Rolfe Celebrates Bicentennial with Townwide Fourth Festivities
The Rolfe community marked the nation's 200th birthday with a full July 4 schedule. A morning worship at United Presbyterian featured a time capsule planted after the service. Over 2000 residents attended a street park picnic with homemade ice cream and old fashioned games. wagon rides, horse shoes, and gunny sack races provided family friendly entertainment.
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Rolfe
Brownie MacVey
Des Moines
Bubblers Swim Lessons Set at Rolfe Pool
Bubblers swimming lessons at Rolfe Pool start July 19 and run through July 30. Due to many applicants, instructors limit participation to children ages 3 to 6 to provide more individual help. Registration details follow.
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Rolfe
Completes Safety Course at Pool This July
A safety course begins Monday July 19 from 8 30 to 10 00 am at the pool weather permitting. After a 30 minute break at 10 30 am Bubblers meet instructors to assess skills and form groups. Bring a swimsuit. Classes run daily for two weeks with a 3 00 fundable fee per session due at registration. No applications accepted after 10 00 am.
Petit Jurors Selected for Third Quarter 1976 Iowa District Court
Petit jurors for July August and September 1976 were announced by Dave R. Johnson clerk of Iowa District Court Pocahontas County. The panel reports for service July 15 at 9 15 a m for a trial beginning at that time presiding judge Edward J Flattery Fort Dodge. Names include Emily Rolfe Barbara Anderson Bennett Ruth Feldman Judy Lanus Ed mondean Rickless Florence Botine Melvin Earnhardt Dennis Flaherty Harriet Gangstead Maymie Garrels Ann Harrold Joy Hill Mrs Eugene Keane Francis Kopriva Mrs Ron Payer Patricia Poppen Imogene Schoon Waneeta Smith Walter Swartz Mrs James Zdra zil Sally Ferguson Janice Fuchs Minnie Fullerton Ardis Gustafson Josephine Hoffman Lyle Lund Joan Reynolds Donald Siddall W C Spanier H Russell Thumma Iona Ziegler Mrs Delbert Wenell Raymond Aden Frances Kramer Wayne Pearson Lillian Brotherton Dennis Miller Ronda Post Mrs Kenneth Ricklefs Mary Jo Vainreb John Claussen Mrs Leo Hanna Leonard Henderson James Jones Joyce Murray Velma Emmert Catherine Fitzgerald Edythe Fritz Robert Herssom S A Murphy Reis Harold J Aljers Gerald Klaassen Kendall Peterson Virginia Wiemers Earl Burke Donianna Clough Arlene Vetter John Deacon next Chamber of Commerce meeting rescheduled for Monday July 19.
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Pocahontas County
Dave R. Johnson
Iowa
Edward J. Flattery
Fort Dodge
Rolfe
Emily Anderson
Barbara Bennett
Ruth Feldman
Judy Lanus
Edmondean Rickless
Pocahontas
Florence Botine
Melvin Earnhardt
Dennis Flaherty
Harriet Gangstead
Maymie Garrels
Ann C. Harrold
Joy Hill
Eugene Keane
Francis Kopriva
Ron Payer
Patricia Poppen
Imogene Schoon
Waneeta Smith
Walter Swartz
Ziegler
Delbert Wenell
Palmer
Raymond Aden
Frances Kramer
Wayne Pearson
Gilmore City
Lillian Brotherton
Dennis Miller
Ronda Post
Kenneth Ricklefs
Mary Jo Vainreb
Havelock
John Claussen
Leo Hanna
Leonard Henderson
James H. Jones
Joyce M. Murray
Fonda - Velma Emmert
Catherine. Fitzgerald
Edythe
Fritz
Robert ‘Hers’ Som
S. A. Murphy
B.M
Reis
Pomeroy
Harold J. Aljers
Gerald Kla
Assen
Kendall Peterson
Virginia’ Wiemers. Manson
Earl Burke
Donianna Clough
Arlene Vetter
Varina
John Deacon
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United Presbyterian Church
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Lee Carlton
Roger Witt
Roger Gardewine
Lester Thorson
Everett
Rickard
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Rolfe Arrow
Calmar
Ran Gardewines
MacVeys
Jim Wilson
Petit Jurors
Chamber of Commerce
Michael DeMontaigne
Paul Mefferd
Pocahiontas County
Laurens
Ford
Betty Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
Robert Ray
John Connally
Earl Butz
Howard Baker
Mary Louise Smith
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