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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1976
Page
2
The Rock Valley bicentennial weekend includes a graduation from Dordt College featuring Jim Schleis and Jim Schleis’s relatives from Minnesota Indiana and Oklahoma. Reservations for luncheon and banquet are urged with tickets priced at 1.45 and 5 respectively.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Den Besten of Doon on May 13 1976 at 2 15 p.m. at Hegg Memorial Hospital. Jeanie Marie weighed 7 lbs 11 oz and measured 19 inches. Mother is Janice Postma formerly. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Den Besten and Mr and Mrs Gilbert Postma of Doon.
A May 7 bridal shower at the Candlelight Room O K Cafe in Alton honored Carole Van Berkum bride elect of Brian Kleinhesselink. Guests included many local names, gifts were exchanged, and the couple plans to marry in Rock Valley on July 24.
In Rock Valley and Sioux Center announcements, Nancy Vanden Bosch and Ken Zevenbergen announce their engagement with plans for a November wedding. Nancy works at Van's Foodland and Ken is a carpenter with his father. both are Western Christian High School graduates. Northwestern College in Orange City accepts John Van Beek, son of Nick and Mrs. Van Beek, for the freshman class with plans in physical education.
A drive in opens a car hop service offering Shrimp In A Basket for 2.25 dollars from 5 am to 10 pm. The new eatery advertises in house specials and curbside service for customers arriving by car.
Mr and Mrs Henry Feekes Mr and Mrs John D Wesselink and son Richard and Mary Jonker attended the Clarion Iowa wedding of Dennis Ver Mulm and Martha Scott. Mrs Gerrit Teunissen and daughter Norinda of Hardwick Minnesota along with Mrs Gerald Wallenburg and daughter Sharon of Sioux Center joined the mother daughter banquet with Mrs John W Wallenburg. The Senior Citizens will meet in the hospitality room of the IPS Building on Monday May 24 at 2 o clock Rev Roger Vuskuil will lead devotions. The kitchen band will practice. A banquet was held last week Thursday evening in the Rock Valley Christian.
May 8 to May 13 entries list births, marriages, and deaths in Hull Rock Valley Doon and Alvord. Notable items include babies born to Mrs. Larry Lyman and Mrs. Harlan Den Besten, and obituaries for Henry Schlefeldt. Names include Tami Vande Hoef, Floyd Gibson, Peter Rynders, Martha Sinclair, Johanna Van Wyk and Anna Leistra among others.
Ms Vickie Kaskie of Rock Valley Iowa has been accepted for enrollment in the Secretarial program at Northwest Iowa Technical College Sheldon Iowa. The four quarter course begins training on September 7 1976.
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