Rock Valley voters face school bond vote April 28
Last weekend Hawarden and Rock Valley groups competed in a state music contest with Rock Valley placing third. On Wednesday April 28 voters will decide on a proposed 1,200,000 building program for Rock Valley schools at Rock Valley City Hall from noon to 8 p.m. The board urges approval to modernize facilities, expand curriculum, and meet safety needs. Residents are told costs will be about 4.3 cents daily for a 10,000 home and 47 cents per acre yearly for a 300 acre farm, with reductions as district valuation grows.
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Summer Rec Board Elects Four New Officers
The Summer Recreation Board meeting on April 18 at VEW Hall drew 22 attendees plus board members. Four new members were elected to two year terms: Jit Westra, Robert Richter, Mrs. Lyle Kersbergen, and Mrs. Willy Jonker. The board plans to elect officers on April 26 and hire staff from written applications.
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VEW Hall
Jit Westra
Robert Richter
Lyle Kersbergen
Willy Jonker
Scout's Pancake Day Scheduled for May 1
The annual Scout Pancake Day will be held Saturday May 1 in the Old Beards building on Main Street. Serving runs from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. sponsored by the Rock Valley Kiwanis Club with Scouts assisting. Details appear in an advertisement elsewhere.
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Rock Valley Kiwanig Club
Grass fire men respond near right of way
The Rock Valley fire department was called to a grass fire last Thursday at 7 15 PM. The blaze, likely sparked by passing rain, was extinguished with no damage along the right of way one mile north and two and a half west of Iawn.
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Iawn
Santema Speaks At Rock Valley Rotary Meeting
Greg Santema son of Mr and Mrs John Santema was the featured speaker at the Rock Valley Rotary Club. He presented slides outlining Camp Sunnyside near Des Moines which he worked at last summer and plans to return to this summer. The camp is funded by Easter Seals and serves crippled children and adults with a special summer program.
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John Santema
Rock Valley
Rotary Club
Monday Root
Sunnyside
Des Moines
Santema
Rock Valley Club Opens as Golf Season Begins
The Rock Valley Golf Club opened last week and is in good playing condition. Regular league play will start in a couple of weeks.
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Sioux County Historical Society Plans Annual Meeting
Sioux County Historical Society will hold its 2nd annual meeting Friday April 23 at 8 00 p m in Orange City town hall. Members and prospective members invited. Bob Bteckhoff will speak and Bernard Vander Aarde will show slides. Reports on museum progress finance and directors election. Several terms expire with re election possible. Nominating committee named. Officers to be elected after the meeting. A lunch will be served. Daylight Saving Time begins next Sunday. set clocks ahead one hour Saturday night.
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Don Schreur
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Charles Sawyer
Hull
Wm. Verdoom
Lloyd Moir
Bernard Vander Aarde
Jarnds Doornink
Burch Mouw
Inhi Ter Horst
Marvin Vander Wel
AG. van Guets
Night sale to start April 29 announced by Rock Valley Sales
The Rock Valley Sales Co announced this week that beginning next Thursday they will switch to night sales. Complete details of the sale schedule are provided in an advertisement elsewhere in this issue.
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Mount Matty College student honored at South Dakota HEC convention
Darlene Flanagan of Rock Vality was among Mount Matty College Yankton students recognized at the South Dakota Home Economics Association convention last week in Huron.
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Rock Vality
Mount Matty College
Yankton
South Dakota Home Economics Association
Huron
Iowa State Names 1271 Students to Dean's List
Steve Timmers is among 1,271 Iowa State University students in Ames named to the winter quarter Dean's List for achieving a 3.5 grade-point average.
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Steve Timmers
Iowa State University
Ames
Wynia Sustains Role as RV Labor Representative
Charles Wynia, owner of Wynia Insurance Agency in Rock Valley, is reappointed as volunteer labor representative for the community by the Sioux City Office of the Iowa State Employment Service. He will assist with labor supply and job opportunities, with visits twice monthly to discuss vocational training, the Job Corps, aptitude testing, counseling, and veterans benefits, all without fees.
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Wynia Insurance Agency
Rock Valley
Sioux City
Iowa State Employment Service
Wynia
Employment Service
Wyata
Mr. Wysta
Clergy Conference Sponsored by A C to Aid Cancer Patients
A conference for 13 northwest Iowa counties will gather at the Biltmore Restaurant in Sioux City on Tuesday April 11 with registration at 9 30 am. Avery W Lauber of Clear Lake heads the Low a Division of the American Cancer Society which sponsors the event and notes presentations by three leaders on patient and family needs during illness. Moderated by Trevor Baskerville with talks on medical aspects by Howard B Latourette and clergy roles discussed by Chaplain Oscar W Rees. Clergymen from Buena Vista Cherokee Clay Crawford Ida Lyon Monona O'Brien Osceola Plymouth Sac Sioux and Woodbury counties are invited.
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St. Luke's Medical Center
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Undergraduate Research Participation Award At ISU
Evelyn Van Zanten receives a 10 week Undergraduate Research Participation award at Iowa State University for bacteriology this summer. She will work with Dr Bua Partee on Characteristics of Staphylococcal bacteriophages sponsored by NSF grant. She is daughter of Mrs CAE en Zanten of Rock Valley. The program provides $600 stipend and research course credits. Tuition is paid.
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Owas State University
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Memorial Fund Established For Inwood Girl Evelyn Halma
Evelyn Halma, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Halma of Inwood, was killed Saturday on Highway 18 while picking up cans with Calvinnettes during an Inwood El wants Club cleanup. She was struck by a car driven by Mrs. John Kruse and died at Hege Memorial Hospital. The incident prompted funeral services and donations to an Evelyn Halma Memorial Fund via the Environmental Action Committee at Iowa State University to aid Inwood environmental efforts.
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Hege Memorial Hospital
Rock Valley
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Raral
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Environmental Action Committee
Iowa State University
Ames
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Bill Hulke
Evelyn Halma
Inwood Kiwanis Club
Mt Bessey Hall
Towa State University
Cub Scouts win first at district show with booth themes
Cub Scout and Webelos pack 217 earned a first place ribbon at the Scout District Show held at Sioux Center Saddle Club Arena on Saturday April 27. The cub display featured monthly themed crafts while the Webelos showcased bird readers and decoupage pictures they made.
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Cardiac Clinic at Cherokee May 18
The State Services for Crippled Children will conduct a cardiac clinic in Cherokee on Tuesday May 18 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church 800 East Dow Drive. It offers diagnostic and evaluation services for children with rheumatic fever or heart problems. referrals to other clinics recommended for unrelated health issues. Eligible counties include Buena Vista Cherokee Clay Dickinson Emmet Ida Lyon O Brien Osceola Palo Alto Plymouth Pocahontas Sac Sioux and Woodbury.
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Skunk Prefers Trees Over Holes When Evasion Needed
Anniversary note honors Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hall of Lake Mills and formerly of rural Clear Lake. They marked their 85th wedding anniversary on April 4. Mr. Hall is 90 and his wife 94 years old.
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Lake Mills
Clear Lake
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