Society Notes Highlight Local Visits and Graduations
Mr and Mrs Ed Schmidt attend Gretchen Knorr s Baccalaureate and Graduation at Sioux Falls College. Guests include Mr and Mrs Harley Marshall of Hudson SC and Mr and Mrs Alfred Claussen with Bill Jacobs in Inwood. Rose Kessler visits Van Roekels near Maurice. Harold Reitsma family from Orange City visits Claussen home. Vande Stroet family hosts and visits. Michael Vande Stroet stays with grandparents amid school dinner. Katherine Bomgaars and Cole Bomgaars noted with mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Schmidt
Gretchen Knorr
Sioux Falls College
Harley Marshall
Hudson S.C
Alfred Claussen
Bill Jacobs
Inwood
Oscar Vande Vegte
Henrietta Timmermans
Rock Rapids
Bob van Roekel
Maurice
Harold Reitsma
Orange City
Vernon van Dyke
Colorado Springs
Cole
Katherine Bomgaars
Rowenhorst named acting president at Northwestern College
H V Rowenhorst president of Northwestern State Bank in Orange City is named acting president of Northwestern College as the search for a successor to Lars I Granberg continues. Rev Donald Lenderink cites Rowenhorst’s trustee role campus closeness and commitment as reasons for the move. Granberg will become Dean of Social Sciences and professor of psychology at Hope College in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. V. Rowenhorst
Northwestern State Bank
Orange City
Northwestern College
Rowenhorst
Lars I. Granberg
Donald Lenderink
Granberg
Hope College
Michigan
University of Chicago
Northwestern
UM Women Hold May Breakfast
The United Methodist Women met May 7 at 9 00 A M for their annual May Morning Breakfast Twenty two members and three guests attended Hostesses Barb Anderson Sandi Schultz and Billie Gerritsen decorated tables with a Dutch theme featuring tulips Lorraine Roorda presented Gods Colorful Creation of Flowers The program emphasized that flowers blending together create a beautiful world Watana Choontanom shared items from Thailand and spoke about the culture Jo Van Maanen gave devotions Shirley Bunch led the business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Methodist
Barb Anderson
Sandi Schultz
Billie Gerritsen
Lorraine Roorda
Watana Choontanom
Thailand
Local FFA Plants Seedlings at Wildlife Refuge West of Rock Valley
Members of the Future Farmers of America under VOAG instructor Verlyn Sneller planted about 900 seedlings at a wildlife refuge west of Rock Valley. About 30 students worked Friday morning with biology students from the high school. The trees came via Gene Newell and the Iowa State Conservation Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock River
Town
Kevin Boeve
Mr. Meylink
Ron van Beek
Doug Maassen
Doug Bliek
Future Farmers of America
Vo Ag
Verlyn Sneller
Wildlife Refuge
Rock Valley
BOAC
Meylink
Sneller
Gene Newell
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Newell
Rock Valley Accident Injures Two Involving Greven Goed and Van't Hul
Rock Valley Chief of Police Tom De Bruin reported a two-vehicle crash last Tuesday at 1 45 p m. on Main Street involving Mrs Gerrit Greven goed and Clarence Van t Hul of Inwood. Van t Hul backed from the curb and hit the Greven goed car driving north. Damage was estimated at 500 to the Greven goed auto and 250 to Van t Hul s vehicle. Greven goed drove a 1974 Plymouth and Van t Hul a 1968 Chevrolet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Valley
Tom de Bruin
Gerrit Grevengood
Clarence Van't Hul
Inwood
de Bruin
Main Street
Grevengoed
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Society Notes
Prexy
Marinus Pitlo
Hull
Gilbert Vande Street
Robert Engel
Boulder
Colorado
Gerrit Wissink
George Bouma
Mesa
Ariz
Anie
MVS
Northwest Iowa Vocational School
Iowa Lakes Community College
NIVS
Sheldon
Iowa
Sioux County Extension
Albany Ave. S.E
John Hulst
Paula Hoekstra
Lyon
Sioux Counties
FFA
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