Rock Valley School Board Hears Bid Proposals for Equipment
Rock Valley school board spent over two hours reviewing bids for fifty four lockers for the high school and debated piano options for the auditorium. Latta's Cedar Falls offered the lockers at 6572.10 total with a plan to similar purchases for PE rooms pending funds. They also considered six piano bids with Music Manor Orange City low on a Kawai grand but postponed final choice to involve school personnel. The meeting covered non public school bus arrangements, lunch price reductions, hiring three new bus drivers, extending a lunchroom staff contract, and retaining an insurance consultant to review coverage amid expected premium increases.
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Rock Valley
Triangle School Supply
Sioux Falls
Latta’s, Inc
Cedar Falls
Nick R. Hurst
Music Manor
Orange City
Williams Piano Company
Westmore’ Piano
Sioux City
Schmidt’ Music
Hospe’l
Lindbloom Piano Service
Hulst
Community School Set to Open August 30
Rock Valley Community Schools announce classes resume Monday August 30 with teachers starting earlier in a series of pre semester workshops August 25 26 and 27. Junior high and high school begin at 830 am with three lunch periods and 315 pm dismissal. Elementary starts 835 am with 1130 am lunch 1235 pm return and 307 pm dismissal. No school on Labor Day September 6.
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Rock Valley Community
Birthday greeting from President Ford to Chad Van't Hul
Nine year old Chad Van't Hul received a birthday greeting from President Gerald Ford. Both share July 14 as their birthday. Chad had sent Ford a card and received a signed reply thanking him and wishing him a happy birthday.
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Chad Van‘t Hul
Gerald Ford
Chad
Ford
Rockets Lose Consolation Batting Battle at Marshall
Notre Dame of Burlington spoiled Rock Valley hopes for third place in the state Class 1 A baseball consolation game. Two runs in the sixth inning gave Notre Dame a 2 1 victory at Marshall.
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Notre Dame
Burlington
Rock Valley
Southeastern Iowa
Marshall
Rock Valley listed in Iowa Betterment program
Rock Valley is named by Iowa Development Commission officials as one of twenty two towns in the 2000 to 5000 population division entering the 1976 Iowa Community Betterment Program. A total of 159 towns entered eight divisions this year with an awards banquet in the fall. Governor Robert Ray will present the awards. Other division towns include Adel Albia Belmond Carter Lake Corning Eagle Grove Eldora Garner Glenwood Hampton Ida Grove Jefferson LaPorte City Manchester Marengo Osage Rock Rapids Sioux Center Story City Sumner and West Liberty.
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Rock Valley
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa
ICC
Adel
Albia
Belmond
Carter Lake
Corning
Eagle Grove
Eldora
Garner
Glenwood
Hampton
Ida Grove
Jefferson
LaPorte City
Manchester
Marengo
Osage
Rock Rapids
Sioux Center
Story City
Sumner
West Liberty
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Kawai
Yamaha
Rock Valley Christian
Hull Western
Hope Haven
Dave Suter
Frank McGill, Jr
Mark Kersbergen
Area
Fifth District
Pete Thamer
Chad Van’t Hul
Rockets
ICB Competiton
Robert Ray
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