New Superintendent and Family Move to Rolfe School Residence
Mr John Harrington, recently named superintendent of Rolfe Community School, his wife Connie and five children Teresa Colleen Kirk Debbie and Maureen moved last Thursday into the school residence at 601 Oak Street. He succeeds W Hutchinson who transferred to Hartley.
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John Harrington
Rolfe Community School
Connie
Oak Street
Mrs. Harrington
Teresa
Colleen
Kirk
Debbie
Maureen
Mr. Harrington
W. Hutchinson
Hartley
Rolfe Youths Sail to Europe for Scholastic Study Program
Four Rolfe high school students Connie Henderson Becky Smith Louise Gunderson and John Witt depart Des Moines July 8 on Scholastic International Study Program The 32 day trip includes London Copenhagen and Paris with visits to Buckingham Palace Parliament Tower of London Hamlet Stratford and Versailles The group led by Mrs Robert Sudolph travels with 14 participants and covers travel days besides 11 days in each European city The aim is to foster independent inquiry and values formation for the students through immersive cultural study.
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Rolfe
Des Moines
Scholastic International
Europe
Scholastic Magazines, Inc
Connie Henderson
Becky Smith
Louise Gunderson
John Witt
Robert Sudolph
West Des Moines
London
Copenhagen
Paris
Buckingham Palace
Houses of Parliament
Tower of London
England
Thames
Stratford-on-Avon
Hampton Court
Rolfe Community School seniors named in Who Among American High School Students 1972 78
Connie Henderson and Becky Smith, both honor students at Rolfe Community School, are featured in the seventh edition of ANTho's Who Among American High School Students 1972 78. They will compete for one of ten $1 000 awards and may join the annual Survey of High Achievers. They are daughters of Lawrence Henderson and Ray Smith, active in music sports speech and church groups. Connie is noted as an Outstanding Teenager for 1973.
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Connie Henderson
Becky Smith
Rolfe Community School
Lawrence Henderson
Ray Smith
RHS
Connie
Iowa Central Community College
Rolfe
Joyce Baade
Joyce Cruickshank
Tom Winkleblack
Pocahontas County 4-H Fair Opens With New Events
The 1973 Pocahontas County 4-H Fair begins Monday and runs through Thursday with livestock auctions. New features include a Pocahontas County Alumni booth, 4-H Educational presentations, a revamped livestock showmanship class, and a Talent Show with 50 year farm certificates presented by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. Don's Amusement Enterprises will provide Midway rides.
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Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
Iowa
Girls Sectional Opens in Havelock July 21
The Girls Sectional begins Saturday July 21 at Havelock with games continuing Monday July 23 and Wednesday July 25. The Rammettes play Monday night July 23 at 8 30 against the Mallard Havelock Plaver winner. Teams include Laurens Pocahontas Albert City Mallard Havelock Prover Rolfe.
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Rammettes
Havelock Plover
Forest City
Rams
Pocahontas
Palmer
Rockwell City
Havelock
Laurens
Albert City
Mallard
Havelock-Plover
Rolfe
Steak Fry Notice at The Golf Club Auxiliary
The Golf Club Auxiliary will hold a steak fry at the club house Wednesday evening July 18. Attendees should make reservations with Mel Duitscher by Monday July 16.
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Golf Club
Mel Duitscher
Services Set For Mrs. Max Cook 51
Funeral services for Mrs. Max Cook 51 of Bakersfield California are planned for Friday at 2 00 P M at Powers Funeral Home Rolfe with a layman from the Latter Day Saints Church officiating Burial will follow in Clinton Garr field Cemetery Rolfe Mrs Cook the former Genevieve Johnson of Rolfe died Monday in a Bakersfield hospital after a long illness She lived in Rolfe Las Vegas Nevada and California Survivors include her husband Max one son Gary Cruser Long Beach California two grandchildren seven sisters and two brothers with a stepmother also named
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Max Cook
Bakersfield
Calif
Powers Funeral Home
Rolfe
Latter Day Saints Church
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Cook
Genevieve Johnson
California
Las Vegas
Nevada
Max
Gary Cruser
Long Beach
Carl
Ivadell
Mrs Leeper and Rusty Attend Storm Lake Centennial Parade
Mrs R A Leeper and Rusty of Indianola visited Tuesday to Friday with her mother Mrs Zelma Peterson. They attended the Centennial Parade in Storm Lake on Wednesday and afterward called at Leo Holliday’s home.
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R. A. Leeper
Rusty
Indianola
Zelma Peterson
Storm Lake
Leo Holliday
Rolfe Couple Announces Engagement and Sept Wedding
Mr and Mrs Raymond Dewey of Rolfe announce the engagement of their daughter Barbara Rae Dewey to Terry C Zeman son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Zeman of Rolfe. Barbara is a 1973 Rolfe Community School graduate and Terry is a Rolfe school graduate who farms. The wedding is set for September 15 at St Margaret's Catholic Church in Rolfe.
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Raymond Dewey
Rolfe
Barbara Rae
Terry C. Zeman
Kenneth Zeman
Miss Dewey
Rolfe Community School
Rolfe School
St. Margaret’s Catholic Church
Interment Rites Held For R Fisher In Minnesota
Richard Fisher 45 of Rochester Minn. was buried at Clinton-Garfield Cemetery Rolfe with military honors from Stewartville and Rolfe V F W and American Legion posts. He died June 28 1973 after a heart attack at St Marys Hospital Rochester. Survived by wife Donna mother Mildred Fisher Rolfe and brother Robert State Center.
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Richard Fisher
Rochester
Minn
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Rolfe
Warren A. Bintz
Stewartville
Rolfe V.F.W
American Legion
United Methodist Church
Forest Strand
Carl Ranfranz
Maurice Sinn
Kenneth Mesenbring
Kenneth Lorenz
Walton Peterson
Harold MacMullen
Lee
Mildred Fisher
Mora
St. Mary’s Hospital
Iowa State University
Ames
Donna Capesius
IBM
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
North American Gladiolus Council
Minnesota State Horticultural Society
State
National Iris Society
Olmsted County Selective Service Board
VFW
Donna
Robert
State Center
Rites Here Thurs For Claus H Cordes
Claus H Cordes 74 former Rolfe and Gilmore City resident died Sunday in Phoenix Arizona where he had resided since 1953 Funeral services are set for Thursday at 1 30 p m in the Presbyterian Church Rolfe with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery He is survived by his wife Ella three sons Dean Phoenix William Stewart and Ronald Mission Viejo seven grandchildren and several brothers and sisters
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Claus H. Cordes
Rolfe
Gilmore City
Phoenix
Ariz
Presbyterian Church
Ella
Dean
William
Stewart
Nev
Ronald
Mission Viego
Calif
Gerhart
Houston
Texas
Gilbert
Swea City
John
Bertha Cordes
Herbert Papenfuhs
Spirit Lake
Men's Softball split with Dakota City in doubleheader
The team played a Sunday night doubleheader in which Dakota City blanked Rolfe 10-0 in the first game. Rolfe led the second game 2-9 when darkness ended play. Rolfe is scheduled to play again here this Sunday at 7:30.
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Dakota City
Rolfe
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