03 Oct 1973
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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1973
Page
1
City officials announce a public hearing on the eighteen month budget starting January 1 1974. The meeting will be at the Rock Valley police station at 7 PM to discuss a proposed expenditure package funded largely by local taxes with a total near 176000 for public safety and library operations.
The article marks October as Pork Month, noting it began eleven years ago and honors pork producers. About 100 Iowa newspapers will publish special pork editions as they promote the billion dollar industry locally and statewide, with the Bee running a week of related articles.
Area seniors boarded a chartered bus last Thursday to Mitchell South Dakota to see a Pat Boone performance at the Corn Palace. In Rock Valley the city council race grew to ten candidates with five seats up. Incumbent Mayor John Kersbergen faces no formal opposition. New council hopefuls include Ray Reinke Floyd Terpstra Gilbert Hoogendorp Conrad Van Zee and Charles Wynia joining current members Dwayne Bauder Mawice Van Voost Robert Kaufman Weber Burgett and John Kempema. The Bee invites all candidates to publish statements and answer questions on city issues.
The Thursday night drawing increased the prize money to 625 dollars for the winner. Dennis Gilde jmeister of 1016 Uth Avenue Rock Valley was noted as the entrant with envelopes opened at 8 30 PM in participating stores.
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