Johnson and Ricklefs Elected to School Board
Rolfe Community School electors voted to fill two Board of Education seats. Dale E. Johnson won District I with 69 write-in votes while Tim Kemna received 38. In District II Bennett Ricklefs led with 116 votes. D.W. Duitscher and several others drew minor write ins.
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Johnson and Ricklefs
Dale E. Johnson
Bennett Ricklefs
Tim Kemna
District I
Curt Kerns
Karen
Bennett Rickless
D.W
Mel) Duitscher
Community Chest Drive Opens With $3965 Goal
The Northeast Town and Country Community Chest Drive starts September 22 with a goal of 3965. Funds support 13 health and welfare programs via agencies such as the Arthritis Foundation Salvation Army Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and Red Cross. Local township heads and officers lead the drive with Rollie Mann as president and the campaign runs 6 to 10 30 pm Wednesday.
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Northeast Town and Country Community Chest
Clinton
Des Moines
Garfield
Powhatan
Arthritis
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Town Ass'n
Pocahontas County
Iowa Children and Family Services
American Red Cross
Rolfe
Henry Baade
Albert Stewart
Virgil Shelgren
Lawrence Turley
Dwight Sellers
Rollie Mann
Dean Behrendsen
Ray Hoppingarrier
Rolfe Community School Opens With 348 Students
Enrollment at Rolfe Community School started Monday August 30 with 348 students, down 21 from the previous year. Kindergarten to twelfth grade counts listed. five students attend special education classes. Kindergarten class has 24 children including 15 girls and 9 boys with Mrs Johnson teaching.
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Rolfe Community School
Rolfe
Glass
Johnson
List of students and staff in the class roster
The class includes Kris Ferguson Sonja Bendixen Tracy Haack Jennifer Haytings Tamara Howland Karen Ketnna Jennifer Mills Linda Perrigo Kerri Beuchle Mary Ann Lavery Kara Shelgren Jennifer Shi mon Jody Stewart Suzie Tiernan Laura Weber Jeff Dornath David Duitscher Mathew Manifold Chad Willer Aaron Saathoff Trenary Travis Spurling Monte Weiland Mike Wied man.
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Kris Ferguson
Sonja Bendixen
Tracy Haack
Jennifer Haytings
Tamara Howland
Karen Ketnna
Jennifer Mills
Linda Perrigo
Kerri Beuchle
Mary Ann Lavery
Kara Shelgren
Jennifer Shimon
Jody Stewart
Suzie Tiernan
Laura Weber
Jeff Dornath
David Duitscher
Mathew Manifold
Chad, Willer
Aaron Saathoff
Trenary
Travis Spurling
Monte Weiland
Mike Wiedman
Merger election set for October 12 in Quad Valley plan
The Arrowhead Area Education Agency board voted to call a reorganization election for the proposed Quad Valley Community School District. A public hearing was held at Gilmore City High School gym, involving Rolfe Community School and Gilmore City-Bradgate School District officials, with Donald Ambroson setting October 12 as the election date.
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Arrowhead Area Education Agency
AAEA
Quad Valley
Gilmore City
Rolfe Comunity
Gilmore City-Bradgate
Fort Dodge
Gary Keplinger
Rolfe
G.O Jensen
Donald Ambroson
Arrowhead
Jury panel report for September 21 in Pocahontas County
Dave R. Johnson announces the third quarter jury panel must report at 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday September 21 for trial. All non excused members must appear. Honorable Chief Judge Edward J. Flattery of Fort Dodge will preside.
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Dave R. Johnson
Iowa
Pocahontas County
Edward J. Flattery
Fort Dodge
Iowa school boards shape policy at Des Moines work session
Deane Gunderson of the Rolfe Community school board assisted in drafting the legislative policy for the Town Association of School Boards. The first work session of the policy and resolutions committee set a grass roots process with regional meetings beginning September 28 and a Delegate Assembly vote October 28.
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Deane Gunderson
Rolfe Community School Board
Des Moines
Town Association of School Boards
Association
Gunderson
T.E. Davidson
Rolfe School to Host Instrumental Music Program Night
On Monday September 20 at 7 30 p m Rolfe School invites fifth grade parents and interested residents to learn about the instrumental music program Gary Willett the school band director will explain the program A Mid Bell Music representative from Fort Dodge will discuss instrument rental and purchase plans Attendees are welcome.
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Rolfe
Gary Willett
Mid- Bell Music
Fort Dodge
American Legion Conference Held in Fort Dodges
The American Legion plans its fall conference in Fort Dodges on Sunday September 5. Department Commander Dick Kaiser will address the delegates and Auxiliary President Dorothy Gezel for 1976 77 will also speak. Mayor Herbert Coraddinglee will attend.
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Wok
American Legion
Mae
Fort
Dick Kaiser
School calendars available for sale at office
The Rolfe Arrow lists Scheel Calenders for sale at the office.
Tribute to Kenyon Sparks Rolfe Chamber Meeting
The Rolfe Chamber of Commerce met September 13 at the library basement for a noon luncheon. Eleven members and two guests attended. They discussed an October appreciation day and bank open house, plus bills. Jim Wilson proposed a Fort Dodge Messenger tribute ad for Bob Kenyon, a retiring Messenger writer. The chamber voted to place the tribute and invite Kenyon to speak. Next meeting is September 27 at the library basement.
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Rolfe Chamber of Commerce
Pat Wodéd
Jerry Hughes
Clifford Haider
Jim Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Dodge Messenger
Bob Kenyon
The
Messenger
Kenyon
Rolfe
Olerich Captures Champion Boar at Clay County Fair
Henry F Olerich of Rolfe renowned Poland China breeder scored top honors at Spencer last weekend with a grand champion boar. The herd included twelve Poland China hogs shown by Olerich. A September 21 sale at the Olerich farm northwest of Rolfe, with Don Spangler & Son of Eagle Grove, offers boars and gifts from pigs sired by the same grandsire as this year’s Spencer Grand Champions.
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Henry F. Olerich
Rolfe
Poland
Clay County
Spencer
Olerich
Henry Olerich
Don J. Spangler
Buddy Poppies on Sale Saturday in Rolfe
The Lester V. Pedersen Post 7709 FFW Auxiliary sponsors an annual Buddy Poppies sale in Rolfe starting at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday September 18. A Bake Sale and Coffee will be offered at the Legion Hall beginning at 9:00 a.m. to honor veterans of past wars.
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Lester V. Pedersen
F.F.W
Buddy
Rolfe
Auxiliary
The
Legion
Hall
Poppy
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Bennett Richters
Lois Sroufe
Bonnie Kipfer
Bev Bennett
Lorene Hansen
Geraldine Peterson
Neva Pohl
IASB
Mid Bell Music Rep
Legion Conference Sun
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