Gala Harvest Fest Friday Downtown
Pella hosts its annual Harvest Festival sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Nine hogs will be barbecued on a spit along Franklin Street starting at 5:30 a.m. and continuing all day. Pork sandwiches, chips, and beverages cost 40 cents in the evening. Franklin Street is closed from Broadway to Main and from Main to East First for merchant displays.
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Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Franklin Street
Broadway
Main
East
Tulip Tower Auction and Rodeo at Pella Tulip Festival
Marion County Sheriff Lee Shives offers stagecoach rides as Jaycees auction 25 silver Dutch Dollars at 8 p.m. Col. Mary Vande Lune and Bill Slycord act as auctioneers with Tulip Queen Marcela Roberts presenting Dutch Dollar souvenirs. Jaycees beef raffle follows, Miss Roberts drawing winning tickets for beef prizes. Rodeo starts 6:30 p.m. five events for high school or adult classes with $1 entry, tractors provided, trophies for first, cash prizes awarded. Processing donated by Leighton Locker Plant.
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Marion County
Lee Shives
Pella Jaycees
Mary Vande Lune
Bill Slycord
Marcela Roberts
Jaycees
Tulip Tower
Miss Roberts
Football Field Project Progress at Pella School Board
The Pella Community School Board advanced plans for a football field east-west north of the admin building and a surrounding track. Architect John Steddom was tasked to return Oct 30 with definite cost estimates including dirt work drainage fencing lighting and seeding. A possible $270000 overall cost includes the field track and a potential baseball diamond north of the field.
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Pella Community School Board
John Steddom
Steddom
Tulip Bulbs Free To Pella Residents Tuesday
The Pella Historical Society will give away 25,000 tulip bulbs for Tulip Time planting. Free bulbs available at the Historical Site starting Tuesday with planting directions. Recipients must live in Pella and plant along curb sidings or in highly visible areas. A limit of 200 bulbs applies for small bed plantings. Superintendent Dunkin notes east-west positions supported by track and football coaches. The school site development committee forms to relay district plans and assess community needs.
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The
Pella
Orville Dunkin
Blood Pressure Screening By Pella Auxiliary
The Iowa Hospital Assn committee promotes a mass screening program. Pella Community Hospital Auxiliary will hold blood pressure screening on Oct. 19 from 1 to 7 p.m. at the Legion Hall in cooperation with the Marion County Heart Association. The source notes heredity and sex race factors, estimates 23 million Americans have hypertension, and links it to stroke heart attack and kidney failure with over 90 000 deaths in 1973.
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Pella Community Hospital Auxiliary
State Association
Legion Hall
Marion County Heart Assn
Wassenaar Wins PP E Title in Indianola Zone Contest
Craig Wassenaar 11 son of Mr and Mrs George Wassenaar of 410 Elm St won first place in his age group at Indianola in the Punt Pass and Kick contest zone. His 281 total led all age groups, beating the nearest rival by 56 and earning advancement to district competition in Omaha Nebraska.
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Craig Wassenaar
George Wassenaar
Elm St
Indianola
Wassenaar
Omaha
Neb
Wasse
Naar
Halloween Party For Kids At Holland Theater
The Pella Recreation Commission sponsors a Halloween Party for preschool through sixth graders on Wednesday October 31 at the Holland Theater. The program starts at 6 p.m. with costume judging across age divisions. UNICEF boxes will be collected before the show and trophies awarded for deserving costumes.
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Pella’ Recreation Commission
Holland Theater
Unicef
Outstanding costume awards at community party program
A party program will award ribbons to other participants and a trophy to the outstanding costume winner. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory screens 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Treats will be distributed to youngsters at the program’s end. Wassenaar, then 9, won the district contest and reached national quarter finals performing at a Kansas City Chiefs halftime.
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Wassenaar
Kansas City Chiefs
Nederlander Cafe acquired by George Stathis in Pella
George Stathis purchases the Nederlander Cafe from Forrest L. Dunsmore and plans a remodel to fit his approach. A tentative opening is set between November 15 and December 1. He will relocate with his wife and two children from Cincinnati, Ohio to Pella within about two weeks.
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George Stathis
Forrest L. Dunsmore
Stathis
Pella
Cincinnatti
Ohio
Travelogues Start Thursday for Pella Kiwanis Series
Tickets remain for the Pella Kiwanis Club travelogue series opening Thursday at Central College Kuyper Gym. Robert Brouwer of Grand Rapids will present Spring Captures Holland at 7:30 p.m. Season tickets covering six programs are $6. Brouwer, an electrical contractor who has toured the Netherlands, uses three screens four projectors and stereophonic sound with on site music. His show is billed as an unprecedented travelogue arrangement and was commissioned by groups and the national Holland tourist agency.
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Robert Brouwer
Grand Rapids, Mich
Holland
Central College
Kuyper
Kiwanians
Brouwer
Netherlands
National Tourist Agency of
Ralph Braught
Kiwanis
Kuyper Gym
Nebraska--Iowa
Braught
Pella Kiwanis Club
Wes Bartlett
Bartlett
Betty
Chronicle
Rhato
City to share storm sewer cost tied to school field plans
Pella city council affirmed participation in future storm sewer costs for a proposed football field and track on school property near the high school. Public Works Chief Ron Neil cautioned about traffic impacts from game crowds and noted a 48 inch sewer project costing about 71000 dollars may be required to drain a 100 acre area into the treatment plant.
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Pella
City Council
Planning Commission
Public Works
Ron Neil
End Street
Sharon Road
Neil
Central College
University Street
East Third Street
Injured In Bike Pedestrian Accident Near Pella High
Two youths were injured Thursday around 8:40 p.m. near Pella Community High School on Peace Street. Randy Wineland’s 10 speed bike struck Kent Van Vark from behind, throwing him to the ground. Wineland was also thrown. Laurie Van Vliet was not hurt. Both Vark and Wineland were treated at Pella Community Hospital for concussions and a skull fracture to Vork and released Sunday.
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Pella Community High School
Pella
Laurie van Vliet
Kent van Vark
Peace Street
End Street
Randy Wineland
van Vark
Wineland
Miss van Vliet
van Vork
Van Gorp Mfg Creates Employee Achievement Award
Van Gorp Manufacturing Co of Pella introduces an annual employee achievement award for outstanding work. Winners receive 500 dollars plus three paid days off, with two factory prizes and one office prize. Runners-up receive 50 dollars. Details on the first winner appear on page eleven.
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van Gorp Manufacturing Co
Pella
van Gorp
Pella Disaster Alert Drill Planned
Pella Hospital and surrounding area will be affected by a disaster drill planned for this month or next. The exercise mirrors last year’s drill and involves hospital staff fire crews police and other disaster personnel.
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Pella Community Hospital
Pella Feed Center Grand Opening Set
Pella's Feed Center formerly Bakker & Bus will hold a grand opening at 603 Franklin St on Friday from 9 30 a m to 4 p m. Master Mix Northrup King and Scotts reps attend with free refreshments door prizes a three pound ham per ton of Master Mix feed bought and delivered in 10 days special bargains available all day while supplies last.
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Pella's Feed Center
Bakker & Bus
Franklin St
Master Mix, Northrup King and
Scotts
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Dutch Masters Auto Club
Bernie Davidson
Des Moines
Leighton Locker
Pella High
Karla de Cook
Ralph de Cook
Clarke
Dean Wilkinson
DeWitt
John Denadel
Church World Services
Drive
John Ver Meer
Gosselink Builders
Vander Hart Transfer
Christian Reformed
Cary Christian Community Center
United States
Cary
Miss
Nederlander
Jay Bender
Bender
van Gorp Mfg
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