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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1967
Page
4
Bonnie Buma active in RVHS music program. She plays flute in Band, sang in chorus, and has been a glee member since freshman year. She excels in Speech, acted in plays, and captains the GAA Little Bensons basketball team. Bonnie aims for Wartburg College majoring in Physical Education.
A mixed RVHS column recounts fragmented jokes from students, a hedge and bicycle accident tale, ongoing injuries among juniors Dave Van Abbema Norma Gronevieg Lyle Kauima and others, a band concert fundraiser for Hege Memorial Hospital and candy sales momentum. It notes Linda Schelhaas winning Snowball Queen 1987 and previews a March 15 concert with proceeds to Hege Memorial.
A fractured fairy tale reimagines Snow White as Mary De Bey with a wicked Queen Bonnie. Snow faces exile, bread crumb trails, dwarf house chaos, and a return to the castle ending in conflict with the Queen and a marriage to a prince. Market notes follow: Corn 81.24 Oats Aa Beans 2.69 Butchers 18.50 Packers 16.50.
Friday night’s Snowball Dance proved students can run an event with no teacher prompting. Decorations in pink and white featured crepe paper streamers, a white snot- Vall hanging basket, and a revolving light. Lind Schelhaus, senior, crowned Snowball Queen of ’67 by student body president Doug Kaufman. thanks to Mrs. Bunch for snowmen drawings.
Reports reveal a playful mix of motives for attending the state tournament. Players from Rock Valley High share cheeky, personal reasons from revenge at a convention to escaping school, uninterrupted outings, and a taste for adventure.
The Rockets finished 7-10 overall after a 64 to 49 defeat to Boyden Hull in the sectional tournament at Rock Valley. They placed second in the Stoudtland Conference behind Maurice Orange City, with Rock Valley posting 7-3 in conference play. Leading scorers included Kent Priisman and LaVerne Boer, while high rebounders were Priisman, Jouwstra, Kaufman and Boer.
The RVHS Concert Choir traveled by two buses to Hull for the Sioux County atsi¢e Festival. Arriving before two, practice began in the Community Building with choruses from Floyd Valley MCC Boyden Hall Sioux Center Hawarden and Rock Valley. After a 15 minute rest period talented singers performed before continuing the day with activities and an optional film at 9:30.
Publication discusses waning interest in girls basketball following petitions and debates. Superintendent D B Hass, who coached girls basketball, argues the sport keeps girls fit and emphasizes available gym facilities.
In a town meeting style plea, residents urge hiring a girls basketball coach for next year to match the new gym and improved facilities. They note previous focus on a war-time physical education instructor and express confidence the community will back the move, urging boys to support girls’ fitness and prominence.
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