Rolfe Pool Drive Nears Goal as Community Helps
Guest editorial outlines Rolfe Iowa pool funding totaling 53454969 dollars with a February 1 1970 deadline to purchase from Bishop Pool Co. Carlisle. The piece praises local support and notes a 5900 winter discount, urges continued donations, and requests help to finish bath house items and landscaping. Glen Neugent comments on community spirit.
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Rolfe
Bishop Pool Co
Carlisle
Iowa
Bishop Company
Bishop Swimming Pool Co
Laurie Brinkman Wins 4 H Home Improvement Trip
Laurie Brinkman daughter of Mr and Mrs E Phillins Brinkman Rolfe is among 30 senior 4H girls awarded the Home Improvement Study Trip to Chicago in late January. Sponsored by the Sears Foundation the 4 day trip featured visits to the Art Institute Library Merchandise Mart and Prudential Building plus a night bus tour of Chicago. The outing offered meetings with other 4 H girls from across the state and a chance to compare experiences Laurie leads Garfield Glisteners 4 H Club as its president.
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Laurie Brinkman
E. Phillins Brinkman
Rolfe
Chicago
Sears Foundation
Art Institute
Prudential
Laurie
Garfield Glisteners
Market Report February 11 1970 summary
Market report lists prices for oats corn and soybeans with specific quotes. Oats at GO No 2 yellow corn at 1.06 Soybeans at 2.34 text ends with unclear fragment. No additional context or entities provided.
Rolfe Lions Club Pancake Supper Saturday Night
The Rolfe Lions Club hosts a pancake supper this Saturday February 14 in the Rolfe School lunchroom. Serving runs 5:00 to 7:00 with advance or at door tickets. Proceeds fund honors banquet Easter egg hunt Easter sunrise service and Christmas needy relief. Carla Hansen of Fort Dodge visited Arnold Hansen’s home over the weekend.
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Rolfe Lions Club
Rolfe
Lions Club
Lions Organization
Carla Hansen
Fort Dodge
Arnold Hansen
Iowa Girls Sectionals Begin Weekend With Rolfe Open
The Iowa High School Girls Basketball Sectionals start February 14 with Rammettes at Rolfe Monday February 16. First round games include West Bend vs Northwest Webster at Bode February 14 and Gilmore City Bradgate vs Manson. Rolfe Rammettes face West Bend Northwest Webster winner February 16. Rolfe hosts final rounds February 26 while winners advance to the district tourney at Buena Vista College March 4.
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Rammettes
Rolfe
Bode
West Bend
Northwest Webster
Gilmore City
Bradgate
Manson
Rockwell City Cazettes
Lohrville
Rolfe Rammettes
Webster
Palmer
Twin Rivers
Cedar Valley
Mallard
Ayrshire
Buena Vista College
Second Pocahontas County teen dies in one car crash
Curt Henderson 17, son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Henderson of Plover, died from injuries after a winter morning crash on Highway 4 four miles north of Ridotto while en route to Havelock. His 1966 Ford Convertible rolled end over end after losing control on slippery pavement. He was thrown from the car and died at Emmetsburg hospital. Sheriff’s Office investigated. Separately the Rolfe Swimming Pool Assn reports $34,549.69 in pledges toward a $40,000 goal with a February 14 contract signing and a March 14 flea market expected to raise the balance.
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Curt Henderson
Leonard Henderson
Plover
Pocahontas County
Ridotto
Henderson
Havelock
Rolfe
Emmetsburg Hospital
Glen Neugent
Rolfe Swimming Pool Association
Obituary of Mary Christensen 1884 1970
Funeral services were held for Mary Christensen 86 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev G H Brase officiating. She died February 3 1970 at Pocahontas Community Hospital and was buried at Clinton Garfield Cemetery after a life in Pocahontas Ware Rolfe and Laurens Good Samaritan Home. Surviving are four daughters a son 16 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren with a twin sister among the deceased siblings.
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Mary Christensen
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
G. H. Brase
Verna Ryen
Marvin Taylor
Guy Kerns
Louis Wilson
Louis Dirks
Alvin Freel
Roger Ives
Edwin Grove
Cleve Kerns
Art Sellers
Clinton-Garfield
Mary Garnhardt
John and
Lena Earnhardt
Pocahontas
Pocahontas Community Hospital
Edward Christensen
Ware
Plover
Rolfe
Christensen
Good Samaritan
Laurens
J. P
Mildred) Nielsen
Martin
Lola) Peterson
D. C
Lucile) Flickenger
Annandale
E. C
Picnic in California marks 16th Rolfe gathering
The 16th annual Rolfe in California picnic is set for Sunday March 15 at Jack Fisher Park Santa Ana California from 10 00 a m to 4 00 p m An invitation is extended to Rolfe people visiting California that day.
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California
Jack Fisher Park
Santa Ana
Calif
Rolfe Soldier Awarded Bronze Star in Vietnam
Army Spec. 5 Donald Ferguson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Ferguson of Rolfe, earned the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious actions in ground operations in Vietnam. He served with the 523 Engineer Company driving a heavy construction supply truck and returned home February 5 after 12 months in Vietnam. Ferguson has been in the Army since August 1968 and will report to Fort Bragg after a 30 day leave, accompanied by his wife Linda DeWolf.
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Army
Donald Ferguson
Dale Ferguson of
Rolfe
Viet Nam
Ferguson
523 Engineer
Fort Bragg
N.C
Linda DeWolf
Open House for 70th Anniversary of Burns Couple
Mr and Mrs J A Burns of West Bend celebrate 70 years of marriage with an open house at West Bend Community Center on Sunday February 15 from 2 to 4 pm. Hosts are their children and families. The couple have three living children Everett Burns Tom Burns and Mrs Rena Day ton all of Rolfe. They have 14 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
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J. A. Burns
West Bend
West Bend Community Center
Adult Farmers Class Meets to Hear A Story of Soybeans
The Adult Farmers Class will meet at 7 30 p m on Wednesday February 18 in the Vee Ag room at the school. Guest speaker John Reiser of Ashland TIL discusses A Story of Soybeans. Reiser has won the Illinois Yield Contest for several years with soybean yields from 7 to 82 7 bushels.
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Vee Ag
John Reiser
Ashland
Til
Reiser
Ilis
Rams and Rammettes halt Pocahontas run at Rolfe
Rolfe teams defeated Pocahontas Indians and Maidens 74 to 61 for the Rammettes and 64 61 for the Rams in a Friday conference victory. Diane Bierstedt led Rolfe with 28 points as Tom Winkieblack scored 24 in the Rams win.
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Rams
Rammettes
Pocahontas Indians
Rolfe
Manson
West Bend
Gilmore City
Bradgate
Rockets
Pocahontas
Manson Girls
Diane Bierstedt
Manson Eagles
Twin Lakes
Eagles
Laurens
Tom Winkieblack
Tom
Flea Market Prizes At Rolfe Memorial Gym
The Sorosis Club announces a flea market at Rolfe Memorial Gym on Saturday March 14 starting 11:00 a.m. Drawing prizes worth over 125 dollars will be awarded at random times. tickets cost 1 dollar each and need not be present to win. Booths include antiques toys books food crafts and a sidewalk cafe.
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Sorosis Club
Rolfe Memorial
Park View
Arnold’s Park
Rebekah Lodge 125 Installs Officers
Installation of new officers for Rolfe Rebekah Lodge 125 occurred Thursday evening February 5 in the lodge hall. District Deputy President Alberta Baker and installing officers from Fonda led the ceremony with officers named including Frances Shaw Noble Grand and others filled roles such as vice grand secretary and treasurer. Refreshments followed served by Lucy Firkins Edna Wood and Ann Hughes.
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Rolfe Rebekah Lodge
Alberta Baker
Fonda
Ponda Rebekah Lodge
Frances Shaw
Noble
Mildred Hansen
Minnie Young
Bessie Roberts
Gletha Marine
Anna McIntire
Bonita Kipfer
Hazel Howland
Mary Thompson
Bernice Jarvis
R.S.N.G
Lucy Firkins
L.S.N.G
Muriel Spencer
S. V.G
Rowena Jarvis
Ls.v.g
Hattie Harris
Edna Wood
Ann Hughes
De Wolf 50th Wedding Anniversary Open House
Mr and Mrs James E De Wolf will be honored at an open house on Sunday February 22 from 2 to 5 pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Rolfe observing their 50th wedding anniversary Hosts will be their children and families The couple James E DeWolf and Carrie Twigg were married February
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James E. DeWolf
First Presbyterian Church
Rolfe
Carrie Twigg
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Shield Construction
M. Christensen
Indians
Tom Winklelack
Ram
Rebekah Lodge 125
Glenn Squires
DeWolfs
Roger DeWolf
Eagle Grove
Raymond
Beverly) Wiegert
Robert
Phyllis) Thompson
Hayfield
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