{"id":1493,"date":"2026-10-31T17:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1493"},"modified":"2026-10-31T23:42:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T23:42:43","slug":"bob-community-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1493","title":{"rendered":"Bob Roling\u2019s community life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.family-topic-breadcrumb{font-size:.95rem;margin:0 0 22px}.family-topic-intro{max-width:68ch;line-height:1.7}.family-topic-menu{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px;margin:26px 0}.family-topic-menu a{display:block;padding:18px;border:1px solid #c9cec8;border-radius:4px;background:#f5f2e9;text-decoration:none;color:#293d30;min-height:52px}.family-topic-menu strong{display:block;font-size:1.1rem}.family-topic-menu span{display:block;margin-top:6px;color:#4f574e;line-height:1.55;font-size:.95rem}.family-topic-related{border-top:1px solid #d8d2c5;margin-top:32px;padding-top:18px}.family-topic-related a{display:inline-block;margin:6px 22px 6px 0}.family-topic-breadcrumb a:focus-visible,.family-topic-menu a:focus-visible,.family-topic-related a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #98513b;outline-offset:4px}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb){max-width:960px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb)>p{line-height:1.7}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb) :is(h2,h3){scroll-margin-top:24px}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb) a{overflow-wrap:anywhere}@media(max-width:600px){.family-topic-menu{grid-template-columns:1fr}.family-topic-menu a{padding:16px}}<\/style>\n<nav class=\"family-topic-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/\">Home<\/a> \u203a <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7\">Roling family<\/a> \u203a Bob Roling\u2019s community life<\/nav>\n<p class=\"family-topic-intro\">Clubs, council service, reunions and later newspaper notices.<\/p>\n<section id=\"bob-friends-social-life\" aria-labelledby=\"bob-friends-heading\">\n<h2 id=\"bob-friends-heading\">Friends and social life<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"bob-friends-beside-car\" style=\"max-width:800px;margin:1.5rem auto 2rem\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bobby-Roling-with-friends-beside-a-car.jpg\" aria-label=\"Open the original photograph of Bobby Roling with friends\" style=\"display:block;position:relative;width:100%;aspect-ratio:4\/3;overflow:hidden\"><img class=\"wp-image-1981\" src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bobby-Roling-with-friends-beside-a-car.jpg\" alt=\"Bobby Roling and five companions standing in a row beside a car.\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;display:block;left:50%;top:50%;width:75%;height:auto;max-width:none;transform:translate(-50%,-50%) rotate(-90deg);transform-origin:center\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bobby-Roling-with-friends-beside-a-car.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bobby-Roling-with-friends-beside-a-car-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bobby-Roling-with-friends-beside-a-car-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n<figcaption style=\"font-size:.95em;line-height:1.5;margin-top:.7rem\">Bobby Roling with friends beside a car.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bob-roling-kiwanis-1962\">1962 \u00b7 A Kiwanis office<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The November 9 newspaper named Bob Roling second vice-president of the Salisbury Kiwanis Club, with George S. Thompson as president and Art Schneider as first vice-president. The notice does not give Bob\u2019s installation date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cThompson To Head Local Kiwanis Club,\u201d <em>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/em>, November 9, 1962, page 1. Family-held screenshot; publication date and page from the newspaper viewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bob-roling-scout-charters-1964\">1964 \u00b7 Scout charters at Kiwanis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The February 28 newspaper reported that district Boy Scout Executive Dave McFarland presented new Scout Troop and Cub Pack charters to Bob Roling at a Kiwanis meeting. Bob was described as club vice-president and was in charge of the meeting. The notice does not name him a Scout-unit officer or give a troop or pack number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cScout Executive Talks At Kiwanis Meeting,\u201d <em>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/em>, February 28, 1964, page 1. Family-held screenshot; publication date and page from the newspaper viewer. An exact original-page URL has not been established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bob-roling-knights-1964\">1964 \u00b7 Deputy Grand Knight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In reporting a June 1 election of the local Knights of Columbus council, the newspaper listed Bob Roling as Deputy Grand Knight. Leroy Weimer was elected Grand Knight, succeeding Ernest Nanneman. The officers were expected to take up their duties at the July meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cNew Officers Elected For Knights Of Columbus,\u201d <em>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/em>, June 12, 1964, page 1. Family-held screenshot; publication date and page from the newspaper viewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bob-roling-bowling-1968\">1968 \u00b7 A 625 bowling series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The December 9 bowling column credited Bob Roling with a 625 three-game series in the Cosmopolitan League during the preceding week. It also recorded a 2,999 series for the Roling and Son team. The 267 single-game score belonged to Jim Littrell; the notice does not explicitly place Bob on the Roling and Son team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cBOWLING,\u201d \u201cCosmopolitan League,\u201d <em>Moberly Monitor-Index and Moberly Evening Democrat<\/em>, December 9, 1968, page 10. Family-held screenshot; publication date and page from the newspaper viewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bob-council-candidacy-1972\">1972 \u00b7 Bob announces his council candidacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 23, the newspaper announced Robert (Bob) Roling\u2019s candidacy for Salisbury\u2019s second-ward city-council seat in the election scheduled for April 4. The notice described the ward as covering the south-central and southwest parts of town and named Leo Maag and Bill Hollis as its representatives. It records Bob\u2019s candidacy before the election result reported below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cBob Roling to Run for City Council,\u201d <em>The Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/em>, March 23, 1972, page 1. Family-held screenshot of the newspaper viewer; the masthead confirms the issue date and the viewer identifies the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bob-council-election-1972\">1972 \u00b7 Bob elected to Salisbury\u2019s city council<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The April 6 newspaper reports that Bob Roling won the second-ward council seat, defeating incumbent alderman Bill Hollis by 166 votes to 59. It lists Bob and Leo Maag as the ward\u2019s council representatives. George Roling\u2019s 308 votes in the same article belong to a separate school-board contest. The report does not establish Bob\u2019s taking-office date or length of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cBob Roling, Rae Sellers, Bob Scheiderer Elected\u201d, <em>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/em>, April 6, 1972, page 1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/1365935128\/\">Read the original newspaper page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bob-council-term-1974\">1974 \u00b7 Bob does not seek reelection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The March 28 newspaper reported that Bob Roling was not seeking reelection to his second-ward Salisbury city-council seat, with his term due to expire. Joe Reynolds, Ken Janney and Leo Maag were running for that position in the April 2 election. The notices add a later record of Bob\u2019s council service without establishing his exact final day in office or who succeeded him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Election roundup (\u201cCandidates Named\u201d) and \u201cMaag a Candidate for City Council,\u201d <em>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/em>, March 28, 1974, page 1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/1362161544\/\">Read the original newspaper page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"betty-roling-softball-1974\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1534#betty-roling-softball-1974\">Betty\u2019s 1974 softball story<\/a> is now in Bob and Bridget\u2019s Children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"roling-family-reunion-1975\">1975 \u00b7 A reunion at the Knights of Columbus Hall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The September 11 newspaper reported that approximately 65 members of the Mrs. J. H. Roling family attended an August 24 reunion at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Salisbury. The Salisbury guest group included Mr. and Mrs. Bob Roling, Betty, Ronnie, Linda, Jane, Mike, Mary and Timmy; Richard Roling appeared in the St. Louis group. The notice gives a broad family gathering and dated locality connections without defining each attendee\u2019s relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cRoling Family Has Reunion Here,\u201d <em>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/em>, September 11, 1975, page 6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/1362080487\/\">Read the original newspaper page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"david-roling-graduation-notice-1976\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1532#david-roling-graduation-notice-1976\">David\u2019s 1976 college announcement<\/a> is now in Bob and Bridget\u2019s Children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bob-roling-ffa-appreciation-1977\">1977 \u00b7 FFA appreciation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The May 19 newspaper pictured Bob Roling among parents and friends receiving certificates of appreciation from the Salisbury FFA Chapter. The caption identifies him at the far right of the group. It does not explain his particular service or establish that he was the parent of a student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Certificates-of-appreciation photograph and caption under \u201cMany awards presented at Annual FFA Banquet,\u201d <em>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/em>, May 19, 1977, page 11. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/1365742405\/\">Read the original newspaper page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"betty-roling-bridal-shower-1977\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1534#betty-roling-bridal-shower-1977\">Betty\u2019s 1977 bridal shower<\/a> is now in Bob and Bridget\u2019s Children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bobby-football-retrospective\">1977 \u00b7 Looking back at local football<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a \u201c30 Years Ago\u201d item, the newspaper lists Bobby Roling among the players on Johnny Summers\u2019 Cubs and Bill McCurry\u2019s Blue Devils. The list is collective and does not assign him to either team. This is a 1977 retrospective with an approximately 1947 setting; no exact game date or original 1947 report has yet been identified from this item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cYester Years,\u201d \u201c30 Years Ago\u201d section, <em>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/em>, October 6, 1977, page 2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/1365743511\/\">Read the original newspaper page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"jane-breen-leadership-columbia-2011\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1537#jane-breen-leadership-columbia-2011\">Jane\u2019s 2011 Leadership Columbia story<\/a> is now in Bob and Bridget\u2019s Children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contributors will be asked to identify the person or family, newspaper name, publication date, page number when known, and the source or link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<nav class=\"family-topic-related\" aria-label=\"Related pages\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7\">\u2190 Roling family<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1510\">Roling stories<\/a><\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \u203a Roling family \u203a Bob Roling\u2019s community life Clubs, council service, reunions and later newspaper notices. 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