Litter class winners and placers at Marion county fair show
4-H youth from Pella Otley and nearby areas led hog show results with Blom and Vande Lune topping litter classes. Placements span medium and heavyweight market litters and individual categories with several district 4-H members earning top or near top honors.
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Blom
Vande Lune
Pella
Marion
Birt Blom
Lori Vande Lune
RRI
Otley
David van Wyk
Earnei Mark Hbs
Four Iowa 4-H members attend Citizenship '76 in D C
Terri Toom Nancy Dykhuis Melody Slykhuis and Mike Schuring joined 43 Iowa youths and six other states for a week long Citizenship class at the national 4 H center in Washington D C The program included Capitol Hill visits the Capitol Supreme Court Library of Congress visits FBI building Smithsonian National Archives Mount Vernon Ford's Theatre and a Kennedy Center night They also attended the opening night of Magnificent Yankee Citizenship 78 76 conducted by national 4 H foundation and state land grant universities and USDA Seven Marion county delegates were selected for the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terri Toom
Nancy Dykhuis
Pella
Melody Slykhuis
Mike Schuring
Otley
Washington D.C
National
Iowa
America
Capitol Hill
Congress
Capitol
Supreme Court
Library of Congress
FBI
Smithsonian Institute
The
National Archives
Mount Vernon
Ford’s Theatre
National 4-H Foundation
Cooperative Extension Service
Tulip City Saddle Club fun show results list
The Tulip City Saddle Club held a July 13 fun show with multiple events. Winners include Teri Nikkel and Marcy Ver Meer in Apple Bob under 8, Julie Vander Wilt in 9-12 Diaper race, David Van Wyk in Apple Bob 13-16, Garrit Vander Beek in the 17 plus Racket race, Nina Brackin and Teri Nike in the Stake race, Mike Vander Wert in Keyhole 13-16, Virgil Terpstra in Keyhole 17 plus, and Julie Hicklin in Poles 12 and under among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulip City
Apple Bob
Teri Nikkel
Marcy Ver Meer
Verla Vande Kieft
Stan Vah Wyk
Terpstra
Julie Vander Wilt
Shelly Ver Meer
Mike Ver Meer
Lori Vander Beek
Shelly Terpstra
Apple
Garrit Vander Beek
Bertha Terpstra
Nina Brackin
Teri Nike
Jett Vander Wert
Scott Hicklin
David van Wyk
Sheri Matice
Annette Rodriguez
Keyhole
Virgil Terpstra
Eldon Nikkel
Julie Hicklin
Jeff Wichhart
Lisa
Vander
Mike Vander Wert
Arvin Vander Linden
Lyle van Wyk
Julie Wickhart
Randy Toom
Bertha
Vicail Ternatra
Rolscreen hits one million hours without lost-time accident
Rolscreen Co reports reaching 1 million man hours worked without a lost-time accident on June 21. Iowa industry averages 10 to 11 such accidents per million hours, underscoring the achievement. The firm previously set a record on May 16, 1969 with 1,727,700 hours no accidents. Employees at Rolscreen clock over 2 million man hours annually.
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Rolscreen Co
Iowa
Otley and Pella Teams Shine in Market Litter Events
In Otley Jeff Wichhart placed eighth in the sixth light weight market litter while Kim Wichhart took tenth in the mediumweight individual. In Pella the ninth lightweight market litter and tenth lightweight market individual finished with notable showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle van Wyk
Pella
Kendall Steenhoek
Curt van Wyk
Otley
Mark van Gorp
Danny Steenhoek
Mike Ver Meer
Mike Vander Wert
John Grandia
David de Geus
Jeff Wichhart
Kim Wichhart
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Burt Blom
Hamp
York
Nick's Farm Service Inc
Sully
Oskaloosa Livestock
Jim McDonough
Kennedy Cultural Center
James Whitmore
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Marion County
Saddle Club
Pella, Iowa
Keystone
Ver
Ploeg
Farm Supply Inc. Sully
Pella Farmers Co-op Oil Grootveld. Oil Co
Bus Oil Co
Lues Galore
Mercury
Ulrich Motors
West Pella
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