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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1968
Page
4
Editor in chief Clare Wilson and assistant Sande De Bruin lead a newsroom including sports and photography editor Steve Timmer and reporters Gamie Oldentamp JoAnn Wynia Hilda Maun Delores Amber Carol Van Beek and Kathy Schelhaas.
The juniors plan an eight soup supper in Haas Hall on February 24 from 5 to 8 PM to raise funds for this year’s prom. Anne Helgerson chairs the committee with Wanda Durgers Sandy Maassell Gloria Kosima and Lavonne Koedam assisting. Advanced tickets are available from any junior.
Larry Vugteveen, 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs Walter Vugteveen, earns Ace of the Week honors from the Sioux Falls Argus Leader for the week of February 3. He is a Rock Valley Rockets guard who scored 29 points in a February 2 game and added 23 in a later contest.
The text playfully questions whether Doeg a junior or Deb Smith influence Grapevine L B happiness and notes humorous riffs about Lara Theme from Dr Zhivago sung by the baritone section. It mentions John W wanting to be a box of soap and jokes about DVA and Gaatewyk with family-mixups.
The Sidus County Band Festival will be held in Rock Valley on February 21 with 219 junior and senior high students from Boyden Hall Floyd Valley Maurice Orange City Rock Valley Sioux Center and West Sioux. Director Ray De Vilbis of the University of South Dakota Vermillion will lead practice 1 5 pm and a 730 pm concert in the new gym. Students may dine in the cafeteria or nearby restaurants after practice. The program features school instrumental groups then a mass band performing selections including A Bit of Régume Man of La Mancha The Klaxon Trombones Tromphant and Preduce for Winds. Public invited to the gym concert.
Rock Valley clinched its regular-season wrestling with a 41 to 13 win at Beresford on Tuesday February 6. John Vande Weerd started strong with a pin at 93 pounds, then LeRoy Vink and Dennis Fore contributed decisively as Rock Valley led 10-8 after the early weights. Beresford edged ahead briefly but Rock Valley answered with pins and decisions including Peter Van Noort and Steve Timmer, finalizing a 41-13 score.
Juniors labor on prom plans with a bake sale car wash and a bake sale raising funds for April 26 prom. A February 24 soup supper is planned with advance ticket sales. Committee members include Anne Helgerton and Kay Yates among others coordinating themes, bands and waitstaff as students seek community support.
Dave Van Abbema stands out as a multi talent in the Class of B3. He excels in glee chorus and band, has played first chair baritone for four years in concert band, and tombone in marching band. He has four solos in contests and earned top marks on them. He has earned 21 medals in vocal and instrumental groups and three firsts on solos. He letters in music since freshman year and played a key role on basketball teams. He earned his first athletic letter and joins the Letterman's Club. As junior, he was elected class representative to student council and now represents the band on council. He also serves as chorus president and writes for the Newsletter. The MO C game will decide who finishes 2nd in the conference Friday night.
Rock Valley eighth graders beat George 54 38 with Doug Van Oat sinking two clinching free throws late. Rich Wesselink led scoring with 16 and eight rebounds, followed by Kevin Bonthuis with 12, while Mark Liaboe and Larry Bouve added seven apiece as RVJH advances to recap the season.
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