50 Donate Blood At Hegg Memorial
A total of 50 pints of blood were donated at Hegg Memorial Hospital on August 17. Donors from Rock Valley include Stan Weber and Anne Hauser among others. additional donors hailed from Villa Park Doon Hull Sioux Center and Rock Valley areas. The Hegg Memorial Hospital Auxiliary assisted Sioux land Blood Bank staff. walk ins were accommodated with minimal waiting.
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Hegg Memorial Hospital
Rock Valley
Stan Weber
Anne Hauser
Emma Middlekoop
Duane Haack
Beverly Boon
Gary Zeutenhorst
Marilyn Vander Schaaf
Kathleen van Veldhuizen
Kevin van Beek
Florence Gerritson
Duane Obbink
Charlotte Hannenburg
Connie Visser
Bonna Schepel
Edwin Abma
Gale van Engen
Richard van Beek
Doon
Lena Boscalion
Sheri van Maanen
Lora Harthoorn
Hull
Norman Tiedeman
Sioux Center
David Eckhoff
Siouxland Blood Bank
New Trucks For Rock Valley Firms Listed
John Henry Wyffels, Kooima Construction, and Smith Plumbing and Heating of Rock Valley each acquire a Ford vehicle. The entries indicate local firms expanding fleets with new trucks from Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Wyffels
Rock Valley
Ford
Kooima Construction
Smith Plumbing and Heating
Kiwanis Breakfast Draws Large Local Turnout
Over fifty local senior citizens were expected for a Kiwanis Club sponsored breakfast at the Windmill Inn. Club president Paul Moos said the event supports the service program aiding seniors. Mrs. Evelyn Cullinan spoke to attendees.
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Rock Valley Kiwanis Club
Paul Moos
Windmill Inn
Evelyn Cullinan
Warnttes Receives Lutheran Brotherhood Scholarship
Sandra Warnttes of 2014 E. 12th St Rock Valley Iowa has received a Lutheran Brotherhood member scholarship. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Warnttes she plans to attend St Luke s School of Nursing in Sioux City Iowa. She is one of about 85 contractholders to receive member scholarships for the 1976 77 academic year.
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Sandra Warnttes
E. 12Th St
Rock Valey
Lutheran Brotherhood
Walter Warnttes
Sandra
St. Luke's School of Nursing
Sioux City
Iowa
Deputy Sheriff Hoekstra resigns. prep for new sheriff
Deputy Sheriff Larry Hoekstra resigns effective August 31 after four years with the Sioux County Sheriff's Department. He will join Van Wyk Brothers Trucking of Sheldon. No replacement has yet been hired. Sheriff Ted Hoogland’s term ends January 1, with Jim Schwiesow poised to succeed if he wins November’s general election.
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Larry Hoekstra
Sioux County Sheriff's Department
Hoekstra
van Wyk ‘Brothers Trucking
Sheldon
Sheriff's Office
Ted Hoogland
Hoogland
Hawarden
Jim Schwiesow
Schwiesow
Rains Boost County Farmers Amid Varied Totals
The county received between 0.4 and 1 inch of rain, aiding hay and pasture yields and soybean output. Farmers may see larger corn ears on pollinated plants, with potential higher tonnage per acre if silage use is available. Without additional rain crop stress could return.
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Maurice Eldridge
De Vries Sells Shaver Manufacturing to Des Moines Firm
John and Helen De Vries of Graettinger Iowa announce the sale of Shaver Manufacturing to Port Huron Machinery Company of Des Moines. De Vries longtime chief administrative officer since founder’s death in 1965, led firm growth and expansion into two new Graettinger facilities. He chairs Graettinger Block and Tile Company and serves as vice president of Palo Alto Manufacturing Company, with active church and civic involvement.
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John
Helen de Vries
Graettinger
Iowa
Shaver Manufacturing
Port Huron, Machinery Company
Des Moines
de Vries
Rock
Graettinger Block and Tile Company
Palo Alto Manufacturing Company
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Hegg
Eccaiel Ayal
Hiway
Chevrolet-Buick Company
John Santema
Farmers Elevator
Tip O'Neill
Bella Abzug
U.S. Senate
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