Van Den Top Abma Vows In Doon Church Ceremony
Lavonne Van Den Top and Steve Abma united in marriage at the Protestant Reformed Church in Doon on August 12 in an 8:00 p.m. double ring ceremony officiated by Rev. J. Slopsma. The couple, both of Doon and Rock Valley origins, will reside on the groom’s family farm with the bride employed at K-Products in Rock Valley and the groom farming with his father.
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van den Top
Doon
Lavonne van den Top
Steve Abma
Protestant Reformed Church
J. Slopsma
John van den Top
Edwin Abma
Rock Valley
Vi de Boer
Deb Hup
Deb van den Top
Sheryl Brinkhuis
Susan van Bemmel
Bob Abma
Georgia
Dave Abma
Jerry Ab
Hoorays for Health and Everyday Blessings
A reflective list praises health as a blessing and gratitude for small blessings. It honors Pete and Mark Vande Velde and their 2 04 minute horse Rolling Traveler, home cooking, proactive youth, birthday parties, fall season, and simple foods like bacon and eggs Grits and Fritz. It cites Andrae and Crouch and The Disciples and the idea that genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.
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Pete
Mark Vande Velde
Rolling Traveler
Hisses to Weather Dust and World Worries
The piece vents at dry conditions forcing trees to show fall colors and laments public apathy amid college separations and long meetings. It notes flaws in leadership from Earl Butz over grain pricing and Russia’s impact, plus concerns about air pollution.
Bauman Farm Entrants Shine In Regional Conservation Contest
Four Sioux County farms Brad Bauman Rock Valley Dick Franken and Sons Lane Kooi Hawarden and Gordon and Bob Van Roekel Sioux Center compete in the Marc Cox Agricultural Awards Conservation Program. Judges evaluate conservation work done versus planned with Van Roekel praised for progress including two and a half miles of terraces on 120 acres. Sponsored by the Sioux City Journal and Chamber of Commerce, the contest spans Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota.
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Sioux County
Marc Cox
Sioux Soil and Water Conservation District
Brad Bauman
Rock Valley
Dick Franken and Sons
Sioux Center
Lane Kooi
Hawarden
Gordon
Bob van’ Roekel
van Roekel
van Roekels
Sioux City Journal
Sioux City Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
SCS
Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Office
Orange City
Mary Hammerstrom Weds Hull Man in Orange City Church
Mary Angela Hammerstrom and Jay Andrew DeZeeuw united in marriage on August 14 at Trinity Reformed Church Orange City. Officiant Rev. Donald Lenderink. They plan to live in Sioux City after a wedding trip. Jay works for Prudential Insurance and Mary is a dental assistant.
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Mary Angela Hammerstrom
Jay Andrew DeZeeuw
Trinity Reformed Church
Orange City
Donald Lenderink
Harold E. Hammerstrom
Iowa
John A. DeZeeuw
Hull
Larry DeZeeuw
Gary Vetter
Terry van Berkum
Kelly DeZeeuw
Steven DeZeeuw
Lewis Strong
Glen Hammerstrom
Robert Smith
Roland Simmilink
Dan Gould
Morningside Country Estates
Sioux City
Jay
Prudential Insurance Company
Mary
Social Security Payments Reach Sioux County Need
At the start of 1976, Sioux County residents received 170.00 monthly benefits. There were 4,500 beneficiaries including 2,259 retired workers and 169 disabled workers. Total monthly payments were 760,890.00 with 1,141 under 65 and 3,359 age 65 plus receiving benefits. 1,651 men and 2,362 women, plus 487 children born from deceased or disabled working parents.
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Sioux County
Robert Anderson
Sioux City
Would You Believe Eskimo Wife Exchange Practice
A curious clipping notes ongoing Eskimo wife exchange customs and mentions the Dead Sea as the saltiest lake. The item presents a light, offbeat news tone with trivia style.
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Dead Sea
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Andrae
Crouch
Disciples
Marge Harmelink
Earl Butz
Russia
Bauman Farm
Mary Hammerstrom
Earth
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