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– Looking Back –

June 27, 1929A girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Trunck southeast of Dysart Wednesday, June 26.Mr. Will Raymond celebrated his 52nd birthday last Sunday.June 29, 1939Relatives have received announcement of the wedding of Miss Netha Heineman, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wm. ...

Newton/Murty announce summer wedding

Tiffany Sue Newton and Clinton Louis Murty, Waterloo, are happy to share the announcement of their summer wedding.The bride-to-be is the daughter of Bud Newton, Springfield, Mo., and Claudette Cubbage, New Liberty. Tiffany is a student at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, and will ...

Allison Troutman accepted into the University of Wisconsin

Allison Troutman, daughter of Mark and Genise Troutman of Rochester, MN, has been accepted into the University of Wisconsin Madison Veterinary School for the fall of 2009. Allison is a 2006 graduate of Mayo High School in Rochester, MN. She is the granddaughter of Marian and Duane Dostal and ...

Block covers funded for Dysart Swim Team

The presentation of a check to the Dysart Swim Team was made prior to the swim meet this past Saturday. Ryan Moody, (right), Vice Chair of the Dysart Community Foundation is shown presenting the check to Scott Garwood, Treasurer of the Swim Team. The grant application written by Garwood and ...

Traer family home when fire broke out

The Traer Fire Department was summoned to the house at 804 Elm Street, Traer, Sunday, June 7 at 7:05 p.m. The fire was believed to have started from an electical problem. The residents were home at the time the fire broke out and no one was injured.Photo by Tim Jantzen

Traer City Council holds regular meeting

The Traer City Council held their regular meeting on Monday, June 1, at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Russell Drinovsky called the meeting to order. Council members Mark Mason, Ray Mundt, Patty Guzman and Jake Schmitt were present. Dorothy Weida filled in for City Clerk, Jon Panfil. Also present were several ...

TMU votes to investigate wind energy possiblities

The Traer Municipal Utilities board held their regular scheduled monthly meeting on Thursday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m.Chairman, Bruce Overton called the meeting to order with Trustees, Dann Larmore, Sandra Whannel, Dick Thompson and Joe Morris present.A motion was made by Larmore, seconded by ...

Boy Scouts

On Friday, June 5th, three members of Troop 304 learned how to put out fires with fire extinguishers. Fire Fighter Mike Skopec talked to the boys about the different fire trucks and what each of them are for, as well as fire extingisher training. Max Markussen, Kenny Carroll and Robby Young ...

“Slow Food to Fast Food” at the Traer Library

Thursday, June 11 at 7 p.m. the next June Thursdays program will feature Trudy Eden from UNI on the topic "Slow Food to Fast Food: the Way Iowans Ate".Dr. Eden is an associate professor of history at the University of Northern Iowa and her research focuses on American foodways. She has ...