100 YEARS OLDCENTENNIAL 1855-1955 OTHER CLUBS AND SOCIETIES There are other Clubs and Societies that have been an important part of Steamboat Rock.    In 1908, a Social Hour Club was organized with 11 members with Mrs. Stella Carpenter as its first president. The club was strictly a social organization, […]

100 YEARS OLDCENTENNIAL 1855-1955 THE I.R.C.I.C. (BOAT CLUB) One evening in May of 1960, five men sat talking on the front porch of the home of Neil Hoekstra. As the conversation progressed, an idea began to emerge.    The five men were Hoekstra, his brother Wendell Hoekstra, Robert Finger, Heine […]

100 YEARS OLDCENTENNIAL 1855-1955 FIRE DEPARTMENT In 1955, the town added a second two ton truck to their fire fighting equipment. This one had a 1000 gallon water tank and a portable 500 gallon per minute pump as well as two 150 foot, two and a half inch hose lines […]

100 YEARS OLDCENTENNIAL 1855-1955 LEGION The Legion grew to encompass veterans of the Korean Conflict, and the Viet Nam War, and most recently Desert Storm. Today there are still members from World War II active in the post.

100 YEARS OLDCENTENNIAL 1855-1955 THE POST OFFICE Marie Eilers early in her career, delivering a special delivery package to Carl Luiken at the hardware store. Betty Ashier and Marie dressed up for the Centennial, in front of the Post Office. In 1967, H.A. (Heine) Eckhoff retired as rural postal carrier […]

100 YEARS OLDCENTENNIAL 1855-1955 SCOUTING Pack 302 of the TaMaHa District of the Tall Corn Area Council of Cub Scouts was chartered in April, 1964. Mrs. Joyce Potgeter was instrumental in beginning the first cub scout pack. First Cub Master was Larry McDowell. The Steamboat Rock Community Club, H.A. Eckhoff, […]

100 YEARS OLDCENTENNIAL 1855-1955 DRUGSTORE/ SODA FOUNTAIN In 1967 Holmes sold the building to Mr. and Mrs. Heine Boomgarden. The business was sold later to Mr. and Mrs. Jake Eilders.    In 1974 the building was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Booth. After extensive renovations, it was opened as […]

100 YEARS OLD CENTENNIAL 1855-1955 BANK FORFEITS OWNERSHIP On April 21 1965, the Farmers Savings Bank was granted a federal bank charter to convert to a national bank and move the headquarters to Eldora, leaving a branch office in Steamboat Rock. This was done and the name changed to First […]

100 YEARS OLDCENTENNIAL 1855-1955 THE BARBER SHOP A great many have served as barber in the town of Steamboat Rock. I was able to uncover the names of a few. Some stayed a long time and others longer. I even recall for a short time in my childhood the barber […]

100 YEARS OLDCENTENNIAL 1855-1955 BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Fred Lower began his ministry in 1952 and served until 1955. During his ministry 39 souls were added by baptism, and the present church building was erected. On April 9, 1953 the church voted to proceed with building a new church which was […]