Registration continues for Red Cross swimming lessons
Rolfe pool offers five classes Beginners Advanced Beginners Intermediates Swimmers Lifesaving with no charge. As of Wednesday noon 70 children registered. Lessons run Monday through Saturday under Richard Peterson with assistants Marilyn Lehman Sandi Spencer Barb Loxterkamp Dave Loxterkamp and Marshall Farley as manager. Register at Town Clerk's office by July 6 start date tentative.
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Red Cross
Rolfe
Richard Peterson
Peterson
Marilyn Lehman
Sandi Spencer
Barb Loxterkamp
Dave “Loxterkamp
Marshall Farley
Rolfe Area
New Voc Ag Instructor at Rolfe for 1970 71
Robert Kurth has been hired as the new vocational agriculture instructor at Rolfe School for the 1970-71 year. The Iowa State University graduate, 21, will start July 1. He and his wife Rosemary have moved to the community after Richard Melot’s resignation.
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Rolfe School
Robert Kurth
Iowa State University
Ames
Rolfe
Kurth
Glidden-Ralston
Rosemary
Richard Melot
50th Anniversary Observed at United Methodist Church
Open house honored Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Lehnus on their 50th wedding anniversary at the United Methodist Church of Plover Sunday June 14 from 2 to 5 p.m. Grandsons Mark and Tim Teeman led the guest book as family and friends heard prayers, solos, and readings.
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United Methodist Church
Mich
David Hartsock
Christi
Harley Bradburn
Laurens
Larry Achorn
Inver Heights
Minn
C. E. Eppelsheimer
LeRoy Simonson
Rolfe
Conrad Lundsgaard
Aurelia
Hartey Bradburn
Edward Lehnus
Cincinnati
Ohio
Charles Lehnus
Ben Lehnus
Kari
Cindy Teeman
Dean's Honor Roll list for University of Northern Colorado
Vera Peterson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Peterson of Rolfe, named to the Dean's Honor Roll at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley for the spring quarter with a 3.61 average as a music education major. Bert Blick of Rock Valley visited the Wm Allen family on Friday. Weather notes describe Rolfe pool volunteers painting the steel sides and planning a blue top coat as they seek extra helpers to open the pool next week.
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Vera Peterson
Harold Peterson
Rolfe
University of Northern Colorado At
Bert Blick
Rock Valley
Wm. F. Allens
Girls and HS baseball schedule and results across towns
Friday features Twin Rivers girls softball at 6 30 p m with a double header and H S baseball in Liver more at 8 p m Saturday Mara thon hosts Midgets at 10 00 a m Monday Laurens hosts doubleheader girls softball at 6 30 p m and H S baseball at 7 00 p m Tuesday Little League at Havelock 1 30 p m and Laurens 6 30 p m Wednesday Albert City hosts girls softball at 6 30 p m and HS baseball at 8 00 p m Practice and league schedules run Friday Monday Wednesday Little League Midgets and girls softball results include Rammettes 0 4 loss to Woden Crystal Lake no hitter by Carol Wiegert and Rolfe 10 0 win over Manson plus details of other local games and pitchers.
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Twin Rivers
H.S
Livermore
Marathon
Laurens
Havelock
Albert City
Rammettes
Woden-Crystal Lake
Wooden
Carol Wiegert
Rolfe
Manson Girls
Deb Zeman
Hls
Rams
Manson
Mike Pedersen
Rockwell City
Marine
Laureng
Curt Pederson
Dave Spencer
Rolfe Amateur Open Golf Tourney Sunday
Amateur golfers will tee off Sunday at Rolfe golf course for Rolfe Amateur Open prizes sponsored by Rolfe Golf Club. The event runs all day with 27 holes in the Championship Flight and 18 holes in other flights. Entry is six dollars. reservations to R D Dixon Rolfe. Lunches served by Rolfe Golf Auxiliary. public invited.
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Rolfe
Rolfe Golf Club
R. D. Dixon
Rolfe Golf Auxiliary
Bonanza Days Set for Gilmore City June 27 29
Gilmore City's seventh annual Bonanza Days sponsored by St John’s parish runs June 27 to 29. The parade kicks off Saturday, with the Tractor Pull on Sunday at 7 00 p m under Iowa Tractor Pull Association rules featuring the Hooterville Trolley. Ken Bauer will call square dancing Monday evening and a $1600 prize drawing occurs later that day. Breakfast and meals are available, a new Country Store offers crafts, and the Royal United rides return to the midway.
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Gilmore City
St. John’s Parish
Iowa Tractor Pull Association
Ken Bauer
St. John’s School
Royal United
Little Miss Rolfe 1970 winner to be crowned in July
Shoppers in the Rolfe area cast 75,747 votes in the 2nd annual Little Miss Rolfe Contest won by the 1970 winner to be announced at the Grand Opening of the Rolfe Swimming Pool in mid July. Seventeen girls participated and 17 were named as finalists with Laurie Allen and others listed among entrants. The previous crownholder is Julie Young. A separate drowning tragedy near Rolfe claimed Roger Mann, 20, son of Rolland and Inga Mann, at the Bennett sand pit northeast of Rolfe. Roger, a 1969 Rolfe graduate and Hawkeye Institute of Technology student, drowned after a diving accident. He is survived by his parents, three brothers, and a sister. funeral services were held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Burial followed at Clinton-Garfield Cemetery.
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Rolfe
Little Rolfe
Laurie Allen
Sandy Allen
Justine Baker
Kim Farley
Melinda Gardewine
Kathy Guertzman
Kelly Howard
Kathy Kerns
Lisa Marcellus
Dorine Metz
Michele Neugent
Joan Roberts
Nancy Roberts
Christy Wadsley
Brenda Wadsley
Christy Wagner
Susan Zeman
Rolfe Chamber of Commerce
Okoboji
Julie Young
John Youngs
Roger Mann
Rolland Mann
Bennett Sand Pit
Neal Vaughn
Jim Landing
Allen Henderson
Leo Shimon
Bill Shimon
Gary Allen
Roger Allen
Roger
Alen Henderson
Mann
Manley Johnson
Johnson
Rolland
Inga Mann
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Institute of Technology At
Waterloo
Mike
Thailand
Russell
U.S. Army
Fort Lewis
Wash
Leroy
Dawn
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
G. H. Brase
Verna Ayen
Harris Hughes
Art Boeckholt
Ed Rude
Mike Hood
Dan Allen
Clinton- Garfield Cemetery
Courtesy Tea for Mr and Mrs Jerry Turner
A courtesy tea is planned for Sunday afternoon June 28 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the United Methodist Parsonage. Bernice Hiatt County treasurer announces mobile home fee increases effective July 1 under new legislation.
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Jerry Turner
United Methodist Parsonage
Bernice Hiatt
Students keep perfect attendance at Rolfe school
Four Rolfe Community School students achieved perfect attendance in the 1969 70 year with no tardies or absences. The honorees were Mary Martin Dennis MacRunnel freshmen Carol Wiegert and her brother Robert Wiegert.
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Rolfe Community School
Mary Martin
Dennis MacRunnel
Carol Wiegert
Robert Wiegert
Good Neighbor Deed Aids Ted Truelsons Farm Work
Thirteen neighbors and friends helped clear 56 acres of corn and 42 acres of beans for the Truelson farm when Mr. Truelson was hospitalized. Helpers from the area included Applegate, Diederich, Behrendsen, Dunn, Shelgren, Hansen, Rick lefs, Moline, Vainreb, Witt, and Guderian, with Wagner from Humboldt assisting. Fuel came from Farmers Co op and lunch was provided by several local spouses.
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Ted Truelsons
Mr. Truelson
Lester Applegate
Leo Diederich
Virgil Behrendsen
Gene Dunn
Eddie Shelgren
Howard Hansen
George Diederich
Bernard Ricklefs
Jim Moline
Joe Vainreb
Roger Witt
Fritz Guder
Agnes Cain 68 Dies. Services Planned in Pocahontas
Agnes Cain 68 died Wednesday at Sunset Hill Manor after a lengthy illness. Rosary is set for 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Powers Turner Funeral Home. Funeral at 10:30 Friday at St. Margaret's Church Pocahontas with burial in Calvary Cemetery. She is survived by sister Mrs. Harry Woducka. husband Clifford preceded her in death.
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Agnes Cain
Sunset Hill Manor
Powers-Turner Funeral Home
St. Margaret’s Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Pocahontas
Harry Woducka
Clifford
Fire at Gary Beekman Farm Causes Minor Hay Bunk Damage
Rolfe Fire Department responded to a blaze at the Gary Beekman farm four miles south and three miles west of Rolfe near 10 oclock Saturday evening. An electrical fencer is believed to have started the fire, with only minor damage to the hay bunk reported.
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Rolfe
Gary Beekman
Harris couple in Las Vegas trip last week
Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Harris spent the forepart of last week in Las Vegas Nevada on a brief outing.
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C. W. Harris
Las Vegas
Nevada
Deputy at Bennett sand pit scene of drowning tragedy
Pocahontas County Deputy Sheriff Dave Johnson investigated a drowning at the Bennett sand pit eight miles northeast of Rolfe on Highway 15. The area, marked No Trespassing, has youth access and lies along a county gravel road. The 10 foot water depth is where the victim disappeared. Roger Mann was the swimmer involved.
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Pocahontas County
Dave Johnson
Bennett Sand Pit
Roger Mann
Rolfe
Highway 15
Johnson
Manley Johnson
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Voc-Ag
Weather Report
Swimming Pool Board
Billy Spencer
Courtesy Tea
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