K- Products Plant Drives Local Payroll With 450000 Annual Impact
K-Products Inc Rock Valley plant employs about 75 to 800 workers at a minimum wage of 2.80 an hour and generates at least 8400 weekly for the community, totaling nearly 450000 a year. The company, a leading caps producer, has expanded with branch plants in Sioux Center Rock Rapids Canton Hawarden and a near Toronto facility.
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Rock Valley
K-Products, Inc
K-Products
Larry Epperly
Bill Kohout
Orange City
Kproducts
Pioneer
John Deere
Caterpillar
Kent
Sioux Center
Rock Rapids
Canton
Hawarden
Toronto
Canada
Kohout
Midwest
Products, Inc
le Mars
Aalfs Manufacturing
University of Dayton
Thomas
Jean Hermes
Mobile Health Van Arrives in Rock Valley for Tests
A mobile health van capable of more than 110 tests will reach Rock Valley Friday or Saturday. The effort is sponsored locally by Farmers Elevator and Community Oil Co. through Farmland Industries, a regional farm supply and marketing group.
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Rock Valley
Farmers Elevator and Community Oil Co
Farmland Industries
Kansas City
Owen Manning
Maurice van Voorst
Manning
van Voorst
Funds Boost Sows Hope for Pseudorabies Fight in Iowa
A House Senate conference adds 300 000 for 1977 to study pseudorabies in swine amid rising Iowa cases. Rep Berkley Bedell urged more funding noting 739 herds infected last year up from 10 annually before 1970. Final approval expected after Easter.
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House-Senate
Berkley Bedell
Bedell
House Appropriations Committee
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Congress
House
Senate
State Music Contest Final Set For May Across Iowa
The final State Contest for Bands Orchestras and Chorus Groups will be held May 6 7 8 1977 at 17 sites statewide. Large Groups host cities include Battle Creek Cedar Rapids Corwith Council Bluffs Decorah Des Moines Farragut Grand Junction Lake City Mason City Panora Pekin Rock Rapids Sigourney Spencer and Traer. Approximately 34 750 students from 365 member schools will compete before adjudicators. Rock Valley competes at Rock Rapids on May 7.
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Battle Creek
Cedar Rapids
Corwith
Council Bluffs
Decorah
Des Moines
Farragut
Grand Sunction
Lake City
Mason City
Panora
Pekin
Rock Rapids
Sigourney
Spencer
Traer
Iowa
Iowa High School Music Association
Rock Valley
Savings Bond News Highlights Regional 1977 Quotas
Donald M Hop of Orange City reports February Series E and H bond sales in Sioux county totaling 46 488 with a two month tally of 86 105 and 16 percent of the 1977 quota. Towa County shows February sales of 10 195 041? and first two months total 18 814 418. East Pottawattamie leads with 28 percent of its goal, followed by Lucas Mills Warren Shelby Taylor at 23 percent, and Bremer Chickasaw Jefferson at 21 percent, Audubon Boone Buchanan Kos suth Monona each at 20 percent. Bond value note explains E series at six percent compounds to over two and two thirds its cost. Bonds available via payroll plans or local banks. Additional county sales show Lyon 21 103 at 12 percent, O Brien 49 238 at 15 percent, Plymouth 57 354 at 15 percent.
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Donald M.hop
Orange City
Volunteer
Sioux County
Lucas
Mills
Warren
Shelby and
Taylor
Bremer
Chickasaw
Jefferson
Audubon
Boone
Buchanan
Kossuth
Monona
Lyon County
O’brien
Plymouth County
Perfect Fit pants pattern workshop in Orange City
A sewing workshop titled The Perfect Fit will teach fitting women's pants patterns. The session takes place Wednesday April 20 at the Sioux County Extension Office Orange City with 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm repeats. Participants should bring a pants pattern tape measure scissors straight pins and a straight edge ruler. Registration is by Rhonda Rosenboom Extension Home Economist at 737 4230. The workshops are free and open to all interested individuals.
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Sioux County
Orange City
Rhonda Rosenboom
Extension Home
Car Truck Mishap on 12th Street Causes Minor Damage
A fertilizer truck from Farm Elevator driven by Gerrit Van Maanen stopped at the Main Street stop sign on 12th and rolled back into a car driven by Lynn Randae Mulder. Mulder's 1973 Mercury sustained about $280 in damage. the truck had no damage. No injuries or summons were reported.
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Farmes Elevator
Gerrit van Maanen
Lynn Randae
Mulder
van Maanen
12Th
Main
Thief Foiled In Mobile Home Break-In
Mary Collenbaugh and Barbara Machan returned to a mobile home they had left at noon to find the door broken and unlocked at 12 45. Police Chief Tom De Bruin said nothing was taken and believe the intruder was scared off.
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Mary Collenbaugh
Barbara Machan
Tom de Bruin
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K- Products
William Kohout
Savings Bond News
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