Garden Club Holiday Tour Shines With Festive Homes
The Pella Garden Club hosts a grand Holiday Tour featuring the Van Tuyls, Van Zees, Farrers, Lubbers and guests. Spectacular decorations include terra cotta Nativity, Japanese centerpieces, olive wood nativity from the Holy Land, aqua star lighting, and a ceiling-height tree. Local hostesses and friends share seasonal décor across seven homes, ending with Dutch Coffee Time and gratitude to the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Dora Carson
van Tuys
van Tuyl
Nick Blecka
Carl Boat
Fred Heerema
Gene van Zee
Broadway
P. H. Kuyper
Farrer
Stewart Kuyper
Alvin Evers
A. D. Lubbers
Lubbers
The
Pella Garden Club
Connie Nolin and James Barr Married in Monroe
Connie Lou Nolin and James Owen Barr wed December 14 at Tools Chapel Church with Rev. James Poulson officiating. Attendants included matron of honor Mrs. Jerry Nolin and best man Ronald Barr, followed by a church parlor reception. The couple will reside in Storm Lake where Barr attends Buena Vista College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie
Lloyd Nolin
Monroe
James
Owen Barr
Reasnor
Jerry Nolin
Ronald Barr
Lavon Barr
Milo Clark
Beverly Burkhardt
Eileen Nolin
Storm Lake
Barr
Beuna Vista College
Wintery musings and a chef's ginger cookie recipe
A reflective December piece describes snow and sun dogs forecasting more snow, plus cozy domestic details. It shares a ginger cookie recipe tied to Annette Kirchhoff of Humboldt Iowa, and notes a humorous typographical correction from last week. Retired Chariton rural mail carrier Will Ashby is mentioned after 34,42 years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Papa
Sylvia J. Hawker
Humboldt
Iowa
Annette Kirchhoff
Annettte
Annette
Will Ashby
Chariton
Lucas County
Ford unveils the fiercest global rally testing program
Ford launches a full scale open competition on world rally and racing circuits to prove its cars have changed. The bold program aims to show continual improvement by building a historic performance record across varied terrains and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Cobr
U.S
Laguna
Seca
Riverside
Ford Motor Company
Holland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Garden Club
van Zee
Japan
Gene Stientjes
Miles Morgan
Paul Farrer
Lincoln Street
Holy Land
Chronicle News
Wormhoudt's
Sormhood
Connie Nolin
James Barr
Fran
Anne Kirkchhoff
Ford Ford
IMCA
MARC
Indianapolis
Lotus
Falcon
Failane
Fed
Ulrich Motor Company
Pella, Iowa
Tipper Funtlockays
National Rifle Association
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