Rock Valley Woman Keeps Large Elephant Collection at Home
Marie Richter of Rock Valley has built a personal elephant zoo inside her home spanning decades. Her display includes 2021 miniature figures on shelves and cabinets, with elephants from every continent except Antarctica. Her hobby, sourced from family and friends, has led to radio features, TV appearances, school tours, and display events at KMTV Omaha and local venues.
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Marie
Maissing
Rock Valley
Radio Vighé
KMTV
Omaha
Persia
India
Henry’, Ringling
Ringling, Bros. Circus
Cerl Mundt
Richter
Richters Hus
Jerome’ Hass
Flanagan
South America
1966 Rock Valley housing and business hookups detailed
Seventeen residences were built in Rock Valley in 1966 along with twelve commercial hookups. Names listed include Wilfred Jonker Roger De Deuuw Calvin parsonage Roger Smith Mervin Vanden Bosch Wim Wissinis John B Van Beek and others. Commercial sites included Vans Foodland De Boer Station Beek Valley Medical Clinic Den Klein law office Wal Nut Grove Holl course club house and more with additional names noted for offices and buildings.
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Wilfred Jonker
Roger Dedeeuw
Calvin Parsonage
Roger Smith
Mervin Vanden Bosch
Wim
Wissinis
John B
van Beek
Vans Foodland
Boer Station
Beek Valley Medical Clinic
den Klein Law Office
Walnut Grove
Holl Course
Club
Marge’s Béauty
Family Recreation Center Set to Open Next Week
Rock Valley gains a new family recreation center named The Cue located beneath Kesters IGA after remodel. The facility will offer sports and other recreational devices with Acmanager chosen to operate the business. more details to come in next week's The Bee.
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Rock Valley
A .Recreation ‘Center
Cue
Kesters Iga
Acmanager
The
Bee
Rock Valley Routs Vermillion in December match
Rock Valley high school beat Vermillion 32 to 2 in a December 1 meet led by pins from John Vande Weerde and Desa Landegent and decisions by Larry Landegent Tom Gayer and others. Vermillion won junior varsity 22 to 21 as Rocket grapplers claimed two ties and several victories.
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Rock Valley
Vermillion
Rockets
Vermillion Bulldogs
John Vande Weerde
Larry Landegent
Tom Gayer
Gene Buckley
Rand
John Laverink
Jobin Bauder
Don Vander Berg
Desa Landegent
Ana
Trockets
Vande Velde
Vink
Porlep
Rocket
Kuiper
Gayer
Lange
Local Names Highlight Fragmented Street Note
Fragmentary OCR lists several individuals including John Haverhall Jr Chester A De Boer and Maurice Ford with scattered surnames and affiliation hints. The text resembles a partial roster or directory snippet lacking clear event, place, or date context.
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John. Haverhall, Jr
Hwdn
Ford
Tony de ‘Boom
Maurice
Far
Coop Army
Hull
Chester A. de Boer
Hui
Dodge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Manly_ grade school
Willem
Soe
Bernard ‘Kerkmiet
Sioux Falls
Kerkinet
Thake
Isone
Marie Richter
Valley Manor
Driesen
Town Public Service
Gene Driesen
Floyd Terpstra
Paul Pedersen
Julius de Jong
Case Ver Meer
Martin Benthuis
Chuck Ver Steeg
Jim van Engen
A. G. Ven Beek
Eatling Opdahl
Chey
Robert F
Tre
Ind
John Heersma
Sheldon
Pont
John H. Sentema
Edward A. Bullock
GRR
Green Acres Drive IN
Family Recreation Center
Kats Machine Shop
Rock Valley Sales CO
Huisman and Smith
Sigma Electric
Santa
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