On July 18, 1953 Arlene Mae Snyder of Waterloo was married to Robert C. Krafka of rural Dysart at the historic Little Brown Church near Nashua, Iowa. Miss Snyder's parents were the C.H. Snyder's of Independence, Iowa and the groom's parents were the Chas. Krafka's of rural Dysart. Warren ...

On July 28, the Dysart Historical Society held the July "Sunday at the Museum" program with over 65 visitors in attendance at the Agricultural Museum. Special guest was Arlene Siemens Oster who now resides in Lowden. Arlene was accompanied by her son Gary and other immediate family members. ...

Ronald McDonald loves to read and he shared the magic of libraries, books, and reading when he visited the Norma Anders Public Library on Wednesday, July 24. Ronald McDonald presented his "McDig'n It" program to fifty-five children, parents, and grandparents in the library learning center. The ...

Ken Gregory and his brother frequently fish Port Washington on Lake Michigan. This is a pleasant town about 25 miles north of Milwaukee. This year, Ken got a call saying that the fish were really biting. His brother was unable to make the trip at that specific time, so Ken got together a group ...

The second annual Dysart golf Car Cruise will be held on Thursday, August 8. The event will begin with registration on Main Street from 5 to 5:45 p.m., and the cruise will begin at 6 p.m. There will be drawings for prizes for participants, free popcorn, music, and fun for everyone. Drivers ...

The 47th annual Kern reunion was held on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at Amity Presbyterian Church. 40 family members gathered together for a 12:30 potluck meal.Clara Grace Hamer, seven month old daughter of Caleb and Danielle Hamer, granddaughter of Ted and Linda Hamer, was the youngest family ...

Leah Kay Jeffries of Waterloo and Adam Richard Wauters of Dysart are planning an August wedding. Parents of the couple are Patrick and Nancy Jeffries of Waterloo and Richard and Janis Wauters of Dysart. The bride-to-be is a 2012 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa where she is currently ...

The July "Sunday at the Museum" program will be held on July 27, at 2 p.m. in the Agriculture Museum at the Dysart Historical Center. The featured speaker will be Arlene Siemens Oster of Lowden. Arlene was born at Dysart in 1913 and grew up on the family farm southwest of town. This lady, ...

Ronald McDonald invites the children of Dysart to attend "McDig'n It" at the Norma Anders Public Library on Wednesday, July 24 at 10 a.m. Ronald will take the kids on an imaginary journey as he explores a few of the things he digs; gardening, building and dinosaurs. Parents and grandparents are ...

Megan Clark and Matthew Prestemon would like to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.Megan is a student at Hawkeye Community College and Matt is self-employed with Morel Eyewear. Parents of the bride are Todd and Denise Clark of La Porte City. Parents of the groom are Dana Prestemon ...