"Netherlands to hand out iodine pills in case of nuclear accident | World news | The Guardian

The Dutch government has ordered 15m iodine pills to protect people living near nuclear plants in case of an accident, as concerns rise over ageing reactors across the border in Belgium .
The iodine pills, which help..."

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/30/netherlands-to-hand-out-iodine-pills-in-case-of-nuclear-accident

Vk

Watch "Corrie Ten Boom Hid Hundreds of persecuted Jews - For the Kingdom's sake" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/GIAgTKKylEs

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"17th-Century Dress Lost at Sea During 'Secret Mission' Recovered"

" An amazingly well-preserved dress discovered by divers in Dutch waters likely belonged to a noblewoman on a "secret mission" in 1642 to sell the crown jewels, Dutch News reports. Marine archeologists found the silk gown and other items in August 2014, but officials at..."

http://www.newser.com/story/223955/shipwreck-yields-dress-from-1642-secret-mission.html

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PRAY4 "Dutch intelligence agency warns of violent extremists threat "| Fox News

"
The Netherlands, which is part of the international coalition carrying out air strikes targeting IS in Syria and Iraq, remains on the second-highest alert level for a possible attack.
The intelligence agency says that by the end of 2015, about 230 people had left the Netherlands to fight in Syria or Iraq...."
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/04/21/dutch-intelligence-agency-warns-violent-extremists-threat.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fworld+%28Internal+-+World+Latest+-+Text%29

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"Netherlands Aims to Ban Petrol and Diesel Cars by 2025"

http://time.com/4298742/netherlands-petrol-diesel-vehicles-ban-pollution-electric/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Fworld+%28TIME%3A+Top+World+Stories%29

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"Stolen Dutch paintings worth $280,000 recovered by Ukraine" - UPI.com

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/04/15/Stolen-Dutch-paintings-worth-280000-recovered-by-Ukraine/4591460733353/

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I SLEPT OVERNIGHT IN THIS AIRPORT "Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport evacuated amid bomb threat "- The Scotsman

I Took a trip to the Netherlands several years ago and upon return as I was about to board the plane for some reason they decided I looked suspicious and took me aside to search me and in so doing they caused me to miss my departure.
I realized later they did that intentionally because they were upset at me because of something that happened earlier at the ticket counter I guess they misperceived me as being an "Arrogant American".

Actually I was there because I have Dutch ancestry and I wanted to study my Heritage and my roots are in the Netherlands and when they saw my name "kok" which is a very common Dutch name. Nonetheless they caused me to miss my flight. they rebooked me on a different airlines and didn't even give me a hotel to stay at for the night so I ended up sleeping on chairs and even the floor for a little while.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/world/amsterdam-s-schiphol-airport-evacuated-amid-bomb-threat-1-4098719

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dutch-people-say-no-to-ukraine-treaty-big-blow-to-the-nwo/

http://antiwar.com/blog/2016/04/07/dutch-people-say-no-to-ukraine-treaty-big-blow-to-the-nwo/

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Fwd: bv

"Johan Van Steen, Legal Expert and Photographer, Dies in Brussels Attacks -" NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/09/world/europe/johan-van-steen-a-devotee-of-photography-dies-in-brussels-attacks.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1&referer=

Vk

"Most Dutch against closer EU ties with Ukraine ahead of Wednesday referendum" — RT News

"The Dutch public will go to the polls on Wednesday to decide whether to back a European treaty which seeks to strengthen ties with Ukraine. However, polls show that the majority of those in the Netherlands are opposed to closer links with Kiev..."

https://www.rt.com/news/338457-referendum-netherlands-ukraine-eu/

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"FARAGE FOR BREITBART – The Unseen Referendum: Tomorrow's Netherlands' Litmus Test On The European Union"

http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/04/05/the-unseen-referendum/

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PRAY 4 OUR DUTCH BROS & SISTERS " Isis 'executes 8 Dutch members for trying to desert' | Middle East | News | The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-executes-8-dutch-members-who-tried-to-desert-a6904586.html

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DUTCH PLAY THEIR PART: "Dutch police arrest suspect in Rotterdam at France’s request "

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/dutch-police-arrest-suspect-in-rotterdam-at-frances-request/article29398764/?cmpid=rss1

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"God exalted Jesus to the highest place & gave Him the name that is above every other name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should BOW, in heaven & on earth & under the earth, & every tongue CONFESS  that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:9-11

"Netherlands Closes Consulate in Istanbul Over Terror Threat"

http://m.voanews.com/a/netherlands-closes-its-consultate-in-istanbul/3250899.html

Sent from my Chameleon phone.

REMEMBER THE DUTCH TOO ! "New Museum Honors Poles Killed for Helping Jews in Holocaust" - ABC News

"Jews and Catholics offered prayers Thursday at the
graves of Jews hunted by the Nazis and a Polish family
killed for trying to save them, a solemn prelude to the
opening of a museum honoring Poles who died for
offering refuge...."

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/museum-honors-poles-killed-helping-jews-holocaust-37711923

"Netherlands votes to ban weapons exports to Saudi Arabia"

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/netherlands-votes-to-ban-weapons-exports-to-saudi-arabia-a6933996.html

"Wayde van Niekerk: South African creates sprinting history "

http://m.bbc.com/sport/athletics/35794869

"Watch: Bears examine, swat pink balloon at Beekse Bergen - UPI.com

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/03/14/Sloth-bears-fascinated-by-pink-balloon-at-Netherlands-zoo/2881457960294/?st_rec=9451457962620

Sent from my Chameleon phone.

"Google ordered by Dutch court to divulge IP addresses of fake reviewers "

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/09/google-dutch-court-ip-addresses-fake-reviewers-nursery

"Shipwreck mystery: Search to begin for Dutch vessel off WA coast "

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-09/new-evidence-sparks-search-for-dutch-wreck-off-wa-coast/7235102

"For Hieronymus Bosch, One Helluva Homecoming "- NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/05/arts/design/for-hieronymus-bosch-one-hell-of-a-homecoming.html

"One Dead, Seven Hurt In Dutch Train Derailment"

http://www.malaysiandigest.com/world/596465-one-dead-seven-hurt-in-dutch-train-derailment.html

"Hieronymus Bosch fantasies reunited in hometown show" - CNN.com

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/17/arts/hieronymus-bosch-exhibition-2016/index.html?eref=edition

"Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch's collection exhibited for the first time 500 years" | Daily Mail Online

ONE OF CALVIN's ENGLISH PROFS (VanderBosch,a good guy)USED TO (maybe still does) WRITE AN ARTICLE IN THE CHIMES ENTITLED "ANONYMOUS BOSCH":
"
Dutch artist Hiermonymus Bosch's wild scenes and
depictions of hell show people being boiled alive,
eaten by giant fish while a dragon spews souls into a
giant cauldron while naked sinners sit on a sharp
blade of a knife...."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3453347/Sinners-sit-naked-spikes-dragons-spew-souls-pot-works-Hieronymus-Bosch-exhibited-time-500-years-wild-artist-died.html

"Mystery behind European sperm whale deaths"

"...sperm whale after sperm whale kept stranding itself.
From January to early February, 30 of the magnificent
creatures died on the coasts of the U.K., Germany,
the Netherlands and northern France, all "bachelor"
or juvenile
.."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/19/mystery-behind-european-sperm-whale-deaths/80600960/

"Dutch tourist survives tiger attack by hiding in a tree for two hours "

"The 33-year-old freelance engineer from
Dedemsvaart, Netherlands, said he thought he
would be killed until he was able to climb the
tree..."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/dutch-tourist-survives-tiger-attack-by-climbing-a-tree-a6874471.html

"In A Dutch City, A Syrian Couple Settles In And Is Reminded Of Home"

"Emad, a Damascus native, says he is starting to feel
at home in the northwestern Dutch city of Haarlem.
The 25-year-old comes on foot to meet me at the
city's train station, where I traveled from Paris to
meet him in November..."

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/02/02/465297538/in-a-dutch-city-a-syrian-couple-settles-in-and-is-reminded-of-home?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

1 of the DUTCH MASTERS: "Rare Work by Hieronymus Bosch Found at Nelson-Atkins in Kansas City "| Newser Mobile

"...they're
so confident they've uncovered a lost Bosch that The
Temptation of St. Anthony went on display in Bosch's
hometown in the Netherlands on Monday. "It's the same
painting, and all of a sudden you see it with more
affection," Nelson-Atkins director Julián Zugazagoitia
..."
http://m.newser.com/story/219929/rare-work-by-renaissance-master-found-in-kansas-city.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=autotweet1

DUTCH INGENUITY: "Police train eagles to snatch enemy drones" - The Globe and Mail

"Released by her keeper, a white-tailed eagle glides
straight toward the drone, clutches it easily in her talons
- clack! - and drags it to the ground..."

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/dutch-police-train-eagles-to-snatch-enemy-drones/article28506178/?cmpid=rss1

"The Latest: Dutch Working on Plan to Accept 250,000 Refugees -" NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/01/28/world/europe/ap-eu-europe-migrants-the-latest.html

STAND STRONG DUTCH BROTHER GEERT: "Far-right Dutch politician, Geert Wilders, says male refugees must be kept in ‘asylum camps’ to stop ‘sexual jihad’ "| Europe...

""But as long as this doesn't happen," Mr Wilders
says, "as long as our women are in danger from
the Islamic testosterone bombs, I propose that we
lock the male asylum seekers up in the asylum
centres.".."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/far-right-dutch-politician-geert-wilders-says-male-refugees-must-be-kept-in-asylum-camps-to-stop-a6828891.html

"Dutch Men in Miniskirts March in Solidarity with Cologne Sex Assault Victims" | Truth Revolt

http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/dutch-men-miniskirts-march-solidarity-cologne-sex-assault-victims

HE SHOULD BE COMMENDED,NOT ARRESTED! "Former Dutch Soldier Arrested for Fighting Islamic State" - ABC News

Whats going on in my homeland?
WHY is a DUTCH SOLDIER ARRESTED FOR FIGHTING AGAINST ISIS?
HE SHOULD BE COMMENDED,NOT ARRESTED.
WAKE UP !

"
Prosecutors say killing IS fighters could lead to murder
charges, but add that further investigation into the
former soldier's involvement is required before a
decision on any prosecution is made..."

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dutch-soldier-arrested-fighting-islamic-state-36312267

Disturbing: PHOTO OF DUTCH KIDS BEING TAUGHT ISLAM WORSHIP

TALK ABOUT INDOCTRINATION
See
http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/6YjZLBG.jpg

PRAYERS4 OUR PRECIOUS DUTCH KIDS: "Dutch spy services unravel 'myth' of life with IS"

I AM AMERICAN w/ DUTCH ANCESTORY:

"Dutch secret services fear as many as 70 Dutch
children may be growing up among Islamic State
jihadists, warning in a bleak new report about life
under such a "totalitarian" regime..."

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dutch-spy-services-unravel-myth-of-life-with-is/ar-BBobD0R?ocid=iehp

Dutch-Americans were persecuted, PELLA IOWA HISTORY: "The Hollander Fires - THE TWELVE"

"The Black Hand, a secretive anti-Dutch
group ( vigilantes? domestic terrorists? inept
young men? ) was behind several arson fires
at Dutch farms, a school, and one fire that
burned the Reformed Church in New
Sharon, Iowa to the ground. There was even
a bungling attempt to bomb a Reformed
parsonage..."

http://blog.perspectivesjournal.org/2016/01/12/the-hollander-fires

"Stranded Sperm Whales Die On Dutch Beach"

http://news.sky.com/story/1621895/stranded-sperm-whales-die-on-dutch-beach

A CANADIAN VANDER 4 SUPERGIRL: "'Smallville' star Laura Vandervoort joins 'Supergirl' "- UPI.com

http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2016/01/12/Laura-Vandervoort-to-play-villain-on-Supergirl/1521452612242/

"Meet the Dutch Christians Who Saved Their Jewish ..." | Christianity Today

"Many Dutch Reformed believers saw things
differently. They debated intensely whether German
authorities should be obeyed in light of Romans 13:1–
7. The debate divided family members and friends.
Some, including one of Hein's brothers, would later
declare fidelity to Hitler..."

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2015/december/meet-dutch-christians-saved-their-jewish-neighbors-nazis.html

WHO IS: "John Kok"- Wiki

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kok

"British man arrested at Amsterdam airport for false bomb threat" | Reuters

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0UF1VF20160101?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

"Belgium, Netherlands to exchange territory _ without a fight"

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BELGIAN_DUTCH_LAND_SWAP?SITE=DCUSN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

"Touring Europe in the Footsteps of van Gogh "- NYTimes.com

I went to Nuenen when I was there

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/12/27/travel/van-gogh-france-belgium-netherlands.html

ONLY IN HOLLAND: "Dutch Driving Instructors Can Trade Lessons for Sex" | Newser Mobile

http://m.newser.com/story/217777/dutch-driving-instructors-can-trade-lessons-for-sex.html

Re Muslim-American w/ a Dutch name(VAN ALTSINE) : "Abu Muteb: How a blonde American kid became a huge star in Saudi Arabia" |

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/abu-muteb-how-a-blond-american-kid-became-a-huge-star-in-saudi-arabia-a6775581.html

"Dutch schoolkids get scary taste of refugee life" | News24

http://m.news24.com/news24/World/News/dutch-schoolkids-get-scary-taste-of-refugee-life-20151214-3

IF NEGRO IS OFFENSIVE,then..."Netherlands museum removing 'offensive' language from online collection" | Fox News

Negro is the Spanish word for black.Also,there's the National Council of Negro Women in the USA (they had a float in the Compton Christmas Parade). So,does Spanish have to change their word for black? And the council have to change their name also? Netherlands is starting to get ridiculous as the bow to liberal PC demands.

"One of the Netherlands' most famous museums, the
Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, is removing language
from its digital art titles and descriptions that could
be considered offensive, such as "negro," "Indian,"
and "dwarf," The New York Times reports..."

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/12/14/netherlands-museum-removing-racially-charged-language-from-online-collection/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fworld+%28Internal+-+World+Latest+-+Text%29

GO DUTCH! "Dutch court convicts nine for terror offences" - BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35064597

CONTROVERSIAL BLACK PETE "Black Pete: Flemish minister Sven Gatz hits out at criticism for using blackface to dress as Zwarte Piet "| Europe | News | T...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/black-pete-flemish-minister-sven-gatz-hits-out-at-criticism-for-using-blackface-to-dress-as-zwarte-a6764211.html

PRAYERS 4 OUR DUTCH COUSINS: "ISIS Fighter Arrested in the Netherlands - Entered Europe as Refugee "- The Gateway Pundit

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/12/isis-fighter-arrested-in-the-netherlands-entered-europe-as-refugee/

"Dutch officers care for five children after mother is taken to hospital" | Europe | News | The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dutch-officers-care-for-five-children-after-mother-is-taken-to-hospital-a6743421.html

HOLLAND v GERMANY:"German soccer match canceled after police discover bomb truck disguised as ambulance"

"An update on this story. "Germany friendly with
Holland cancelled 90 minutes before kick-off after
'bomb truck disguised as ambulance' was
discovered as police confirm device was to be
detonated inside the ground," by Martin Domin,
MailOnline , November 17, 2015 (thanks to
Bulldog):.."

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2015/11/german-soccer-match-canceled-after-police-discover-bomb-truck-disguised-as-ambulance

re DUTCH BAND "GOLDEN EARRING"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Earring

"World Solar Challenge: Dutch university Delft wins race in Australia "- BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-34600540

"Corrie ten Boom" - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrie_ten_Boom

Frans Lanting | Annenberg Space for Photography

http://annenbergphotospace.org/person/frans-lanting

"Dutch Reformed Church disobeys Christ on gay marriage - "

http://m.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/Dutch-Reformed-Church-disobeys-Christ-on-gay-marriage-Christian-group-20151012

"Netherlands now coordinates entire Central America program from San José embassy"

http://www.ticotimes.net/2015/10/10/netherlands-now-coordinates-entire-central-america-program-from-san-jose-embassy

(leave it to the Dutch) MEMORABLE LESSON: ,"Dutch teacher strips off to teach children biology using a spandex suit"

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dutch-teacher-strips-off-to-teach-children-biology-using-a-spandex-suit-a6689656.html

--

" If u declare with your mouth,

"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart 

that God raised Him from the dead, 

u will be saved." 

Romans 10.9

"Dutch unveil world's biggest wave as they aim to save dykes from destruction" | World news | The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/06/dutch-unveil-worlds-biggest-wave-as-they-aim-to-save-dykes-from-destruction

DUTCH INGENUITY: "Kids behaving badly? The Dutch solution "- CNN.com

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/28/football/dutch-football-without-referees/index.html?hpt=ob_galleryfooterexpansion&iref=obnetwork

FRENCH-DUTCH UNITE 4 ART: "Rembrandt spat settled by Franco-Dutch deal" - BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34407270

"Yale to Be Paid Interest on Dutch Water Authority Bond From 1648"

http://jfxgillis.newsvine.com/_news/2015/09/16/34183335-yale-to-be-paid-interest-on-dutch-water-authority-bond-from-1648

3 DUTCH SUSPECTS: "Yacht carrying 10 tons of cannabis almost sunk off coast of Spain" - Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/11866155/Yacht-carrying-too-much-cannabis-almost-sunk-off-coast-of-Spain.html

"Holocaust Survivors Viciously Beaten In Amsterdam Home Invasion"

http://www.inquisitr.com/2400459/holocaust-survivors-viciously-beaten-in-amsterdam-home-invasion

Fwd: "Chinese thirst for Netherland's milk dries up stocks"

"Chinese thirst for Netherland's milk dries up stocks"

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/28/china-netherlands-milk-powder-thefts/31972605/

--

"And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28

Fwd: "Van Gogh Museum chief: it’s critical to diversify our income streams "

"Van Gogh Museum chief: it's critical to diversify our income streams "

http://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/2015/sep/01/van-gogh-museum-chief-axel-ruger-interview

--

"And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28

HOLLAND NOT SO CHARITABLE:"Netherlands to withdraw food and shelter from failed asylum-seekers after just 'a few weeks' -"

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/netherlands-to-withdraw-food-and-shelter-from-failed-asylumseekers-after-just-a-few-weeks-10478719.html

I WAS THERE! FLASHBACK TO NETHERLANDS: vangogh route: walking in the kempen (nuenen) , potato eaters location

 vangogh route:
walking in the kempen (nuenen) ,
potato eaters location

--

"And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28

HA HA : "Escaped elephant crashes Dutch car-boot sale – video"

"Escaped elephant crashes Dutch car-boot sale – video"

http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/aug/17/escaped-elephant-crashes-dutch-car-boot-sale-video

--

"And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28

'MH17: Russia burns Dutch flowers as tensions mount over investigation into plane disaster"

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/mh17-russia-burns-dutch-flowers-as-tensions-mount-over-investigation-into-plane-disaster-10452857.html

SAD: "Bungee death in Spain: Dutch teenager in latest tragedy" - BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33859914

(Dutch Language) Eindelijk…..de Nederlandse Surfbijbel | Christian Surfers Holland

http://www.christiansurfers.nl/?p=482

Re Dutch Surfers Bible — Christian Surfers International

http://www.christiansurfers.net/news/2015/6/16/dutch-surfers-bible

INTERESTING:"Vincent van Gogh: The Misunderstood Minister"

INTERESTING:

"Vincent van Gogh:

 The Misunderstood Minister

...What many don't realize is van Gogh was passionate

about Jesus, yearning to follow in his father, Dorus',

footsteps as a minister. And even more intriguing, van

Gogh was..."

http://www.assistnews.net/index.php/component/k2/item/764-vincent-van-gogh-the-misunderstood-minister

"The Problem With a Euro Fix: What’s in It for the Dutch?" - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/07/11/upshot/the-problem-with-a-euro-fix-whats-in-it-for-the-dutch.html

" Kommandokorps denies racism" | News24,,,,

" Kommandokorps
denies racism "

http://m.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/Kommandokorps-denies-racism-20120227

--

"And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28

"Riots in Netherlands after Caribbean man dies in police custody" - The Globe and Mail

"Riots in Netherlands after Caribbean man dies in police custody...

The death from apparent asphyxiation on Sunday of Mitch Henriquez, 42, from the Dutch Caribbean island of

Aruba, has been likened to incidents in the United States that sparked protests over excessive police use of force..."

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/dutch-police-fire-warning-shots-during-unrest-over-arrest-death/article25224534/?cmpid=rss1&service=mobile

--

"And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28

Sadly,UNBELIEVABLE: "Dutch docs call for child euthanasia to be legalised" | News | The Christian Institute

Sadly,UNBELIEVABLE: 

"Dutch docs call for child

 euthanasia to be legalised" 

WAKE UP MY FELLOW HOLLANDERS...

TAKE A STAND FOR LIFE ! 

| News | The Christian Institute

see

http://www.christian.org.uk/news/dutch-docs-call-for-child-euthanasia-to-be-legalised/

DUTCH KID PUTS THUMB IN the NEW HOLE:"This Dutch kid is about to launch a system to let the oceans clean themselves "| SBS News

DUTCH KID PUTS THUMB IN 

a NEW HOLE:

"This Dutch kid is about to launch a system to let the oceans clean themselves "| SBS News

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/06/28/dutch-kid-about-launch-system-let-oceans-clean-themselves

"est MLB players from the Kingdom of the Netherlands" + Biblical Inspiration

" Best MLB players from the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Rik Aalbert "Bert" Blijleven, one of only 12 big leaguers
born in the Netherlands, is the lone Dutchman to make
the Hall of Fame. Blyleven, who was raised in Garden
Grove, California, was 287-250 over a 22-year career. He
was elected and enshrined in the Hall in 2011. Blyleven
remains only the second Hall of Famer
born outside the
Americas (the first, Harry Wright, was born in England..."


http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13082214/best-mlb-players-kingdom-netherlands

"Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
 1 Corinthians 15:55-57

6/23/15 "News - FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships The Netherlands 2015"

http://netherlands2015.fivb.org/en/news

LEAVE IT 2 A DUTCHMAN: "Muhammad cartoons will be aired on TV - Geert Wilders"

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33210166

Re NETHERLANDS NEW MARKETING STRATEGY:"Interview: Visit Holland CEO on Marketing the Country as One Big City Destination" Skift

http://skift.com/2015/06/16/interview-visit-holland-ceo-on-marketing-the-country-as-one-big-city-destination/#1

"Dutch Soccer Coach Full Of Rage, Punches Hole In Own Dugout (Video) | Soccer | NESN.com

"Dutch Soccer Coach Full Of Rage, 

Punches Hole In Own Dugout 

(Video) | Soccer | NESN.com 

http://nesn.com/2015/04/dutch-soccer-coach-full-of-rage-punches-hole-in-own-dugout-video/

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"And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28

Gangsters in the homeland? LUCAS BOOM KILLED: "Netherlands shooting: Man gunned down next to school playground in Zaandam "

"... 43-year-old victim, from Amsterdam, has been
locally named as Lucas Boom and was reportedly an
associate of notorious Dutch gang leader Willem
Holleeder..."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/netherlands-shooting-live-man-gunned-down-in-residential-road-near-schools-in-zaandam-10307664.html

"Dutch court convicts 22-year-old of terror offense for plotting robbery to fund Jihad in Syria"

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/06/08/dutch-court-convicts-22-year-old-terror-offense-for-plotting-robbery-to-fund/

"Dutch government says Jeroen Dijsselbloem is a candidate for a 2nd term as euro group leader" | Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/06/05/dutch-government-says-jeroen-dijsselbloem-is-candidate-for-2nd-term-as-euro/

"Dutch firebrand vows to show Muhammad cartoons on TV" - NZ Herald

"
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) " Dutch anti-Islam
lawmaker Geert Wilders said Wednesday he plans to
show cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad on Dutch
television after Parliament refused to display them..."

http://mobile.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.php?c_id=2&objectid=11459522&ref=rss

i POST THIS HERE as a REMINDER of DUTCH HERITAGE re the INDO PROJECT 9 www.theIndoProject.org

i POST THIS HERE as a REMINDER of DUTCH HERITAGE, AND OUR CONNECTION to SOME of the INDONESIANS DUE TO THE COLONIZATION of a part of indonesia. I attended this Dutch-American festival recently in Long Beach, California (near bellflower's Dutch community) and was surprised to find several indonesian-dutch-american groups and individuals also celebrating their dutch-american heritage. I talked to a gal from the Indo Project about it and she informs me that a lot of her people speak or spoke Dutch just like our ancestors from the Netherlands. She was very nice and I felt a kinship with her based on this heritage as well.So let us remember our Indo-Dutch-American brothers & sisters as well when we celebrate our Dutch heritage. 

 re the INDO PROJECT  www.theIndoProject.org

DUTCH MAFIA? "'Dutch police detain motorcycle gang members in raids" | News24

"...
The Hague - Dutch police detained 20 people on
Wednesday, 14 of them members of the Bandidos
motorcycle gang, and seized weapons including five
rocket-propelled grenade launchers and six
automatic handguns..."
http://m.news24.com/news24/World/News/Dutch-police-detain-motorcycle-gang-members-in-raids-20150531

"Grand Rapids readies a royal welcome for Dutch monarch"

"...
After their arrival at Gerald R. Ford International
Airport, the Dutch royals — including Princesses
Ariane, 8, Alexia, 9, and Catharina-Amalia, 11 — will
be serenaded, in Dutch, by a children's choir from
Ada Christian School. The family will visit the Helen
DeVos Children's Hospital and Van Andel Research
Institute — named for Grand Rapids' Dutch-American
royalty, the founding families of Amway..."

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/metro-state/2015/05/28/dutch-royals/28122869/

"Dutch program could make Grand Rapids a destination for Parkinson's care" | MLive.com

"MI -- Van Andel Institute has put
Grand Rapids on the map for Parkinson's research.
Now, a potential collaboration with ParkinsonNet, an
acclaimed Dutch health care concept, could make the
region a leader in the care of those with the
neurological disease that often affects the ability to
walk and talk..."

http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2015/05/dutch_program_could_make_grand.html

photo-link 5/24/15 at the DUTCH-American FESTIVAL, LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA + Biblical INspiration

5/24/15
 at the DUTCH-American FESTIVAL,
LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA + Biblical INspiration

http://local-colour2.blogspot.com/2015/05/52415-at-dutch-festival-long-beach.html

--

"And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28

ITS TULIP TIME IN HOLLAND (MI) !:"99 Days of Summer: Tradition, teamwork punctuate Tulip Time"

http://m.hollandsentinel.com/article/20150525/NEWS/150529592

DUTCH TAKE GOOD CARE OF AMERICAN MILITARY GRAVES:"In small Dutch village, our dead soldiers are loved"

"....swelling the 65-acre Netherlands
American Cemetery's population to 18,949, reports
the Holland Sentinel .
Many were returned home in 1948; 8,301 remain ,
among them, four women, per the Sentinel: two Red
Cross workers and two flight nurses. Every one of the
graves that remain has been adopted, either by a
family (most, but not all, of them Dutch), local school,
business, or military outfit who visit it on days such
as Memorial Day, Christmas, and the first and last
day of the soldier's life..."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/25/dutch-village-american-cemetery-memorial-day-newser/27912961/

"Dutch immigrant kids take to street demanding 'white' classmates"

http://news.yahoo.com/dutch-immigrant-kids-street-demanding-white-classmates-071506783.html

"'Is this white enough for you?' Two Dutch primary schools mount integration drive "- Europe - World - The Independent

"...
More than 90% of the pupils at the the Avonturijn
and St Hoogdalen schools are from ethnic minority
backgrounds, but the schools are located in mixed
neighbourhoods and face closure if they cannot drive
up falling pupil numbers by becoming more
representative...."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/is-this-white-enough-for-you-two-dutch-primary-schools-mount-integration-drive-10272983.html

"Dutch prime minister thanks Americans who gave their lives liberating the Netherlands "| Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/05/24/dutch-prime-minister-thanks-americans-who-gave-their-lives-liberating/

TOO MANY YOUNG DUTCHMAN BECOMING TERRORISTS:"For one Dutchman, life morphed from discos to jihad"

http://news.yahoo.com/one-dutchman-life-morphed-discos-jihad-000121707.html

SAD DEMISE of CATHOLICISM IN MY HOMELAND (NETHERLANDS):"Dutch Catholics brace for ‘future without churches’ after abandoning evangelization: Vatican Radio" | News | LifeSite

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/dutch-catholics-brace-for-future-without-churches-after-abandoning-evangeli

LEAVE it to the DUTCH:"Dutch solar road makes enough energy to power household "

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/05/150510092535171.html

"Watch: Man rides bike Amsterdam to London with cats" - UPI.com

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2015/04/30/Dutch-man-rides-Kittymobile-bike-300-miles-with-his-cats/8101430401149/

DUTCH CHIMP SMASHES DRONE OUT OF SKY

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chimp-gives-drone-harsh-reception-at-dutch-zoo/

"Dutch hostage Sjaak Rijke freed in Mali "

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32195723

"Mom kidnaps 2 Dutch kids, joins ISIS – "

http://m.news24.com/news24/World/News/Mom-kidnaps-2-Dutch-kids-joins-ISIS-prosecutors-20150316

"Islamic State: 'Kidnapped' Dutch children taken to Syria" - BBC News

http://m.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31915142

"Norway signs deal to rent Dutch prison cells"

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/norway-signs-deal-to-rent-dutch-prison-cells-31036764.html

UNBELIEVABLE,STUPID DUTCHMAN SURVIVES:"Dutch honeymooner falls off cliff called the World's End and SURVIVES "

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2963012/Dutch-honeymooner-falls-4-000ft-cliff-called-World-s-End-steps-photo-bride-SURVIVES.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

HAS NETHERLANDS LOST ITS CULTURE OF LIFE?"Many Dutch Doctors OK With Euthanasia for Nonphysical Suffering"

http://www.newsweek.com/dutch-doctors-euthanasia-nonphysical-suffering-307519

"Shaking up Holland: Gas-rich province protests quakes"

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/02/18/netherlands-earthquakes-gas-extraction/23366081

DYING DUTCH,A NEW EUPHEMISM? Sad: "Dying Dutch: Euthanasia Spreads Across Europe"

http://www.newsweek.com/2015/02/20/choosing-die-netherlands-euthanasia-debate-306223.html

DUTCH BROTHER:"Colombia's ELN rebel group frees Dutch hostage" - BBC News

http://m.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-31431487#

"Anti-apartheid writer Andre Brink dies"

http://m.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31197217#

"Youth who stormed Dutch broadcaster claimed to be hacker"

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_NETHERLANDS_BROADCASTER_RAID?SITE=DCUSN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

(Not fact-checked by me) DUTCH TRADED MANHATTAN 4 NUTMEG:"Nutmeg Spice Has A Secret Story That Isn't So Nice"

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/12/26/372703646/nutmeg-spice-has-a-secret-story-that-isnt-so-nice

(MustRead)LEAVE IT 2 A DUTCHMAN:"Dutch marriage proposal sees crane smash IJsselstein house" - BBC News

http://m.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30462825

LONDONERS REBUKE DUTCH 4 BLACK PETE TRADITION:"Black Pete: Documentary shows how Londoners, including Russell Brand, respond to ‘racist’ Christmas tradition"

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/black-pete-documentary-shows-how-londoners-including-russell-brand-respond-to-racist-christmas-tradition-9904693.html

LAGUNA NIGUEL: "Stroop Waffle Store | Dutch in America.com"

"Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
United States
The Stroop Waffle Store is a produced of Dutch
'stroopwafels'. From the site: "We offer 100% Butter
Dutch Caramel Cookies after an authentic 18th Century
recipe baked fresh every day in the USA, a guarantee for
quality and superb freshness. The cookies are about 3.3
inch in diameter."
http://www.dutchinamerica.com/p/stroop-waffle-store-laguna-niguel-ca

VISALIA:"Sierra Village Windmill | Dutch in America.com"

"Sierra Village, Inc., located in the heart of California's
Central Valley, is a Christian retirement community.
The windmill is the first thing you notice about Sierra
Village. You can see its sails turning gracefully from a
long distance away.
Inside the mill is a coffee house where you will find
residents and friends gathered daily at 10 a.m. and again
at 3 p.m. for coffee and fellowship."
http://www.dutchinamerica.com/p/sierra-village-windmill-visalia-ca

GRAND RAPIDS:"Field's Fabrics Dutch Costume Kits | Dutch in America.com"

"Patterns & Kits with everything you need to sew your
own traditional Dutch Costume. Fabrics and trims are the
most authentic available domestically."
http://www.dutchinamerica.com/p/fields-fabrics-dutch-costume-kits-grand-rapids-mi

"Murphy Windmill | Dutch in America.com"

http://www.dutchinamerica.com/p/murphy-windmill-san-francisco-ca

OWNED by theTSENG FAMILY (Bellflower): "Holland American International Specialties has become a premier distributor of fine European and domestic specialty gourmet ..."

http://www.1dutchmall.com/

"Art festival lights up Amsterdam in dark winter"

http://mobile.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.php?c_id=2&objectid=11367274

"Watch Crazy fog makes this drone shot of Holland's tallest church look EPIC @ Komando Video"

"...The Dom Tower of Utrecht is the tallest church tower in all of Holland. It was built in the 14th century, and it took more than 60 years to ..."
http://videos.komando.com/watch/6838/kims-picks-crazy-fog-makes-this-drone-shot-of-hollands-tallest-church-look-epic

"New bird flu case reported in Netherlands"

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/30/bird-flu-netherlands-h5n8

Fwd: Re BLUE-EYED DUTCH BLONDE: "Dutch jihadi bride: 'Is she a victim or a suspect?'" - Telegraph

Re BLUE-EYED DUTCH BLONDE: 

"Dutch jihadi bride:

'Is she a victim or a suspect?'" 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/islamic-state/11247941/Dutch-jihadi-bride-Is-she-a-victim-or-a-suspect.html

RUTGERS was ORIGINALLY DUTCH REFORMED:"Rutgers defense completely overwhelmed in 45-3 loss to Michigan State"

http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2014/11/rutgers_completely_overwhelmed_in_loss_to_michigan_state_instant_analysis.html

"Google buys up Dutch wind energy for data center"

http://mobile.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.php?c_id=2&objectid=11360784

"Dutch authorities begin slaughter of 150,000 chickens as bird flu is discovered at huge poultry farm "

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2836801/Dutch-authorities-begin-slaughter-150-000-chickens-bird-flu-discovered-huge-poultry-farm.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

"Mexico vs. Netherlands: Carlos Vela impresses in 3-2 El Tri win"

http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2014/11/12/7206519/mexico-netherlands-2014-live-updates-score-result

DUTCH INGENUITY: "Solar Bike Path Opens This Week In The Netherlands"

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/11/10/363023227/solar-bike-path-opens-this-week-in-the-netherlands?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

" Dutch motorbike gang 'No Surrender' taking on ISIS with the Kurds "

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2793128/the-dutch-motorbike-gangs-taking-isis-three-members-no-surrender-group-join-kurds-battle-jihadis-prosecutor-says-aren-t-committing-crime.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

"Dutch monster truck ploughs into audience killing two adults and a child" | Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2772852/Horror-Dutch-car-monster-truck-ploughs-audience-killing-two-adults-child.html

UNBELIEVABLE: "California School Removes Corrie ten Boom Books from Library for Christian Content - Christian News Blog"

http://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/california-school-removes-corrie-ten-boom-books-from-library-for-christian-content.html

LEAVE IT TO OUR HOMELANDERS:"Dutch stage tomato fight against Russian sanctions "- Photo Galleries - World - CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/photos/dutch-stage-tomato-fight-against-russian-sanctions-1.2765987?cmp=rss

 "Thousands descend on Dutch city for International Redhead Day
 'Roodharigendag' in Breda"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2747018/Welcome-Red-ing-festival-Thousands-descend-Dutch-city-International-Redhead-Day-celebrate-beautiful-world-s-flame-haired-population.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Fwd: "The Netherlands donates €750,000 for suffering population of Gaza"- via rozdane - Newsvine

http://rozdane.newsvine.com/_news/2014/08/26/25655907-the-netherlands-donates-750000-for-suffering-population-of-gaza

Fwd: "Dutch villagers warned to shut doors and windows as pet cobra gives its owner the slip" | Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/09/05/dutch-villagers-warned-to-shut-doors-and-windows-as-pet-cobra-gives-its-owner/

Fwd: "MH17 crash site search called off by Dutch prime minister over continued fighting" | Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2718880/Search-bodies-MH17-crash-site-called-Dutch-prime-minister-continuing-fighting-makes-area-dangerous.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Fwd: "Netherlands informs UN of investigation it is leading into Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine | Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/08/04/netherlands-informs-un-investigation-it-is-leading-into-malaysia-airlines-crash

Fwd: "Interfaith Dutch volunteers defend Israel on social media | The Times of Israel

http://www.timesofisrael.com/interfaith-dutch-volunteers-defend-israel-on-social-media/

"Australian air force plane arrives in Holland to wait for MH17 victims"| Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2701180/MH17-death-train-carrying-282-victims-finally-arrives-government-held-city-Kharkiv-flown-Netherlands-identification.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

"Dutch PM: 1st victims should be home Wednesday"- NZ Herald

http://mobile.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.php?c_id=2&objectid=11297577

"Netherlands Mourns MH17 Victims, Unites in Prayer 'for Strength'"

http://www.nbcnews.com/#/storyline/ukraine-plane-crash/netherlands-mourns-mh17-victims-unites-prayer-strength-n160501

"Video: MH17 plane crash: Dutch PM Mark Rutte warns Vladimir Putin he has one 'last chance'" - Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/netherlands/10978756/MH17-plane-crash-Dutch-PM-Mark-Rutte-warns-Vladimir-Putin-he-has-one-last-chance.html

T&P4 OUR HOMELAND: "Dutch Mother: 'Mr Putin, Send My Children Home'"

http://news.sky.com/story/1304272/dutch-mother-mr-putin-send-my-children-home

"Dutch go into mourning for victims of Malaysia jet downing" - LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-dutch-mourning-malaysian-airlines-crash-20140718-story.html

"Dutch travellers react calmly to loss of flight MH17" | World | The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/18/dutch-travellers-react-calmly-loss-flight-mh17

"189 Dutch killed on MH17 flight; Netherlands in shock"

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/07/18/malaysia-airlines-flight-mh17-amsterdam-in-shock/12825881

" Gold for Dutch girl at mathematics Olympiad"

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/07/gold_for_dutch_girl_at_mathema.php

"The Netherlands beat Brazil to claim World Cup third place"

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/07/the_netherlands_beat_brazil_to.php

"Dutch court rules Santa sidekick is racist caricature" - CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dutch-court-rules-santa-sidekick-is-racist-caricature/

DISAPPOINTING: "Argentina Upends The Netherlands, 0-0 (4-2), Makes Date With Germany In Final"| Fox News Latino

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2014/07/09/argentina-upends-netherlands-0-0-4-2-makes-date-with-germany-in-final/

"World Cup: Dutch beat Costa Rica in last eight shootout" - CNN.com

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/05/sport/football/world-cup-netherlands-costa-rica-quarterfinal-football/index.html?eref=edition

Fwd: WORLD CUP: NETHERLANDS KNOCKOUT MEXICO,2-1, ADV. to ELITE EIGHT!

WORLD CUP: NETHERLANDS KNOCKOUT MEXICO,2-1, ADV. to ELITE EIGHT!...wow,what a game,just as it seemed like Mexico might hang on to a 1-0 lead for the win,my Holland brothers equalized & then took the lead in the last few minutes to eliminate "mighty Mexico" and advance to the round of eight!

Fwd: "Netherlands defeats Chile to take top spot"

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/23/sport/football/netherlands-chile-spain-australia/index.html?eref=edition

Fwd: LinkOnly6/14/14 DUTCH BLOW OUT SPAIN,5-1,WORLD CUP,search:,world cup,spain,netherlands ;*read more at

6/14/14 DUTCH BLOW OUT SPAIN,5-1,WORLD CUP,search:,world cup,spain,netherlands ;*read more at
http://online.wsj.com/articles/world-cup-2014-netherlands-rout-spain-5-1-1402694000
"...Spain will technically be the world champion for another
month, until someone lifts the trophy in Rio de Janeiro.
But barring a remarkable recovery at this tournament,
Friday will go down as the day the Spanish dynasty died.
Spain didn't just drop its World Cup opener , as it did
four years ago to Switzerland. It watched the
Netherlands set it on fire. With a four-goal second half,
the Dutch demolished one of the greatest sides to ever
play the game, 5-1..."
http://online.wsj.com/articles/world-cup-2014-netherlands-rout-spain-5-1-1402694000
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Fwd: "Australia vs. Netherlands: Final score 2-3, Oranje emerge from Socceroos scare with victory" - SBNation.com

"Australia vs. Netherlands:

 Final score 2-3, Oranje emerge 

from Socceroos scare with victory" 

- SBNation.com

http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2014/6/18/5821524/australia-holland-2014-world-cup-final-score-result

WELCOME!

WELCOME! This blog begins with a few photos from my trip there...and I will be adding information and links to it from time-to-time, including current news. I am an American but have Dutch ancestory which is very much remembered and celebrated in the Dutch-American community in which I grew up (west Michigan, Christian Reformed Church (CRC) & Reformed Church (RCA) et al). My late, great,  grandfather was a pastor and spoke Dutch & English from the pulpit and helped new Dutch immigrants settle in the area around Bellflower, California. When we were growing up, a common saying among us Dutch immigrants (most of us who didn't speak any Dutch) was "if you ain't Dutch, you ain't much"...ha ha...one of those ethnic things that keep people together for generation after generation. Albeit even in our Dutch-American community there were those who rejected the Dutch connection and others who glorified it to the maximum (wore the costumes during ethnic celebrations, had wooden shoes and/or windmill decorations around the home, etc). , and then those who were somewhere in the middle. I grew up mostly in Grand Rapids, but also spent significant time in the nearby city of Holland (Michigan) which is very much Dutch, and has an annual tulip parade which includes a Dutch festival at the Christian high school. There's also a historic wooden windmill in the little city of Holland which is on the coast of Lake Michigan. Stay tuned for more !