New Hours At Rolfe Library
Rolfe Public Library announces new hours starting July 1 1975 to meet a 15 hour weekly minimum. Hours are 3 5 p m Mondays Tuesdays and Fridays 2 5 p m Wednesdays and Saturdays and 7 9 p m Thursdays school year only. County rural tax funding will be shared among 835 libraries to improve services for rural patrons.
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Rolfe Public Lirary
Gilmore City
Humboldt County
Iowa State Library Commission
Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors
Rolfe
Pocahontas County 4-H Fair Dates Set For July
The Pocahontas County 4-H Fair runs July 24 to 28 with 4-H exhibit and livestock judging Thursday through Saturday. Home Ec teams livestock judging, education presentations, and a heritage crafts festival mark bicentennial observance. A Pork Patty Barbecue Friday night, tractor and pony pulls, an all species showmanship contest, and 4-H Activities Night Sunday accompany a crafts festival. volunteers are invited via the Extension Office.
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Pocahontas County
Pork Producers Association
Plover Flower Show Set By Local Garden Club
The Plover Federated Garden Club hosts its annual flower show on Wednesday July 16 from 1 30 to 5 00 p m in the Schumacher building Plover Entries accepted 9 00 to 11 00 a m during view hours A silver tea will be served First Second and Third place awarded in all classes The show runs alongside a series of local basketball games with Pocahontas ACT opening at 6 00 p m Rolfe HP at 8 00 p m and Laurens awaiting the outcome of the Pocahontas ACT game.
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Russell Winkleblacks
Presbyterian Church
Winkleblacks
Oak Street
Rolfe Area
Plover Federated Garden Club
Schumacher Building
Plover
Sap
Gibbons
Pocahontas
Albert City-Truesdale
Rolfe
Havelock-Plover
Laurens
Rolfe-Hp
Marathon
Will Advace
Oe Mate
Glaucoma Awareness Urges Regular Eye Checks
Pauline West, R N, Pocahontas County Public Health Nurse, cites glaucoma as a major blindness cause affecting about 24,900 Iowans with only half aware. Early diagnosis and tonometry testing every two years for over 40, or annually for those with family history, can halt progression though lost vision cannot be restored.
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Retina
West
Des Moines
Iowa
ROPS Safety Law Takes Effect For Farms Nationwide
A farm safety standard requiring roll over protective structures for agricultural tractors begins June 1 1975 nationwide and 30 days later in Iowa. Iowa State Universitys Dale Hull notes Iowa follows a state plan approved by Federal OSHA and about 30 days are needed to finalize Iowa approval. The federal rule applies to tractors manufactured after Oct 25 1976 and requires a protective structure and seatbelt, employee training, and written proof of instruction.
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Iowa
Dale Hull
Iowa State University
Hull
Baade To Leave For Washington For FHA Meeting
Susan Baade of Rolfe FHA State Public Relations officer and advisor Mrs E P Brinkman depart Des Moines Sunday July 13 by United Airlines for Washington DC to attend the Future Homemakers of America national meeting July 14 17 at the Washington Hilton Hotel They plan tours of the capital including the Kennedy Center performance of Nureyev and Fonteyn and visits to the Capitol White House Smithsonian Arlington Cemetery and Mount Vernon
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Susan Baade
Rolfe
FHA
E. P
Bette) Brinkman
Des Moines
United Airlines
Washington, D.C
Homemakers of America
Washington Hilton Hotel
Nureyev and Fonteyn
Kennedy Center
Capitol
White House
Smithsonian Institute
Arlington Cemetery
Mount Vernon
Chorus Camp Offers for 4-H Youth
The Iowa 4-H Program sponsors Camp Lyra a state wide choral music camp for 4 H youth and other teens ages 14 18 with at least two years of chorus experience The camp runs August 11 16 at the Iowa 4 H Center Madrid Iowa and includes sports nature activities rappelling and swimming A concert at the county fair is planned several spaces remain for interested youths.
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Iowa 4-H
Jeanne Moore
Pocahontas County
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Rolfe Arrow
Northwest Regional Library System
Brownie Mac-Veys
Wm. Walshs
MacVey
Sarah
Lynn
FFA
Mrs. Walsh
MacVeys
Baade
Washington
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