Old Book Display Brings Historic Volumes To Polk High
Polk High School, under librarian Mrs Clarke, staged a display of more than fifty pre 1900 volumes in the library. The collection includes texts from 1806, Civil War era works, Swedish language books, etiquette guides, old Bibles, leather bindings and a McGuffey Eclectic Reader. An autograph book with over a century of handwritten sentiments drew wide interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk High School
Clarke
McGuffy
Goldenrod Conference Names All Conference Team
At Stromsburg on November 6 the Goldenrod Conference held its second meeting of the year selecting an all conference team. Ends include Jon Dexter Clarks Jon Strong Silver Creek Rick Lamoree Stromsburg Tackles Kenny Meerkatz Polk Jim Baker Clarks Guards Darrel Prell
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Goldenrod
Stromsburg
Jon Dexter
Clarks
Jon Strong
Silver Creek
Rick Lamoree
Kenny Meerkatz
Polk
Jim Baker
Darrel Prell
Osceola Dominates Local Football Selections
Dennis Quick of Stromsburg was the only unanimous choice. The list includes Osceola’s Mike Larson and Jerry Sock of Stromsburg along with Stromsburg center Mick Richters and back Dennis Quick, Stromsburg, Jerry Gdowski of Genoa, Silver Creek’s Randy Studley, and Bill Kohl of Clarks.
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Osceola
Mike Larson
Stromsburg
Mick Richters
Bill Kohl
Clarks
Dennis Quick
Jerry Sock
Silver Creek
Randy Studley
Jerry Gdowski
Genoa
Pep Club Updates and Fundraising Plans
The Pep Club revised its constitution changing its nickname to Cubettes and added field maintenance language. They plan to sell sweatshirts for fundraising, work on pennants, update box pleated skirts, and outfit A team cheerleaders for basketball. Concession receipts from seven home football games totalled 288.16 as they boost school spirit for a victorious season.
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Cubettes
Pep Club
Football Letter Winners Are Named 1962-63
Coach Schnackenberg announced that the following boys earned football letters in the 1962-63 season Richard Brockevelt Dennis Carlstrom Charles Cramer Calvin Crow David Fjell Merton Flodman Eddie Johnson Max Kroger Kenny Meerkatz Roger Morris Dick Mundt Allan Neuhaus Bob Rahrs John Reckner Galen Sterner Don Stewart Arlan Stromberg Doug Sundberg Lynn Sundberg Dennis Widga Sherman Wilshusen Seven will graduate Joel Stevens seventh grader and Darwin Neuhaus sixth grader will receive a student manager letter.
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Schnackenberg
Richard Brockevelt
Dennis Carlstrom
Charles Cramer
Calvin Crow
David Fjell
Merton Flodman
Eddie Johnson
Max Kroger
Kenny Meerkatz
Roger Morris
Dick Mundt
Allan Neuhaus
Bob Rahrs
John Reckner
Galen Sterner
Don Stewart
Arlan Stromberg
Doug Sundberg
Lynn Sundberg
Dennis Widga
Sherman Wilshusen
Joel Stevens
Darwin Neuhaus
Freeman-Fredrickson couple visit Freda Newman in Stromsburg
Mr and Mrs C Marvin Fredrickson spent Sunday evening at the home of Mrs Freda Newman in Stromsburg.
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C Marvin Fredrickson
Freda Newman
Stromsburg
School Calendar Highlights December to January
The calendar lists events from December 4 to January 11 including Betty Crocker test for senior girls, district basketball meeting at Shelby, music clinic in Shelby, multiple basketball games at Hampton Silver Creek Genoa St. Edward and Bradshaw, a Home Ec Tea for mothers, a Christmas staff party, school music program, early dismissal on December 21 for Christmas vacation, and the end of the first semester on January 11.
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Betty Crocker
Shelby
Shelby Music Clinic
Hampton
Silver Creek
Genoa
St. Edward
Bradshaw
Jr. Hi
Osceola
Junior High Basketball Schedule and Practice Info
Junior High basketball practice began November 15 with 18 players under coach Mr. Lees. The 1963 schedule lists Osceola at home January 9 and Clarks at Clarks January 31, Shelby at home February 5, Silver Creek at Silver Creek February 21, with a tournament at Clarks March 11 to 13. Mrs Emory Cramer visited Osceola residents Floyd Patraw and Mrs Patraw on Monday.
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Lees
Osceola
Clarks
Shelby
Silver Creek
Emory Cramer
Floyd Patraw
Mrs. Patraw
Benedict Hosts Basketball January 11
Osceola hosts Goldenrod Tournament pairings January 14 with local games and events listed. PTA meeting on January 16 and a Choral Clinic at Albion on January 18 are noted along with a Clarks basketball game at home on January 18.
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Benedict
Goldenrod
Osceola
PTA
Albion
Clarks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Polk Cub Recorder
Evy
Connie Jones
Larry Johnson
By Linda Kisler
Home
Jean Larkin
Cheryl Johnson
Lynda Myers
Home Ec
By Neal van Housen
Jean Harless
Dick’s 66
S&h Green
Floyd and
Marie Lyle
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!