Rolfe Council Approves Water Plant Remodeling Plan
At a special meeting Rolfe Town Council accepted engineer Paul McClurgs survey on remodeling the 1948 water plant. Phase one proposes converting salt storage rooms, adding a fluoridation system, rebuilding softeners, and semi automatic upgrades to finish by mid summer. Phase two covers new mains in high need areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Paul McClurg
Iowa State Health Department
McClurg
DeWild, Grant, Reckert and Associates Company
Rock Rapids
McClure
Ramettes Fall To Armstrong In Sectional Split
Rolfe girls opened sectional play with a win over West Bend in Rolfe 62 arms 76 Phillips. Marcia Hansen led Rolfe with 38 points and Sara Beckord had 33 in the setback to Armstrong as the Ramettes closed the season 4 wins 17 losses.
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Rolfe
Manson
Ramettes
West Bend
Sarah Beckord
Darla Hansen
Havelock-Plover
Ringsted
Rolfe Havelock-Plover
Ringsted Girls
Bend
Marcia Hansen
Sara ‘Beckord
Armstrong
Fenton
Marcin’ Hansen
Sara Beckord
Gilbertson
Rolfe Council Backs Municipal Natural Gas Plan
Rolfe Town Council voted to back a municipal natural gas plant proposed by White-Phillips of Davenport with a 25 year franchise from the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company. The move follows favorable studies of similar towns and aims to fund the project through net gas-plant earnings. A public meeting to explain the proposal was set for February 16 with officials invited to present both sides.
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Rolfe
White-Phillips
Davenport
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Sanborn
Whittemore
West Bend
Jonnie Loss
Richard Phillips
Four Pocahontas Leaders Honored at 4-H Luncheon
Four Pocahontas County 4-H leaders received long service pins at the annual 4-H Leaders Luncheon. Ronald Orth announced the honors for 15 years of leadership. Pearl pins from the Iowa Farm Bureau were awarded to Mrs. Leonard Meredith Harold Janssen and to Mrs. Meredith’s related groups. Special guests included Mrs. Leland Dudley and the Lemkes of Dows.
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Pocahontas County
Ronald Orth
Leonard Meredith
Havelock
Harold Janssen
Palmer
Iowa Farm Bureau Association
Meredith
Sherman Senoritas Club
Bell
Leland Dudley
Hampton
Virgil Lemke
Harlan’ Lemke
Dows
Franklin County
Harlan
Eugene Kerns
County
4-11
Kerne
Leboiaplice
Tate Gda
Iowa seeks 200 volunteers for India Peace Corps unit
Government of India and the United States Peace Corps seek 200 special Iowans to share Iowa agricultural know-how with Indian farmers amid a severe grain shortage. Applicants include retired farmers, rural youths with 4 H or PIA experience, agricultural graduates, and home economics graduates.
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Iowa
Peace Corps
Government of
India
U.S. Peace Corps
Alvin Andersen
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
Laurens
Rolfe
Palmer
Andersen
PIA
Harod Hughes
Iowa State Manpower Development Council
Rams Finish Season With Win Start Sectional Tourney
Rolfe Rams beat Manson 59 49 to end the season 7 10 and tie for fourth in the conference. Coach John Adams hopes the win sparks a hot streak as Rolfe heads to the sectional semifinal February 24 at Humboldt against the Dows Gilmore City winner. Marc Sroufe led Rolfe with 21 points, Dean Pedersen added 13, Ed Rude 18.4 season average, with Don VanGorp and John Rickard noted in rebounds.
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Rolfe Rams
Albert City
Rams
Humboldt
Dows
Gilmore City
Rolfe
Manson
Manson Eagles
Marc
Sroufe
Dean
Pedersen
Jerry Junkman
Rama
Rolfe-Rams
Ed Rude
Dean Pedersen
Sroufé
Don VanGor‘kom
John Rickard
Essay contest funds trip to Washington for area juniors
Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative will pay all expenses for winners of an essay contest to join others on the Iowa Electric Cooperative Youth Tour to Washington DC. Eligible high school juniors must submit a 500 word essay by March 18 on How members benefit from ownership of their electric cooperatives.
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George M. Stockdale
Pocahontas Rural Electric Co-op
Iowa
Iowa Electric Cooperative
Washington, D. C
Pocahontas Rural Electric, Cooperative
Stockdale
Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative
Diana Bortini
Graettinger
Randy Howard
Rolfe
National’ Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Rural Electrification
Washington
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Arlington National’ Cemetery
U.S. ‘House
Senate
U.S
Smithsonian Institute
U.S Bureau of Printing
Eneraging
Lincoln Memorial
Crippled Children Clinics Planned Across Iowa in 1966
Iowa State Services for Crippled Children schedules fifty three clinics from March 9 to December 3 1966. Special cardiac evaluation and ENT clinics will operate statewide to give physicians and dentists in every county access to diagnostic and evaluation services for children under 21 with chronic or crippling conditions.
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Iowa
Help Goodwill aid the handicapped with filled bags
Readers are urged to support handicapped individuals by donating reparable items. Collect a Goodwill bag from Rev. A Keith Hauser and return it filled by Monday February 28 to bolster training and work opportunities at Goodwill Industries.
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America
Goodwill Industries
Goodwill
A. Keith Hauser
Engagement Announcement for Kaye Frances Smith
Mr and Mrs Ray Smith announce the engagement of their daughter Kaye Frances to Mr Duane Terwilliger son of Clifford Terwilliger of Humboldt and the late Mrs Terwilliger The couple plans a wedding on March 6 at 7 30 p m at the First Methodist Church Rolfe Iowa
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Ray Smith
Kaye Frances
Duane Terwilliger
Clifford Terwilliger
Humboldt
Terwilliger
First Methodist Church
Rolfe
Iowa
Services Held For Mrs John J Spies
Mrs John J Spies 77 of Gilmore City dies Monday evening February 7 at Lutheran Hospital Fort Dodge. Funeral Friday February 11 at Gilmore City Methodist Church with Rev H Hammer officiating. Burial in Marble Valley Cemetery. Survived by husband John J Spies three brothers Edwin and Alfred Gabrielson Omaha Neb Eugene Gabrielson San Francisco and sister Mrs Anna Sayers Long Beach Calif. She was born Edith Marie Gabrielson in Rolfe and long resident of Gilmore City Rolfe area member of Methodist Church WSCS and C E S.
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John J. Spies
Gilmore City
Gilmore City Methodist Church
H. Hammer
Marble Valley
Spies
Lutheran Hospital
Fort, Dodge
Edith Marie Gabrielson
Rolfe
Methodist Church
Woman's’ Society of Christian Service
Edwin’ Gabrielson
Alfred Gabrielson
Omaha
Nebr
Eugene Gabrielson
San Francisco
Calif
Anna Sayers
Long, Beach
Harold Dodd elected chairman of Extension Council
Harold Dodd of Palmer was elected chairman of the Pocahontas County Extension Council for 1966 at the council organization meeting. Alvin Anderson, Extension Director, announced approval of Lars Seger and hiring of acten staff.
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Harold ‘Dodd
Palmer
Pocahontas County
Alvin: “Anderson
Lars Seger
Acten' Ey
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Agricultural Stabi d
Lake
Laurens State
Leon Sinek
St. Margaret’s Parish Hall
Relaae
Atnd
Fred C. Baade
Titonka, Towa
Aye. Tem
Mrs. Grover Shriner
Harold Shriner
Moneta
Kaye
Frances
Harold Dodd
Heads Extension Council
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