Pella Community high class of 1942 reunion at club
The Pella Community high school 1942 graduating class held a reunion at Pella Country Club on June 11. Attendees included Louis Crum, Lester Van Zee, Mark Schakel, Marvin Van Gorp, Stan Ver Ploeg, Alvin Goemaat, Connie Van Gorp, Harold Vander Linden, Jim Kempkes, along with numerous women and men listed by row. The gathering reflected a long‑standing alumni connection and featured many familiar names such as Dorothy Fleck Wyscarver and Theresa Wormhoudt Wilkinson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Community High School
Pella Country Club
Louis Crum
Lester van Zee
Mark Schakel
Marvin van Gorp
Stan Ver Ploeg
Alvin Goemaat
Connie van Gorp
Harold Vander Linden
Jim Kempkes
Dorothy Fleck Wyscarver
LaVerne Rietveld van Dusseldorp
Florence van Helden Baker
Eva Mae Vanderwilt van de Pol
Freda Schippers Campbell
Helen Boertie Hamilton
Carol Cook Pohlmann
Wilma Slot Rohweder
Marjorie Boothos
Leona Blom
Students learn and earn in area parks through YCC
Local high school students join the Youth Conservation Corps in Oskaloosa. They clean repair and develop parks at Keomah State Park Quercus Wilderness and Edmunson Park, learning first aid fire and public relations while earning one semester credit. They work six hours daily with two hours of class and attend two weekend camps. They seek $1000 in local matching funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Conservation Corps
YCC
Keomah State Park
Quercus
Edmundson Park
Willard Ellis
Ed Hatcher
Davenport
Bill Horine
Nevada
Con
Lake Rathbun
Ottumwa
Iowa
Peila
Jan Vandenberg
Beth Keuning
Mary Liggett
Tricia Klein
Ranita Klein
Mike Jaarsma
Kelly Thompson
Kelly Versteeg
Sully
Steven Heiting
Oskaloosa Senior High School
Oskaloosa Ycc
Oskaloosa
A Better Buy in Real Estate for Young Buyers
A 3 bedroom older home targets a young couple with payments no higher than rent. It touts real estate as a sound inflation hedge and a growing family investment with priceless dividends.
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Otley
Ladies Invitational Set for Friday at Pella Golf Club
The 1977 Ladies Invitational will be held Friday July 15 at the Pella Golf and Country Club with 8 p.m. tee offs. Chairs include Thyrza Steward Phyllis Vander Wert and prize committee co led by Betty Shanks and Debbie Mosbach. Staff roles list Nola Vander Streek Linda Nollen Donna Knutson and others handling starters publicity snacks and coffee time. Helen Hoogenakker is listed among participants or organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Golf and Country Club
Thyrza Steward
Phyllis Vander Wert
Nola Vander Streek
Linda Nollen
Donna Knutson
Sonja Overman
Betty Shanks
Debbie Mosbach
Chance
Ethel In’t Weld
Dykstra to be featured soloist in municipal band concert
The Pella municipal band hosts an evening concert Thursday at 8 p.m. featuring Roger Dykstra as trumpet soloist with selections such as Here Comes the Band and Suite for Trumpet and Concert Band. Intermission offers Parada Espanola and Hebrides Suite among others. Local committee members, hostesses, parking coordinators, and event helpers are listed, including Betty Vander Waal and Sally Baar selling balls on hole 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Willcox
Erickson
Cobine
Roger Dykstra
Widdowson
Grundman
Willson
Finlayson
Tulip Tower
Central Park
Cody Boat
Sandy Heerema
Delores Menning
Chris Klein
Diane Nelson
Maurine Timmer
Maribelle van Tuyl
Betty Vander Waal
Shirley Bender
Donna Kaldenberg
Donna Vroom
Elva Kuyper
Jo Smorenberg
Sally Baar
SJAARDEMA family reunion draws nearly 200 in Iowa
The Sjaardema descendants of Donna and Catherine gathered at West Market Park on July 4 for a potluck reunion. Attendees traveled from Denver, Phoenix, Atlanta, Fort Collins, Wheaton, Omaha, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and other places, with numerous siblings and children listed. The day featured reminiscences and games as extended families connected across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sjaardema
Donna
Catherine Sjaardema
West Market Park
Don Sjaardema
Wheaton
Ill
Jake Sjaardema
Pella Manor
Don Vos
Carol Sue Rot
Phoenix
Ariz
Bill Vos
Rick
Tom
Francis
Carrie
Dennis
Fort Collins
Colo
Harold van Loozenoord
Julie
Denver
Sandy
Jim Wilson
Tyler
Pleasanton
Calif
Agnes Brummel
Agnes Vos
Fair Haven
Pella
Wm. Steenhoek
Kenneth Steenhoek
Ron Farley
Atlanta
George Kaldenberg
Wis
John Kaldenberg
Omaha
Neb
Raymond
Messelink
Grand Rapids
Mich
Sadie Kaldenberg
Dirk Sjaardema
Wm. Huyser
Kalamazoo
Gerrit Dieleman
Hemet, Co
Iowa
Gerrit Klyn
Dan Dieleman
Dan E. Dielemans
Hilltop Manor
Rolscreen hires two new plant staff members
Rolscreen announces two additions to its staff. Terry Behning assumes duties as assistant traffic man after earning a Bus degree at Wartburg College and hailing from Elkader. Joseph Padberg, a Missouri University mechanical engineer graduate from St Louis, joins as plant engineer with his wife and two daughters living on 708 Jefferson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Behning
Rolscreen Company
Wartburg
Behning
Elkader, Hissingle
Main Street
Joseph Padberg
Calgon Corporation
St. Louis
Rosscreen Company
University of Missouri
Padberg
Jefferson Street
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Clyde Evers
Marion Wittenburg
John Ver Meer
Robert Vroom
Dick van Zante
Pella Man
Orlan Crawford
Kajac
Orlan
Iowa Sound Promotions and Advertising Agency
Carlisle
Eal
Fstate
Reuben van Hemert
van Dyk Real Estate
van Dyk
John M. van Dyk
Franklin
Marge van Hemert
Bob van Ryewyk
Alda Hoekstra
John Vos
Sian van Hemert
Marge White
Earl Pohlmann
Gene Dop
Dykstra
Friends & Neighbors
Harry Payear
Wyanet
Mae Wyatt
Dean Wyatts
Council Bluffs
Peter J. Zwanks
Ronald
Alden
John S. Gosselinks
Rhonda
Steve
Pella Chronicle
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Marion, Mahaska, Jasper Poweshiek Counties
U.S
Hospital
Holland
George C. Scott
Agaes
Sinbad and
the Eye of the Tiger
Dutier
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