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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1970
Page
8
Thanking friends and customers for flowers gifts and attendance at my grand opening and 65th anniversary open house. Special thanks to employees Pete's Place in Doon and Pato Hofstra. Also noting condolences for the passing of sister Min Count Ren and appreciation for prayers and kindness.
Card of Thanks thanks friends and relatives for cards visits prayers and food during hospital stay and convalescence. Special thanks to Dr Yates Dr Barthel and hospital staff. Winston Wagner and Mrs. Winston Wagner welcomed a baby boy born July 17 weighing 7 lbs 0 oz. Jennifer Lynn Wagner born July 16 weighing 7 lbs 9 oz. Grandparents listed from Hudson Hawarden Dawson Alcester Rock Valley and Le Mars. Admissions listed with dates July 16 21 20 11.
Summer events and social visits fill Rock Valley and surrounding areas with watermelon tastings and water fights after church, reunions at Sioux Center park, and family gatherings. Local gatherings include Vermeer family picnic, visitors to the Smith and Kuyper homes, and various summer trips. Posts note elevator foundation work, a new American Legion commander, and regional fare and farm price updates. Fifty years ago items recount a lawn mower purchase, a Dodge car, and a local family outing to Seney Iowa.
July events list includes Al Porter screening a film on a trip to Washington D C George Miller’s 21st birthday July 14 Rock Valley new resident 4 July 16 George Engelking 83rd birthday July 19 Thanna Vanden Brink 86th Kathy Bockenstein 44th birthday noted July 20 Elizabeth Mann August 2 Aart Vanden Brink August 4 John Van Berkum birthday reminders nearby July 24
Officers elected by the Alvord Legion post include Commander Marvin Reaman Vice Commander Yer Serck Adjutant Leo Person Chaplain Dennis Thielwaldt Sergeant at Arms Dwaine Mundt Historian Joe Kippley and Service Officer Chattes You Dar Wet. Attended district auxiliary convention in Des Moines Langfeldt installed as 5th District president.
A long list of Friday to Sunday visit expectations and shared meals marks a weekend of hospitality. Names include Hugo Nagel Mu Clarence Sehymann Harry Serck Amanda Schemmel Tena Friedrichsen and many more visiting in Clear Lake Sioux City and surrounding areas amid church events and family gatherings.
Mrs John Keegan announces birth of Nancy Kay Doon area greeted by Doon residents as relatives visited and travelled to Lake Okoboji and Sioux Falls events. Doon Darlings 4-H club met at town hall to plan fair activities and ticketing for August 10 grandstand event.
Mr and Mrs Henry Grapheg Iain formerly of Brooke now at Good Samaritan Home Holstein observed their 65th wedding anniversary. They have no sons, three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Other area residents remain hospitalized: Mes Paul Collerbaugh at St Josaph's Sioux City. Ton Clay at Veterans Sioux Falls. Peter Vander Velde Allen Binkman Marlo Gaalswyk at McKennan Sioux Falls. Bessa Van Middendorp at University of Iowa City Hospital.
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