Vacation Bible School at Methodist Church June 3 to 18
Locals report the Vacation Bible School will be held at the Methodist Church from June 3 to 13 with sessions 9 to 11 30 each weekday and a two week conclusion on June 18 A picnic in the park will follow The staff includes Mrs Ed De Haas Mrs Ernest Tyler Mint Warren Anderson Mrs Don Klein Rev and Mrs Raymond Roloff Also noted a hospital silver tea and various social events and visits among local residents and guests through May and June
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed de ‘Haas
Ernest Tyler
Mint
Warren Anderson
Don Klein
Raymond Roloff
Hegg Memorial Hospital
Labora
Mothers and Daughters
Harold Vermeer
Orange City
Mix Diane Voortman
Rock Valley
Kenneth Dewitt
Hull
John Wissinle
Robert McNeil
San Diego
Calif
Hr. Long
Mréy McNeil
Elliott Ten Clay Named in Who's Who Listing
Elliott Ten Clay of Rey and Mrs Ralph Ten Clay of Rock Valley are listed in the 1969 1970 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. The directory honors campus leaders from over 1000 institutions for high academic standing community service leadership and extracurricular activity. Elliot is a junior majoring in math.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Eliott Ten Clay
Rey
Ralph Ten Clay
Rock Valley
Elliot
Big Sioux Basin Water Woes Prompt Regional Study
The report outlines flood losses since 1951 totaling about 94 million dollars with 1969 snowmelt floods setting new records. It notes lack of flow regulation and storage, rising future water demand projected to 75 million gallons daily by 2020, and pollution issues from livestock, municipal and industrial sources. Sioux Falls uses over 10 million gallons daily with 70 thousand residents. irrigation remains limited though 141 thousand acres are suitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centrol
Big Sioux River
Sioux Falls
Federal Water Pollution Central Administration
South Dakota State University
Big Sioux
Sioux Fall
Rea
Sioux City
Watertown
Bureau of Reclamation
Irrigation and Recreation Prospects in the Rock Valley Basin
Studies indicate irrigation could raise crop yields nearly twofold and boost farm incomes by 40 percent in the Rock Valley Basin. Lakes there are shallow and poor for recreation yet support wildlife. parks near Lake Herman draw large crowds while lake use remains limited. Population shifts toward urban areas demand expanded outdoor recreation, including swimming boating and fishing, to attract tourists and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Sioux River
Lake Herman
Madison
Lake Itelf
The Poppy Flower Legend by Louise E Walker
A poem explains how poppies grew on a battlefield as a reward for grieving women who prayed for fallen soldiers. An angel gathers sod from each grave, seeds a field, and blooms red poppies among the crosses, symbolizing honor and remembrance. Set in Pennsylvania.
Reservoir Plan in Big Sioux Basin Proposed to Reduce Floods
A study identifies five dam sites on the Big Sioux River Skunk Creek and neighboring streams for an economical reservoir system. The proposal would regulate 7,400 square miles and cut downstream flood damages by over 80 percent, with near 93 percent reduction along the Rock River reaches. The five reservoirs would hold about 833,500 acre feet for flood control and storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Sioux River
Skunk Creek
Rock River
Little Rock River
Rock Silver
Dean
Rock
Flandreau dam plan details large water storage and spillways
Plans describe a rolled earth embankment dam on the Big Sioux River near Flandreau with about 22,400 acres of water surface for recreation and five reservoirs. Cutter structures regulate releases for municipal and industrial supply, water quality, and other needs. Spillways act as safety valves, with a separate gated spillway near the emergency spillway. The dam would be 8,800 feet long and 79 feet high with an adjacent spillway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flandreau Dam
Servorr
Big Sioux River
Flandreau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meg
Nabca Association
Bac and
Grace
Rock Valle
Iowa
Sioux
Jim Wilson
Ther
Bend
Ter
John Kragt
Bramersburg
Paul Collenbaugh
Ethel Wesselink
Richard Sipma
Sald
Spirit Lake
Elliott Ten Clay
American Legion
Hudson Memorial Building
Hudson
Rogk Valley Bee
Louise E. Walker
W. P. Walker
Pennsylvania
Owen Manning
Hudson Recreation Program
Memorial Building
5. D
Aeie
Hanes
HaneSet
Arend
Canton Theatre
Canton, South Dakota
Die Heart
P.m
Matinee
Oneal Es
Jonker's Furniture
Jonker’s Furniture
Rock Valley, Iowa
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