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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1977
Page
6
Mrs Mary Zeilenga will not return next fall due to anticipated motherhood duties. The school thanks her for two years of service in remedial reading and physical education. A contract has been offered to Lois Boersma of Prinsburg Minnesota, a Dordt College graduate.
On Thursday May 26 students have a day off while teachers work on individual and class records and finish up report cards. Eighth grade report cards go home May 25 and all other students receive theirs May 27.
Services were held at Porter Funeral Home for Klaas Hendriks 94 who died Friday at Valley Manor Rev Roger Voskuil officiated Burial was in Valley View Cemetery He was born September 16 1882 in The Netherlands He married Frankie Grooth on July 17 1902 in The Netherlands The couple came to the United States and Rock Valley in 1910 Mrs Hendriks died November 2 1973 Mr Hendriks worked as a cigar maker and was a retired farmer Survivors include two daughters Mrs Alfred Claussen of Rock Valley and Mrs John Van Hunnik of Bigelow Minnesota a sister Mrs Dettmer Hubblin of Hardwick Minnesota 18 grandchildren 60 great grandchildren and 63 great great grandchildren
Funeral services were held last Wednesday at the First Christian Reformed Church in Hull for Mrs. John Velgersdyk 69 who died May 16 at Sheldon Hospital after a seven week illness. Born August 21 1907 near Hull she was Nellie Vande Griend and married December 22 1926. She survived by four sons Jake of Doon Floyd Andrew and Henry James of Hull two sisters Mrs Henry Raymond of Hull and Mrs Henry De Roo of Brooten Minnesota and thirteen grandchildren.
The final school day is Friday May 27 with an 11 00 a m dismissal. Students will clear desks mend books and receive report cards to take home.
Three witnesses and three hours of testimony were required on May 12 to arbitrate the layoffs of Bernard Schiefen and Daniel Grooters from the county road crews. Arbitrator Lloyd Fraker of Lincoln, Neb., will issue a binding decision in coming weeks. The case stems from December 31, 1976 layoffs involving two other workers and centers on seniority versus ability and whether the supervisors acted properly in dismissing Schiefen and Grooters amid financial and staffing pressures. A related federal civil suit alleging union-busting proceeds, set for July 6 in Sioux City.
Dr. Friedhelm K. Radandt of Lake Forest College Illinois has accepted the post of Dean of Academic Affairs at Northwestern College Rowenhorst announces Radandt will replace Edward E. Ericson Jr who moves to Calvin College He and his wife Elizabeth and their three children plan to relocate to Orange City before August 1 Radandt has taught German at Lake Forest and the University of Chicago and is now dean of the Lake Forest faculty
Barbara Joan Gaalswyk earned cum laude with a bachelor of arts from Northwestern College Orange City in 1977. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Alvin Gaalswyk of Rock Valley and graduated from the local high school in 1973.
Russell Vanden Bosch has been accepted for enrollment in the Auto Body program at Northwest Iowa Technical College in Sheldon. The four quarter program begins September 6.
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