SUNDAY VISIT TO BELLEVUE

WE HAD BREAKFAST AT HORIZON HALL IN BELLEVUE SPONSORED BY THE BELLEVUE EMS MEMBERS.   A BIG, VERY GOOD OMELET BREAKFAST.
SELLING TICKETS AT THE DOOR, LEFT TO RIGHT, TOBY GIESEMANN,
LORAS HERRIG AND MAX REED.
THEN OFF TO CHURCH.....OUR FIRST VISIT TO THAT BEAUTIFUL LUTHERAN
CHURCH, ST. JOHN'S IN BELLEVUE.   THE PASTOR PAUL GAMMELIN,
A NATIVE OF WISCONSIN WAS STILL FEELING BAD ABOUT THE BADGER'S BASKETBALL GAME IN THE FINAL FOUR SATURDAY NIGHT.    
ST. JOHN'S IS SPONSORING A PUBLIC BREAKFAST NEXT SUNDAY AT THE
CHURCH.

THEN, A STOP AT THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, DOWNTOWN BELLEVUE.
LOTS OF SUNDAY MORNING FISHERMAN.  

POPULAR BELLEVUE BED & BREAKFAST? BELOW

ON THE WAY HOME, A VISIT TO THE NEW MENNONITE CHURCH AND SCHOOL
 ....SEE BELOW.

ALWAYS FUN TO VISIT BEAUTIFUL BELLEVUE.

DENNIS VOY

MENNONITE SETTLEMENT IN JACKSON COUNTY

THERE IS A NEW MENNONITE CHURCH IN JACKSON COUNTY.

THIS IS THEIR NEW CHURCH EAST OF ANDREW ON THE SPRINGBROOK
ROAD....JUST OFF THE ROAD ABOUT A BLOCK NORTH.    
THE LAST FEW YEARS, MENNONITES HAVE PURCHASED QUITE A FEW
FARMS IN JACKSON COUNTY.      YEARS AGO, AMISH SETTLED IN THE
COUNTY AND THEN LEFT.    MENNONITES AND AMISH ARE NOT THE SAME.
JUST BEFORE NOON WHEN I TOOK THIS PHOTO OF THEIR CHURCH (AND SCHOOL) THERE WERE ABOUT 30 CARS (ALL BLACK CARS) IN THEIR LARGE PARKING LOT.  

I ASSUME THE LARGE STONE WILL BE USED FOR THEIR NAME, ETC. SOME DAY.
LET'S WELCOME MENNONITES TO JACKSON COUNTY!
WE WILL TRY TO GET SOMEONE ON "JUST TALK" TO TELL ABOUT THEIR
MOVING TO JACKSON COUNTY AND..... FOR MORE ABOUT THEM, YOU CAN
READ A LOT IF YOU GOOGLE "MENNONITES IN IOWA".

DENNIS VOY