Cookout King Contest set for August in Marion County
The Third Annual Marion County Cookout King Contest will be held Friday August 1 in the Windmill area of Central Park with judging from 5 30 to 7 30 p m The event is sponsored by the Marion County Farm Bureau and the Pella Chamber of Commerce Judges include Cal Joosten Joyce Harter Dave McConnell and Glee Mulder Past Cookout Kings Ted Thorson Merl Alons will compete along with M M Dockendorff Entries open to Marion County residents over 13 in six meat divisions beef lamb poultry pork turkey and novelty plus a showmanship and teenage division Prizes include cash merchandise and a chance to compete at the State Fair for the Iowa title Substantial meat cost support is provided by the Farm Bureau contestants must supply equipment and meat and meet judging times ready by 5 30 and no later than 7 30 p m Details and entry forms are on the Town and Country page of today’s Pella Chronicle.
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Marion County
Marion County Farm Bureau
Pella
Strawtown
Glee Mulder
Iowa Farm Bureau
Ted Thorson
Merl Alons
M.M
Dock” Dockendorff
Iowa
Central Park
Pella Chronicle
School Board Agrees to Split Tennis Court Upgrades
Pella Community Board of Education to cover up to 2100 dollars of nighttime lighting and a six foot wind screen costing about 985 dollars. Donations sought to fund part of lighting. city and schools to share remaining costs. Also reappoints treasurer and secretary, adopts maternity leave policy, authorizes roofing work on Lincoln Elementary for 7100 dollars, and notes a July 29 Parent Advisory Committee meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Keith Gates
Earl Pohlmann
Barbara VanderWerff
Mahaska Roofing Co
Oskaloosa
Clark Named ARLA President At July Board Meeting
Ken Clark of Pleasantville was elected president of the Red Rock Lake Assn for 1975 76 at the July board meeting. Dave Gruhn became vice president and Chuck Day secretary treasurer. The group also noted 169 members and planned a Labor Day Weekend lake celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Clark
Pleasantville
Red Rock Lake Assn
Dave Gruhn
Chuck Day
Gruhn
Day
Knoxville
John (Sage) van Vliet
John Bowles
Pella
Lew Job
Dick Huyck
Dennis Steenhoek
Stu Kuyper
Red Rock Lake
Harry van de Pol
Monroe
Frank Dugger
Ron Cowles
Clark
Bowles
Steenhoek
van de Pol
Bowles Huyck
Cowles
van Vliet
Dugger
Huyck
Kuyper
Lake Area
Murderous car crash cuts short Educator Fred Heerema
Fred Heerema age 54 of 1318 Main St former partner in Pella's Super Valu died after a head on collision with a concrete bridge abutment on Hwy 117 north of Prairie City near noon Friday. Cause of the mishap not determined. Heerema served as educator and later business owner with deep civic ties in Pella. Funeral services were held at Second Reformed Church with military rites and interment at Oakwood Cemetery. Memorials to Pella Community High School Athletic Fund.
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Fred Heerema
Main St
Pella
Gordon Dodds
Heerema
Hwy. 117
Prairie City
Peter and
Jennie Vander Beek Heerema
Central College
Pauline Faye Halterman
Maxwell
U.S. Army
Wellsburg
Woodward
Drake University
Des Moines
Woodward Community Schools
Super Valu
Polly
Fredric Mark
Houston
Tex
James Paul
Clear Lake
Jerry Lee
Angela Sue
Martin
Robert
Darwin
Ruth) Squibb
Ralph
Charles
Bernice) Vander Ploeg
Fred
Second Reformed Church
Henry J. Vermeer
Robert Hoffman
Robert J. Allen
Ed du
No Road Tests in Pella Thursday for Licenses
Drivers license examiners will not conduct road tests during their regular Pella visit on Thursday. Renewals and written tests will be offered from 10 a.m. to 4 15 p.m. at the Public Safety Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Public Safety Building
De Jong Named Vice Commander at Iowa Legion Convention
Ed De Jong of Pella was elected vice commander of the Iowa American Legion at the state convention in Sioux City this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Jong
Ed de Jong
Pella
Iowa American Legion
Sioux City
Marion County Bi Centennial Commission Names Officers
The commission appointed Emily Thies Norma Gaass and Mai Heerema to lead wide county activities with Mai Heerema elected vice president as Marion County prepares for its bicentennial events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Sall
Emily Thies
Norma Gaass
Mai Heerema
Marion County Fair Opens With Educational Presentations
Educational events mark the start of the 1975 Marion County Fair in Knox ville with 4-Hers and FFA participants presenting projects. Judges F. Wayne Hart and Mrs. Roger Winslow oversee a schedule of 12 presentations across Wednesday and Thursday, covering dairy, wood finishing, horse grooming, table settings, gardening, dog obedience and more. The fair continues with livestock judging, horse shows, rabbits, beef events, and various open class competitions through Saturday, ending with a demolition derby and sprint car racing.
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Knoxville
F. Wayne Hart
Roger Winslow
Corydon
Hers
Pella
Lake Prairie
Nina Bruinekool
Shirley Blom
Sheryl Eysink
Mary Gifford
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Dick Kuiper
Roberts Creek Lake
Chronicle
Lincoln Elementary
ARLA
Leighton Area
Brandt van Maanen
van Maanen
Area B
Howard Glendening
Boyd Boehlje
Area A
Pella Jaycees
Tim Elsloo
Pella City
Jaycees
Verlan van Eeright
Dennis G. van Gorp
William Brownfield
Merchant
Weller
Kenneth J. Weller
Higher Education Facilities Commission
Robert Ray
Marion
Laura Vander Beek
Lisa Vander Wert
Summit
Connie Madden
LuAnn Johnson
Diana van Haaften
Penny Pinchers
Du-R-Best
Hugh Vriezelaar
Tim Myers
Sharon van Halen
Ann Schakel
Julie Wichhart
Becky Rietveld
Lynne van Vark
Ken van Woerkom
Mark Kaisand
Mark May
Danny Steenhoek
FFA
FFA Advisors
John Kalsem
Huxley
Harold Craig
Don Rinner
Don
Clyde Eddy
Charles Mordan
Centerville
Dale McGraw
Harlan Cannon
Colfax
Marion County Sheep and Lamb
Boyd Dohrman
Hampton
Duane Woodruff
Indianola
Murphy Amusements
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