By Sam Parsons

The Pella Community School Board met last night and formally approved a name for their new Early Childhood Learning Center, which remains under construction. The new center will be called the “Little Dutch Academy at the Viersen Early Learning Center,” and it honors Lillie Viersen, the first Pella native to teach within the Pella Community School District, which she did for 52 years from 1875-1928. 

A presentation on Viersen is available for viewing here.