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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1976
Page
1
A group of Rock Valley residents hosted two federal officials yesterday to discuss a potential community project. About 50 to 60 people were expected at the meeting, with Admiral Russell R. Waesche and Tyson Whiteside leading the discussion on grant applications and federal involvement.
Waesche chairs a federal regional council in Kansas City and Whiteside is a former Interior Department representative. The visit by the two federal employees was arranged by Mike Yanney of Omaha, who recently bought Valley State Bank. The letter invites citizens to a meeting to discuss a possible community project.
Netherlands Reformed Church of Rock Valley votes to open a new school for kindergarten through sixth grade possibly by fall 1977. It would be built north of Rock Valley to serve area students including Sioux Center, with capacity over 400. Local public school enrollment could drop if transfer numbers rise.
Santa will arrive in Rock Valley at 1 30 p m Saturday and visit the public safety complex to hand out candy. Children with parents may meet him 1 30 to 3 30 p m while older kids go 3 30 to 4 30 p m. Officials offer to arrange visits for ill or handicapped children by calling three chamber contacts.
A Sunday Smorgasbord lunch runs from 11 30 A M to 2 30 P M at the Windmill Inn. Guests can enjoy a varied buffet offering hot and cold dishes in a relaxed dining setting. Reservations may be recommended for peak hours.
Hegg Memorial Hospital stockholders voted 93 to 6 to buy Valley Manor, a 94 bed retirement home. The sale becomes effective April 1 1977 after final details are resolved following brief debate and presentations by board leaders and the hospital administrator.
The DOT’s five year plan includes Highway 18 east of Rock Valley with 1980 right of way purchases at 102000 and 1981 102000 alongside 1981 drainage and grading costing about 1478000. Paving would occur in 1982 at an estimated 1496000, totaling over 3 million. Local officials call the project critical but note it remains tentative and the only major highway item in the five county area.
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