Janet Jordan and Michael Sharpe Wed in Rolfe
Janet Ann Jordan and Michael DeWitt Sharpe united in marriage on Saturday August 15 at 2 30 p m in the United Methodist Church Rolfe officiated by Rev Warren A Bintz. The ceremony featured yellow pompons and white gladioli with a Mendelssohn procession and a duet of The Lord's Prayer. The couple will reside at 181 Driftwood Terrace Gilroy California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Jordan
Michael Sharpe
Janet Ann Jordan
Michael DeWitt Sharpe
United Methodist Church
Rolfe
Warren A. Bintz
Raymond Majorowicz
Mendelssohn
Carol Wilson
Ames
Jerry Winter
Clear Lake
Miss Wilson
Mr. Winter
Warren Jordan
Card Shower for Mrs. Ella Ferden on 80th Birthday
A card shower is planned honoring Mrs. Ella Ferden, former resident, as she turns 80 on August 29. She lives at Marian Home in Fort Dodge and mail can be sent there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Ferden
Ferden
Marian
Fort Dodge
Junior Girl Scouts Swim Meeting for Water Fun Badge
All Junior Girl Scouts and Fly-ups meet at the swimming pool on Wednesday September 2 at 4 00 PM. Be ready to swim. Troops will pursue the water fun badge. Additional girls in 4th to 6th grade may join the Junior Girl Scouts at this pool meeting.
Rolfe Legion Installs Flag Drive Throughout Town
Rolfe residents join Cadette Scout and American Legion drive as Jim Saathoff places a 3 by 5 foot, 50 star flag on a 17 foot pole. About 60 flags and poles are being installed across Rolfe by Legion members this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Legion
Jim Saathoff
Rolfe Area
Cadette
American Legion
Rolfe
Legion
Incumbents File For School Board Seats In Rolfe
Incumbents L Shimon and Theo Ripperger seek re election to Director Districts 1 and 2 while Jerry Hughes runs in District 5 to complete the late Law rence Kennedy term. Mabelle Wiegert seeks re election as treasurer. Election set for September 14 from noon to 8 pm at the D M T Center and Rolfe Community School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermitt Shimon
Theo Ripperger
Jerry Hughes
Lawrence Kennedy
Hughes
Rolfe
District 5
Kennedy
Mabelle Wiegert
D.M.T. Center
Rolfe Community School
Democrats Hold Friday Night Meeting in Pocahontas County
An important Pocahontas County Democratic Central Committee meeting is set for Friday August 28 at 8:00 p.m. in the Courthouse. All party members, old and young, are invited. Roy L. Simonson of Rolfe serves as County Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Democratic Central Committee
Roy L. Simonson
Rolfe
Democratic Party
Rams Announce 30 Players For 1970 Football Season
Coach Roger Pohlman reports 30 boys reporting for football practices with five returning letter winners. Returning seniors Feldman Shimon Winkleblack and juniors Allen Graverson lead the squad alongside freshmen Brinkman Deling Johnson and Sinek. Rams start 1970 with away games at Swea City and Fonda before a home opener vs Twin Rivers on September 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Pohlman
Mark Feldman
Bill Shimon
Tom Winkleblack
Gary Allen
Keith Graverson
James Jordan
Dave Lexterkamp
Robert Wiegert
Don Buck
Brent Hilton
Bill Tutt
Jon Allen
Marvin Allen
Larry Bennett
Kirby Crui
Fonda
Twin Rivers
Little Miss Rolfe Heads to State Contest
Kathleen Kerns seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Curtis Kerns will represent Rolfe at the Little Miss Town Pageant in Arnolds Park. She was named Little Miss Rolfe at the Rolfe Area Swimming Pool Grand Opening on July 31 and will appear in play suit and party dress competition. Kathleen has sister Kim and brothers Kevin and Kelly and lives on a farm northwest of Rolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Kerns
Curtis Kerns
Rolfe
Arnolds Park
Kathleen
Kim
Kevin
Kelly
Baseball Coach Set To Check Uniforms At Rolfe School
Kurt Kaiser summer baseball coach will inspect all unreturned uniforms at the Rolfe school building this Saturday at 4 00 p m. Each boy is responsible for the uniform he checked out at the start of the season.
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Kurt Kaiser
Rolfe
Farm Tractor Operator Jobs Open in Laurens Area
Kenneth C. White of the Iowa State Employment Service in Fort Dodge reports many inquiries for farm tractor operators in the Laurens Pocahontas Rolfe region. Work runs from soybean harvest through fall plowing with wages hourly daily weekly or monthly. Dinner and supper may be provided. Contact 126 N. 10th St Fort Dodge or call (515) 576 3131.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth C. White
Iowa State Employment Service
Fort Dodge
Laurens-Pocahontas-Rolfe
N. 10Th St
Fort Ddge
Enlistee Richard Jones Joins U S Air Force
Richard T. Jones 19 son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Jones of Rolfe enlisted in the United States Air Force in the mechanical field on Monday August 17. He took the oath at Des Moines Air Force Recruiting Detachment and flew to Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas for basic training. He is a 1970 graduate of Rolfe Community School.
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Richard T. Jones
Clifford Jones
Rolfe
United States Air Force
Air Force
Des Moines
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Airman Jones
Rolfe Community School
New Funeral Director Joins Powers Funeral Home Rolfe
Roger Ewing a Wisconsin mortuary science graduate aged 25 starts as assistant funeral director at Powers Funeral Home Rolfe replacing Jerry Turner who left to Milford. A Duncombe Iowa native, he and wife Rickee move into the home apartment this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Ewing
Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science
Milwaukee
Wis
Powers Funeral Home
Rolfe
Jerry Turner
Max Powers
Pocahontas
Powers-Turner
Milford
Mr. Ewing
Duncombe
Iowa
Webster City
Fort Dodge
Armed Forces
Ewings
Roger
Rickee
Rites Friday For Helen Thompson 75
Mrs Helen Thompson 75 longtime Rolfe resident died Tuesday evening at her son Loren’s home near Plover death caused by heart failure services set for 1 30 p m Friday at the Presbyterian Church Rolfe Rev Byron C Churchill of Humboldt will officiate Surviving Loren Plover Mrs W J Sally Nichols Lake View Bob Rolfe two sisters Harriett Loten and Lillian Lothen LaCrosse Wis nine grandchildren husband Jens and son Cyril preceded in death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Thompson
Rolfe
Loren
Plover
Byron C. Churchill
Latter Day Saints
Humboldt
W. J
Sally) Nichols
Lake View
Bob
Harriett Lothen
Lillian Lothen
LaCrosse
Wis
Jens
Cyril
Teachers Reception for Rolfe School Opens New Superintendent
The Rolfe Community School hosts a reception at 7 30 next Wednesday evening September 2 in the gym to meet new superintendent William Hutchison and new faculty members. Five new teachers join the staff as returning teachers are welcomed. Music Mothers sponsor the event with Mrs Don Spencer leading this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Community School
William Hutchison
Music Mothers
Don Spencer
Randall B. Howard Receives ISU Summer Degree
Randall B. Howard of Rolfe is among 571 graduates at Iowa State University summer commencement on August 22. He earned a bachelor of science in Industrial Administration and is proceeding to a personnel training program at Target Discount Store in Minneapolis, a Dayton's subsidiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall B. Howard
Rolfe
Iowa State University
Howard
Verle Howard
Target Discount Store
Minneapolis
Dayton’s
Mrs Kipfer to Observe 380th Birthday Sunday
Mrs Noah Kipfer will observe her 380th birthday on Sunday September 6 with friends invited to call at her home between 2 and 5 in the afternoon. Hosts include her children Mars Carl Hansen Lorene Rolfe and others with their families from Rolfe and Tacoma Washington.
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Noah Kipfer
Mars
Carl
Lorene) Hansen
Rolfe
Kenneth
Evelyn) Hansen
Cylinder
Norman
Ferne) Funk
Grachtinger
Eldridge
Ervin
Tacoma
Wash
Rolfe School Calendar Offered For 1970 71 Year
The Rolfe Community School Calendar for 1970-71 was handed out at the school on Wednesday. The 12 month calendar lists activities and events for the coming year and was provided courtesy of the Rolfe State Bank. Copies are available at the Arrow office for 75 cents each, with limited extras on a first come, first served basis.
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Rolfe
Rolfe State Bank
Arrow
Scales Mountain In Colorado
John Beckord of Rolfe scaled Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park on Friday August 14. The 14110 foot summit required a fourteen mile hike that took eleven and a half hours with the final mile serviced by a cable. Accompanying him were Prof. Claus Baer, Rev. John Zimman, and Darby Fletcher. Beckord is a Rolfe Community School freshman.
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John Beckord
Rolfe
Longs Peak
Rocky Mountain National Park
John
Hagues Peak
Chasm Lake
Calypso Cascades
Twin Sisters Mountain
New Faculty Additions at Rolfe School for 1970 71 Year
Superintendent Hut chinson leads Rolfe Community School into 1970 71 with six new staff members. First row lists Charles Anderson Jacquelyn Media Rebecca Wen ske. Second row shows James Watson Supt Hut chinson and Robert Kurth. Workshops were held Monday and Tuesday with formal opening on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hutchinson
Rolfe Community
Charles Anderson
Jacquelyn Media
Rebecca Wen
Ske
James Watson
Supt. Hutchinson
Robert Kurth
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J. Russel Jordan
William L. Sharpe
Newport
Rhode Island
Jeanne Jordan
Gary Wolfe
Bede
Joe Martin
Anita
Cathey Sharpe
Jan Wolfe
William J. Sharps
Ken Kaufmann
Portland
Ore
Jim Jordan
Jon Jordan
Mike Wolfe
Mrs
Atlantic
Paul Kipfer
William Brinkman
Richard Hodoway
Clarence Osen
Ruth Haskins
Council Bluffs
Linda Wenger
Dennis Miller
Barbara Lexterkamp
Diane Sinek
Marilyn Lehman
Becki Ives
ISU
Unified
Gilroy
Calif
San Juan Batista
Virginia
Driftwood Terrace
Prin
Little Miss Rolfe
R. Howard
S.A
Scales Mountain
Colorado
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