Vander Esch Named Sioux County Treasurer in Surprise Vote
Lawrence Vander Bech was chosen by the Sioux County board of supervisors to fill the remaining term of Stan De Haan, who resigned to join an Orange City insurance agency. The 25 year old bachelor will work half-time until year end, plans to stay with the chamber of commerce, and will collect motor vehicle fees and taxes at the courthouse. He is a Navy veteran and has studied at multiple universities, currently taking courses at Sioux Empire. The appointment comes with a $3,200 salary.
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Avo
Stan de Haan
de Haan
Hubers
van Engelenhoven Insurance Agency
Orange
Cit van der Lich
Hawarden Ang
Howardé Chamber of Commerce
Becaie
Spen
G Ve
Sioux Community College
Datdh
Town State
Harvard’ Universit
Navy
Michigan
Maryland
Vande Esch
Counes
Sioux’ Empire
Mont Vietnam
Hawarden
Kiwanis Club
Lebanon Christian Reformed Chiureh
Vander Esch
Orange City
Henry Vander Esch
Mixup Saves City Money in Rock Valley
A city cost mixup leads to savings after county platting work done for less than 50 dollars was found to cover the town expansion. Dewild Grant and Becker, consulting engineers, faced nonpayment when their scope duplicated county efforts. They agree not to charge for the pladlog work.
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Rock Valley
Sioux County
Dewild, Grant and Becker
Rock Rapids
Plac
Bdl van Marnen
Alty
Dewild
Grant
Becker
Give Away 12 Turkeys In Rock Valley Stores Event
Christmas shopping kicks off with a turkey giveaway at 12 Rock Valley stores. Participants may register at participating outlets. entries limited to one per visit. Drawings Saturdays at 3:49 pm, winners must be present. Extra shopping nights added December 4 5 18 20 21 77 for late shoppers.
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Rock Valley
Gardening and Art Courses Planned at Rock Valley High
Ten adult education classes are planned at Rock Valley Community High School starting January 9, 1978. The ten week courses meet Tuesday evenings and cost six dollars for the two shorter programs and seven dollars for the remaining offerings.
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Rock Valley Community High School
Car Collision Damages Reported On Highway 18
A two vehicle crash on Highway 18 west of Rock Valley November 2 caused 1440 in damage. Westbound car driven by Lose Gemsten of Rock Valley was hit by a southbound vehicle driven by Marvin Vanden Bosch Jr after stopping at Lith Avenue and pulling onto the highway. Gerttsen Chevrolet sustained 31200 damage and a 1965 truck from Quality Egg Market incurred 200 in damage. No injuries reported. Vanden Bosch cited for failure to yield the right of way.
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Rock Valley
Lose Gemsten
Marvin Vanden, Bosch, Jr
Vanden Bosch
Lith
Gerttsen
Quality Egg Market
Two Car Collision in Rock Valley Causes Damages
A November 25 collision on Wala Street in Rock Valley involved a 1968 pickup driven by Randy Meed dering and a 1968 Chevrolet driven by Mo Henry Van Maanen. Damages totaled about 108 dollars with no injuries reported. Van Maanen was cited for failure to yield the right of way.
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Aee
Rock Valley
Randy Meeddering
Henry van Maanen
Wala Street
Hock Valley
van Maanen
MB. van Maanen
Doon Man Injured In Doon Gravel Truck Crash
Doon man Roger Schietfeldt was injured Monday afternoon when his southbound 1971 pickup collided with a gravel truck on the Rock Valley yardbound blacktop west of Doon. The 1972 gravel truck, driven by Harold Bornan, sustained $1000 damage and Bornan was charged with failure to yield. Schietfeldt's pickup was totaled. he was hospitalized at Rock Valley Hospital with facial and arm lacerations.
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Doonman
Rock Valley Hospital
Doon
Rock Valley
Roger Schietfeld
Lyon County
Harold Bornan
Latchwood
Borman
Schlotfelder
Plan Christmas Program Dec 6 at Rock Valley School
Elementary grades 1-5 will present Symbols of the Season by Jaye Stewart on December 6 1972 at 7 30 p m in the high school gym. The public is invited with no admission charged.
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Rock Valley
Jaye Stewart
Elm Springs Recall Reveals Iowa Ties and Lost Town
A reader corrects a past story, placing Elm Springs in Iowa rather than South Dakota. Art Helder recalls a town near Elan Springs with about fifty residents, two stores, a lumber yard, school, elevator, depot, and stock yards, plus two mounds behind the school once believed to be an Indian burial. Now only a single house remains by the road south of the Fairview curve.
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Elm Springs
South Dakota
Art Helder
Elan Springs
Iowa
Fairview
Mr. Helder
Fairviews
HUD Meeting Set for Remsen Friday After Postponements
HUD officials will meet with Remsen residents Friday December 1 at 1 30 p m in Remsen Community High School to discuss funding. City officials from Roel Valley plan to attend as Remsen has an application in for HUD funds. Northwest Lawn officials voice dissatisfaction after its request was denied. Also noted: Sioux Center fire investigation continues and janitor Clarence Keegan wins a color TV at a sales convention.
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HUD
Remsen
Roel
Sioux
Northwest Lawn
Warblogton
D.C
Sioux Center
Clarence Keegan
Rock Valley
Hants
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Board of Supervisors
Lawrence Vander Bech
Commercial Club
Don Hutchinson
Storm Lake
Lloyd Wallingen
Soux Gemers
Houlng
State Fine Marshall
the Bee
Hatchinsop
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