Rammettes win two games in week over Manson and Twin Rivers
Rolfe Rammettes defeated Manson 47-44 at Manson Tuesday with Brinkman top scoring 18 and Winkleblack 15. They beat Twin Rivers 49-42 at Bode as Brinkman added 26 and Winkleblack 19. Rams fell 66-59 to Twin Rivers with Brinkman and Spencer scoring 19 each.
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Rammettes
Rams
Rolfe
Manson
Twin Rivers
Manson Girls
Rolfe Girls
Julie Brinkman
Jeanell
Bode
TR Girls
Jeanell Winkleblack
Twin Rivers Pirates
Gus Brinkman
Dave Spencer
Larry Bennett
Picture prints available from Woltz Studios reminder
Notice to readers who missed last Friday's Woltz Studios session. send $1 and a catalog print will be mailed. If you order, the $1.00 is deducted from the original print price. Mail to Jim Rettig Woltz Studios Rep. 3401 72nd St Des Moines Iowa 50322 for sample print.
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Woltz Studios
Jim Rettig
72Nd St. Des Moines
Iowa
Postal Notice Delays Early Opening of Lobby
Starting Monday December 11 the inner post office lobby will open at 8 30 a m instead of 8 o clock Thank you for your cooperation
Christmas Concert at Jr Sr High Opens Yuletide Week
Goldie Ham 83 longtime Rolfe resident dies at Pocahontas Manor after extended illness. Funeral held at Rolfe Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dallas Johnson officiating and burial in Clinton Garfield Cemetery. Survived by daughter Leota Hough two grandchildren three great grandchildren and siblings. Her husband Mern Ham died in 1970.
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Goldie Ham
Rolfe
Pocahontas Care Center
Presbyterian
Minnie Young
Brownie MacVey
John Saylor
Woodrow Otto
Lester Goodchild
Frank Hanisch
Louis Dirks
Harold Johnson
Clinton- Garfield Cemetery
Goldie Firkins
Manson
Town
Leonard
Emma Firkins
Pocahontas Manor
Plover
Ham
The
Presbyterian Church
K.S.K
Friendly Circle Club
J. R
Leota) Hough
Pearl Jacobson
Albion
Earl Firkins
A. A
Lon) Firkins
Dale Johnson Wins Region Soil Conservation Award
Dale Johnson is named region winner in the state wide Soil Conservation Achievement Contest. He operates the John Wiegman farm three miles north and 4% mile west of Rolfe. Jacobson, formerly of Bradgate, is also noted. The Rolfe Jr Sr High School Music Department plans its Christmas Concert next Wednesday December 13 at 8 pm in the high school auditorium featuring the Concert Band under James Watson, concert choir, Boys Glee, Girls Glee, Swing Choir and Junior High Chorus directed by Kathy Frush. The program includes The Christmas Suite and Jingle Bells Travelogue. Admission is free and a caroling party will follow.
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Rolfe Jr Sr. High School
James Watson
Kathy Frush
Rolfe Chamber Plans Christmas Bucks Auctions Dinner
The Rolfe Chamber of Commerce will meet at the Bon Appetite cafe lounge on Monday December 11 for a noon dinner and business session. All members are urged to attend as final plans will be discussed for the Christmas Bucks Auctions.
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Rolfe Chamber of Commerce
Memorial Gifts Highlight Rolfe Library Updates
The Rolfe Public Library announces memorial gifts: The Tuesday Club donated The Hiding Place in memory of Jennie Bowen, a gift tied to Guideposts. Anonymous donor provided Bless This House in memory of Edna Marcum along with a seventy one dollar check. The board uses the funds to complete The Interpreter's Bible set, expanding Old and New Testament reference volumes.
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Jennie Bowen
Corrie Ten Boom
Guidepost
Anne Frank
Anita Bryant
Edna Marcum
Miss Bryant
Bob Green
Rolfe Public Library
Rolfe Woman to Appear on Eve's Kitchen TV Show
Mrs Orval Heathman of Rolfe will appear on Eve's Kitchen on KVFD this Thursday at 4 00 pm. She will be interviewed by Eve Rubenstein about raising chinchillas and her new venture Mariposa making coats collars and shrugs from her animals. Mariposa means Exquisite Butterfly in Spanish.
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Orval
Donna) Heathman
KVFD
Heathman
Eve Rubenstein
Phase One Repentance Theme Frames Christmas Season
The period between Thanksgiving and Christmas is to host a Repentance theme for churchmen nationwide. It aims to distinguish the Christian season from commercial Christmas and urges believers to witness by affirming Christmas as holy and living reborn lives.
Farewell for Mrs Mary Hronek Set in St Margaret Hall
A farewell gathering will honor Mrs Mary Hronek hosted by friends on Thursday December 14 from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. at St Margaret's parish hall. All friends and neighbors are invited as she moves this week to Pecahontas.
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Mary Hronek
St. Margaret’s Parish Hall
Christmas Program At School Rec. 15th
The annual grade school Christmas program will be held in the Memorial Auditorium at 2:30 p.m. on Friday December 15. Kindergarten through sixth grade will participate with Mrs. Melvin Thorson in charge and teachers assisting.
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Memorial Auditorium
Melvin Thorson
Rob Inson Farm Equipment John Deere Day Preview
This Thursday Rob inson Farm Equipment hosts John Deere Day with a show Farming Frontiers 72 starting at 1 15 p m at the shop Free pancakes and sausages from 1130 a m to 1245 p m Coffee will be available for attendees and registration for a door prize offered
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Robinson Farm Equipment
John Deere
Farming Frontiers
Winter Carnival at Legion Hall and Santa Puppet Shows
Cadette Girl Scouts of Rolfe sponsor a Winter Carnival this Saturday December 9 at Legion Hall from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Activities include carnival booths craft sale bake sale maid rites and coffee. Children meet Santa’s helper with puppet shows at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the library. The Buena Vista College Choir also plans a Christmas concert December 10 at Schaller Memorial Chapel with 11 selections and a cantata at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
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Cadette Girl Scouts of
Rolfe
Legion Hall
Aso
Santa
Specia
Buena Vista College
Schaller Memorial Chapel
First measurable snow coats streets as winter hits town
Local resident Mary Ze man shovels out after the first measurable snow in the area on Tuesday. About two inches of snow fall mark the start of winter, while temperatures plunge to 17 below zero by Wednesday morning. Rolfe Main Street glows with Christmas decorations as families and businesses add festive touches.
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Mary Zeman
Broad Street
Rolfe Main Street
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