The
RHS Audio Gallery is a collection of sound from Helen Gunderson's
archive of things such as Rolfe High School's last graduation in 1990,
various RHS all-class reunions, and interviews.
Community chorus (3:05) Directed by John Nielsen with piano accompaniment by Marilee Kleespies.
Top of the World made popular in
the 1970s by the Carpenters. Written by John Bettis and Richard
Carpenter. (We are applying to Universal Music Publishing for
permission to post this song.)
chorus roster
Community chorus (7:01) Battle Hymn of the Republic
Gus Brinkman, Class of 1974 (2:24) Remarks and announcement of a newly-created Rolfe alumni fund for a
scholarship to be given each year to a graduate of the Pocahontas Area
Community School District who is a resident of the Rolfe area.
Cheerleaders, reunion band, and crowd (1:43) The cheerleaders who were present were all women except for Virgil
Shelgren (class of 1943). The reunion band was directed by Marilee
Kleespies with students from the PAC schools, alumni, and friends. All
except two of the band members are from Rolfe.
band roster Rolfe Loyalty
Men's Quartet - vocalists: Chris
Pedersen (1974), Curt Sindergard (1977), Curt Kerns (1954), and John
Nielson (Ottosen 1955) sing gospel music, The Family of God
and He Touched Me. Availability for website use confirmed by John
Nielson. ( 5:23)
The
Polka Dots - vocalists: Rita Wax Kelly (1964), Phyllis
Pedersen Peterson (1964), and Linda Robinson Cordes (1963) with Heidi
Tiernan Vosika (Pocahontas 1992) on piano performing
The Muskrat Ramble written by Edward Ory and Ray Gilbert, 1951. Website use
authorized by copyright holder George Simon Music of Santa Barbara,
California. The two other Polka Dot songs, Lollipop and Side
by Side, are not available for website use but are cleared for
production on a limited edition compact disk (100 copies) of Rolfe
High School alumni highlights. (2:32)
The
Foremen - vocalists: John
Nielson (Ottosen 1955), Garland Westerman (Plover 1948), Curt
Kerns (1954), and Perry Johnson (Royal 1954) with pianist Heidi Tiernan Vosika
(Pocahontas 1992) performing barbershop song with humorous
monologue called Singing about a Small Town. Availability
for public use confirmed by John Nielson. (6:58)
The
1978 Swing Choir and Band
directed by Paul Tapper performs I
Return to Music composed by
Kirby Shaw with lyrics by Gayle Landess, 1976. Website use authorized
by copyright holder Kirby Shaw of Kirby Shaw Music of Ashland, Oregon.
Goodbye Love written by Ken Kraintz and edited by Michael Kysar,
1975. Website use authorized by copyright holder Michael Kysar of
DemiQ Music of Bellevue, Washington. This recording of Goodbye Love
presented in cooperation with DemiQ Music at: http://www.demiq.com.
The swing choir's third song, It’s
a Miracle, is not available for website use but is cleared for
production on a limited edition compact disk (100 copies) of Rolfe
High School alumni highlights. (5:38)
Harold Dreith, Rolfe, IA - Born circa 1916 Harold grew up in Oklahoma and farmed there for much of his life. He and
his wife Lydia eventually moved to Rolfe to be part of the same
community where their son Ron and Ron's wife at the time, Joan Cleal
Dreith, lived. Joan is a 1962 graduate of Rolfe High School.
The following material is
from a conversation with Harold that was hosted by the Rolfe Area
Christian Discussion Group on March 6, 2004, at the Gary and Kathy
Dahl home near Rolfe. A VHS videotape of most of the interview will be
available at the Rolfe Public Library. The following is a
sampling of what Harold said.
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