Mrs. William N. De Boer 62 of Rock Valley Dies
Mrs. William N. De Boer 62 of Rock Valley died Wednesday at home after a brief illness. Services were held Saturday at First Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Paul Bakker officiating and burial in Valley View Cemetery. Born March 17, 1915 in Rock Valley, she married April 27, 1944. The couple farmed locally. Survivors include her widower, three sons Robert of Colorado Springs, Kenneth and Gary of Rock Valley, two daughters Mary De Boer of Lilfton and Mrs. Mike Johnson of Doon, four sisters and four grandchildren.
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William N. de Boer
Rock Valley
Reformed Church
Paul Bakker
Valley View Cemetery
Portér Funéral Home
de Boer
Ann Meendering
Robert
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Kenneth
Gary
Mary de Boer
Liffleton
Mike
Audrey) Johnson
Doon
Simon Post
Pete de Boer
Ed Uittenhogaard
Sheldon
Eugene Kruizenga
Emerald
Wisconsin
Sam T. Kooima 69 of Rock Valley dies at home
Sam T. Kooima of Rock Valley aged 69 died Tuesday December 13 at his residence. Funeral services were held Friday at First Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Paul Bakker officiating and burial at Valley View Cemetery. He was born December 2, 1908, married Sue Hoekstra in 1932, and farmed in the Rock Valley area before moving in 1974. Survivors include his widow, two sons Tim and Gary, two daughters Elda Van Maanen and Karen Gaalswyk, three brothers, two sisters, 15 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Sam T. Kooima
Rock Valley
First
Christian Reformed Church
Paul Bakker
Valley View Cemetery
Porter Funeral Home
Sue Hoekstra
Hudson
South Dakota
Tim R
Gary L
Hull
Jim
Elda) van Maanen
Dennis
Karen) Gaalswyk
Sioux Falls
Paul
Edward
Arthur
Henry
Gertrude) Rozeboom
Ted
Lois) Ribbens
Iowa Jobless Benefits Total Over Seven Million In November
Iowa jobless workers were paid 7,712,613 in November across state and federal programs. Sioux county received 40,249.28 with 3 of 5 programs used. Lyon and O'Brien counties reported 131 weeks 45,963.68 and 431 weeks 45,963.68 respectively. Total benefits for 1977 year to date reached 108,445,307, compared with 134,739,117 for the first eleven months of 1976.
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Sioux County
Iowa Department of Job Service
Lyon County
O'Brien County
Iowa
Labor Force in Sioux County October 14,080 Civilian
The Job Service of Iowa reports Sioux County October civilian labor force at 14,080 with 240 unemployed, a 1.7 percent rate. Of 13,840 employed, 8,600 are nonagricultural wage earners, 2,101 self employed or unpaid, and 3,230 in agriculture. The county's civilian force also dwarfs O Brien and Lyon counties.
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Job Service of
Iowa
Sioux County
O’ Brien
Lyon
Christmas reflections and thanks by Pam Thorson
A holiday meditation listing gratitude for workers on holidays, warm comforts, and family traditions while noting frustrations with paperwork and ungrateful recipients. The piece ends with a personal nod to distance during the season and Pam Thorson.
Northwestern College Wins $3000 Grant for Teaching Change
Northwestern College vice president Friedhelm Radandt announced a $3,000 grant from Northwest Area Foundation Project Examination. Plans include workshops for faculty administrators trustees and students to improve teaching attitudes curriculum structure and college functioning and to start planning involving administrators faculty and students to create individualized academic programming.
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Northwestern College
Friedhelm Radandt
Northwest Area Foundation
Social Security Office Visits for Sioux City Area
The Social Security Office in Sioux City operates at Room 540 Benson Building, 7th and Douglas, open 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, closed Saturdays and holidays. Telephone 712 252-4161 ext. 32. Representatives will visit Hawarden, Le Mars, Orange City, and Rock Rapids on listed dates at numerous local sites.
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Social Security
Benson Building
7Th and
Douglas Street
Sioux City
Hawarden
LE Mars
Court House
Fatalities Decline in Iowa Highway Crashes
Iowa highway fatalities dropped in November with 37 deaths, ten fewer than a year earlier. Through the first 11 months, 573 lives were lost, down 157 from 1976. Young drivers under 25 accounted for 39 percent of those involved, up seven points.
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Iowa
Office of
Motor Vehicle Safety Programs
Iowa Department of Transportation
DOT
K-Products Donates Caps to Northwestern College Basketball Team
Tom Kohout of K-Products presented 1977 Northwestern College men's basketball team with 200 Red Raider caps and 300 emblems. The gifts are worn by Northwestern players on their Holland trip and are being given to members of opposing teams.
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Tom Kohout
K-Products
Northwestern College
Northwestern
Holland
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