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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1977
Page
4
Congressman Berkley Bedell urges support for a bill to shift the sick pay tax exclusion effective date from October 1975 to January 1976 and waive IRS penalties. If not passed by April 15, thousands of disabled retirees face unexpected tax increases. legislation was approved and awaits President Carter’s signature.
Sherwin Boks of Rock Valley won the 1977 Dekalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award for outstanding senior in vocational agriculture. He is a high school senior with a swine production program and plans to continue farming with future vocational training.
The Sioux County Cancer Crusade opened with a Town Hall meeting in Orange City drawing 50 volunteers and board members. Officials highlighted fundraising, educational outreach, school programs, Reach to Recovery, and a continuing clinic to help smokers quit.
Rock Valley and nearby communities receive new telephone directories as Northwestern Bell updates its delivery plan. Each home gets one directory per phone, replacing prior parity by household. Pottorff notes 2076 phones in Rock Valley, a gain of 75 since the last issue.
The Hegg Memorial hospital auxiliary lists candidates for the executive board including Mrs Delmar De Bruin Mrs John Engbers Boeve Mrs Harold Ten Hai W C Anderson Mrs Don De Witt Mrs Bernard Gayer Mrs Albert Brands Mrs Vane Ter Maat and Mrs Gilbert Hodgendoor Four nominees will be elected at the Salad Bar Luncheon on Saturday May 7 at 12:00 p m at Haas Hall.
In Northwest Iowa, American Kestrels or sparrow hawks perch on wires along rural roads. Males show rusty backs and bluish wings, while females are rust and gray with spotted underparts. They hover to hunt, feed on insects then small animals, and nest in trees or abandoned farm buildings. Conservation may rely on people installing bird houses to support their continued presence.
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