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TELL ME A STORY
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Monday, November 24, 2014

PELLA AND BEYOND

Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking



http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/2014/11/pella-and-beyond.html

Are you ready to plan a trip to Pella?

  
 What are you waiting for?

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80th Annual TULIP TIME FESTIVAL
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday:
May 7, 8, and 9, 2015
www.pellahistorical.com
641-628-4311
 
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Here are destinations near Pella
that make great additions to your trip to the Midwest.

1.)  American Gothic House in Eldon, Iowa,
Eldon is about one hour south of Pella...
 just south of Ottumwa, Iowa. 
Mapquest Directions: 
http://www.mapquest.com/#e4ca687fcae2eddeda500beb

SEARCH my previous blogs about the American Gothic House.

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2.)  Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa.
 Knoxville is approximately 20 minutes west 
of Pella on 92 Highway.
Mapquest Directions:
http://www.mapquest.com/#e4ca687fcae2eddeda500beb

https://www.facebook.com/knoxvilleraceway/photos_stream
 
Knoxville Raceway
Sprint Car Capital of the World 

Knoxville Raceway is a tradition, a legacy, 
and a leader in dirt track, and open wheel racing. 

https://www.facebook.com/knoxvilleraceway/photos_stream

"Thank you to everyone who voted Knoxville Raceway 
as the Attraction of the Year 
through the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau! 
We are honored to be celebrated as a destination in the Midwest."

(641) 842-5431


https://www.facebook.com/knoxvilleraceway/photos_stream
 
facebook link:
https://www.facebook.com/knoxvilleraceway

Schedule
CLICK on the link or 
COPY & PASTE the link in your browser: 
http://www.knoxvilleraceway.com/Schedule.aspx


There is a race the same time 
as TULIP TIME - May 9, 2015

Lucas Oil Knoxville Championship Cup Series Night #3 plus 305's $15.00 FREE FREE NA NA NA $25.00
May 9 Lucas Oil Knoxville Championship Cup Series Night #4 Night (National Sprint League) plus 305's and Dirt Trucks $15.00 $8.00 $4.00 NA NA NA $25.00
May 16 Lucas Oil Knoxville Championship Cup Series Night #5 McKay Insurance/Allied Insurance Night plus 305's
   

3.)  Gib's A & W Rootbeer  
Approximately one hour west of Pella 
on 92 Highway in Indianola, Iowa.
http://www.mapquest.com/#e4ca687fcae2eddeda500beb
(515) 961-3553 · 109 E 2nd Ave Indianola, IA 50125

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We always stop at Gib's A & W on our way to and from Pella.

My daughters LOVE root beer, and
I have special memories of the A & W in my 
neighborhood in Liberty, Missouri, where I grew up.

A trip to Gib's A & W is a trip down memory lane.
It's pretty much the same as it has been since 1956.



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We enjoy great food, 
and 
add to our collection of A & W Collector's Mugs.
 

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Here's what an Iowa blogger has to say about  Gib's A & W :
http://iowasue.blogspot.com/2011_11_01_archive.html 

" We stopped in Indianola, Iowa, the county seat south of Des Moines,  this week around lunch time, and we had to go to Gib's.  This old-style A&W has been here since 1956.  They still take your order from your table over the little telephones!  They had the traditional menu too - including Papa Burgers, Coney Dogs and those thin, crispy onion rings along with real mug root beer.  You can get your order delivered outside to your car too, and the carhop/waitress used one of those little metal coin changers.  I worked at a root beer stand one summer as a teenager, so it brings back memories.  We never stop anywhere else in Indianola for a meal - and while this very pretty town has grown a lot - many folks commute to the Des Moines metro area, and it is also the home of Simpson College and the National Hot Air Balloon Museum and is known for it's annual Hot Air Balloon Festival - Gib's has remained pretty much intact."

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My girls still fit in the children's booth!  Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood

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There's still time to visit Pella in 2014. 

Christmas is right around the corner…

Visit the Pella Historical Museums for its annual Christmas Walk in the Historical Village! Christmas Walk opens Saturday November 8, 2014 and continues through December 31. Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. All twenty-two buildings are decorated for the holidays and feature eight beautiful trees lavishly adorn throughout. Visitors enjoy a complimentary coffee time with Jaarsma Bakery’s Saint Nick cookies and hot beverages in the Village Dutch Bakery.
Head gardener and decorating committee member, Julie Keegal, said “This year we have really pulled together to make a beautiful display! We are so excited and proud of our work, visitors will enjoy the Christmas atmosphere and the lighted displays at night.

Pella is a wonderful place for a Christmas photo shoot!
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Pella's Specialty Shops
Pella is a great place to shop any time of the year.
See a product you like photographed in my blog?
Call the store directly, and give them your order,
and they will ship it to you.

Be sure to tell them 
you saw it on my "TELL ME A STORY" blog!
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JAARSMA BAKERY
727 Franklin Street
Pella, IA  50219
Phone:  631-628-2940 
Check out their facebook page. 
CLICK on the link or COPY & PASTE the link in your browser:
 https://www.facebook.com/JaarsmaBakery
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We must have DUTCH LETTERS  at JAARSMA BAKERY!
 https://www.facebook.com/JaarsmaBakery


HOW WE SPELL D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!

RECIPE:  DUTCH LETTERS
 CLICK on the link or COPY & PASTE the link in your browser:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Dutch-Letter-Cookies/

CLICK on the link or COPY & PASTE the link in your browser:
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/dutch-letters 

RECIPE:  DUTCH LETTERS
Recipe by:  Juanita Den Adel, 
Resident of Vriendschap Village, Pella, IA  50210 

This recipe was published in the 79th Annual (2014) TULIP TIME Town Crier

DOUGH
1 Pound Butter
4 Cups Flour
1 Cup Water

FILLING
2 Cups Sugar
3 Eggs
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
2 Cups Almond Paste (1 Pound)

GLAZE
2 Egg Whites (Beaten)
1 Tablespoon Sugar for Sprinkling

DOUGH:  Mix butter and flour as you would for pie crust.  Stir in water and mix well.  Chill overnight.

FILLING:  Beat almond paste until smooth, add remaining ingredients.  Chill dough and filling overnight.  Divide dough into 14 equal parts.  Roll sections into 4-inch by 14-inch strips.  Spread filling down the center of strip.  (I use my Mirro Cookie Press and #3 attachment.)  Fold one side of dough over the filling, then the other side, and pinch the ends shut.  Continue until all dough is used.  

BAKE:  Place on greased cookie sheet with the seams facing downward.  Brush the top with beaten egg white and sprinkle sugar on top.  Prick with a fork every 2 inches for steam to escape.  Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
  
 JAARSMA BAKERY

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JAARSMA BAKERY AND GIFT SHOP

Beautiful Porcelean Tiles!

This year I found a peacock tile
to add to my collection of blue and white.


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The Work of Our Hands
International Crafts
627 Franklin Street, Pella, IA  50210
Phone:  641-628-8687
Cheryl Newendorp, Business Manager 
 
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www.workofourhands.org
workofourhands@iowatelecom.com

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The Work of Our Hands 
is a non-profit mission store, supported by volunteers.  

They market handicrafts 
made by artisans in developing countries.  
These artisans would be unemployed or underemployed 
without support of sales 
to assure they receive a fair price for their labor.  

Your purchase of these handicrafts
proves a better way of life for artisans and their families.






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Beautiful Rolled Paper Designs

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Yum!

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JESUS 
is
The Reason for the Season!

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Handmade
NATIVITY SETS
from around the world 


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 ULRICH'S MEAT MARKET
715 Franklin Street, Pella, Iowa
Phone:  641-628-2771 

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CLICK on the link or COPY & PASTE the link in your browser:
https://www.facebook.com/pellabologna

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Box Lunches

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Pella's 
Hallmark Store
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Hallmark commemorates one of my favorite movies,
A Christmas Story: a 1983 American Christmas comedy film 
with the Legendary Leg Lamp ornament!

Nine-year-old Ralphie Parker wants only one thing for Christmas: a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and "this thing which tells time". Ralphie's desire is refuted with his mother, his teacher Miss Shields, and even a department store Santa Claus, all giving him the same warning: "you'll shoot your eye out".

Ralphie's father wins a "major award" in a contest, but does not know what it is until it is delivered to the Parker home one night. The prize is a lamp in the shape of a leg wearing a fishnet stocking, resembling the logo of the Nehi Beverage Company. The Old Man is overjoyed by the lamp, but Mrs. Parker does not like it and a feud over it — referred to by adult Ralphie as "The Battle of the Lamp" — develops and results in the lamp's "accidental" destruction.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Story

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The True Meaning of Christmas!

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!
Glory to the Newborn King! 

Willow Tree

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C H E W     B E A D S

Have you seen these?

Sure wish I'd had these with my babies!

Awesome!
  

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Willow Tree

"You and Me.   Everyday building on our love."


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"Together.  For those who have found
their true partner in love and life."


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Pella Opera House
Circa 1900
 National Register of Historic Places
Arched and Round Stained Glass Windows
Decorative Brick Work 
 CLICK on the link or COPY & PASTE the link in your browser: 
https://www.facebook.com/pellaoperahouse

  
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Kris Kringle
Window Decorations 

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 Window shopping after dark in Pella was delightful!
Congratulations to the merchants in Pella
for creating beautiful window displays 
that rival any in the Kansas City Metro area.
 
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Imagine the sugarplum DREAMS you would have
in this Winter Wonderland bedroom?!

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I would like to transport everything in this room
to the family room in my new house.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS 2014 !
 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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 Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often, and invite a friend!
 
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Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories
in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking


Granddaughter Megan, Marcia, Daughters Sarah and Faith.  Copyright 2012 Marcia Norwood

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/
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