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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1965
Page
5
Mr and Mrs Sam J. Kooima retire after 42 years farming four and one pebales west of Rock Valley and move into town. Neighbors hosted a farewell at Center school with many long-time friends attending and gifts presented before a social evening with snapshots of area life.
Mathew Schroeder, a Collègeville student, stayed with his parents over the weekend. Edna Mae Moss joined Sunday guests, and Mrs Van Voorst and Honnie were evening coffee guests at the Tom Mulder home. A film Holland Wonder was shown at the Methodist church after a Valley Manor screening. Eddie Hush and wife of Kingsburg California left after three weeks with relatives.
A group including Mr and Mrs Tom Ver Door and Mrs Grace Ver Doorn of Sheldon visited Edgerton and spent Sunday with Mrs Margaret Zylstra. The Vander Sandens and Dick Roelofs planned a Florida trip visiting relatives from Brewton to Bellflower, Alhambra, and Van Osterloo. Reformation Emphasis followed by a fall brotherhood rally at Hospers. The West Sioux classis banquet for the ROVE occurred at Sioux Center High School. Bert De Weerd funeral, hospital discharge for Cothle Vaidér' Vliet, and various social visits across Rock Valley Hull Orange City Sioux Center Rock Rapids and Sioux Falls were noted along with church services at Calvin Christian Reformed.
Funeral services for Edward E Brandt of Sioux Falls were held in that city on Friday October 29. Brandt, a former Rock Valley resident, was born in Sioux Falls on February 10 1880. He married Hannah Koel on September 29 1926 in Sioux Falls and the couple lived on a farm until retiring in 1955 when they moved to Sioux Falls.
The Northwest Jawa Chess club in Orange City includes Merle Alons Herman Oldenkamp and Derrit Kersbergen from Rock Valley. Attendees came from Orange City Sioux Center Maurice Sheldon Iretdh Allen and Rock Valley. The next meeting is set for Nov 8 at 7 p.m. at Joe De Vries home in Orange City with an open invitation to new players.
Local residents Mr and Mrs Harlan Kemp Mrs Erma and Mr and Mrs Art Kooi visited the Tom Mulder home Saturday evening. Roy Bomgaars, in Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls, showed improvement. Jacob Keith Wielenga enlisted in the navy and left Oct 24 for San Diego for recruit training. he is the son of Jake Wielenga of Rock Valley.
The Hock Valley Sales Company reported its best day ever last week with about 1,000 head of cattle sold in the ring. Co owners John Harmelink and Martin Vander Velde led the operation.
Irene Riessen rolled the high game 193 and high series 497 in a women’s bowling event. Lipina’s claimed the team high series at 2162 while Schmidt’s produced the top team single game 788. Other notable marks include multiple players with scores in the 170s and 180s.
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