Pioneer Year Marked for Rolfe Girls Basketball History
Interview with Anna Vaughn recalls Rolfe girls basketball roots dating to 1905 with outdoor lime court play, early schedules, and five-player lineups. It highlights travel on the Flyer, host-town meals, and the 1925 temporary pause before 1959 reinstatement after school consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Iowa
Anna Vaughn
Vaughn
Anna
Linn Grove
Sioux Valley
Marathon
Pioneer Basketball Team Rolfe Girls 1996 97 98 Lineup
Rolfe pioneers early girls basketball with players listed from 1996 onward including Vinnie Dee Goddard Pocahontas Ruth Gunderson Van de Steeg Lena Wiegman Vaughn Anna Brinkman Vaughn Mae Brinkman Caffrey Lucille Charlton Hall Allie Grant and coach Stella Hoover noted in Rolfe roster recollection.
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Rolfe
Vinnie Dee Goddard
Pocahontas
Ruth Gunderson van de Steeg
Orange City
Lena Wiegman Vaughn
Stella Hoover
Anna’ Brinkman Vaughn
Mae Brinkman Caffrey
Apple Valley
Calif
Lucille Charlton Hall
Dallas Center
Allie Grant
Colored Movies For Booster Club Tenue
The Rolfe Booster Club will show colored films shot by Helen Gunderson at the TR and Laurens-Rolfe basketball games during tonight’s meeting in the Rolfe school vocal music room. The 8:00 p.m. meeting follows the Methodist Chili Chicken Noodle supper. parts of the 1971 Rolfe Mediapolis state tournament game may be shown. Coaches will attend and future booster plans will be discussed. All members are urged to attend.
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Rolfe Booster Club
Helen Gunderson
Laurens-Rolfe
Vocal Music
Rolfe
Methodist Church
Rolfe- Mediapolis
Booster Club
Adult Farmers Class Meeting on Welding Heating and Brazing
The Adult Farmers Class will convene at 7 30 p m Wednesday February 16 in the Voc Ag room at Rolfe Community School The topic is Welding Heating and Brazing with a practical focus for members and guests.
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Voc Ag
Rolfe Community School
Choral Reading Group Earns I Rating at State Contest
Members directed by Mrs. Elizabeth Knclare earned an I rating at the state speech contest held in Spencer on February 5. Sixty schools competed in events including One Act Play and Choral Reading. Other entrants included the Readers Theatre Group with Eugene ONeill’s Ile.
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Elizabeth Knclare
Jean Brinkman
Becky Smith
Connie Henderson
Hope Howard
Joyce Baade
Phyllis Howland
Jeanell Winkleblack
Julia Behrendsen
Michele Pomerenko
Shari Feldman
Rosemary Pease
Spencer
Readers
Readers Theatre Group
Eugene O’neill
S “Ile
Doug Christensen
Dan Seward
Curt Pederson
John Witt
Dennis Perkins
Nancy Miller
Weekend 2 Big Games for Rammettes This Weekend
A card shower is planned for Mrs. Myrtle Watts as she reaches her 72nd birthday on Friday February 8. She currently resides at Sunset Hill Manor.
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Myrtle Watts
Simonson Reports p On Holy Land Trip
Five area residents including Mr and Mrs Roy L Simonson and Mrs Warren A Bintz returned from a nine day Bible lands tour. The report details departs Des Moines January 24 to St Louis then Nicosia Cyprus, bus trips to Limassol and an 8 000 ton ship Orpheus with varied guides.
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Roy L. Simonson
Warren A. Bintz
Rolfe
Edna Marchant
Beryl Dickey
Bradgate
Mr. Simonson
Des Moines
St. Louis
Nicosia
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Limassol
Orpheus
Turkey
Syria
Lebanon
Rice Richardson Vows Exchanged in Des Moines Ceremony
Miss Linda A. Rice and Jerry L. Richter exchanged wedding vows at 2:00 p.m. at St. Anthony's Catholic Church Des Moines on Saturday January 22 1972. Rev Benedict J Kenkel officiated.
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Linda A. Rice
Jerry L. Richter
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Des Moines
William D. Rice
Thayer
Enid Richter
Rolfe
Lester Richter
Marlene Richter
Russell Mann
Michael Fritz
Fritz
Girls Sectional Opens Saturday in Albert City
Rolfe Rammettes begin sectional tournament play Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. against Albert City at the Albert City sectional site. Laurens vs Gilmore City-B is 6:30 p.m. Also on Saturday the winner faces Twin Rivers Monday at Rolfe, with other games set for Monday and finals at Pocahontas Tuesday and Thursday. Rolfe board meeting moved to 8:30 a.m. Monday due to sectional games.
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Rammettes
Mans
Albert City
Truesdale Girls
Rockwell City
Manson
Rolfe
Rams
Boone Valley
Renwick
Laurens
Gilmore City-B
Rolfe- Albert City
Twin Rivers
Laurens-Gc
Goldfield
Pocahontas
Mallard
Havelock-Plover
West Bend
Rolfe Community School Board
Rolfe Students Enter All Iowa Golden Gloves Tourney
Fifteen Rolfe Community School youths travel to Des Moines for the All Iowa Golden Gloves tournament at Veterans Auditorium. Gary Allen, a prior competitor, enters the Novice Class for the Knights of Columbus Fort Dodge team. last year he was runner-up. The roll includes fourteen other Rolfe students aiming for boxing experience across three one minute rounds.
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Rolfe
Veterans Auditorium
Gary Allen
Knights of Columbus
Fort Dodge
Allen
Rolfe Stuents
Des Moines
Lundstrom Team to Speak at Rolfe School Sunday
The Lundstrom Team from Sisseton South Dakota will appear at the Rolfe School gymnasium Sunday at 2 30 p m Rev Lundstrom and his team have conducted crusades across America for thirteen years Their radio program Message For America is heard on 53 stations reaching more than 40 states A free will offering will be taken to aid their ministry.
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Lundstrom
Sisseton
South Dakota
Rolfe School
America
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Rolfe College
D.M.T
Mrs. Vaughn
Brinkman
Anna Brinkman
Julie
David Brinkman
Karen Brinkman
Phil Brinkman
Booster Club Tenue
Rolfe Chamber of Commerce
S-Seike Mendes
Simonson
Holy Land
Rammet
Julie Brinkman
Carol Wiegert
Wildcats
Ram
Dave Spencer
Gaius Ives
Larry Bennett
Eagles
Rice-Richter
Benedict J. Kenkel
Jimmy Richter
Bill Howland
Golden Gloves
United Crusades
Youth For Christ
Lowell Lundstrom
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