They’ll each look a little different than they did a season ago, but a pair of state tournament teams square off tonight in Pella when the Little Dutch boys host defending state champion Norwalk as part of a Little Hawkeye Conference doubleheader.
Pella is off to a 3-0 start despite having to replace three all-conference selections from a season ago. The Warriors have also had to re-tool, and are 2-1 without reigning Mr. Basketball Bowen Born. They were drubbed in their season opener by 2nd-ranked Ballard, then responded with wins over Pella Christian and Winterset, which impressed Little Dutch Coach Derek Schulte.
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The simple joy of a wooden toy could be Christmas’s greatest find
Wooden toys are the antidote to a multi-billion plastic toy global market that has flooded the world
10 December 2020, 7:39am
by Laura Calleja
In a world thrown into self-doubt by pandemic calls for ‘resets’ or the need to transition away from intense economic activity, even at Christmas, a rediscovery of simpler times beckons.
Like wooden toys: the antidote, perhaps, to a multi-billion plastic toy global market that has flooded the world. But unlike the fads that drive the toy market, wooden toys have enjoyed a timeless allure, a robustness that inspires nostalgia and authenticity.