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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1963
Page
2
Pella Christian Eagles post their best year on record with strong performances across the 1812 82 season. Details are unclear due to damaged text but the team shows notable success and momentum for the program.
Sandy De Haan led scoring with Career-609 points and Bryce Menninga set a rebounds record at 266 after breaking his own 247 mark. The Eagles earned Chiquaqua Conference honors with De Hzen Ver Meer unanimous selections and Mennings on the first team. Pella Christian defeated Colfax 79 to 36, then beat North Mahaska 59 to 48 in districts before losing to Newton 80 to 55 in the state final.
Rotarians and Kiwanians will jointly host the All-Sports Banquet for Pella Community and Pella Christian high school athletes on Saturday April 6. They also plan a Tuesday April 26 celebration marking the 25th anniversary of the Pella Rotary Club. Keith Aldrich gave a noon briefing on copy setup and the offset printing process using a multographic press and headliner posters.
Camp Fire Girls raise $150000 for a new Recreation Lodge at Camp Hantesa south of Boone Iowa started in 1919. The 9354 square foot lodge will seat 1000 in a council ring and 600 in chairs for camp events. Funds support water sewage systems and the lodge will host council fires rain events unit programs and weekend camping. Doves controversy and a separate church drama tour are noted in brief.
The 60th General Assembly nears two thirds, with the House Ways and Means panel backing an omnibus tax bill to raise about 65 million annually. It would lift sales tax to 3 percent, raise individual income tax to 160 percent, extend the tax, and lift corporate tax to 4 percent. Aiming to fund property tax relief, its plan channels roughly 60 million toward school aid and 5 million to boost agricultural land tax credits. The bill creates a property tax relief fund by diverting half of all major taxes for six years. A school district’s grant could be trimmed if its budget spikes, limiting local costs. Senate approves longer-truck limits 55 and 60 footers on paved highways, sending the measure to the House.
Two Central College groups plan spring tours starting March 29 to 31. The A Cappella Choir led by Prof. Laurence Groeters will tour five states from March 31 to April 15 including Illinois and New York, then Pennsylvania New Jersey and Michigan. The drama group, directed by Prof. Maurice Birdsall, performs The New Pilgrim in Denver Phoenix and California communities, returning April 12 with a cast of 11 plus two technicians.
Dr. Robert C. Williams, emeritus of Whitens er Wise State College, will be honored as a distinguished alumni of Pi Kappa Delta at its biennial convention on Southern Illinois University campus Carbondale. Nearly 1,000 students and faculty from over 200 chapters are expected to attend the March banquet marking the organization’s golden anniversary.
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