Bruce Nikkel Teacher Named for New Hope Haven
Bruce Nikkel named teacher of the mentally handicapped at New Hope Haven Persotel. Born in Pella area he earned an A B from Calvin College and an ALM from the University of South Dakota. He taught junior high in Highland Indiana and led as principal in Sanborn. Married with four children living at 1634 Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce‘ Nikkel
Nikkel
Pella
Calvin College
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Unversity of
South Dakota
Bruce
Highland
Ind
Sanborn
Main
William Knollis
Kollis
Inwood
Dordt College
Platte
Bill
18Th Ave
Sioux County Farm Bureau to Host Annual Meeting
The Sioux County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting Monday evening September 30 at the Sioux Center High School Auditorium. Dr Wayne Scholtes of Jane State University will speak on Have Been Where You Are Going. Committee members listed include Mr and Mrs Lawrence Green Sioux Censes Mr and Mrs George Van Beek Rock Valley Me and Mrs Russell Doorenbos Boyden Mr and Mrs Wilmer Remsink Orange City and Mr and Mrs Lyle Schroeder Granville tickets on sale at the Farm Bureau Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Scholtes
Jane State University
Scholtes
Lawrence Green
Sioux Censes
George van Beek
Rock Valley
Russell Doorenbos
Boyden
Wilmer Remsink
Orange City
Lyle Schroeder
Granville
Fara Bureau
Promoted to Army Sergeant A Rozeboom
A Rozeboom promoted to sergeant while serving with the 11th Infantry Division in Vietnam. The 23 year old rifleman from Doon Iowa entered the Army in 1966 and trained at Fort Ord and Fort Benning before overseas deployment in 1967. He is a Chicago native and attended South Dakota State College. His wife Marcia resides in Inwood Iowa.
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Alteni G. Rogeboom
Gerrit Rozeboom
Doon
Towa
August
Dth
Vietnam
Rogeboom
Pleija
Ft. Ord. Calif
Ft. Benning
Remote reaches maturity despite drought and heat
Drought and hot winds didn't deter the Remote from maturing. It weighed 2 pounds 14 ounces and measured 19 inches in circumference. Gerrit Van Surk gum, a local barber, enjoys a few home grown vegetables. Mre Wen Sarkeam admitted considering more watering this summer to help tomatoes along.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerrit van Surkgum
Mre Wen Sarkeam
Msie
Fall Rally to Feature Rev Bill McKee at Northwestern College
Plans announce a Fall Rally September 24 25 26 at Northwestern College Auditorium Orange City Iowa starring Rev Bill McKee overseas crusade missionary and Outstanding Young Man of America. McKee tours evangelism in the Philippines and abroad and is noted as a basketball player writer and humorist.
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Northwestern College
Orange City
Towa
Bil McKee
Overseas Crusade
América
Philippine Islands
McKee
Rev. McKee
United States
Far East
Aliqué Overseas Crusade
Rey
Bill McKee
Hughes to Lead Democratic Caravan in Orange City
Governor Harold Hughes will head a Democratic slate caravan in Orange City on September 19 at the town hall. Candidates include Paul Franzenburg, Jerry Orsville, Andrew Frommelt, John Cruis, Dan Johnatan, Margaret Setuoeder, Kenneth Owen, and Robert R. Dodds. The Maurice-Orange City High School band will play, with helicopter use noted from 1960s campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hughes
Orange City
Hughes
Orange City Town Hall
U. S
Paul Franzenburg
Jerry Orsullivan
Andrew Frommelt
John Cruis
Te Saurer
Dan Johnatan
Margaret Setuoeder
Hunting Seasons To Start Sept 14
The State Conservation Commission announces opening day for fox and gray squirrel, and rabbit hunting on Saturday September 14. Squirrel bag limit six and possession twelve. rabbit bag ten with no possession limit. Season ends December 31 1968 for squirrels and February 36 1969 for rabbits. Daily shooting hours set statewide and all residents over 16 require a hunting license with youth under 16 accompanied by a licensed adult.
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State Conservation Commission
Siamese Cucumber Grows 8 1 2 Inches Long
A Siamese cucumber was harvested this summer by Harold Rennier of Tama. The unusual cucumber formed on one stem and stretched around, reaching about 8 1/2 inches in length.
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Harold Rennier
Tama
Enrollment Grows at Hope Haven for 1968 89 Term
Hope Haven reports 71 enrolled for the 1968 89 term led by executive director Harvey C. De Jager. 62 in the auditorily handicapped area and 46 in the mentally handicapped department. Nine in the work-training center aged sixteen to thirty seven. Staff includes De Jager Munneke and Ruiter with teaching, work training and service personnel named. Students come from several states and nineteen live in foster homes.
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Harvey C. de Jager
Hope Haven
Golfcaré
Towa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Montana
Clents
Lloyd Munneke
Arthur Ruiter
FHA Programs Aid Rural Families in Northwest Iowa District
Farmers Home Administration State Director Arden N. Newell reports a record for the fiscal year ending June 30 1968. FHA loans and insured financing totaled 42 816 583 with 25 27 rural Iowa families aided. Rural housing loans 31 331 000 aided 93 people, family farm ownership loans 288 400 aided 7 families, operating loans 397 970 aided 56 families. TAP council aided community projects. office in LeMars with weekly Thursday hours. Grange City supervisor available Wednesdays.
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Farmers Home Administration
Arden Fl
Newell
Towa
Farmers Homes
FHA
Sewer and Water Association
Iowa
Robert G. Haegele
LeMars
Plymouth
Sioux
County Tap
TAP
Judson Smith Re elected To Rock Valley School Board
Judson Smith is reelected to the Rock Valley Community School Board for a three year term. He has served multiple terms representing the rural area north of Highway 15. In LG votes east Monday Smith defeated Harold Groth 76 to 46. ANNIVERSARY Mr and Mrs Claude Boruff of Macedonia recently celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary in the house where Mr Boruff was born.
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Judson Smith
Rock Valley
Mr. Smith
Highway 15
Smith
Harold Groth
Claude Boruff
Macedonia
Mr. Boruff
Betterm t Group Plans Annual Meet and Projects
The Rock Valley Community Betterment Council met on September 16 at Red Rock Ing. Dr C J Schroeder presided as the group discussed a 4.39 bill for stamps and envelopes and 4.12 for a newspaper ad seeking a dentist for Rock Valley. The council, five years old, considered a community dinner and enlarging the swimming area, noted police coordination and hospital base arrangements, and asked for a summary of past projects for delegates. They proposed creating small game habitats with a conservation board to protect local wildlife. Next meeting is the annual election night at city hall. Secretary Mrs Gene Bunch.
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Rock Valley
Bettarment Council
Ha Conservation Board
Gene Bunch
RV Youth Enrolls At Nettleton College Sioux Falls SD
Local students begin training at Nettleton College in Sioux Falls on September 9. The list includes Darrekt W Kooi and Eugene Van Kehkerix in Professional Accounting, Linda Van Cort in Executive Secretarial, and Wally De Kempema in the Accounting Program, with each student linked to Rock Valley and Alvord families.
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Nettleton College
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Darrekt W. Kooi
Lewis B. Kooi
Alvord
Eugene van Kehkerix
William van Keherix
Rock Valley
Linda van Cort
Albert van Cort
Wally de Kempema
Herman Kempema
Two Northwestern Orange City Squad Members Named
Two Rock Valley youths join the North western football squad in Orange City this year Donnis Van Beckum a sophomore backfield player and Elliot Ten Clay who lines up at tackle or end positions
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Rock Valley
Northwestern
Orange City
Donnis van Beckum
Fetterroar
Elliot Ten Clay
Hospital Auxiliary Meeting Set for Monday
The Hospital Auxiliary will meet Monday September 16 at 7 30 p m in the First Christian Reformed Church basement.
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Hoapital
First Christian Reformed Church
Tournament Favorites Dominate At Primpbar And Rock Valley
A jury in O Brien County found George McCarty Jr. guilty of larceny involving soybeans from Orville Taylor farm near Hartley Carlier after a mistrial and ongoing subsequent trial. In Rock Rapids, Ken Hansen led the Rock Valley Golf Course championship flight with 116 for 24 holes, followed by Sarek Anderson at 119 and Earl Gore and Clayton Arend tied at 122. An Arend sudden death secured third for Hansen.
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Primpbar
George McCarty Jr
Inwood
McCarty
Orville Taylor
Hartley Carlier
O' Brist Conny
George Sletper
McCay
O'brien
T. Smith
Rock Rapids
Ken Hansen
Rock Valley
Hansen
Haaten
Sarek Anderson
Earl Gore
Clayton Arend
Arand
Leohard Kaskie
Jim Dirksen
Catholic Women Convene for Diocesan Assembly in September
The Diocesan Council of Catholic Women schedules a two day assembly September 12 13 at the Holiday Inn Fort Dodge with voting delegates meeting September 12. Mrs Dennis McGregor presides. Bernard Cooper will give the keynote speech and Bishop Grevman will celebrate Mass. Exhibits from the council diocese and parishes will be on display and new officers will be installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
Bat Fort Lodge
Dennis McGregor
Jefferson
Rapreyemi
Imn
William Remmes
Fort Padge
Ron Gillespie
Jafferon
Corpus Christi Parli
Bernard Cooper
Algona
Greveman
Frank Brady
Joseph M. Mueller
D.p
Charél Bratecal
McGregor
Walter Kelley
Southeast Deanery
Mai Margaret Schroeder
Sioux County
Iowa General Assembly
Fred Ymkers Win Trip to Trinidad
Mr and Mrs Fred Tinker depart on an air expense paid trip to Trinidad for a week. The Ymkers clinched the trip by exceeding Gibson Air Condition limits and will fly from Des Moines on Thursday.
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Fred Ymkers
Trinidad
Fred Tinker
Ymkers
Gibson
Des Moines
Rainfall Report From Rock Valley This Past Sunday
Weather observer Paul Gewmer reports Rock Valley received .48 inches of rain on Sunday morning and another .05 inches that afternoon, totaling nearly half an inch.
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Paul.gewmer
Rock Valley
Boer Earns Accountant of the Month at Neville College
John Boer of Rock Valley was named Accountant of the Month for August at Neville College in Sioux Falls. Gary Endorf presented the award at a student assembly. Boer, a 1966 West Central High School graduate, studies professional accounting.
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John Boer
Mig
Clarence Boer
Rock Valley
Neizleiterst ‘College
Sioux Falls
Gary Endorf
Boer
West Central High School
Netile
Ver Steeg Named to Hope Haven Board
Charles Chucky Ver Steeg of Rock Valley was named to Hope Haven's Board of Trustees at the meeting. He replaces John Hoekstra of Rock Rapids who resigned after moving to Omaha Nebraska. Rev Herbert Kothe of Manti la observed his 45th anniversary of ordination in the Lutheran Church.
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Charles Chucky Ver Steeg
Rock Valley
Hope Haven
Ver Steeg
John Hoekstra
Rock Rapids
Omaha
Nebraska
Herbert Kothe
Mantila
Lutheran Church
Xothe
Trinity Church
Manilla
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D.C
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