Tulip Festival Notes and Dutch In Iowa Celebrations
Tulip festival events feature Dutch groups at Sunken Garden and Wyatt Earp property with new singing group De Vrolijke Vrienden and Zee Zingers. Queen Mary Farrer and Queen Pam Mulder are highlighted with officials attending. Remembrance at Oakwood Cemetery for founder Dominic N. Patsche. festival activities include Dutch flags, flowers, and local civic participation.
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Dominic N. P. Patsche
Oakwood Cemetery
Picture Magazine
Mary Farrer
Orange City
Pam Mulder
Iowa
Pam
Eugene C. Mulder
Eunice Roorda's Dutch heritage shines in Tulip Time role
Eunice Roorda of Pella, a Central College sophomore majoring in music with minor social studies, is a 1966 Tulip Time Royal Court member. She has long Dutch roots, extensive parade participation, Dutch Dancers, and church organist roles, with future plans to teach music, direct a church choir, and raise a family.
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Eunice Roorda
Edgar Roorda
Lincoln
Central
Cunice
Sandy
Ice
Eunice
Mu Gamma Pi
Chapel Choir
A.S
Roordas
Trinity Reformed Church
C. E
Lydia Girls’ League
First Baptist Church
First Reformed Church
Central College
Brinkerhoff Park
Pella
Gelderland
Chronicle News
Trassiter
Pep
Ed Bein
Carol
Dockendorff
IMTA
Iowa Music Teach Association
van der Ploeg
Washington D.C
Niagara Falls
Calvin College
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Carol Vander Ploeg a Tulip Time regular from Pella
Carol Vander Ploeg, a senior at Pella Christian High, has grown up in the Tulip Time parade scene since age five. She has memories of church floats, the Royal Court, and marching bands, later earning All State band accompanist honors and performing in The Miracle Worker.
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Royal Court
Ottuwe
KTVO
Pella Christian High
Mike
All
Beth
Paul
Helland
Pella
Lincoln School
Pella Welcomes Its Own Wooden Shoemaker This Tulip Time
The Pella Chronicle reports Willard Bosveld, trained by master craftsman Oldermulders of Holland Michigan, will ply a wooden shoe maker’s trade during Tulip Time. Oldermulders began in 1923 with souvenir shoes and expanded to 50 pairs daily by 1939.
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Pella
Willard Bosveld
Holland
Mich
Willard
Wyatt Earp
Netherlands
Oldermulder
United States
Oldermulders
Orange City
Iowa
Veneberg
Fred Oldermulders
Holland, Mich
Judy De Cook Heads Tulip Queen Attendant Line
Nineteen year old Judy De Cook a Central College freshman returns for a second year on the Court as an attendant to the 1966 Tulip Queen. Her family has deep Tulip Time roots with past queens and attendants, active church and school involvement, and wide hobbies including music, boating, and sports.
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Judy de Cook
Royal Court
Ralph de Cook
Main
Central College
Elaine Schakel
Judy
Beverly
Mary Ver Meer
Dennis Brand
Pella
Cedar Falls
Iowa
State College of Iowa
Karla
Webster School
de Cook
Third Reformed Church
Girls’ League
Holland
Aart de Kock
United States
Gelderland
Peter van Dorselaar
Penny
Judy Guns
Circle 8 hosts Tulip Time square dance in Pella
Circle 8 square dance club of Pella sponsors a Tulip Festival Square Dance this Saturday May 14 at 8 30 p m following the parade in the shelter house at Swimming Pool Park on the east edge of town along highway 163. Featured callers are Bob Gillespie Luther Rhodes and Gene Beavers. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle 8 Square Dance Club
Pella
Shelter House of Swimming Pool Park
Highway 163
Bob Gillespie
Luther Rhodes
Gene Beavers
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Sid
Roger Duven
Darrell Schaefer
Des Moines Tribune
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T. G. Fultz
Nick Baldwin
John Houlette
Dr. Fultz
Leana Schilder Zylstra
Sto
The
Roorda
Sandra
Iowa Methodist School of Nursing
Des Moines
Edwin
Bruce
Friesland
Gerrit Roorda
Arie Boot
Amsterdam
den Besten
South Holland
Ed den Besten
South Dakota
Keuning
U. S
Eun
Caral Vander Ploeg
Vanier Ploegt. Miter
John R. Vander
Franklin
Queens
Volks
Carol van der Ploeg
Marken
Sunken Garden
Mr. Veneberg
Lagty
Nema Sit ¢ Chapel
BPN
Cone
Cen
Tral
Judy Sunior
Ange High School
the. High
Sprang
DRAAR
Girls Glee Club
Atteint
Lynken Garden
Volendam
Tyre
Sunken Garden Park
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