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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1976
Page
2
A memoir style look at the ISU football press box on game day October 30. The long glassed center area includes a front row of writer seats a back row of statisticians and a fourth row for announcers ISU staff and officials.
The article describes the press box setup with end booths for timer, scoreboard, announcers, and team coaches, plus sideline phones, film producers, film darkrooms, Ditto machine for stats, telecopier, and communications to home papers. The author notes missing the open stadium roar as the Victory Bell is about to ring.
Local residents and families hosted weekend guests and attended gatherings across multiple towns. Notable visits include the Hitchcock and Ham families in Spencer, the Bintz and Nelson households in LeMars and Sib ley, and executives from the American Meat Institute in Chicago.
The Rolfe High School Dart staff lists weekly meal plans with items for November 29 through December 2 including barbeque beef sandwich with corn and peach crisp and milk on November 29, meat loaf and potatoes on November 30, spaghetti and meat sauce with cinnamon rolls on December 1, and tuna salad sandwich with peas fruit and a bar on December 2. The page credits editors John Winkleblack and Chris Schoon and lists reporters Cindy Cruickshank Jane Freeman Jane Frerk Heidi Holtorf Jeff Larson Dorine Metz Greg Reigelsberger Deb Robinson Tom Shimon Curt Lindergard Eric Vaughn with advisor Mrs Knoll.
Excerpts from a writing class on the meaning of Thanksgiving emphasize family reunions, togetherness, gratitude to God for blessings, harvest, and holiday traditions like pies ice cream and football. Students note spending time with loved ones, honoring freedoms, and sharing thanks for opportunities and home.
In a 1950s school profile, Coach David C. Runyan discusses his background at Iowa State University and Upper Iowa Community College, his role at Rolfe High teaching biology and coaching football and junior basketball, and details about his family, interests, and dislikes. The piece notes his four sisters, his parents, favorite foods, love of westerns, and enjoyment of outdoor activities, along with a brief calendar snippet of upcoming events.
Krista Feldman and her husband Dr Jack Feldman have lived in Rolfe three years. Feldman, from Park Ridge Illinois, earned a BS in Home Economics Education from Iowa and teaches Home Ec 1 Foods Clothing Interior Design and a new Independent Projects class. She values a well organized school system and a friendly Rolfe community.
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