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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1969
Page
10
A short reflection uses a imperfect rose to urge faith and second chances. The piece promotes church events across Rock Valley including services at Netherlands Reformed and Our Savior's Lutheran, with listings for Sunday School, worship, and meetings.
The Sunday service featured baptisms for Cheryl Lee and Hally Ann Vande Weerd and music by the Schoep brothers. A Hymn Sing occurred in the park at night led by the Youth Group. Several locals attended a Wednesday coffee hour hosted by the Women’s Guild, with multiple area families listed among attendees.
The Ykema and Van Maaten families gathered Friday at Mrs Henry Ykema's home after noon on their Canada trip. A birthday picnic for Arie Gnaiswyk followed at Rock Valley Park with many relatives in attendance. The August Ykema family planned a return trip to Allendale Michigan while guests Milton Vander Berg and family visited from Muskegon.
Locals Tack Doherty and Mr and Mrs Lee Gacke of Sioux Falls and Mr and Mrs Ray Doherty and family of Britt Ia spent Sunday at the Lester Doherty home. Don Guerin and their daughter Mrs Ben West and two sons of Lakewood California spent last week with Mr and Mrs Richard Wissink. They are uncle aunt and cousins of Mrs Wissink.
A reader recalls listening to Dutch and American broadcasts, shares the challenge of communicating across languages, and highlights a pastors conference at the Bill Rice Ranch in Murfreesboro Tennessee. The event connects deaf youths with the Gospel through sign language and invites reader support for the mission.
A bake sale sponsored by Memorial Hospital aux Lary will be held Friday August 5 in the first building west of the Post Office. The sale begins at 4 00 a m and coffee will be served.
Mr and Mrs Virgil French welcomed a baby boy named Scott William born July 23 She is ex Susan De Vries The couple and four children visited relatives during a two week vacation in Minnesota En route home to Tulsa Oklahoma Mr and Mrs Harold Otter stem and four children joined the Schemmer Clarence Keegan family and others Kenneth Persoon and Dougy of Maurice visited Mrs G Den Hatt og Friday Michael Keegan and friend Michael Alsop of Minneapolis visited with his parents Clarence Kee gan Sunday Mrs Will Rozeboom spent days at her daughter’s home with Albert Broek family Youth Fair attendance followed by a picnic in Sioux Center Park with the Broek and Rozeboom families.
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