Former Postal Employees Honored For Service
Four Rolfe Post Office retirees were honored by Postmaster Don Spencer at Sunset Hill Manor as he presented Postal People Stamps. The group includes Mrs. Ferne Thorson, Mrs. Emma Swan, Mrs. Anna Harland, and Mr. Bob Mather, with 112 years combined service. Verne Perrin, a longtime city mail carrier, now resides in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Post Office
Don Spencer
Postal People
Sunset Hill Manor
Bob Mather
Spencer
Ferne Thorson
Emma Swan
Anna Harland
Mather
Verne Perrin
Des Moines
Rolfe Commencement Posts and Baccalaureate Schedule
Rolfe Community School prepares for the Class of 1973 with baccalaureate on Sunday evening in the Memorial Auditorium and commencement on Thursday May 17. Activities include Class Night Monday, Senior Breakfast Friday, and a senior trip to Minneapolis beginning Tuesday. Fort Dodge speaker F. E. Bud Phillips will address graduates on education and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baccalaureate
Rolfe Community School
Rolfe Memorial Auditorium
Memorial Auditorium
Minneapolis
Rolfe
F. E
Bud) Phillips
Ardis Fae Allen
Jon Lee Allen Marvin Eugene Allen Gene Donald Auten
Kimberly Rae Bennett
Larry Lavern Bennett
Carina Brannar
Jean Marie Brinkman
Douglas Alvin Christensen Kirby James Cruickshank
Barbara Rae Dewey David Michael Guderian Louise Joan Gunderson
Phyllis Jane Howland
Ronald Gains Ives Todd Michael Kipfer Neil Craig Kuhlman
Ricky Louis Larson
Mary Dawn Martin
Nancy Ann Miller
Yuki Ogawa
Rosemary Ann Pease Linda Jean Pederson Curtis Gene Pederson
David John Peters
Paulette Sue Peterson Michele Rene Pomerenke
Dean Edward Roberts
Lynn Jean Robinson Ronald Arthur Landvig
Joseph John Shimon Michael Timothy Shimon
David Laine
Spencer Barbara Ann Thoren
William Joseph Winkleblack
Havelock-Plover
Havelock
Jack Shelley
Students Shine At National Piano Guild Auditions
Eight students of Mrs. Agnes Reckard auditioned at the Vincent House in Fort Dodge on April 26. Lola DeWall earned an Excellent Plus on a national list, with others like Janelle Sennett, Alice Howland, Kim Farley, Kelly Howard, Lisa Baadie, Michele Neugent, and Justine Baker receiving high marks on various local and district lists. All exams were memorized with private judging by Mrs. Ina Schuler of Chicago. A separate report notes Myron D. Swanson, 38, was murdered in Fort Dodge Monday night. two suspects, Charles Fetters, 27, and Sherry Gliem, 21, were jailed after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Reckard
Vincent
Fort Dodge
Lola DeWall
Otto DeWall
Havelock
Janelle Sennett
Alice Howland
Kim Farley
Kelly Howard
Lisa Baadie
Michele Neugent
Justine Baker
Ina Schuler
Chicago
Schuler
Winneis Wesleyan University School of Music
Zolah Newcamb
Rolfe
Myron D. Swanson
Mr. Swanson
Charles Fetters
Sherry Gliem
Planting spruce and shrubs brightens Rolfe park area
The Memorial Park two blocks east of Rolfe Public Library received spring landscaping funded by the Rolfe Improvement Committee to the Garden Club. Plantings include 30 Zabeli red honeysuckle, two Prunus cistens, one Acer Rubrum red maple, two Golddrop Pententilla, a Douglas Fir, and two columnar Norway Maples plus two Redmond Linden trees. The park square will get annuals later. Industrial Arts Class under Roger Pohlman repaired and painted picnic tables and benches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Park
Rolfe Public Library
Garden Club
Rolfe Improvement Committee
Te Park
Roger Pohlman
Rolfe Garden Club
Bendixen
A.L.D. Club
Golf Club Auxiliary Steak Fry Opens Season
The Rolfe Golf Club Auxiliary starts its season with a steak fry at the club house on Wednesday May 23 at 7:30 PM. Members may bring a guest for a $2 dinner. Reservations should be made with Norene Perkins at 848-3855 by May 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Golf Club
Norene Perkins
Grade School Program Friday Afternoon
The annual grade school Program and Mother's Day event will be held in the school gym Friday May 11 at 2 o'clock. Grades kindergarten through sixth will perform under the direction of Mrs Thorson the grade music instructor with the assistance of the teachers. The public is cordially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorson
Spencer Wins Rammette Title at Relays Meet
Spencer scored 91 points to win the Rammette Relays title as 18 teams competed. Clay Central placed second with 60 points, Rolfe Rammettes earned third with 33. Nancy Holst and Audrey Ricklefs posted wins and records in multiple events, while the Rammettes and other local squads earned top finishes across sprints and field events. An open house honors the Levi Sandven couple on their 50th anniversary at Humboldt Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Clay Central
Rolfe
Rammettes
Nancy Holst
NW Webster
Julie Brinkman
Marlene Ball
South Cay
Michele Pomerenko
Vicki
Levi Sandven
Humboldt
Humboldt Methodist Church
Marvin Sandven Badger
Lowell Sandven
St. Louis
Virg Rickless
Gilbert Sandven
Peter Saul
Sixth graders visit Rolfe Library for story time
Mrs Charles Anderson reads to 194 students from kindergarten through sixth grade during a scheduled school visitation at Rolfe Library. During the Friday event the students inspected the library and checked out 180 books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Anderson
Rolfe Library
Also Mentioned on This Page
Norm Bartholew
Rammette
Audrey Rickless
Audrey
Iowa
Wm. Hutchinson
Dick Barrett
Roger
Pohlman
Twin Rivers
Ft. Dodge
Dallas Johnson
Gary Olson
Rolfe Chamber of Commerce
Bon Appetite Cafe
Phillips
National School Board Association
Fort Dodge School Board
Iowa Association of School Boards
Towa High School Association Board of Control
Spencer Y.M.C.A
Darlene Devine
Don Wilson
Joe Jergens
Pocahontas
Irene Zeman
Swanson
Park Street
City Square
Central Ave
Miss Gliem
Fetters
Myron D, Swanson
Vicki Schoer
Ist
Weather Report
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!