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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1970
Page
10
A reflective note from a child about Mother's Day, recalling beloved moments with a mother and church faith. The piece ties a handwritten card to family devotion, church gatherings, prayers, and the enduring example of faith across generations. It also mentions scripture selections from Acts 1 and John 14 16 27.
On Thursday May 7 at 7:00 p.m. Winds of God holds its last practice at Peace. Sunday May 10 features Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. and Worship at 10:30 a.m. May 17 marks the tenth anniversary of ALC and Pentecost with related observances.
A dense calendar lists worship services masses choir rehearsals and church group meetings across multiple days in May. It notes English Dutch and Sunday masses with times and includes sessions like confirmation classes council meetings and youth activities. Radio broadcasts of services are also listed on AM and FM frequencies.
Local ad lists Pember's Drug Store Prescription specialists with night phone and lunch options. It promotes good home baked pies and short orders. Community contact details include Iowa Public Service self service car wash and Farmers Elevator Co. Felco Feeds fertilizers seeds. Owen Manning Mer attorney listed.
Community library hours run Monday to Saturday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. A film series at St Marys Catholic church featured a Resurrection of Christ tale by Father Richard Zen. The Young Couples Club of Calvia Christian Reformed church hosted a program. Wayne Faber was admitted to Hegg Memorial Hospital. Birthdays listed include Daisy Santema Meg Wagner Gerrit Hibma and Beryle Lerew with May dates.
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet in the V E W Hall on Tuesday May 12 at 8 00 PM.
The list details multiple meetings this week at Grange City and nearby towns. Speakers include Rev David Wilkerson at the Coliseum in Sioux Falls and Rosalind Rim visiting Hull and Rock Rapids churches. Local groups note breakfasts, guild music, and officer elections with attendance reported.
Doon News items list Mrs. John Keegan traveling to Ramsay City and Enid Okla to visit relatives for two weeks. Several locals, including Beulah Ross and Dan Van Beek, visited Sioux Falls, while Walter Fair is hospitalized in Menno SD after a thigh injury. Attendees at events include Lary Triggs, Kerel, and Henry Van Lent’s 40th wedding anniversary. Various social visits occur across Emerson Nebr, Sheldon, Rock Rapids, and Sioux Falls with hospital outings and birthday observances noted.
Admissions list for multiple dates includes Carolyn Kempenia and others from Rock Valley, spanning April 25 to May 4. Dismissals note Mrs Wilhemina De Zeeuw and Mrs Martyn Miller among Rock Valley entries, with a May 5 entry.
Locals including Wesley and Mrs Miller visit in Hudson. Campbell OConnell and families travel from Sioux Falls to Mr and Mrs Paul Pember. Death of William Baatz prompts visits from Oleander and Milwaukee connections. Various guests attend church, dinners, and social events across Canton, Waterloo, Rock Rapids, Britt and Sioux Center. Marriage licenses issued in Sioux County include Conrad Vande Zandschulp and Debra Crosgrove.
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