De Jong Floral House Store Opens Downtown
Fifty years ago De Jong Floral House owners M J De Jong and I Hoksbergen opened a downtown store. The text notes an Iowa road fund bill causing inequities between northern and southern counties. It also recalls past events from twenty years ago including Fern Den Adel as Pella High Homecoming queen with attendants Marlene Duven and Sandra Sels. Central High marching band led the Homecoming Parade under director Robert Rittenhouse with a Disneyland theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.J. de Jong
I. Hoksbergen
Fern den Adel
Pella High
Marlene Duven
Sandra Sels
Central
Robert Rittenhouse
Disneyland
Pella History Notes Gallery of Local Milestones
Ten years ago the Pella Historical Society planned an historical museum by purchasing the Wyatt Earp home and Wynberg property. Five years ago Kuyper stadium was dedicated and the Tulip Tower hosted an arts fair by the Pella Art Association. Open houses marked the Vogelaar home remodel and the Second Reformed Church Parsonage project. Central defeated Dubuque in a victory, and Looking Back won a float contest.
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Central
Dubuque
Pella
P.H. Kuyper
Tulip Tower
Pella Art Association
Vogelaar
Second Reformed Church
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Baloney
Fulton J. Sheen
Cosk & Son Agency
Mment
J.B. Dahm
Dahm
Pella Publications, Inc
Pella, la
Richard D. Barton
Beverly A. Barton
Disk Barton
Ernie Visser
Henry Fischer
Lola van Weelden
Nia
Iowa
Poweshiek
Jasper
Franklin Jt
Gibson
Knoxville
Aspen
Priceace
Pellabootery
South Side Square
Schiebout
Jonathon Rippentrop
Ed Rippentrop
Jim Held
Don Roorda
Lee Booth
John Jackson
Lyle Brillhart
Gary Schiebout
Bruce Bandstra
Roberta
Kerger
Don Fischer
Bob Hoksbergen
Jim Hickel
Lawrence Baker
Leo Fischer
Harry Boschma
Joel Brillhart
Jack Brockway
Judy Boyd
Perry Klein
Larry Vande Kamp
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Mabel van Vark
Arnie Gritters
Loren Perkey
Gordon Gritters
David Mathes
Steve van Rees
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