes, an ad in the Chronicle Tulip Time edition, and a curb parking request from Don Van Hal.

Reuben van Hemert Iowa Power and Light Co Bob Allen George Carson Ipalco Laura Dingeman Howard Anderson Planning and Zoning Commission Don

Bruce named AIE director at April meeting

Rodney T. Bruce of Pella was named a director of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers chapter III at the April 13 meeting. Bruce is employed at the Rosscreen Co. Other officers were Boyd Gunn of Newton as president Roger Hildebrandt of Marshalltown as vice president Larry Bavenkamp of Newton as secretary and Clifford Smith of Ames as treasurer. Additional directors include Dale Jefferson of Conrad Dennis Ryan of Des Moines and Keith McRoberts of Des Moines.

Rodney T. Bruce Pella American Institute of Industrial Engineers Bruce Rosscreen Co Boyd Gunn Newton Roger Hildebrandt Marshalltown Larry Bavenkamp Clifford Smith Ames Dale Jefferson Conrad Dennis Ryan Des Moines Keith McRoberts

Pella Community School District Quarterly Financial Report

Legal notice details the quarterly financial statement for Pella Community School District Iowa. It records the balance, receipts, and expenditures for the General Fund and School House Fund, listing numerous vendors, amounts, and payments through March 31, 197, with Barbara VanderWerff as secretary. The summary includes large disbursements for buildings, maintenance, and payroll, plus tax and interest adjustments.

Pella Community Pella Iowa Lake Prairie Marion Cook & Son Inc L.A. Fulton & Sons Iowa Des Moines Nat. Bank Marion Co. State Bank Marion County Treas Miracle Bob Mitchell Nelson Lincoln Pella National Bank Int Francis Peters Constr Roth and Assoc, H.S Smith Voorhees, Arch. Architects Vandenberg Electric H.S. Addition van Sittert Plumbing H.S. Addition John Vink Payment Land Pella School Dist

Marion County weed and roadside spray program 1977

The Marion County Weed Program for 1977 will eradicate noxious weeds on land. Willis Vande Voort is the County Weed Commissioner to supervise and enforce the program. Roadside spraying by the Secondary Road Dept. will cover necessary locations. owners may mark NO SPRAY to avoid spraying and must maintain control of weeds and crush in signed areas. Marion County Board of Supervisors.

Marion County Willis Vande Voort Second St. Pella Iowa Secondary Road Dept Marion County Board OF Supervisors

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