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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1972
Page
14
Sioux County board of supervisors chose Lawrence Vander Esch as the new county treasurer after a Wednesday meeting. The appointment follows a county treasure hunt that concluded with his selection.
Community efforts include a 12 turkey giveaway at 10 pounders with signups at local Rock Valley stores. Drawings Saturdays at 3:30 PM, pickup at Spain Winters site. Rock Valley stores extend hours with five extra Christmas shopping nights December 15, 18, 20, 21 and 72. Vander Esch named county treasurer. duties include vehicle fees and tax collection. Kiwanis and Krea clubs kick off Christmas food sale November 30 at Old Post Office, offering Norway and Scotch Fine Trees 3 to 16 feet with free delivery.
A miscommunication cut costs for Rock Valley as county platting work matched or beat consultant quotes. Dewild Grant Reckert initially billed over 370 dollars for topographic maps and platting, but county workers had already completed the platting for less than 40 dollars. The engineers then refused charges for their duplicative work to preserve trust.
Ten adult education classes are planned at Rock Valley Community High School under principal OC Stahoe. Beginning January 9 1974 the ten week courses run ten weeks two hours each Tuesday evening. Courses include sewing typing horticulture gardening and landscaping painting and ceramics speech drama and athletics plus others. Each class costs five dollars for the ten weeks except several offerings at seven dollars.
On Highway 18 near Rock Valley November 22 a westbound car driven by Lane Gertsen collided with a truck driven by Marvin Vanden Bosch Jr. The Gertsen Chevrolet sustained 1200 dollars in damage while the 1965 Quality Egg truck received 200 dollars. No injuries reported. Vanden Bosch cited for failure to yield the right of way.
A two car accident occurred November 25 at 12 15 p m in Rock Valley. A 1968 pickup driven by Randy Meendering was struck by a 1968 Chevrolet driven by Mrs Henry Van Maaren as she pulled away from the curb. Damages totaled 105 to the Meendering vehicle and 98 to the Van Maaren car. No injuries reported. Van Maaren cited for failure to yield the right of way.
Doon man Roger Schrotfeldt was injured Monday afternoon when his southbound 1971 pickup hit a westbound Lyon County gravel truck pulling onto the Rock Valley northbound blacktop west of Doon. The gravel truck, driven by Artold Borman of Larchwood, suffered $1000 damage and was cited for failure to yield the right of way.
The Elementary grades 1-5 of Rock Valley Community School will present a Christmas program on December 6, 1972 at 7 30 p m in the high School Gym. This years program Symbols of the Season by Jaye Stewart explores the symbols of bells, tights, doughs, flowers, Santa Claus and carols through song and narration. The public is invited. No admission will be charged.
A reader corrected a past tale about Elm Springs now a vanished town. Helder recalls a South Dakota near Ear Springs across the river from Fairview with fifty residents, two stores, a lumber yard, school, elevator and depot. Now only a single house remains along the road to Fairview.
HUD officials to meet at Remsen Community High School on Friday at 1 30 p m after two delays. City and Rock Valley officials attend with applications in for HUD funds while Orange Clay’s low rent housing grant is noted. A local janitor wins a color TV at a supply convention as 500 attendees fill the event. Fire investigation into the Lloyd Wallingen residence in Sioux Center continues with deputy fire marshal Don Hutchinson cited.
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