Old Fashioned Christmas Decor Inspires Garden Club Tour
Local Garden Club showcased an Early American themed display at the Gaass home with an old fashioned Christmas tree, popcorn chains, cranberry accents, and greens. Visitors signed a guest book and left with a sense of a true holiday scene.
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Garden Club
Carl Gaass
America
Chronicle News
John Hoogenakker
Robert van Dyke
Mary
Joseph
Baby Jesus
Ven Dyke
Oskaloosa Street
Christ
Oldest Sioux City priest dies at 90 in diocese
The Rev. Herman J. Dries, 90, longtime pastor in Willey and St Mary’s BIJ DER MOLEN, died Nov. 14. A Christmas home tour at G. L. Stienties residence, 1107 Houston, featured Sunken Garden Pond and a windmill through the Stienties home windows. Decorations included a red velvet arrangement, a Bible opened to Luke 2, poinsettia, and a candlestick. About 350 visitors toured the home on Thursday December 16 from 1 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman J. Dries
Sioux City
Dries
Willey
St. Mary's
Bij der Molen
Garden Club
G. L. Stienties
Houston
Stienties
Virgil Ten Hagen
Fred Heerema
Chronicle News
Incomplete Shut-ins Notices At Pella Area Hospitals
Multiple brief items report admissions and discharges at Pella Community Hospital Mahaska Hospital and related local facilities. Names include Christina Willets Knoxville Rodney Ruffridge Lynn Harvey Edward Dunnick Marion Van Gorp Marvin Spoelstra Pearl Tucker Harry Branshart Jr Catherine Nikkel Pamela Terpstra and others with details on transfers admissions and light injuries and expected recovery periods in weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina Willets
Knoxville
Pella Community Hospital
Rodney Ruffridge
Will F. Grandin
Lynn C. Harvey
Edward A. Dunnick
Reasner
Marvin Spoelstra
Mahaska Hospital
Marion van Gorp, Jr
Route 5
Oskaloosa
Walter Renaud
Sully
Pearl Tucker
Harry Branshart, Jr
John Bloodsworth
Catherine Nikkel
Mary Kuyper
Clarence Moll
Gradus W. Veldhuizen
Pamela Terpstra
Marva van Kooten
Ver Ploeg Anniversary Open House and Christmas Events
1mm 2 announces a December 23 50th anniversary open house for Mr and Mrs John G Ver Ploeg at 901 Franklin from 2 5 and 7 9 p m No gifts. December 26 Christmas musical at Sally Christian Reformed Church featuring Arie Scholten organ and Clayton Wiersma trumpet with evening service at 7 15 p m. Also December 26 Dutch language service at 2 00 p m First Christian Reformed and annual Christmas concert by First Reformed Church Sully at 7 30 p m with youth choir antiphonal numbers solos and both choirs.
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John G. Ver Ploeg
Franklin
Sun
Sally Christian Reformed Church
Arie Scholten
Clayton Wiersma
First Christian Reformed Church
First Reformed Church of
Sully
Births in Leighton and Pel la announce two daughters
Mr and Mrs Earl Witter of Route 1 Leighton announce the birth of a 6 lb 4 oz son Gregory Earl born Saturday December 18 at Mahaska Hospital Oskaloosa. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Mitchell Otley and Mr and Mrs Roy Morey Charles City Iowa. Mr and Mrs Gene Vander Linden 812 Hazel Street Pel la announce a 7 lb 15 oz daughter Kathy Kay born Sunday December 19 at Mahaska Hospital Oskaloosa. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Jacob Sneller Jr rural 1% Iowa and Mr and Mrs Leland Vander Linden Leighton.
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Vander Linden
Gene Vander Linden
Hazel Street
Pella
Kathy Kay
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloo
Jacob Sneller
Leland Vander Linden
Leighton
Pella Hi Alumni Basketball Game and Gospel Concert
An instrumental number invites public attendance on Thursday December 30 at 7:30 p.m. for a Pella Hi-Alumni basketball game with proceeds to the Pella AFL program. On Tuesday January 4 the T.T.T. meets at Mrs. Jean Kuyper’s home at 7:45 p.m. Thursday January 6 Plainsmen Quartet gospel singers perform at PCHS gym at 7:30 p.m. Also January 6 the Whole Hog Sausage Feed occurs at the Knoxville National Guard Armory at 7:30 p.m. Arnold Paulson is a speaker sponsored by Marion County NFO.
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Pella
T.T.T
Jean Kuyper
Plainsmen
Gospel Singers
PCHS
Knoxville National Guard Armory
Arnold Paulson
Marion County Nfo
Van Gorp Home Hosts Florida Card Club Night
Mr and Mrs Marion Van Gorp entertained their Florida card club at home last Wednesday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Jim Rus Mr and Mrs John Hocksma and Mr and Mrs John Gus Van Gorp. Newfoundland slides from their fall trip were shown, then the group played cards. Cape Breton place mats and Prince Edward Island napkins added a Newfoundland flair.
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Marion van Gorp
Florida
Jim Rus
John Hocksma
John Gus van Gorp
van Gorps
Newfoundland
Cape Breton
Prince Edward Island
Christmas Poem Reading and Gift Exchange at Pella Club
In a December 23 1965 gathering of The Pella Chronicle readers Mrs Ed Hiemstra and Mrs Henry Rempe led Christmas poems while a gift exchange entertained all attendees. Hostess duties were shared by Mrs Connie Roorda who served coffee and Christmas cookies, with January plans announced for hostess Mrs Dale Roorda.
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Ed Hiemstra
Henry Rempe
Connie Roorda
Dale Roorda
Maquoketa Elder Pearl Taylor Celebrates 93rd Birthday
Maquoketa’s oldest senior citizen Mrs. Pearl Taylor marked her 93rd birthday November 11 at her home in Maquoketa. A direct descendant of Timber City’s first settlers, she was born east of Maquoketa.
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Maquoketa
Pearl Taylor
Taylor
Timber City
Live & Learn Club Dinner and Gift Exchange
Members of the Live & Learn Club and their husbands enjoyed dinner at the Dutch Buffet in Pella Dee on December 17. They later gathered at Mrs. Dick Van Zee’s home for an afternoon meeting and gift exchange. Clothing was collected for the American Home Finding Association in Ottumwa. Pictures will be brought to the January meeting for hospital scrapbooks.
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Live & Learn Club
Pella Dee
Dick van Zee
American Home Finding Association
Ottumwa
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C. T. Hagen
Minneapolis
Murray Ten Hagen
Prairie City
Carrie Muilenberg
Peter Ten Hagen
Matt Kempkes
Muilenberg
George P. Browning
Newton
Andrew Ver Ploeg
West Des Moines
Stanley Ver Ploeg
Don Ver Ploeg
Ames
Iowa
Warren Ver Ploeg
Paullina
Robert L. Roorda
Kadell Roorda
Daphene
Darla
Dwight Roorda
Todd L
Des Moines
Karen Roorda
Tesselink
P. J. Bogaards
James Kempkes
Mark
Bruce
David
Brian
James
Des Moines National Bank
Frank McMullin
Pittsburgh
Penns
Newton End
M Cleave
Bess McBride
Tony Tysseling
E.G. Ward
Anthony Tysseling
Linda Ward
Town State College
Tysselings
Linda
Marty
Denver
Colorado
Bill van Doorninck
Wee Hattie van
Alfred Renaud
Sandra Ver Meer
Trinidad
Richard Mollard
Ted
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
John Gezel
Gary Gezel
John
The
Colorado and Southern Railroad
Auditor’s
Don Myskens
Pensacola
Jack Boatsma
Boatsima
Herman Welle
Boatsma
Joan Muyskens
C. Muyskens
Jean
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Michigan
Cora Thomassen
University of Iowa
Jerry Hoogenakker
Charlotte
North Carolina
B. H. van Vliet
HL. Renaud
What
S Up
Tuesay
Chitas
Christias
Wilson
Bill Bernice
T&d. Dept
Marion van Gorps
Florida Card Club
Wed
Sappy Uin
Jaarsma, & Sons Bakery
Husbands
de Joode Standard
Miggy
Bogaard
Texaco Service
Magnussen Ward Agency
Caifol
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