Boyd Couple to Celebrate 40th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Earl Boyd will be honored with an open house from 5 to 10 pm on Saturday March 27 at Lower Grove Church RR 2 New Sharon. Hosting are their children Sammie Schmidt and Delmar Martin with spouses. The couple married March 30 1936 in Leighton Ebenezer Reformed Church parsonage. They have three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Boyd
Lower Grove Church
RR 2
New Sharon
Sammie Schmidt
Delmar Martin
Missouri
Hospital Admissions and Discharges List for March Dates
A dated hospital roster records admitted and discharged patients by name and town across Monday through Sunday March. Notable names include Van Gorp, De Koning, Koopmans, Van Dusseldorp, and Bogaards among Pella and Knoxville entries, with multiple Marion and Monroe links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Koopmans
Pella
Antonie Blom
Sandy Engle
William Vanden Oever
Otley
Ollie Schakel
Knoxville
T.L. McDonald
Ronald van Wyngarden
New Sharon
Gerald Bogaards
Donald Bishop
Terri Brockway
Ruth Fisher
Central College
Jennie Vander Meiden
Joseph Gowdy
Dora Roozeboom
Vera Gaass
Leroy Vroom
Anthony Hoekstra
Lawrence Klein
James Williamson
Francis van Dusseldorp
Monroe
Marion Veenendaal
Dora Hasselman
Lola van Zante
John R. van Gorp
James Forman
Sandra Engle
William van Hal
Floyd de Moss
Grace Lautenbach
Pella Nursing Home
John Vos
Carl Blythe
Brummel Leads Penn College Choir on Midwest Concert Tour
Joe Brummel of Leighton performs with the William Penn College tour choir and the college jazz band as they present concerts this week in Indiana and Illinois. The tour showcases student musicians from the college’s music program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Brummel
Leighton
William Penn College
Indiana
Ilinois
March events calendar highlights at area venues
A series of community activities runs March 18 to 27. Lectures at Douwstra Auditorium cover Black history and music, with multiple church and school events including a senior citizens dinner, a pool marathon, piano recital, a drug and alcohol program, a cemetery aid gathering, a soup supper, a breadmaking workshop, and a neighborhood reunion at Sully Community Building. Pre-registration needed for the bread class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
M.S. Vinnie Burrows
Douwstra
Pella Christian High Ladies Auxiliary
the Legion Hall
Kay Schroeder
Janna Koskamp
Cox-Snow
Pella Community High School
ADAPT
Des Moines
Porter Grove
G.A. de Cook
First Reformed Church
Senior High Youth Fellowship
First Baptist Church
S. 8Th Ave. E
Newton
Jasper County Extension Office
Should I try new garden varieties or stick with the old
A Iowa extension note advises trying both old and new vegetable varieties to fit garden space. It notes Red Warba and Early Ohio are being replaced by Red Norland, praises the 1976 Suggested Vegetable Varieties bulletin from Iowa State University, and offers copies via the Cooperative Extension Service. Old gardeners add personal preferences and will revisit the list next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Iowa
Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service
Ames
Births Announced for Brand Bogaards and Irving Families
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Brand of Des Moines announce the birth of a daughter Michelle Renee on March 13. Grandparents are Ralph De Cook of Pella and Lyle Brand of Sally, with great-grandparents Jennie Vander Linden and A M De Cook of Pella. A brother Steven will welcome her home. Randy Bogaards and wife of Pella announce a son Christopher Jaye born March 5 weighing 10 pounds 10 ounces. Grandparents Mrs Johnnie Staecker of Sear sboro and Mr and Mrs Peter Bogaards of Pella. Dick Irving and wife of Pleasantville announce a daughter Cheryl Lynn born March 5 weighing 9 pounds. Grandparents Leo K Willoughby of Pleasantville and Margaret Gottschalk of Grimes. Mr and Mrs Major Bowen note Cheryl will be welcomed home by Michel and Richard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brand
Dennis Brand
Des Moines
Michelle Renee
Ralph de Cook
Pella
Lyle Brand
Sally
Jennie Vander Linden
A.M. de Cook
Michelle
Steven
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Boyd
Boyds
Ebenezer Reformed Church Parsonage
Jacob de Jong
Boyd
Mahaska County
Lower Grove
Lane Mealpolder
Floyd de ‘Rhoss
Denns Walter
Robin van Dusseldorp
Freda Braathart
Bert van Hemert
Bryce van der Kamp
Sully
Sherty
Copel
Robit
van Dusseldorp
Nellie de Koning
Danny Halterman
SUN
Mars
Exie Waechter
Pelli
Penn
Helen van Zante
Angie Grandin
Old Chester School
Jix
Philco
Philo
With Traae
Freedom D Meyer
Radio & TV
Ozs
Johnnie Staecker
Searsboro
Peter Bogaards
An Instant Energy Natural Gas Division
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Franklin Pella
KCOB
KLVN
RADIO
KCOB/KLVN RADIO
Aig
Rkamericaees
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