House Journal: Page 1092: Wednesday, April 9, 1997

Eighty-seventh Calendar Day - Fifty-seventh Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, April 9, 1997
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:48 a.m., Speaker pro
tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Bobb Barrick, Sharon Center
United Methodist Church, Kalona.
SENATE MESSAGE CONSIDERED
Senate File 529, by committee on appropriations, a bill for
an act relating to and making appropriations to certain state
departments, agencies, funds, and certain other entities,
providing for regulatory authority, and other properly related
matters.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Nelson of Marshall presented to the House, Jan Mitchell, a
language arts teacher from Marshalltown High School. She will be
recognized by the Governor today as the 1997 Iowa Teacher of the
Year. Jan is also one of four finalists for the 1997 National
Teacher of the Year and the first Iowa teacher in 14 years to be
a National Finalist.
The House rose and expressed its welcome.

PRESENTATION OF PELLA TULIP QUEEN
AND HER ATTENDANTS
Speaker pro tempore Van Maanen of Marion presented to the House,
from the Speaker's station, Jeanna Redman, Queen of the 1997
Pella Tulip Festival, who was accompanied by her parents.  Her
future plans after graduating this May from Pella Community High
School are to attend Central College pursuing an elementary
education degree.
Queen Jeanna presented her attendants Carrie Van Maanen, Shalene
Van Wyk, Crystal Van Haaften and Sybil Sullivan, who were also
accompanied by their parents.  Queen Jeanna and her attendents
performed a dance before the House and invited everyone to
attend the Pella Tulip Festival which will be on May 8, 9 and 10.
Those present from Pella were dressed in native Dutch costume
and distributed the famous Pella Dutch cookies.

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (77th General Assembly: Session 1)

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