Doon Experimental Farm Field Day Planned for September 22
Iowa State University researchers will host the annual Doon Experimental Farm Field Day on Wednesday September 22 from 9 30 to 11 30 am nine miles south of Rock Rapids on U S Highway 45. Visitors will tour four featured experiments on corn soybeans and grain sorghum with demonstrations on row spacings population rates and fertilizer timing questions will be answered by ISU specialists.
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Doon Experimental Farm
Anual Doon
Moody
Iowa
Iowa State University
Rock Rapids
U.S. Highway No
New Overnight Mail Service Announced for Rock Valley
Postmaster Paull Beamer announced a new overnight mail program from Washington headquarters. It will cover areas 10 receive next day delivery of first class ZIP coded mail from Rock Valley, with several sectional center cities and offices sharing the first three ZIP digits. The plan provides next day delivery for ZIP coded first class mail deposited by 4 30 p.m. at the post office for a 71 cent rate.
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Paull Beamer
Washington
Rock Valley
Beamer
Sioux City
Sheldon
Windows
Sioux Falls
Spencer
Dwayne Bauder Wins FB Contest
Dwayne Bauder of Rock Valley won the first Bee Football contest this week with a low score that will be hard to beat all season. He was the sole participant in two games. Close contenders include Gary Brinkman Dennis Vis and Meron Winselman with tight tie breaks. West Lyon beat West Sioux 24 to 8 as notable results.
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Dwayne Bauder
Rock Valley
Dwayne
Gary Brinkman
Dennis Vis
Meron Winselman
Brinkman
West Lyon
West Sioux
Vis
Winselman
Rock Valley Rockets
Rockets
Kingsley-Pierson
Akson
Min Minnesota
Nebraska
102 Elms Diseased in Rock Valley Dutch Elm Crisis
Winterfield marks 102 elm trees in Rock Valley as Dutch Elm disease hit. Ten trees have already been removed in the city park and replacements are planned. A city nursery will be started with trees from along the river. He warns residents to replace diseased trees and care for new plantings.
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Will Winterfield
Rock Valley
Winterfield
Final filing date set for mayor and council positions
The city announces Tuesday Oct 5 as the final filing deadline for all five council seats and the mayoral post. It remains unclear how many councilors will run again and whether Mayor Al Porver will seek re election. The election is scheduled for November 3.
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al Por‘ver
L Ver Mulm Named Leader in American Secondary Education
Rock Valley resident Leroy Ver Mulm named a Leader of American Secondary Education for 1971. Dr Gilbert Beers announced the honor, with Ver Mulm's biography to appear in a national volume. He is English Department Chair at Cedar Falls Community Schools and former UNI English instructor.
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Leroy
Ver Mulm
Formiter Rock Valley
Gilbert Beers
Beers
Jaké Ver Mulm
Rock Valley
Board of Edeation
School System
School Systema
Dr Blagen To Talk to Educators in Orange City
Educators from Lyon and Sioux Counties meet in Orange City on Monday September 20 1971 for the Improvement of Instruction event. Dr William St Diageo will address population problems and environmental preservation, followed by Blagen leading smaller group sessions and afternoon meetings in their fields. Public invited to attend. Sessions run 9 00 to 3 20 and include topics on population energy problems density functions world problems and solutions and action programs. sessions held in the high school auditorium.
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Lyon
Sioux Counties
Orange City
William St. Diageo
Blagen
Rock Valley Music Parents Meeting and Election Notice
The Rock Valley Music Parents group will hold its annual meeting and election of officers on Tuesday September 21 at 7:00 in Haas Hall. All parents of high school band vocal music and junior high band are automatic members and urged to attend. Bring two hot dishes salads or desserts. beverages and tolls provided. The Bee staff also thanks Marcella Long and Ethel Wessling for planting flowers in front of Hego Memorial Hospital as a gesture for the Hospital Auxiliary.
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Rock Valley Music
Haas Hall
Bee
Rock Valley
Marcella Long
Ethel Wessling
Hego Memorial Hospital
Hege Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Meeting at Galvia Church
The Women's Auxiliary of Hege Memorial Hospital will meet at Galvia Christian Reformed Church on Monday September 27 at 8 00 p m The Rev Richard Greenhout of Boyden will speak on Drugs Everyone is welcome Auxiliary members and non members may attend The program includes objectives consultant services in English curriculum Department of Public Instruction evaluations for state public 1 schools and committee chairmanships for local education association and state English association
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Hege Memorial Hospital
Galvia Christian Reformed Church
Richard Green Hout
Boyden
Local Eduation Association
State English Association
Clyde Fuson Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter Charge
Clyde Lester Fuson appeared in court before Judge Kennedy on September 7 and pled guilty to manslaughter. Sentencing date to be set after a presentence investigation by the Probation Department. Other items include multiple motor vehicle offenses, probate notices, and civil suits listed, with fines, bonds, and executors named.
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Clyde Fuson
Clyde Lester Fuson
Kennedy
IATL
Arty
John D. Te- Paske
Kelley
Probetién
Leth
Rodney Vanden Brink
Rodney Vanden Brick
Dvoyak
Hermann
Kirkegaard
Albert J. Bosve
Lane Bruinsma
Sioux Genter
Pearl Brainsman
John A. Wesselink
Wcense
Northwestern College Offers Conversational Dutch Course
Northwestern College Grange City Iowa announces a Conversational Dutch course beginning Wednesday September 22 running to March 22. Gary Dekker a Holland native and current Northwestern student will teach 25 sessions in Van Feunem Hall room 126 at 7 00. Details appear elsewhere in this issue.
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Netherlands
Northwestern College
Grange City
Iowa
Gary Dekker
Holland
Northwestern
van Feunem Hall
Clean Up After Demo at Rock Valley Ball Park
Derby Wednesday evening cleanup at Rock Valley Ball Park followed a Labor Day demolition event. About 15 Rock Valley Kiwanis and VFW members collected broken glass and debris left from the Monday demolition to ready the park for the Rockets season opener against Kingsley Pierson on September 10. Two loads of ground sand and debris were removed by volunteers.
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Rock Valley
Rock Valley Kiwanis
VFW
Rock Valley Rockets
Kingsley-Pierson
Small Rural School Election Sees 76 Votes Cast
Only 78 voters turned out at the school election here Monday though there was no contest for the directorship serving the rural area north of Hiway 18. Mease Ven Beek received 76 of the 77 ballots cast.
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Mease Ven Beek
Hiway
Northwestern Alumni Dinner Set Oct. 2
Northwestern College alumni event announced by President Det De Haan for Saturday October 2. Social Hour at 4:00 P.M. in the College Auditorium, dinner at 6:00 P.M., with entertainment featuring scenes from 1930 to 1970. First four year class to graduate will be recognized. Reservations to Don Schreuz by September 25, 1971.
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Northwestern
Det de Haan
College
Northwestern College
Don Schreuz
Orange City
Iowa
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