North Tama and Traer’s honored alumni will gather for a reunion on Friday and Saturday, August 12 and 13 during the Winding Stairs Festival. Seven honored classes have been especially invited to attend the festivities: Traer’s Class of 1957 (65 years); Traer-Clutier Class of 1962 (60 years); and the North Tama classes of 1967 (55 years), 1972 (50 years), 1977 (45 years), 1982 (40 years) and 1997 (25 years). A committee representing the classes worked on getting the letters mailed to alumni and taking reservations: Marlene Beenken for 1957; Sam and Ellen (Grover) Young for 1962; Diane (Hosek) Owens for 1967; Bonnie (Podhajsky) McGowan for 1972; Peggy (Breckenridge) Finzen for 1977; Kerri (Johnson) Stewart for 1982; and Vanessa (Payne) Johnson for 1997. Those who have graduated over 50 years ago from Traer are also invited to attend the Saturday evening dinner. Reservations ($15) must be made immediately with Cecelia Harmsen at Farmers Savings Bank & Trust in Traer at (319)-478-2148. Those attending this alumni weekend are reminded that the festivities begin with an informal social gathering on Friday evening beginning at 7:00 p.m., to be held at the Traer Memorial Building. The 25-year class will furnish the snacks for that social evening with some help from the Alumni Association. Saturday morning the Winding Stairs Festival events include a community-wide breakfast 8:00-10:30 a.m. held at the Memorial Building and hosted by the United Presbyterian Church, Methodist Church and Ripley UCC with free will donations going to Christian Hands Across Traer (CHAT). All alumni are welcome. Tours can be taken of the school Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. The Festival Grand Parade is at 4:00 p.m., and alumni will gather after that at the Memorial Building for a social hour beginning at 6:00 p.m. with group photos being taken beginning at 6:30 p.m. and dinner to follow at 7:00 p.m. A listing of the honored class members was not available at the time of this printing.