The 2nd annual "Deck The Hall" Christmas event, sponsored by the Clutier ZCBJ, will be held Saturday, December 10, 2022, from noon to 2 p.m. at the ZCBJ Hall in Clutier. The event will include a free drawing for a turkey, ham and gift cards. Santa will be present to hand out treat bags and ...
Sewing day was held on Tuesday, November 1, by Hora-Machacek Auxiliary at the Clutier post home. Those attending were Pauline S, Collette W, Veronica P, Linda D, Rosemary V, Cyndy B, and Deb K. Eight lap quilt tops were finished by sewing middle and back to the tops. Some ladies cut, joined, ...
It’s been 80 years since Clutier High School’s ‘Orange & Black’ girls’ basketball team – better known as the Chargin’ Czechs – was crowned the 1942 state basketball champions but it certainly seemed like only yesterday on Sept. 18 as members of the tightknit Czech community ...
Just over a month after the August derecho left grain bins and silos decimated all across Central and Eastern Iowa, one farm in rural Dysart is transforming one of their silos into a work of art. Cathy Irvine lives on a small farm five and a half miles northeast of Dysart. She and her late ...
Among an ever-challenging economic landscape, Traer’s grocery store continues to thrive under new ownership. Jill and Doug Eilderts of Waterloo purchased the Hometown Foods grocery store from Lyndon and Joani Johnson late this summer. The Johnsons bought the business in 2011 from Jeff ...
Nearly 15 years in the making, the city of Traer this week completed the purchase and has taken possession of the natural gas utility from Alliant Energy. As most residents will remember, in the mid 2000s electric utility rates in the state were unstable and prone to spiking. At the time, the ...
Dysart Mayor Tim Glenn in partnership with the Dysart Tree Board recently signed a proclamation designating September 22 as Arbor Day in the city of Dysart. The tree board is composed of nine resident board members that work to plan for the care, preservation, planting, removal or disposition ...
Some residents of Traer recently noticed an addition to the Wilson Nature Preserve with the installation of a memorial sculpture in the northeast corner of the Preserve. The sculpture is in memory of Ellen Wilson Zmolek who died April 8, 2019 in Rochester MN. Ellen was the only child of ...
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held by Zoom or telephone for grades K - 12 on Monday, September 28 from 4:30 to 8:00 pm and on Thursday, October 1 from 4:30 to 8:00 pm. Students will have an early dismissal on Monday, September 28 at 2:20 pm. On Thursday, October 1, students will attend a ...
A Memorial honoring Dysart’s namesake and co-founder, Joseph Dysart was unveiled at the Dysart City Center on Wednesday, September 9th. During the unveiling ceremony Pastor Daniel Hartwig spoke about some of the history related to Joseph Dysart and the impact of his contribution to the ...