Great Plains School Reorganization Meet Draws Crowd at Rock Valley
Northwest Rock Valley residents gather for a Wednesday night session on the Great Plains Plan. Norris Onley of Marathon outlines anticipated harms, including a high school enrollment near 1500 and combined district enrollment around 3500, threatening smaller schools.
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Great Plains
Rock Valley
Northwest
Norris Onley
Marathon
Ouk Valley
Sioux County
Pier Attema VIII Celebrate 98th Birthday in Rock Valley
One of Sioux County's oldest nonagenarians, Pier Attema, will observe his 98th birthday Tuesday February 18 at his home 1909 7th Street Rock Valley. He remains active and in good health. His wife died in September 1964. They had seven children all living except Lane who died in 1967, eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Most children will attend the milestone.
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Sioux County
7Th Street
Rock Valley
Pier Attema
Atema
Lane
Ann
Gerrit
Jake
Att
Agnes
Levi Rasmussen
Obert
Nebr
Tony
Denver
Cole
Attema
Lfe
Businessman of the Week Gene Larson profiles local entrepreneur
Gene Larson born November 2 1992 in Alcester South Dakota rises from Air Force service to manage The Cue in Rock Valley. His wife Pat runs the business with him as they promote family recreation with billiards and coin machines. The Larson family, active in the Methodist Church, emphasizes local cooperation for progress in a largely Dutch community.
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Rich Wilson
Gene Larson
Gene
Alcester
R. W. Larson
Bess
Beverly
Harold Nave
Clarence Jervik
Chicago
Alcester High
Air Force
Texas
Wyoming
Korea
California
American River College
Sacramento
Calif
Continental
Cue
Sioux Parls
LeMars
Rock Valley
Cindy
Butch
Tanya
Larsons
Methodist Church
Lamon
American Legion
WEW
Kiwanis Club Honors Area Road Crews at Breakfast
The Rock Valley Kiwanis Club hosted a Wednesday morning breakfast to thank state, county, and city road crews for winter work. Scoutmaster George Keizer was the featured speaker and delivered a program centered on Scouting principles.
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Rock Valley
J L Oldenkamp Letter on Hospital in Rock Valley
A Fort Wayne resident praises Rock Valley's Hegg Memorial Hospital for its proximity and quality care. He cites a relative’s praise of the facility, notes its superiority to a nearby city hospital, and urges locals to take active interest in the hospital as a community asset.
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Rock Valley
Rock
Valley
Eeady
Hegg Memorial Hospital
Tne
J,l
Gldenkamp
West Foster Parkway
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Soo Choral Festival At Hawarden 17th
The Sioux County Choral Festival will be held February 17 at West Sioux Community High School Hawarden. Attending choruses include Boyden Hall Floyd Valley Maurice Orange City Rock Valley Sioux Center and West Sioux. Each chorus will sing two numbers then join 10 to form a mass chorus of about 400 voices for the afternoon and an evening concert at 2 30 pm in the West Sioux High School Gymnasium.
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Sioux County
West Sioux Community High School
Hawarden
Boyden Hall
Floyd Valley
Maurice -Orange City
Rock Valley
Sioux Center
West Sioux
West Sioux High School
Harmony Home for Boys meeting at Hull church
A meeting regarding Harmony Home for Boys will be held at the Hull American Reformed Church on Friday February 1 at 7 30 p m. A board will be elected and Howard Timan will be the guest speaker. The event was postponed from January 22 due to weather and the public is invited.
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Harmony Home For
Hull
Howard Tieman
Army Specialist Fourth Class Promotes Vande Velde Name
Mark P. Vande Velde age 20 son of Mr and Mrs Pete Vande Velde Rock Valley promoted to Army specialist four January 7 near Pleiku Vietnam. He serves in 16 Company B of the 4th Infantry Division s 4th Supply and Transport Battalion as a truck driver.
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Mark P. Vande Velde
Pete Vandeelde
Rock Valley
Pleku
Vietnam
4Th Infantry Division
4Th Supply and ‘Trammport
James Vander Velde in Vocal Recital at Northwestern College
James Vander Velde, Northwestern College senior vocal music major, will perform a recital on Monday February 17 at 8:00 p.m. in the College Chapel. He has sung with the A Cappella Choir and led in university theatre while directing local church youth and serving in student government and clubs. Ardys Hesselink will accompany, with a string quartet coached by Mrs Wayland aireeze.
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James Vander Velde
Northwestern College
Jim
Martin Vander Velde
Rock Valley
Northwesten
Acapella Choir
Ahl
The
Night Visitors
Northwestern
Rock Valley First
Reformed Church
Middleburg Free Grace Adule
Pro Musica
ISEA
Young Democrats
James
Ardys Hesselink
Wayland Aireeze
Den Herder Opposes Plains Plan In Sioux Center
State Representative Elmer Den Herder of Sioux Center says he is strongly opposed to the Great Plains School Reorganization Plan. The Bee notes a local meeting discussion left his stance unclear at that time.
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den Herder
Elmer den Herder
Sioux Center
The
Bee
Great Plains
Western Christian High Homecoming Celebrates Victory Theme
Indian royalty and alumni gathered February 7 for Western Christian High School Homecoming events. Speaker Marlen Van den Bosch urged against impossible dreams as students unveiled themes for each class and crowned chief and princess. Knights defeated O'Gorman 58 to 44 in the night game.
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Western Christian High School
Marlen Vanden Bosch
Western
O'Gorman
Knights
Hull teen Vollink assigned to 1st Cavalry in Vietnam
Assigned Army Private First Class Harlen D. Vollink age 19 son of Mr and Mrs Fred Vollink Sr of Hull was assigned December 13 as a scout with the 1st Cavalry Division Airmobile in Vietnam.
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Army
Harlen D. Vollink
Fred Vollink Sr
Hull
1St Cavalry Division
Airmobile
Vietnam
Governor Greets Heart Fund Royalty During Heart Month
Governor Robert Ray proclaimed February as Heart Month and met Heart Fund royalty Princess Molly Ann Mulqueen of Council Bluffs and Prince Torrey Thrash of Centerville. Molly and Torrey, both with congenital heart defects, received open heart surgeries and now lead active lives as inspirational leaders of Iowa’s Heart Fund volunteers seeking February donations.
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Robert Ray
Robert Clark
Des Moines
Iowa
Hawkeye State
Molly Ann Mulqueen
Council Bluff
Prince Torrey Thrash
Denverville
Molly
James F. Mulqueen
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Minn
St. Peter's School
Cornell Bluffs
Torrey Thrash
Fey
Clarence D. Thrash
Centerville
University Hospital
Town City
Torey
Lincoln School
Kiolly Ann
Torrey
Heart Fund
The
Heart Association
Interest In Men's Rec Room Proposed By Council
The Rock Valley Betterment Council seeks interest in a men s recreation room for seated male citizens. Proposed activities include pocket billiards and chec kers with EC cards. Contact Willy Jonker at Jonker Furniture or Jim Westra at Jim s Barber Shop for details.
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Rock Valley Betterment Council
Torest
Willy Jonker
Jonker Furniture
Jim Westra
Jim
World Day Prayer Observed Here at Our Savior's Lutheran
A world day of prayer will be held on February 21 at 2 00 p m at Our Savior s Lutheran Church Mrs Cac Holm of Canton 5 D will be guest speaker Mrs Adam Vander Bek soloist and Mrs R Hegg organist will provide the music Lunch will be served following the meeting
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Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Cac Holm
Canton
5.D
Adam Vander Bek
R.hegg
Break-In Reported At Dordt College
The Sioux County Sheriff's office investigates a break-in at Dordt College Sioux Center discovered Monday morning. A bookstore window was broken to gain entry and inventory is underway to assess losses. Only small items such as pencils are reported missing.
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Dordt College
Sioux County
Jacan
Mt. Vernon Hawk-Eye Reaches 100 Years of Publication
The Mt. Vernon Hawk-Eye marks its centennial with the January 30 1969 issue, tracing back to its original Linn County Hawk-Eye start. Current publisher Owen Welch is the third in the family line following Bauman and McCutcheon.
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Mt. Vernon
Hawk-eye
Linn County
Owen Welch
Bauman and
McCutcheon
Alexandria firm wins Rock Valley post office contract
Ehlen Enterprises of Alexandria Minnesota is the low bidder for Rock Valley’s new post office, with an annual rental of 81 279 on a 61 992 structure. The government will take title on the property and a five year renewal is planned. Demolition of the old building will precede construction, which should finish within one year.
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Jack Watson
Wiley Mayne
Paul Beamitt
Rock Valley
Ellen Enterprises
Alexandria
16Th and
Main Street
Roorda
Reorda
Bus Reborn as Waves Home for Reinbeck Couple
A rebuilt S4 passenger school bus now serves as a unique home for Mr and Mrs Joe Greiner of Reinbeck. They completely refurbished the motor and chassis and converted the interior to sleep six, creating a mobile living space.
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Joe Greiners
Reinbeck
Joe Greiner
Candy Striper Cap Ceremony At Hege Memorial Hospital
Hege Memorial Hospital candy stripers held a cap ceremony on Wednesday February 5 at 430 pm. Fifteen girls from Rock Valley and nearby area received caps in front of the Hospital Auxiliary and their mothers. The group grew from 60 to 7 members since October 1967 due to senior graduation. To earn a cap, each girl must complete 50 hours of service and assist patients. A June ceremony is planned with six more girls to be capped. Mrs Marilyn Linboe spoke, Miss Ethel McKeegan performed the cap ping, and the unit now seeks a chairman to supervise the program. Lunch was served by the stripers.
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Hege Memorial Hospital
Marilyn Linboe
Rock Valley
Oder
Liaboo
Ethel McKeegan
Margaret Schroeder
Dorothy Smith
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Governcy
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House of Representatives
Pier Attema VIII
Kiwanis Ba
J. L. Oldenkamp
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Otis Victory
Judy Bylsma Kull
Shirley Dorhout
Orange City
Kathy Hengeveld
Sheldon
Jolene Moorman
Sion
Gary van Hafwegen-Hospers
Keith Kreykes
Jan Wassink
Jeff Boer
Dennis Dykstra
Kathy Hengerveld
Dianne de Zeeuw
Diane DeZeeuw
Shirley Derhout
Miss DeZeeuw
Gov. Ray
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