Descendants of Joseph and Anna (Hanus) Sokol held their 59th annual reunion at Otter Creek Nature Center near Toledo on Sunday, July 8, 2012. There were 43 in attendance. The family of Julia Sokol Linhart hosted the event.A noon potluck dinner was served, followed by picture-taking. The ...
This adorable little guy, Wesley Aaron Sell, will be turning one on Saturday, July 21. Wesley is the son of proud parents Tyler and Leigh Sell and sisters Molly and Lilly.
The band Redline, known to many in Dysart, will be opening for the legendary band STYX at the Bremer County Fair in Waverly on Friday, August 3. Members of Redline, who started rocking together in high school, are excited to be able to share the stage with such great musicians. Redline has been ...
Students from D-G Elementary and LPC Elementary enjoyed learning about snakes during summer enrichment classes in June. They learned where snakes live, their life cycle, what snakes eat and which are venomous or not. This class was taught by Julie Carty and Lynne Ternus atHickory Hills. At top, ...
Dysart Venturing Crew 2325 joined in the 2012 Dysart Fourth of July Celebration by conducting minnow races. The Crew, sponsored by the Dysart Lions Club, became officially charted on June 29, 2012. Charter members are Katie Freeland, Allie McLaren, Kassie Hennings, Liz Wilson and Nathan ...
26 bakers braved the heat to enter the July 4th Cookie Baking Contest. Top honors in the adult division went to Jill Crees with her orange cream sickle cookies. Kyla Sattgast was second, and Pat Karr was third. Alexis Sattgast made brownie cookies to take first in the children's division. ...
Seven Boy Scouts from Dysart Troop 325 attended summer camp at Ingawanis Adventure Base near Waverly June 24 June 30, 2012.On Thursday night, they were awarded the "Spirit Stick" by camp staff for showing the most scout spirit despite the high temperatures that day. The Scouts participated in ...
The Dysart Historical Society hosted an open house on June 24th in observance of Iowa Museum Week. 94-year old Stella Harrington shared her memories of growing up in Dysart.Harrington reminisced about her childhood living on Estelle Street, the jobs she held, and family life. "I think how ...
A pajama party was held during the summer story hour on June 27th at Norma Anders Public Library in Dysart. The Dysart Community Foundation donated $400 to help fund the program."For the last several years, we have been able to either fund completely or help fund the majority of story hour for ...
Here, kids from Dysart take part in the weekly story hour at the local library. Left, Lilly Blackburn and Bailey Brown show off their dream book crafts they made. Below left, Police Chief Jason Dunagan poses with the kids before reading them a story.