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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1977
Page
5
John Vruwink of Central College demonstrated a new glass blowing program to Rotarians. He brought a full set of tools and showed each step while projection mapped the process. Glass is heated to 2300 degrees in a gas furnace, annealed there, then shaped by blowing and rotating a tube with color added prior to forming.
PC Auxiliary pursued multiple fundraisers and service events to aid Pella Christian high. They assisted with the Bicentennial prayer breakfast Central College banquet and spring festival auction. In April they hosted the National Union of Christian Schools district banquet and May Tulip Time meals. They supported several banquets including the Marion county Farm Bureau and Co op events. Funds totaling 1600 went to the library, 1338 to industrial arts equipment and 645 for typewriter replacement.
The Pella Ministerial Association meets monthly October through May for breakfast and business at Central Park Cafe. Simon Ter Louw chairs, M. Gritters is secretary-treasurer. Activities include Good Friday Community services, worship at Pella Community Nursing Home, and cooperation with police for needy aid. The group supports local church projects and auxiliary efforts with funds from services and annual contributions.
Midland Manufacturing Inc of Monroe reports steady progress in 1976 with a 4,416 square foot warehouse addition, a Peterbilt truck tractor, an additional outside silo, and a tenth blow molding production line. The company, owned by Arthur D. Vriezelaar, currently has no major expansion planned for next year.
The Central Club highlights of 1976 include a membership exceedance of 600 for the first time, with 602 new members, surpassing 1975’s 386. It hosted the first annual alumni football game, a chicken barbecue, and funded a new pressbox for Kuyper Stadium to be finished in fall 1977, while continuing athlete support with gear and equipment.
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