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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1964
Page
3
A moral reflection urges youth to lead by following Christ first. crowds mislead, true strength comes from individual discipline and moral clarity. Community events note a pancake supper, pulpit Bible dedication, and several local visits and anniversaries, including Henry Veenstra's 53rd wedding anniversary.
County supervisors met Monday in the office of County Superintendent C. S. Thomas in Knoxville. Fred Nus, Pleasantville Superintendent, led the regular monthly club business. Plans for the Marion County Institute in late August were laid, ahead of the 1964-65 term. Each county center will run its own preschool workshop program on chosen dates. The Pella Institute is set for Thursday, August 27, with school to open Monday, August 31. Salary schedules were compared and calendars for each district discussed.
The Monroe News reports at Waverly Iowa a March 8 OYF DSA banquet hosted by local and state groups with Dan Murphy as MC and Dick Headle as principal speaker. Arthur Vriezelaar, Midland Manufacturing Monroe, is among OYF donors. awards include 34 DSA nominees led by Calvin Van Arkel and Jerry Meyer as chair.
Leighton hosts a prequel screening of the World Home Bible League film Ceylon Challenge at the Christian Reformed Church on Thursday April 2 at 7 30 p m The program lasts about one hour and spotlights Ceylon the Pearl of the Orient with visuals and narration.
The report discusses direction and trends in modern mathematics. Other topics include county-based cooperative buying and the Heart Tap ing program in Marion County. Supervisors present were Drake of Twin Cedars Bingaman of Melcher Dallas Nus of Pleasantville Buerk che of Pella and Davis of Knox Ville.
The annual Pella Community Junior High School Science Fair will be held this Saturday evening March 21 at the Junior High Gymnasium. Doors open 6 30 to 9 00 with awards announced at 7 00. Projects include a solar distillation apparatus and a shark dissection. Everyone is welcome.
Delmar Van Wyk presided at the March 12 Richland Rustlers 4-H meeting hosted by David Vos. A Penny Carnival is planned for March 14 and the Pony project is discussed with Kieth and Beverly Roozenboom planning pony projects. Melvin Terlow demonstrated tractor hitching dangers and George Vande Voort led career exploration. The next meeting is at the George Vande Voort home on April 16.
The March meeting of the Black Oak and Scott Strivers was held March 9 at Leighton Township Hall. Roll call was Your 4H Project. Preparations were made for the County Penny Carnival. Bob Van der Beek gave a saw demonstration and many kinds of laws and their uses were discussed. Bob Newendorp and Don De Bruin led recreation. Don and Dean De Bruin hosted and provided refreshments.
County Line officials discussed plans for the annual Mothers Tea during the regular meeting. The agenda included event date arrangements, guest invitations, and fundraising ideas. No further details were provided in the readable text.
Paul and Mrs Van Maaren celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at their home on March fourteen. Attending were their children Gary Cleaver Corydon Deneer Colp Marvin Connie Pauline Nancy and others including extended family and friends. Eldest son Alvin could not attend due to military service with a 17 month tour in Germany. A lunch followed and gifts were presented.
Mr and Mrs Ben Sorensen of Urbandale own a six month old lion as a pet after a vacationing couple’s claim. The Sorensens say the cub was brought home because Mrs Sorensen loves cats while Mr Sorensen dislikes them. The lion eats five to seven pounds of raw meat daily and takes three vitamin and three protein pills. It weighs 75 pounds and has been declawed to prevent scratching.
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