Western Parents Plan Student Conference Day With Chaplain
Western holds annual parent teacher conferences on Wednesday November 9 with morning classes a 10 30 chapel then dismissal. A noon luncheon for pastors teachers and board follows a workshop then one to one conferences from 2 30 to 5 00. A dinner for families and friends runs to 7 00 and a final 8 00 gym meeting features Chaplain William Lenters of Phoenix Arizona.
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Western
William Lenters
Calvary Rehabilitation Center
Phoenix
Arizona
Paullina Speech Festival attendance by local teachers and students
Approximately ten girls accompanied by Mr. Gale Senti and Mr. Mike Epema from the English department will travel to the Paullina Speech Festival on November 5. They will join other area schools and compete in Interpretive Prose Poetry and Humorous Reading with four to five minute pieces. Chaplain Lenter will deliver speeches on Alcohol Drug Abuse and Prevention during parent-teacher meetings. Western's debate team placed sixth of 16 at the Spencer Invitational on October 22 led by high scorer Kevin Engbers with 92 points. Dan De Witt and Randy Vande Griend also posted three wins. The next meet is Sioux City North Invitational on November 5.
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Gale Senti
Mike Epema
Epeman
Chaplain Lenter
Western
Kevin Engbers
Dan de Witt
Randy Vande Griend
Sioux City
Music Concert Well Received by School Choirs
The Girls Cantata Mixed Chorus and Junior Choir held their first concert of the season on Wednesday night October 26 to a large appreciative audience. Students praised the performance noting strong effort variety and notable progress under director William Bird and Mrs Rhonda Vogelzang.
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William Bird
Rhonda Vogelzang
Intramural Football Crowned by Senior Boys Victory
The senior boys won the intramural football championship and then defeated the teachers, marking the first year they beat the teachers in intramural football. The junior girls also triumphed atop the soccer standings.
Boys Cross Country Delivers Strong Season Finish
The varsity cross country team led by Jerrold Wynia and Harv Vander Burgt enjoyed a notable season. Despite challenges the squad finished second at district to qualify for state, where they placed twelfth.
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Jerrold Wynia
Harv Vander Burgt
Doug Elgersma
Dean Veldkamp
Butch Brinks
Iowa Job Service reports record placements in 1977
A record 90,913 workers were placed in jobs by Iowa Job Service offices in fiscal year 1977 ending September 30. Kenneth L. Hays announced the count, noting it tops all previous levels. Placements included 14,054 veterans and 7,018 older workers, with 23,036 job placements filled.
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Kenneth L. Hays
State Agency
Hays
Sioux County Extension runs farm management program for couples
The Sioux County Extension Service offers a confidential farm management program for beginning couples. It includes keeping farm records and two farm visits per year at no cost, with a maximum participation of three to four years. At year end the service assists in record analysis. records start January 1. Contact Maurice Eldridge at the Sioux County Extension Office in Orange City for more information.
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Sioux County Extension Service
Maurice Eldridge
Extension Service
Western High boys basketball trials under Hospers begin
Gene Hospers, Western's boys basketball coach, announces 70 candidates compete for team spots including 11 seniors 14 juniors 20 sophomores and 25 freshmen. First practice is Monday October 31 with initial cuts on Thursday November 3 and a second cut the week of November 7.
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Gene Hospers
Western
Hospers
Car Collides With Horse On Doon Blacktop Killing Mare
Lloyd Winters’ car struck a horse owned by Pete Vander Velde of Rock Valley Saturday night near 11:30 p.m. The brood mare died instantly after being hurled by the impact. the car sustained extensive damage and Winters was hospitalized with no serious injuries reported.
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Lloyd Winters
Pete Vander Velde
Rock Valley
Vander Velde
Winters
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