We Celebrate St Patrick's Day Norse Irish Minnesota Tale
A humorous column recalls a Norwegian Irish joke filled with spoof history about St Patrick driving Norwegians from Ireland. The narrator jokes about lutefish lye and a dinner tale with a tongue delicacy, ending with a playful dig at Viking ancestry.
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Norsk
Sallie de Reus
Sons of Norway
Ireland
St. Patrick
Itation
Irish Republic
St. Pat
Minnesota
Lesse
Norway
Frank
Crouse and Van Waardhuizen wed in Illinois
Patricia Van Waardhuizen and Craig Van Waardhuizen wed April 9 at Grace Free Methodist Church Mc Connell Illinois officiated by Rev Lyle Babcock. Attendants included Janet Littlefield Connie Crouse and Valerie Van Waardhuizen. Reception followed at the church. a second reception April 16 in Pella Iowa. The bride a ISU home economics student. the groom ISU agriculture graduate and farming assistant. They reside near New Providence Iowa after a short Amana trip.
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Carol Crouse
Craig van Waardhuizen
Grace Free Methodist Church
McConnell
Ill
Lyle Babcock
Robert Crouse
Winslow
Elmer van Waardhuizen
Pella
Towa
Mickey Kempenaar
Patricia van Waardhuizen
Janet Littlefield
Connie Crouse
Valerie van Waardhuizen
Chareny Putney
Tana Crouse
Betty Mennenga
Gina Crouse
Brenda
Gerald
Christine Crouse
John
Marlyn Rietveld
Jean Mennenga
Arvonne van Hemert
Rebecca Rietveld
Susan van Waardhuizen
Wer
Angie Metz
Joyce Aisenbuy
Bradley Rietveld
Steve van Waardhuizen
Debbie Liverton
Christian Opportunity Center
Randy
Kathy Boot
Iowa State University
Groom
Hubbard
New Providence
Amana
Delta Kappa Gamma Meets in Knoxville Luncheon
Delta Kappa Gamma and Alpha Kappa Chapter met at 12:30 at the Women's Club Building in Knoxville on April 16. Hostesses were Ann Rouwenhorst Marjorie Clark and Vera Kading. President Ruth Smith presided. Betty Crozier led plans for the April 29 to May 1 Adventureland convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Kappa Chapter
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Women's Club
Knoxville
Ann Rouwenhorst
Marjorie Clark
Vera Kading
Mary Truman
Bessie Kenney
Enid Dennison
Ruth Smith
Betty Crozier
Adventureland
Marjorie Hanifan
Delta Kappa Gamma
Pella
Vander Ploeg Wins Honors Day Contests at St Olaf
Mary Vander Ploeg daughter of Mr and Mrs Laurel S White of Pella will be honored among 953 St Olaf College students for academic achievement at the Honors Day convocation May 4 in Northfield. Mark Vander Ploeg of Pella placed first in the oral interpretation category at a recent campus contest and received a $25 prize.
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Mary Vander Ploeg
Laurel S. White
Pella
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Mark Vander Ploeg Pella
P. College
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Sonja Overman
Crouse, van Waardhuizen
Illinois
Carol and
Grandma's Yarn & Needlecraft
Wormhoudt
Wario Pello
Vander Ploeg
White
Venings
Square
Franklin
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