County Supervisors Approve Pay Increase for Non-Union Staff
Sioux County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved a 5.5 percent pay raise for non-union county employees effective July 1, excluding civil defense, merit, and CETA-funded workers. The move hinges on future union contract arbitration and may be revisited if union increases exceed 5.5 percent. Arlington, Ames bridge bids awarded Graves Construction and Kooiker Construction for two projects. Lorna Wallenburg hired at $3.00 hourly. Mike Faber injured in a farm elevator accident with ten stitches. expected recovery three weeks.
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Sioux County Board of Supervisors
County Compensation Board
Bernard Smith
Hawarden
American Federation of State
Ames
State Department of Transportation
Mike Faber
Sioux Valley Hospital
Sioux Falls
the Bee
Senate Approves 1977 Farm Bill With New Support System
The Senate passed a robust Farm Bill providing price protections and loan levels for corn and wheat, shifting to a current planted acreage based support system, expanding disaster coverage to 100 percent of planted acreage, and banning farm land investments by non farming corporations.
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Senate
Dick Clark
Plan Docking School Plan Docking School
A microwave cooking school is planned for June 23 and possibly June 24 at the IPS Building. Arlene Rodeen will present the demonstration, a Westmar College graduate, and the event is sponsored by Van Maanen Electric and IPS to coincide with the firm's 15th anniversary sale. Reservations call Van Maanen Electric.
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IPS
van Maanen Electric
Hee
Arlene Rodeen
Westmar College of le Mars
Sioux City
Medicare Part B premium to rise to 7.70 a month
Medicare announces a premium increase for the supplementary medical insurance program starting July 1 1977 from 7.20 to 7.70 per month. About 25.4 million people will be enrolled in fiscal 1978 with total benefits cost rising from 6 billion to 7.4 billion dollars due to physician fee increases more services and higher outpatient costs.
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Medicare
Robert Andersen
Social Security
Sioux City
Scouts Plan June Meeting and Patrol Elections
The Boy Scouts will meet on June 22 at 7 30 p m at Valley Manor. A special election and patrol rearrangements will take place with patrol leaders being elected. A discussion on the camp-out scheduled for June 24 26 is planned.
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Valley Manor
Funeral services for Tunis Jansma Sr. held in Sioux Falls
Tunis Jansma Sr. 60 died Friday at a Sioux Falls hospital. Services were held Monday at the First Christian Reformed Church. Rev. Paul Bakker officiated with burial in Valley View cemetery. He farmed in Rock Valley and Hudson areas and is survived by his widow four sons two daughters three stepsons and two stepdaughters plus three brothers one sister and 23 grandchildren.
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Tunis Jansma
Sioux Falls
First Christian Reformed Church
Paul Bakker
Valley View Cemetery
Porter Funeral Home
Tunis Jansma, Sr
Hull
Dorothy Wissink
Christina Dirksen
Rock Valley
Hudson
Tunis Jr
Inwood
Andrew
Harold
Marvin
Eleanor) Vonk
John
Doris) Boer
Charles
Gregory Hoekstra
Donald Vande Veghe
George
Twyla Hoekstra
Walter and
Rock Rapids
Floyd
Ernest de Groot
Chino
California
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Iowa
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Plan Docking School
Boy Scouts
Tunis
Jansma, SR
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