26 Dec 1968
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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
1
Hope Haven held a December 20 event with students and clients plus teachers and supervisors. Kiwanis Club representatives distributed gifts and joined in carols, while staff met with parents to plan a Christmas break and future sessions starting January 2, 1969.
The Iowa Marketing Board approved a 37 000 grant to Iowa State University to support 4 H Meat Animal Evaluation Area Clinics. Plans call for 6 to 12 clinics statewide with about 100 youth per area evaluating 16 to 20 head of pork beef and sheep on hoof and on the rail. The program aims to teach live animal and carcass evaluation inhabit market grades and meat cut selection and to spark interest in meat production careers.
Officials of the Conservation Commission remind that town hunting fishing licenses expire December 31 1888. New licenses for the 1969 calendar year are available from county recorders and other authorized depositors.
The Iowa Conservation Commission notes the 83 day pheasant and hungarian partridge season closes at 4 30 p m December 31 1968. The fox and gray squirrel season also ends on year’s end while quail rabbit and raccoon seasons extend into early 1989.
Paréurs, Mr and Mrs Nomah B Vander Ark and LaDonna completed a four week chaplain enlisted assistant technician course ending December 2 at the Army Chaplain School in Hamilton New York. The curriculum covered history and missions of the chaplaincy leadership fundamentals combat operations military weddings and funerals and serving soldiers' moral and spiritual needs under instructors William Zmolek and Robert Rust.
Melvin Mudderman and Harry Link of Ackley combined for roughly 150 raccoon skins during the season’s first 45 days. Their haul highlights a strong start for area trappers amid the ongoing hunting period.
A number of Rock Valley boys were arrested after a rash of whiskey thefts from cars on Main Street. Police and citizens trapped the culprits, with five teenagers reportedly apprehended. The case was turned over to the Sioux County Sheriff's office and investigation was stalled by road conditions.
Iowa Conservation Commission game biologists urge deer hunters to complete and return hunger report cards attached to their licenses. Hunters should answer all questions on the addressed postpaid card and mail it promptly, said Paul Kline, deer biologist at Endianola.
Judy Luchtenburg of Waverly wins barrel racing title at Chicago show with Peachie Lea. She has claimed three state titles this year amid a weekend storm blanketing the region.
A severe blizzard blanketed the region with five inch drifts and closed roads on Saturday. Power outages hit Hudson Alcester and Fairfield while most villages regained service within an hour. The storm derailed Bowling League Thursday activity and disrupted travel, deliveries, and a planned Christmas paper issue.
The Sioux County Extension District completed council elections for townships this year under state law. Holdover and new members include Settlers Gene Groth, Fairview. Garfield Gordon Miller, Rock Valley. Bulcombe Jack Borchers, Hawarden. Center Stanley Yars eton. West Branch Henry Moret. Sioux Center Lloyd Van Roekel. Orange City Joe Hansen. Read ig Wendell Toca jes. Hawarden Loga Jim aston. and more. The council works with Iowa State University on Agriculture, Home Economics, Youth and Community Affairs programs.
Mrs Walker of Rodman celebrated her 2nd birthday at Palo Alto County Hospital where she is a patient. The guest of honor was born in Rodman and has lived there since age two, with Rodman remaining her lifelong home.
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