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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1967
Page
14
Local families hosted a busy Mother's Day with guests from Rock Valley Hudson Doon Sioux Center and Le Mars. The male chorus from Calvin Christian Church performed at the church and Doon pastors were announced with upcoming services. Community groups met at First Reformed and VEW halls as legion activities and Poppy Day plans took shape.
The Guild for Christian service met May 10 at First Reformed Church with devotions led by Mrs John Smits and Mrs Gilbert De Ruyier. Mrs Kenneth Koolma sang When There's Love at Home. Guests from Canton and Dean attended as others spoke on the Board of Education. Lyle Ver President chaired the meeting. Hosts included Mrs Richard Van Zee and several others. The Kooley Federated Womans Club met at Clara Millars home with Mrs John Graves presiding and wound up annual business. A spring lunch followed.
Dr. John Scholten underwent surgery Thursday in Sioux Falls and is reported doing well at home. A long list of visitors gathered for Mother's Day at various homes including the Suters, Millers, Gayers, Kerkvliets, and Suters, with relatives from Hudson Hawarden Grand Forks Minneapolis Ames and Chicago joining in.
Sixth District Congressman Wiley Mayne returns to northwest Iowa this weekend to attend the Grange City Tulip Festival and observe Armed Forces Day. He will ride in the Armed Forces Day Parade in Sioux City, attend a luncheon at the Alton Country Club, then join the Tulip Festival in Orange City. Mrs. Mayne accompanies him.
The Rock Valley Bee reports field activity slow due to rain and cold, with planting of corn and soybeans underway in the Northwest and other areas. Labor needs show openings for 129 married and 53 single hands, plus 20 hires verified last week, with wages ranging from 1.25 to 3.25 per hour and housing provided in some postings.
John Riessen selected as manager of the Rock Valley pool for the summer. Dennis Hamana Mary Vande Kerk and Mary Riessen to serve as lifeguards and instructors with additional staff assisting as back-up and guard duties. Water temperature policy and weather dependent opening noted with Red Cross supervision details to follow in The Bee.
Dr George 8 Reuter Jr president of Sioux Empire College Hawarden announced CBS News reporters Norman Gorin Hel son Henton and three TV crew filmed two and one half hours at the college on May 16 The program will be on the Roger Mudd Program coast to coast scheduled to be shown about four minutes with a planned date of May 20 If delayed it will air on a later Saturday on the Mudd Program.
Tuesday afternoon services in the chapel were conducted by the Rev L Van Drunen of the Fitgi Christian Reformed Church Hock Valley. Two new patients Mr and Mrs Sam Wasseraar Rock ally were admitted Saturday.
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