Kindergarten Round-up at Rolfe School Enrolls 23
Twenty three children, 15 boys and eight girls, registered for kindergarten for fall 1970 at Rolfe Community School. Listed were Troy Boeckholt Thomas Brase Raymond Boeckholt James Howland Dawn Mann Tammy Pederson Danny Sweet Eric Tutt Catherine Johnson Brad Shelgren Robert Wagner Alison Kelly Joseph Zeman Bradley Kerns Michael Majorowicz Jill Simonson Jim Freh Brad Hutchinson Rod Shelgren Wendy Shelgren Christine Wadsley Cade Cruickshank Cathy Guerttman and others parental groups include Mr Mrs Perry Johnson Rev Mrs Brase Mr Mrs Cleve Kerns and Mr Mrs John Zeman.
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Rolfe Community School
Troy Boeckholt
Thomas Brase
Raymond Boeckholt
James Howland
Dawn Mann
Tammy Pederson
Danny Sweet
Eric Tutt
Catherine Johnson
Brad Shelgren
Robert Wagner
Alison Kelly
Joseph Zeman
Rolfe Library Prepares for National Library Week
Rolfe Library celebrates National Library Week April 12 to 18 inviting public school children to visit and learn library value. Adults encouraged to come as new titles arrive including Palace of Healing Waiting for Willa One Day Shape Up The French Lieutenant's Woman and other works.
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Rolfe Library
National Library
Palace OF Healing
Dorothy Clark Wilson
India
Willa
Dorothy Eden
John Fowles
Hughes Named to Rolfe School Board After Kennedy Death
Deane C. Gunderson, president of the Rolfe Community School Board, announced Jerry Hughes was appointed to fill the unexpired term after Lawrence Kennedy’s death. The five month appointment was made at a special meeting. Hughes runs Jerry's Super Valu and has two schoolage children, David and Brenda.
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Deane C. Gunderson
Rolfe Community School Board
Jerry Hughes
Lawrence Kennedy
Hughes
Kermitt Shimon
Gay Stover
Theo Ripperger
Mr. Hughes
Jerry
Super Valu
David
Brenda
Rolfe Juniors and Seniors Banquet Saturday Evening
The Rolfe High School Juniors and Seniors held their annual Junior-Senior Banquet with a Tahitian Paradise theme at the DMT School building. Toastmaster David Loxterkamp, former Rolfe teacher Dan Offenberger as speaker, and Carol Rude with Monte Howard as seniors’ representative led the program. the Rolfe Swing Choir performed and the Humboldt Stage Band provided post banquet music.
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Rolfe High School
Rolfe
Rolfe School
D.M.T
David Loxterkamp
Dan Offenberger
Carol Rude
Monte Howard
Rolfe Swing
Humboldt Stage Band
Superbird Kite Sparked Weekend Sky Invasion
A vivid kite named Superbird stirred curiosity as it appeared in the Sunday sky during a spring kite day. Jeff Spencer, son of Bill Spencer, held a firm grip on the string amid the breezy conditions.
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Jeff Spencer
Bill Spencers
Rolfe
Swing Show To Be Presented Fri Sat Nites
The third annual Swing Show titled Salute to the Spring Spring returns to Rolfe School gym on April 10 and 11 at 7 30 p m. Curtis Svalstad and Stanley Hays direct the event featuring Swing Choir Stage Band Mixed Chorus Girl's Glee Jazz Ensemble German Band and Comedy Quips with advance tickets $1 50 adults $1 00 children. at the door $1 75 and $1 25.
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Rolfe
Curtis Svalstad
Stanley Hays
Cancer Crusade Drive Opens in Pocahontas County
The Pocahontas County Chapter of the American Cancer Crusade held a kick off meeting on April 7 at the Chow House Pocahontas. The annual drive runs April 13 through April 30 with Mrs. Sharon Wadsley of Rolfe heading the local effort. Workers begin soliciting April 13.
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Pocahontas County
American Cancer Crusade
Chow House
Pocahontas
Cancer Crusade
Sharon Wadsley
Rolfe
Obituary of Lawrence L Kennedy Civil servant and veteran remembered
Lawrence L Kennedy 50 died in a April 1 1970 car crash on his mail route. He was a Rolfe High School valedictorian 1937 Navy veteran farmer and rural carrier. He served on Clinton Garfield Cemetery and Rolfe School boards and was a longtime Scoutmaster. Survived by Beverly his wife five children two sisters a brother and a grandson. Burial in Clinton Garfield Cemetery.
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Lawrence L. Kennedy
Presbyterian Church
Dallas Johnson
Jake Rutgers
C. Elmer Peterson
James Taylor
Mike Behrendsen
Deane Gunderson
Carl Hansen
Everett Rickard
Don Spencer
E. C. White
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Lawrence W. Kennedy
Leonard
Caroline Paulson Kennedy
Rolfe
Mr. Kennedy
Beverly Bradburn
U.S. Navy
Kennedy
United Presbyterian Church
Boy Scouts
Clinton-Garfield
Youth seminar on Iowa community concerns held near Storm Lake
Don Marine a senior at Rolfe Community School joined about 200 youths and adults from roughly 20 northwest Iowa counties at Buena Vista College in Storm Lake on March 30. The group discussed school problems teenage drinking drug abuse relationships and values and planned community action programs.
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Don Marine
Rolfe Community School
West
Iowa
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Town Commission On Children and Youth
Rolfe Chamber of Commerce to Convene Dinner Meeting
The Rolfe Chamber of Commerce will hold a noon meeting on Monday April 13 in the Uptown Cafe dining room for a dinner and business session. Members are urged to attend.
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Rolfe Chamber of Commerce
Uptown Cafe
Rolfe Leads Pocahontas County Retail Sales Rise in 1969
Rolfe retail sales topped 2 million in the year ending June 30 1969 per the State Department of Revenue. Pocahontas County overall declined slightly from 23 250 679 in 1968 to 22 088 694 in 1969 with Pocahontas county seat posting the highest total. Laurens and Fonda joined the top performers while Gilmore City slipped from 1 428 639 to 1 363 964 as 1969 sales.
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Rolfe
State Department of Revenue
Pocahontas County
Gilmore City
Pocahontas
Laurens
Fonda
Mrs. Bess Graham to auction household goods in Rolfe
Mrs. Bess Graham will hold a closing out sale of her household goods at her home at 1sl and Walnut Streets one block east of Sunset Hill Manor in Rolfe. The sale begins Saturday April 11 at 1:00 p.m.
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Bess Graham
Walnut Streets
Sunset Hill Manor
Rolfe
Grass Fire Near Roy Brooks Prompted Rollfe Fire Call
Rolfe Fire Department responded to a grass fire started near Roy Brooks residence around 1:45 pm on a Wednesday. Firefighters remained at the scene until the fire burned out with no property damage and a Spring Clean-up safety warning issued for leaves trash burning and for children near fires.
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Rolfe
Roy Brooks
Rolfe Woman elected Pocahontas County clubs chair
Mrs Everett Burns of Rolfe was named Chairman of the Pocahontas County Federation of Women’s Clubs at a March 16 meeting in Laurens Public attention focused on the theme Enlighten Enrich Entertain with 72 club members registered Loren Oleson of Pocahontas County presiding Mervin Nelson gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance
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Rolfe
Everett Burns
Pocahontas County
Tax Problems meeting set for Pocahontas Courthouse
A Tax Problems meeting is scheduled for Friday April 10 at 7 30 p m in the Assembly Room of the Pocahontas County Courthouse. The Pocahontas County Taxpayers Association sponsors the event inviting all taxpayers. Vince Brannigan of Fonda is the association president.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County Plans Rubella Measles Clinic
Pocahontas County joins Iowa public health efforts by scheduling a rubella and measles vaccination clinic for children age one to 12. The Pocahontas County Medical Society voted to cooperate with the State Health Department, with dates to be announced in late April or May. The measure aims to prevent measles outbreaks noted in 1971 and warns rubella can be serious for pregnant women in early pregnancy.
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Pocahontas County
Bishop Company Office Burns at Carlisle Iowa
A fire tore through the Bishop Municipal Swimming Pool Company office and showroom in Carlisle Iowa Sunday evening destroying much of the building. Loss is estimated around 100000 with crucial engineering designs for 100 Bishop pools lost. The manufacturing plant across the street escaped damage and the Rolfe pool project remained on track with completion expected in a few days. Pool association president Glen Neugent said parts of the pool would be moved to Rolfe by truck next Wednesday or Thursday, requiring several loads.
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Bishop Municipal Swimming Pool Company
Carlisle
Iowa
Bishop Company
Rolfe
Bishop
Glen Neugent
The
Pool Association
Old Office Razed for New Farm Storage Tanks
Farmers Coop Company of Rolfe razes the old Charlton Grain Company building from 1927 to make four steel tanks with total capacity 160000 bushels. Tanks will connect to the Rolfe elevator west of the tracks and include high volume aeration for moist corn for 60 to 50 days. A Bradgate branch will add a 100000 bushel wood elevator east of the office. Construction at both sites starts soon.
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Charlton Grain Company
Farmers Coop Company
Rolfe
Bradgate
Driver Education Classes Scheduled at Rolfe School
Rolfe Community School will hold the classroom phase of driver education in the evenings on April 20 21 22 27 29 and May 4 6 11 12 19 20 from 6 30 to 9 00. The behind the wheel phase starts June 15 and lasts about six weeks to minimize conflicts with family plans. Contact Mr Duerling at 848-3350 with questions.
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Rolfe Community School
Duerling
Music Mothers to Present Swing Show Replay in School
Music Mothers announce a video replay of the 1970 Swing Show Salute to the Spring in the school lunchroom at 7 30 p m Monday April 13. Mr Hays has rented equipment for the replay and all participants and Music Mothers are invited. Refreshments will be served.
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Hays
Mayor Allows Burning Rubbish Under Nuisance Rule
Mayor Pat Wood says residents may burn rubbish on their own property as long as it does not create a nuisance, reflecting recent articles on air pollution from burning waste. The statement addresses local practices and environmental concerns.
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Pat Wood
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