Rock Valley Rotary Club Charter Members Listed
The Rock Valley Rotary Club formed in 1939 with nineteen charter members at a dinner in St. Mary's church basement. Attending were representatives from Waterloo Yankton Laverne Sioux Falls Cito Sioux City Hawarden Cherokee and Marcus. officers included J. P. Schutt president and I. secretary.
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Aas
Rock Valley Roary Club
Slawarden Rotary Club
Rock Valley Club
St. Mary's Church
Luntary
Waterloo
Yankton
Laverme
Sioux Falls
Cito
Sioux City
Hawarden
Cherokee
Marcus
Rock Valley
Chireey
Ff. Scan
Kitorr
A. J
Ips Plans 45 Million Electric Generating Add-on
IPS announces a 45 million dollar electric generation expansion in planning. The project involves a new 19 unit designed plant with natural gas and oil capability, high efficiency, and smoke control equipment to meet Air Quality Act standards. Construction lines up with a major 344 mile extra high voltage transmission line from Sioux City to the Minnesota border, with service expected in 1970.
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Vande Kerley
MAPP
Costa
Vande Kerk
Furtore
Athentrard
tLom Pally
Iowa Public Service Cenapary
Dusihop Glans
Vleemiv Aenerathas
Abdi- Hon
Iy Geone Neal Siti
IPI
Algo
Nolte Hue
Bawt
Griffith
Canpress
Lo Midwest
Pacy
Sanaa
Tcon
Ghent
Ava Power Planers
Lowa Public Service Company
Lioux City
Minnesota
Minneapel Lig
Kansas City
Anility Companies
John Vande Kerk
IPS
Rock Valley Cantonate
Mid-Continent
Kooima Machine Works Expands in Rock Valley History
The article recounts the founding of Kooima Machine Works by Charles Kovinan in Grand Rapids and its 1948 move to Rock Valley. It notes multiple expansions totaling about 33,000 square feet, the plant’s diverse automotive and agricultural component production, and a commentary by Commie Van Zanten on ongoing innovation and customizable manufacturing processes.
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Charles Kovinan
Kooima Machine Works
Grand Rapids
Rock Valley
Konia
Kooiua
van Zanten
Mr. van Zanten
Ecompany Manufactures
Hope Haven May Be The Midwest Christian Hope Haven
Hope Haven, started in 1964 in Rock Valley, is a unique Christian educational effort for handicapped children and adults. It began with four men in 1959 and formed as the Society of Haupt Haver Ghiltren Inc. by 1960, offering services from September 1904 with eleven students and a budget of 319009.00. By 1967-68 the school operated in a new building at 1809 19th Street with twelve staff, fifty-one students and eight clients in enrollment, fully approved by the state department of education.
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Midwest
Rock Valley
Hope Haven
Ted Ribbins
John van Zensen
Atoll S. van Onerleg
Milton Doomers
Society of Haupt Haver Ghiltren, Inc
Fhlls
Senior McGill & McGill Lawyers Longtime Rock Valley Figures
Frank T. McGill senior partner and Thomas Norris McGill junior partner of McGill and McGill have led the firm since 1919 and 1952 respectively. Both graduates of Rock Valley High and Iowa State College of Law, they have served as Rock Valley mayors. Frank T. McGill also sat on the city school board and represented Sioux County in the state Legislature. Thomas Norris McGill serves on the board of Hugg Memorial Hospital.
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McGill and McGill
Frank T. McGill
Thomas Norris McGill
Frank T. McGilb
Main Street
First National Bank of
Rock Valley
Law College
State University of Iowa
Sioux County
Thomas Nartis McGill
Hugg, Memorial Hospital
Doorn Paint Shop Veterans of Doorn Family Business
Gerrit Doorn has run Doorn’s Paint Store since 1918 and opened the Paint Stow in 1937 at 1623 Toth Sree. Mrs Doorn handles calls and sales while their son Ian joins in painting, papering, sandblasting and vinyl work.
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Gerrit Doorn
Doorn
Toth Sree
Don
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Rock Inn
The
Valley Ball Park
Lennox Heating
Lennox Gas
V & K Plumbing and Heating
Jonn Kersbergen
Histry of
Wy Business Operdymt
Chem
Kadima Machine Works
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Mok
C.3
Canada
Kooimm
Dne Canniar
Haim
Cumming
Dlis
Dee Ieee Maudie
Mol Carom
Reas
John Kooi
Jack Kooims
Ed Weit Ginkly
Merritt Klan
John van Zanten
G. EG
Coonie
Kooima Mach
Wks
Ponent
Fach
Rock Valley Bee
McGill & McGill
Doorn Paint Shop
LP Gas and Service Too
Conaco
Dulk
Siouxland Propane
Ourney
Laval
LP Gas
Mulder Oil CO
Clarence Mulder
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