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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1969
Page
1
Lloyd R. Smith announced completion of the annual audit for the Rock Valley Community School District for the year ending June 30, 1959. The report notes cash handling concerns, suggests fixed cash amounts for the secretary, and emphasizes matching receipt and deposit totals for better aid fund control.
A five man Rock Valley Gap team finished second in the annual Rock County Sportsmen’s Hunters Special boat at Luverne Minnesota Sunday. Lyle Kersbergen Bob Splear Ken Henderson John Pitlo and Geo Rippetda hit 362 of 375 birds. Over 130 shooters competed. local shooters are reminded the team shoot starts Thursday night.
Iowa Public Service Company announced refunds totaling 361000 will be issued in September to all gas customers. The credit follows a July 26 rate reduction and uses March 1 to July 28 usage, deducted from bills issued September 10 to October 10 and shown as a credit.
About 180 members attended the annual Euken family reunion near Wieta. This year commemorates the 100th anniversary of the family's arrival in America from Germany.
A brief note reports a local boy reaching the next rank as he earns his Boy Scout badge. Family and community members congratulate the scout on this growth milestone and look forward to future achievements.
A one car crash near Rock Valley involved Marvin Arp of Inwood. He lost control on a curve during rain, veered into a ditch, and damaged the auto and a fence. Auto damage estimated at 275 dollars and fence at 20 dollars. Arp received a ticket for failure to have control.
6th District Congressman Wiley Mayne and his wife vacation in Sioux City and Spirit Lake. He will appear at a Cherokee flood meeting, address the Dickinson County Cattle Feeders, attend Haes Threshing Day, and ride in the Hawarden Labor Day parade before resuming duties in Washington after Labor Day weekend.
A concise aphorism from Ralph Waldo Emerson notes that restraint in speech prevents regret and missteps, suggesting quietness guards against saying the wrong thing. The quotation emphasizes self control and thoughtful communication.
The Rock Valley Commercial Club will host a free coffee and cookie event during the opening days of Hope Haven next Tuesday and Wednesday. Parents of the children entered will be guests and will receive Carnation pins to recognize them as parents of Hope Haven’s handicapped children.
Felco of Fort Dodge Iowa announces the 12th Lakes Conference for district cooperative directors. Dr Meno Lowenstein of Obid University will headline September 2 3 4 at Vacation Village Lake Okoboji. Over 250 directors from Iowa Nebraska Minnesota Illinois and South Dakota are expected.
Police report a two car crash at the intersection of 19th Avenue and 19th Street last Wednesday afternoon. Drivers were Larry Lange and Dale Plueger of Rock Valley, Lange cited for failure to yield. Lange’s 1967 Chevrolet sustain $450 in damage. Plueger’s 1963 Chevrolet about $160. no injuries reported.
Mr and Mrs Charles Moeller of Kalamazoo Michigan welcomed into their home a 3 week old adopted son Robert Thomas Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charley Moeller of Inwood and Mrs Bill Long of Rocky Valley They also have a second adopted son William Charles aged 2 1/2 years who also joined the family a year ago
Safety Commissioner Jack M. Fulton warned that Labor Day weekends see the most highway deaths. Since 1961 vehicle crashes killed 93 people, with 27 fatalities in 1966 alone. He urged careful driving, avoiding alcohol, and using seat belts to curb tolls. An electronics course at Northwest Iowa Vocational School invites registrations, offering ten weeks at 45 dollars with ISU instructor.
Sioux County voters will elect two county board members at the September 8 regular school election. H J Schmitz of Ireton seeks Area TL seat and faces no opposition on the ballot. Two candidates vie for county member at large, Way and Breese of Orange City and John E Vande Kerk of Rock Valley. Development notes include current office holders and non reelection by Mrs Martin Van Quosterpout of Orange City. Each voter will receive two ballots for local and county boards.
Northwestern College in Orange City announces fall semester opening on Tuesday September 2 with orientation sessions for freshmen and transfers, required testing, and campus events. Registration starts Thursday for upperclassmen, freshmen register at 1 PM, and classes begin Monday September 8 with a 10:30 AM chapel.
The Bee staff plans to begin printing this weekend for Labor Day next Monday. News donors and advertisers should have their copy ready by this weekend to ensure timely publication. Conference: Something that feels terrible when everything else feels swell.
Major Bonthuis led A Company 1st Battalion Brd Cavalry in Vietnam earning a Presidential Citation for courage shown during February 1968 actions against North Vietnamese forces in the Republic of South Vietnam. Captain Robert E. Boot commanded the company, while accompanying family member Dot prepared to reside overseas during his tour.
David Bacon formerly of Rock Valley travels across the United States in ten days with his father Pastor Floyd Bacon to visit his older brother awaiting Navy officer commission on September 2. They visit Old North Church in Boston, then tour Newport Officers Candidate School, San Francisco, Minneapolis, and Sioux Falls as David finishes his senior year at Triumph High School in Trimont Minnesota. A separate item reports a horse killed by a car on Hiway 18 near Rock Valley and $100 damage to a 1967 Chevron Jet in an unrelated incident.
Rock Valley will host a Demolition Derby at the ballpark on Labor Day at 2 00 PM with a $100 first prize and $50 runner up. Entry fee is $10 per car, refundable if the car is removed. kids under ten free. Sponsored by Rock Valley Kiwanis and VFW, it features four heats, two consolation rounds and a final. Registration via Tea Van Grootheest at DeBeer Oil Company.
The local Christian school will begin its 1969 70 term on Tuesday with orientation at 9:00 AM in the First Christian Reformed Church. Pupils walk to the school for the first day, bring their lunches, and dismissal is at 3:40 PM with buses running.
The Town State University offers an off campus class starting September 9 for three quarter hour credits at North West Iowa Vocational School Sheldon. Titled Industrial Education 524 Conference Leading Techniques the cost is 18 dollars for graduate students 75 dollars for others.
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