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Looking Back – 08/23/13

Aug. 24, 1933The engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Margaret Clark and Glen Heckroth was announced at a party given by the bride-elect.At five o'clock Wednesday afternoon, August 23, Miss Annie Myler was married to Earl Selk at the home of the bride's parents.Aug. 26, 1943Mr. and Mrs. ...

Seniors enjoy dinner

On August 13, the Dysart Senior Citizens enjoyed an afternoon with a pot luck dinner at the Community Building at noon with the United Methodists doing the coffee and clean up. A table prayer was given by William Livingston. Birthdays and anniversaries were acknowledged. After lunch we had a ...

Summer reading program wraps up

The Norma Anders Public Library's sixth through eighth grade summer reading program, "Beneath the Surface" concluded on July 31 with a teen night at the library. The event started at 5 pm with a sidewalk chalk graffiti contest. Participants were each given chalk and a square of sidewalk to ...

Dysart Book Club to meet Sept. 5

The Dysart Book Club will meet on Sept. 5, 2013 at 7 p.m. to discuss the biography "The Spiral Staircase, My Climb Out of Darkness" by Karen Armstrong, a prolific writer. The book begins with seven years in a convent, and continues with her life after she left the convent. The story is ...

Wegiel-Tow wedding

Dianne Tow of West Roxbury, MA and Ken Wegiel, of Brookline, MA are announcing their engagement and upcoming marriage.Parents of the couple are Stan and Necia Tow of Dysart, and Dr. Joe and Karen Wegiel of Wilbraham, MA.The bride-elect is a registered music therapist at Sherrill House in ...

Schlotterback, Kelly to wed Sept. 21

Kayla Kelly and Karl Schlotterback are pleased to announce their engagement and approaching marriage. Both are 2009 graduates of Union High School in La Porte City.Parents of the bride are Joe and Debbie Kelly of Dixon, IL and Tammy and Darren Mulligan of Buckingham. Parents of the groom are ...

Viola Petersen turning 90

Viola Petersen, of Dysart, will celebrate her 90th birthday on August 18 with family and friends. Her family would like to honor her with a card shower to mark her special day. Cards may be sent to her at PO Box 365, Dysart IA 52224.

Meinhart to celebrate 90th birthday

Lillian Meinhart will celebrate her 90th birthday Saturday, August 31, with a card shower.She was born August 31, 1923, the first child of James and Christine Prusha of Tama. In 1941, she graduated from Tama High School. She married Wilbert Meinhart on June 4, 1946. They farmed in rural Hudson ...

Schlotterback-Kelly wedding

Kayla Kelly and Karl Schlotterback are pleased to announce their engagement and approaching marriage. Both are 2009 graduates of Union High School in La Porte City.Parents of the bride are Joe and Debbie Kelly of Dixon, IL and Tammy and Darren Mulligan of Buckingham. Parents of the groom are ...

Looking Back – 08/09/13

Aug. 10, 1933Grandpa and Grandma Charles Zobel of Dysart received word the last of the week announcing the safe arrival of a baby son in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Zobel residing in Reynolds, N.D. The young man has been given the name of Eugene Charles.Russell Meeker and Miss Betty ...