Extension Home Economist JoAn Larson Assumes Post
Joan Larson of Pocahontas Humboldt County begins duties December 8 as Extension Home Economist. A recent Iowa State University graduate she holds a BS in Family Environment and a BA in Interior Design. Previous roles include design consultant work in Ames and Iowa City and an Extension Summer Aide position in Hancock County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larson
Iowa State University
Friedrich Realty
Ames
Steinbach and Hesse Builders
Iowa City
Hancock County
Local social notes list pre Christmas gatherings and visits
Locals hold over as families from Jordan Minnesota Urban dale Pocahontas and others visit Miss Clara Dawson for a pre Christmas gathering. Des Moines and Fort Dodge visitors join in extended family visits with the Shimon and Johnson households. Norton Ives travels to Wasilla Alaska and Chicago for ASAE meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pascal
Jordan, Minn
Gary Cain
Urbandale
Bob Pascal
Pocahontas
Clara Dawson
Bill Pedersen
Larry Petersons
Des Moines
Carl Miller
Corey
Fort Dodge
George Shimon
Rolfe
Havelock School
Shimons
Ron Ryen
Cedar Falls
Jane Freeman
Jerry Freeman
Mark
Chris Pedersen
Alice Johnson
David Caryl
Dennis
Fayette
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Caryl
Arrow
Beau
Jeff Bischoff
Jessica
Ridgway
Cole
Gary Dahl
Dawn
Heidi
Anna
Huxley
Gaius Ives
Charles City
Norton
Chicago
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
ASAE
Library Lines from Marion the Librarian
Marion reflects on Rolfe's December 20 1977 library fire, the next day’s scene, and the quiet evacuation. She describes the shelf list kept for inventory and insurance, notes the Sorosis Club helped complete children's book cards, and hints at a new monthly feature in January 1978.
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Rolfe
Earla
Sorosis Club
Readers urged to submit reading statements to Rolfe Library
A readers column invites Rolfe residents and distant readers in Des Moines Connecticut and Los Angeles to mail or write reading statements to Rolfe Public Library Iowa 50581. The note, credited to Co op Petroleum and T B A Service, suggests sharing favorite books to broaden access and motivate others.
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Rolfeite
Des Moines
Connecticut
Los Angeles
Rolfe Public Library
Rolfe
Iowa
Rolfe Public
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Joan Larson
Pocahontas-Humboldt County
Jack Stover
Funk
Marion
Wall and
Rene Swartz
Marty, Evelyn, Judy and
Esther
Robinson Equip., Inc
Spike
Jerry
Lou
Richard
Marv
Ray
Bruce
Dan
Gene and
Judy Hughes
Pocahontas County Agricultural Credit Corporation
N. Main St
Pocahontas, la
Co-op Petroleum and
T. B. A. Service
Art’s
Fin Street
Rolie
Midwest Limestone Company Inc
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