Western Christian Girls Track to State Meet May 14 15
Western Christian announces its girls track team will compete at the state meet in Des Moines on Friday and Saturday May 14 and 15. The 440 relay team is ranked sixth in the state and the 400 meter shuttle relay is tied for second. Monday evening Western Christian hosted an invitational at Hull Creek with nine teams, Western won the event with 88 points to take the trophy.
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Western
Des Moines
Western Christian
Boyden-Bull
Hull Cack
Commercial Club Plans Annual Meetings Decision At Dinner
The Rock Valley Commercial Club voted to hold annual meetings due to poor attendance and a belief that programs can be run by monthly small committees. They discussed printing fanvsheets and a city brochure. Lloyd Munneke from Hop Haven outlined workshop training program progress and aims.
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Rock Valley
May Still Register For PH T Contest
Eight days remain for area boys ages 9 through 32 to enter the Official Major League Baseball Pitch Hit and Throw Competition. Registration runs from April 1 to May 20 with local events at City Ball Park on May 24 at 7 30 p.m. De Boer OWL Co reports rising signups as districts and divisions whittle eight finalists toward a national championship at the All Star Game in Detroit on July 18.
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PA &T
Major League Baseball
Phillips Petroleum Company
de Boer Owl Co
Rock Valley
City Ball Park
Detroit
Ed Schmidt Named Top Salesman in Wisconsin Region
Ed Schmidt topped the Federal Crop Insurance Program sales list in a wide area last week. He reported 36,587 in premiums and insured 12,977 acres under the federal program in the B state Midwest region.
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Ed Schmidt
Schmidt
Midwest
Wilcutt Speaks at Rock Valley Rotary Club
Sheldon, a buyer for Iowa Beef Packers based in Laverne Mine, was featured speaker at the Rock Valley Rotary Club meeting. He explained his bidding process for a tea care and wear into details on the cacore bus business and the packer industry in general.
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Norma Witecutt
Sheldon
Iowa Beef Packers
Laverne, Mine
Rock Valley Rotary Club
Mr. Wilcutt
Cacore
Packer
Fire destroys Ver Mulin's hog barn near Rock Valley
A hog barn at the Jake Ver Mull farm seven and a half miles southwest of Rock Valley burned last Thursday at noon. The building was completely destroyed by a fast moving blaze before firefighters arrived. all hogs were already loaded for transport to the safe barn. No cause was determined and damage estimate was not provided.
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Jake Ver Mull Farm
Rock Valley
LeMars Group Tour Rock Valley Sites
May 5 tour by the Washington-America Township Farm Bureau members from Plymouth Callary visited Rock Valley. Sponsored by the Commercial Club, the hour long drive covered manufacturing shops golf club park schools hospital nursing home disposal plant churches and many homes and ended with Hope Haven tour led by Dr Voogh. Coffee and cookies were served.
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Washington-America
Farm Bureau
Plymouth Callary
Rock Valley
Commercial Club
al Porter
Hans Stronsen
Larry van Serkimy
Valley Manor
Hope Haven
BR. Voogh
LeMats
Betterment Council Plans City Clean-Up Day
The Betterment Council met Tuesday May 11 at Roe Mar Inn with members present. The club will sponsor an annual Clean-up Day with date to be published later. It urges full participation to beautify the city by cleaning properties, painting, planting flowers, and improving yards.
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Betterment Council
Roe Mar Inn
Rock Valley Commercial Club
Betterment Club
Entir
Wester Christian senior earns Dordt College scholarship
Linda Boogerd of Rock Valley, a Wester Christian pupil, receives a 300 scholarship at Dordt College in Sioux Center for the 1971 72 school year based on academic ability.
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Linda Boogerd
Rock Valley
Wester Christianit Hull
Dordt College
Sioux Center
Hawarden Court Records Highlight Marijuana Sentence and Estates
A May 6 Hawarden Mayor's Court transcript shows Rex Haselhyho, 18, found guilty of possession of marijuana first offense and given 30 days with 18 suspended in Sioux County Jail. Separate cases note bonds, exectution of process, executor appointments, probate actions, and guardian conservators, including Bruce J. Jellema's up to 10 years for breaking and entering and Harkert’s up to 10 years with 24 days credit. Estates closed for Skogman Ruesink Halvonen, and Clarence Fisher administration petition filed. In Fort Madison and Anamosa, other sentences and appeals are listed with bonds and executors named. Mike Buckton paid inheritance tax of 2,552.89.
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Rex. Haselhyho
Kennedy
Sioux County
Orange Ghry
Mayors Court of
Hawarden
Wayne L. Anderson
Lorraine
Becker
Peter Bosch
Sioux Center
Joh Bosch
Gerald Bosch
Bruce J. Jellema
John D. Te Paike
Jellema
State’Reformatory
Anamosa
Alton
Seath Harkert
Fort Madison
Lyon Goxunty
Raymond H. Kempema
Carolyn Kempema
Mike Buckton
Mercy Mission Disrupted By Deer Collision Near Rock Valley
A deer collision half a mile west of Rock Valley disrupted a mercy mission by Barney Koopman of Fairview to a local clinic. Richard Koopman suffered 25 stitches after flying glass struck him in the back seat. Dick De Ruyter, injured earlier, was taken to Hege Memorial Hospital for treatment. The 1964 Buick sustained about 1600 dollars in damage. investigation by Wayne Jepsen and Act Jonker followed.
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Rock Valley
Barney Koopman
Fairview
Dick de Ruyter
de Ruyter
Koopman
Hudson
Koopman Auto
Richard Koopman
Hege Memorial Hospital
Wayne Jepsen
Act Jonker
Record Deer Harvest in 1970 Season Reaches 13 780
The State Conservation Commission reports 13 780 deer bagged last season with shotgun hunters taking 12 743, archers 1 037, and 18 000 paid shotgun, 21 697 landowner tenant, 5 670 archery licenses. Hunter success rates were 48.6 percent for paid shotgun, 28.9 percent for landowner tenant, and 18.3 percent for archery across all counties.
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State Conservation Commission
Combiisios
Grundy
Alla Makee
Allamakee
Clayton
Decatur
Des Moines
Guthrie
Harrison, Lee, Lucas
Pottayattamle
Shelby
Vani Buren
Mall Rates Rise This Sunday
Postmaster Paul Beumer reminds patrons that Saturday is the last day to mail first class or mall letters at current rates. Sunday rates increase to 8 cents for a first class letter and 1 ounce mail to 1g. 03 rain reported by John Hougendoorn, local weather observer, in the past week.
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Paul Beumer
John Hougendoorn
Grand Opening and Muskellunge Season Announced
The Rock Valley Bee notes Beverly's store grand opening planned in May 2022 and Heverly's Apparel Shoppe opening the following weekend. State Conservation Commission officials announce Muskie season starting May 15 with a minimum length of 80 inches and a closing date in late November 1971. Muskellunge have been stocked in East and West Okoboji and Clear Lake to re establish the species. A special Bee issue will cover Rock Valley trade territory including Doon Alvard Hudson Inwood Sioux Center Hull and more.
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Jone
State Conservation Commission
Ulric
Okoboji
Clear Lake
Iowa
Rathbun
Heverly
Rock Valley Bee
Rock Valley
Ara
Doon
Alvard
Hudson and Fairview
Inwood
Sioux Center
Hull Rose
Soo Dairy Banquet Set for June Twenty‑First at Northwestern
The Sioux County Dairy Banquet will be held June 21 at 7 00 p m in Silih Hall dining room Northwestern College Orange City A Milk Maid pageant and prizes will follow crown new dairy princess Tickets from Dairy Promotion committee led by Mr and Mrs Wayne Dykshom Sioux Center Mr and Mrs Peter Yank Hospem Mr and Mrs Roy Roze Boyden and Mr and Mrs Earl De Jong Hospem
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Sioux County
Silih Hall
Northwestern College
Orange City
Magle Coates
Dairy Promotion Committee
Wayne Dykshom
Sioux Cemex
Peter Yank
Sioux Center
Roy Roze
Boomy Boyden
Earl de Jong
Hospem
Graduation Exercises For Vocational Students At Sheldon
Graduation exercises for 128 Northwest Iowa Vocational School students will be held in Sheldon at the Community School Gym on May 25. Students from welding, auto body, auto mechanics and other programs will receive diplomas and certificates. Sarchett, coordinator of Vocational Technical Teacher Education at Iowa State University, Ames, will present the address.
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Northwest
Awa
Sheldon
Aim
Sarchett
Iowa State University
Ames
Student Admitted to University of South Dakota Vermeison
Cindy Wynia, a Rock Valley Community High School senior, has been accepted for admission at the University of South Dakota in Vermilion. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Pier Wynia of Rock Valley.
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John Peter Loverink
Vietnam
Hubert Loverink
Rock Valley
Dial Communications Department
United States Army
Ft. Monmouth
Iota
Cindy Wynia
The
University of South Dakota At
Community High School
Pier Wynia
Hegg Auxiliary Silver Tea Benefit at Local Hospital
The Hegg Auxiliary hosts its annual Silver Tea at the local hospital on May 6 at 2 PM. Attendees enjoyed a boys quartet, a display of cookbooks, and art by Malreen McNamara. Donations included hospital equipment from the American Legion Auxiliary and Dr. Lock’s equipment.
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C. B. van Zante
Aura Lee
Alvin Bomgaars
Orange
Guy
Malréen McNamara
Charter Awarded To Delta Chi At Northwest Missouri State
Larry Hytatides president of Delta Chi Fraternity 21 NW Missouri State received the Naeforal Charter for his Prater Higg in a double chartering ceremony held at the Muehtebach Hotel in Kansas City on May 1. Delta Chi became the sixth national fraternity at Northwest Missouri State.
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Larry Hytatides
Delta Chi
NW Missouri State
Tha
Muehtebach Hotel
Kansas City
Northwest Missouri State
Third Grade Will Present Operetta
The Rock Valley Community School and grade class will present Haniel and Gretel at 8 00 p m May 14 1971 in the auditorium Following the 3rd grade performance the 2nd grade class will present Mary Poppins market report
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Rock Valley
Haniel and
Gretel
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Béth Doumna
Shawn
Willie Levering
Beth Dawma
Gella Cleveringa
Ph&t
Picured Showe
Order of the Arrow
Rock Valley Scouty
Dan Coltenhaugh
John P. Gollenbaugh
Kirom Hamana
Kath Hawton
Brisa Gerritsog
Art Gertitod
N. Wilcutt
RV Rotary Club
Ver Mulin
Rock Valley High School
the Reverend William & Ballerd Noble Cain
Mark
Mathew
Reverend William E. Ballard
Richard Rogers
Girls’ Glee Club
the Reverend
William E. Ballard
John Loverink
Beverly’s
Bee Next
USD
Hegg Auxil
Cub Scouts
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Webeloes
Woo
den Mathers
Martyn Vander Schaaf
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Willam Ballard
Ed de Vos
Webelo
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Bill Miller
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