House Journal: Page 1107: Wednesday, April 7, 1999

Eighty-seventh Calendar Day - Fifty-fifth Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, April 7, 1999
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:50 a.m., Gipp of 
Winneshiek in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Lawrence R. Hoffman, pastor of 
St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Des Moines. 
The Journal of Tuesday, April 6, 1999 was approved.
PETITION FILED
The following petition was received and placed on file:
By Kuhn of Floyd, from one hundred eight constituents of House 
district 29 favoring a fuel quality standard in Iowa.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Van Engelenhoven of Mahaska presented to the House from the 
Speaker's station, Elizabeth Schepel, Queen of the 1999 Pella Tulip 
Festival.
Queen Elizabeth Schepel presented her attendants, Lindsey 
Kraayenbrink, Amy Steenhoek, Jessica Van Ee and Rachel 
Henderson.
Also present from Pella were the parents of the Queen and her 
court, and sponsors Sue Brandl and Lois Vermeer.  They wore native 
Dutch costumes and distributed the famous Pella Dutch cookies.
Queen Schepel addressed the House briefly.  The court presented a 
song honoring "Pella's Tulip Festival" and invited everyone to attend 
the Pella Tulip festival May 6, 7 and 8th, 1999. They also sang a 
special Dutch birthday song to Emily Raecker, daughter of the 
Honorable Scott Raecker, state representative from Polk County.

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