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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1976
Page
5
A portion of the 200 foot high Farmers Cooperative Elevator wall collapsed Monday morning, creating a 14 by 30 foot hole and spilling about 17 000 bushels of corn. No injuries. 6 000 more bushels removed from an adjoining bin.
The Rolfe City Council met November 3 to approve minutes and reports. They authorized Mayor pro tem to sign an agreement with Iowa Road Builders Co. for road work next year and set a bid deadline of November 26 for tree removal. A transfer of 1664 dollars from revenue sharing to the General Fund for street work was adopted.
The Pocahontas County Courthouse will be closed on Thursday November 11 for Veterans Day. Food stamps will be sold Friday November 12 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Rolfe Community School will host adult education classes this winter with sessions starting after the Christmas holidays. Mr. Burnham serves as the adult class director and residents may share suggestions by calling the school.
Julie Young, a Rolfe Community School freshman, was named Top Walker in the 20 mile March of Dimes Walkathon from Laurens to Havelock on October 17. She received 25 dollars for her top collection of 211 dollars as part of a group of 50 participants in the event which netted 2600 dollars.
The Rev. Steven Lombardo Evangelist and Bible Conference speaker for the Lutheran Evangelistic Movement will lead a series of meetings at St Pauls Lutheran Church Rolfe November 19 to 21. Founding team will provide timely messages and music with sessions Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 10 15 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. He was born in Des Moines Iowa and studied at Luther College Drake University and Theological Seminary. The Rolfe Public Library will be closed Thursday November 11 for Armistice Day.
A Woltz Studios representative will be at the Rolfe Legion Hall on Tuesday November 16 from 9 30 to 11 30 a m to display recently taken pictures. Those with portraits on file are urged to view them during the morning event.
The Rolfe Chamber of Commerce held a noon luncheon in the library basement with 13 members and a guest. They approved bills, rescheduled the Christmas party for December 13, and voted to give away 12 turkeys on November 20. A Christmas drawing will be on Main Street December 17 with rules limiting participation to non members and ages 18 and up. The group discussed lighting logistics after Iowa Electric workers cannot decorate for free, and no solution was reached. The next meeting is November 22 at noon.
Postmaster Don Spencer asks Rolfe area customers to cooperate in keeping approaches to mailboxes clear during winter. Carriers will not travel on impassable roads or where authorities warn of hazardous travel. Delays may force temporary mailbox relocations. owners on unmaintained roads bear responsibility. An auction at Gale R Cooksey farm near Rolfe on Tuesday November 16 begins 1:00 p.m. Auctioneers Bob Winegarden and Jay Arnold.
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