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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1967
Page
2
Hints of a light newsroom report detail a short handed week with Marty on vacation and The Rock Valley crew working to close up. The column teases a late climax about a moose hunting incident and jokes about who is pictured, promising fuller details next week.
Mrs. Dera Preikaat from Orange City Iowa was a guest Wednesday at Mrs. Edwin A. Miller’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Moore of Rock Valley Iowa were Sunday dinner guests at Raymond Miller’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Geerit Kruid and family were Sunday evening guests of John Van De Keift. Emil Winterfield and wife visited John Landhaus in Rock Valley Sunday evening. Edwin A. Miller and Eth Ruges visited in LeMars Saturday night and Sunday. Hans Moeller and wife called on Fred C. Dierks Sunday evening. A 4191/2 foot sunflower grew in George Cline’s Brooklyn yard with flowers 13 and 16 inches across.
Son Hup Landegent rolled the high game 225 while Bob Kaufman and Zd Wiberchek posted the top series 662. Valley Lanes led team game 858 and the high team series 2430. Valley Bakery posted the top game 881 in the American League on September 26, Tim’s Plage had the top series 2403, Jim Thiesen had the top individual series 2618. Diane Laker led Women’s League with 153 in the high game and Verla Ten Haken topped the high series at 476. Hi-Way Chey had the high set.
Diene Slater rolled 193 and Lucille Manning 190 to top the local high games along with Verla Ten Haken 181 Gert Jonker 178 Leone Vander Rok 170 and Mary De Smith 70 among others. I P S had a high game of 7 and Sipma Electric Beverly's Apparel Farmers Lumber B and H Hatchery Standard Tank Hi Way Chey De Vries Jewelry Smith Drug were among participants.
The Rock Valley Fire Department answered a brush fire call Monday at 6 50 p m along the railroad right of way one mile east and two and a half miles west of town. Fire Chief John Dykstra reported no damage and the cause was undetermined but believed to be spark ignition from a passing train.
Mrs John Nebben formerly Myrtle Moore died early Sunday. Funeral services will be Thursday afternoon at the Doon Congregational church. She and her husband, former Rock Valley mayor John Nebben, had four children including Lester Place Milford Wayne Panama Loren and Jean Piet Wynth Rock Valley. The Nebben family lived in Rock Valley years during the Orpheum Theater before moving to Doon and retirement.
Mary Van Voorst of Sioux Center faces a five dollar fine and costs for parking in a traffic lane. Wilmer Wynta of Rock Valley charged five dollars and costs for parking in a driveway. Bruce Cardell Kooima of Rock Valley fined five dollars and costs for parking in a lane. Douglas Kocima of Rock Valley fined five dollars and costs for muffler related issue. Lavonne Vander Velde of Rock Valley cited for failure to yield right of way. All pleaded not guilty. trial set for October 7.
At Valley Manor on Tuesday September 26 chapel services were conducted by Rev Oosterveen of the Christian Reformed Church in Boon. Mrs Grace Meyerint marked a birthday on September 23 and a celebration was planned for September 30. Mer Al Porter presented a film about California titled World to a State and World in a Week.
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