Rock Valley High baseball team wins Siouxland Conference title
PICTURED ABOVE is Rock Valley high school base ball team winner of the Siouxland Conference championship in summer play with an 11 1 record in conference play and a 1% six record for the season. The lineup lists players Vernon Postma John Loverink Reve Van Abbema Dave Hevern Doug Reink e Don Burgers Wayne Van Berkum Steve Timmer Denny Van Berkum Bob Smith and others with Assistant Coach Brad Kauman Wilmer Van Beek Ron Postma Ren Van Berkum Ron Kaufman Doug Kaufman Joe Gacke Larry Hylarides Stan Negaard and Jay Greven Goed missing left fielder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Valley High School
Sioux-land
George
Sioux Center
Boyden Hall
Canton
Doug Reinke
Don Burgers
Wayne van Berkum
Steve Timmer
Denny van Berkum
Bob Smith
Brad Kauman
Wilmer van Beek
Ron Postma
Ren van Berkum
Ron Kaufman
Doug Kaufman
Joe Gacke
Larry Hylarides
Stan Negaard
Jay Grevengoed
Harness racing featured at Lyon County Fair
Officials of the Lyon County Fair association announced a two day night harness racing meet set for August 16 and 18 as part of the 1963 Lyon County Fair. Four races are planned under speed superintendent Pat Buckley with entrants from Sioux County and nearby areas. Racing begins at 8 p.m. both nights.
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Lyon County Fair
Lyon County Fair Association
Pat Buckley
Sioux
Appointment of Dean Barnes as extension agronomist six Iowa counties
The appointment of Dean L. Barnes as extension area agronomist for six northwest Iowa counties was announced today. Beginning Sept. 1 Barnes will serve Lyon Osceola Sioux O'Brien Plymouth and Cherokee counties working from LeMars County Extension Office to assist local extension personnel with educational programs in crops soils and climatology.
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Dean L. Barnes
Northwest
Iowa
Barnes
Lyon
Osceola
Sioux
O'Brien
Plymouth
Cherokee
LeMars County
Five Lyon county names join four county board slate
The excerpt notes Lyons county figures Varvey Hohman and Harold Hollander of Larchwood included in a six month plan from Lyon county to a four county board. One more member will be named soon. An advisory committee of 17 from Lyon county will be selected.
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Lyon County
Varvey Hohman
Harold Hollander
Larchwood
SOLO board formed for four northern Iowa counties
Four northwest Iowa counties formed a board of directors to cooperate with the Economic Opportunity program. At a Sheldon organizational meeting, Fret Year of Osceola county was elected chairman, with J B Speake of Lyon county as vice chairman Edna Juorenzen of O Brien county as secretary and Franklin Vogel of Sioux county as treasurer. The board also accepted a Rock Rapids Development group offer for free office space when needed.
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Northwest Iowa
Sheldon
Fret Year
Osceola County
J. B. Speake
Lyon County
Edna Juorenzen
O Brien County
Franklin Vogel
Sioux County
Rock Rapids
Park officers moved among Iowa state parks
The state conservation commission announced that four park officers were transferred effective August 3. William Wyatt moves from Lake Darling to Ambrose A Call near Algona, Melvin Trout shifts from Ambrose A Call to Lake Wapello Drakesville, Jim McEldoon goes to Lake Darling near Brighton from Lake Manawa near Council Bluffs, and Harot Knoop transfers from Lake Wapello to Lake Manawa.
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State Conservation Commission
Conservation Commission
William Wyatt
Lake Darling State Park
Ambrose A. Call State Park
Algona
Melvin Trout
Lake Wapello State Park
Drakesville
Jim McEldoon
Brighton
Lake Manawa State Park
Council Bluffs
Haro't Knoop
Bullhead Sets New State Big Fish Record
In Magnolia John Scott entered a 17 inch bullhead weighing three pounds five ounces, setting a 1965 state big fish record. A Harrison County pond previously yielded a 3 lb 9 oz bullhead in 1963, and last year a 1.5 lb bullhead from the same county was added to the records.
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Big Fish
Hackson County
John Scott
Magnolia
Harrison County
Grass conservation program aids county farmers
Paul Kerns, chairman of the county ASC committee, says grass on farms protects topsoil and water quality. The conservation program helps establish new grass and improve existing stands, with 226 county farmers adopting grass in the past two years through ASC cost-sharing support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Kerns
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Rousehold
ASCS
ASC County Committee
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Floyd Valley
Vernon Postma
John Loverink
Reve van Abbema
Dave Hevern
New Agronomist
Northwest Counties
IPS
Towa Public Service
Rock Valley
Rm L Ld
Hanson Silo
Hanson
Hanson Silo Co. So Ptr
Dary Equipment
Ohio Station
Owen Manning
Mgr
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