TRAER – North Tama, Traer-Clutier and Traer’s honored alumni will gather for a reunion on Friday and Saturday, August 9 and 10 during the annual Winding Stairs Festival. Eight honored classes have been especially invited to attend the festivities including Traer’s Class of 1954 (70 years) and 1959 (65 years); Traer-Clutier Class of 1964 (60 years); and the North Tama classes of 1969 (55 years), 1974 (50 years), 1979 (45 ears), 1984 (40 years) and 1999 (25 years). Committee members from each class are noted below in bold.

Anyone who graduated over 50 years ago in other classes from Traer/Traer-Clutier/North Tama are also invited to attend the Saturday evening dinner. Reservations ($15) must be made immediately through Farmers Savings Bank & Trust in Traer at (319) 478-2148.

Alumni weekend festivities begin with an informal social gathering on Friday evening at 7 p.m. in the Traer Memorial Building.

Saturday morning activities for the Winding Stairs Festival include a community-wide pancake breakfast from 8-11 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church on Walnut Street hosted by local churches. A free will donation will be collected with proceeds going to Christian Hands Across Traer (CHAT). All are welcome!

The Festival Grand Parade is at 4 p.m. on Saturday, and alumni will gather again at the Memorial Building for social time at 6:30 p.m. Dinner and photos will follow at 7 p.m.

A full schedule of activities can be found on www.Traer.com and other social media outlets.

Come join the fun!

Traer Class of 1954

Bill Altenhein, Norman Chizek, Shirley (Brubaker) Hendershot, Alvin Hendershot, Darlys (Philp) Hulme, Max Kriz, Richard Martin, Tom Paul, Beverly (Went) Santman, Willa (Stevenson) Shafer, Ramona (Vanicek) Snow, David Stavely, and Carmen (Manfull) Wray.

Deceased classmates include Evelyn Joyce (Thistlewood) Altenhein, Shirley (Deke) Blasé, Bryce Bohnsack, Richard Dahms, Keith Earley, Richard Foster, Rev. LeRoy Haenze, Marilyn (Stevenson) Harl, Vernon Hoeg, Joyce Kadrmas, M Bernadine (Baker) Kopriva, Le Roy Kopriva, Shirley (Dalziel) Ludeking, Terry Martin, JoAnn Strachota, Walter Trimble, and Bill Young.

Traer Class of 1959

Gary Banes, *Judith (Miller) Baych, *Sharon (Whannel) Bolt, *Craig Earley, Robert Eisele, *Rose (Janson) Garvey, Marian (Dvorak) Gauch, Gretchen (Mehulka) Goswish, Glen Jordan, Ronald Karr, Kay (Tams) Mairs, *Ronald Mason, *Sandra (Maust) McLean, Tony Philp, *Lawerance Podhajsky, Darrell Sivertsen, *Ron Stuart, *Garry Thompson, and Gordon Young.

Deceased classmates include Gary Adamek, John Childs, Mirwin Dalby, Merle Draper, Judith (Hlavacka) Eisele, Jere Ewing, Donald Garvey, Darlys (Behrns) Gula, Mike Johnson, Ellen (Neidick) Kern, Joann Kopriva, Darrellene (Sivertsen) Lane, Tom Lane, Paula (Thomas) Lehmeier, Larry Manful, James Powell, Ernie Pusteoska, and Marilyn (Dvorak) York.

Traer-Clutier Class of 1964

Carole (Arp) Behrns, *Karla (Weaver) Casey, *Robert Cizek, Marlys (Alcorn) Dietze, *Betty (Paustian) Erickson, Marilyn Flowers, JoAnn (Hlavacka) Foulds, Patricia (Eyres) Gleeson, Nancy (Paustian) Hardister, Charleen (Garvey) Horn, Jerry Hulme, *Janet (Neymeyer) Jesch, David Kremanek, *Robert Kroymann, Jerald Lee Morrison, Barbara (Young) Nelson, *JoAnn (Hopper) Nickel, *Judy (Posusta) Parizek, Darrell Paustian, Kathryn (Dietrich) Plummer, Joyce (Chizek) Powers, Lynda (Mason) Robison, Patricia (Kremenak) Ross, Janice (Thoms) Schleisman, *Chuck Sears, Greg Sorrell, *Garry Dean Staker, *Robert Staker, Leland Stein, Margaret (Keith) Stone, Patty (Eckhardt) Thede, Carol (Zhorne) Tuttle, Rosemary (Sealock) Vaughn, *Donna (Foley) Vesely, Richard Wiedbecke, and Doris (Mannel) Williams.

Deceased classmates include Lester Boerm, Delores (Philp) Fairchild, David Fleming, Lynn Gruchow, William Howard, Vicky (Harrison) Lomax, Dean Niedermann, Donna (Creswell) Penning, Darrel Podhajsky, James Stark DVM, Harold VanGorp, and Clark Wood.

North Tama Class of 1969

William Anderson, Linda Andrews, Connie (Thede) Armstrong, Patricia (Vojtech) Arp, Steven Barge, * David Beecher, Linda (Ross) Bevins, *Carolyn (Hayek) Bohnstengel, Lloyd Bohnstengel, Monnie Boldt, *Bill Bonewitz, *Judy (Mundt) Burghart, *Diane (Bohnstengel) Caloud, *Delbert Caloud, Steven Caslavka, *James, Chizek, Dennis Cizek, Delane Cizek, Denise (Weidner) Clapp, *Linda (Zhorne) Cloud, Kenneth Dedic, *Anne (Hatton) Dengler, *Barbara (Brackett) Dolash, Mark Dostal, Dennis Dvorak, *Jean (Sevcik) Ferguson, Vicky (Ebaugh) Fitzhugh, *Kathleen (Halupnick) Flack, Thomas Foley, Anita (Bartos) Green, Richard Hala, *Debra (Hladik) Halupnick, *Dennis Halupnick, Lavern Hanus, Joan (McDevitt) Heitman, Kathryn (Pecenka) Johnson, Constance (Claussen) Jones, Carol Kaskie, *Kim (Powell) Knight, *Brenda (Fehr) Kritser, *Ronald Kubik, *Terry Kucera, *Ronald Kucera, Gerald Kucera, *George Kupka, *Duane Kupka, Carolyn (Lunde) Lewis, Dawn (Cufr) Mason, *Marilyn (Petersen) Mason, *Janet (Beenken) McKenna, Patricia McKinney, *Bruce Morrison, *Susan (Pusteoska) Nachazel, *Larry Nachazel, *Steven Nagel, Vicki (Kostlan) Nielsen, Paul Opperman, *David Papesh, *Victoria (Adam) Pecenka, *Kevin Pecenka, Barbara (Caloud) Perry, Donna (Hutson) Pippert, Steven Pokorny, Marcia (Kokesh) Rathert, Joan (Dinsdale) Reman, *Ronald Sell, *Dennis Smolik, Ardene (Arp) Staker, *Kent Tanner, David Thierer, Kenneth Thomas, Dan Thomas, Gary Tomlinson, *Rick Wilson, *Janice (Thompson) Wobeter, Raquel (Ridriquez) Wolfe, *Nancy (Eckhardt) Yuska, and *Karl Yuska.

Deceased classmates include Gay (Harrington) Allen, Roberta Benda, Lynne (Wilson) Bryson, John Chizek, Cynthia (Stary) Drajna, Michael Hubler, Thomas Kopriva, Maurice Kvidera, Rick Mason, Diane Parizek, Bill Petersen, Dwight Sienknecht, Jennifer (Breakenridge) Springer, Suzanne (Novotny) Svoboda, Charles (mike) Tudor, Roger Vorba, and Scott Whannel.

North Tama Class of 1974

Jane Altenhein, Marlene (Arp) Schultz, Nancy (Babinat) Bloom, *Penelope (Beecher) Stoakes, Denny Berger, Mary Bader, Janet (Blocker) Ogesen, Pamela (Blohm) McKinley, Lee Caslavka, *Susan (Catron) Thomson, Denise Clipperton, *Paul Corbin, Penny (Crawford) Hubbard, Nancy (Currens) Pinkston, John Danker, Lynnette (Drinovsky) Gregory, Patricia (Drinovsky) McKinney, Vicki (Erickson) Chien, Mary (Ewoldt) Hompland, Jolene (Fehr) Spurgeon, Jeri (Fleming) Egli, Teri Franklin, Robert Froehlich, *Katheryn (Gates) Smith, *Kristine (Gates) Ashworth, *Luann (Hall) Schneiders, *Teresa (Halupnick) Schaefer, Debra (Hatton) Hamilton, Katheryn (Hayek) Goulden, Norman Hayek, Cheryl (Herink) Crelly, Nancy (Herink) Sorenson, *Debra (Hulme) Schirm, Dwight Hulme, *Sharon (Ingle) Stoakes, Mark Jansen, Melody (Krezek) Fassett, *Mary Ellen (Kubik) Bader, *Martin Kucera, Joyce Kutin, Gary McEwen, *Jane (McWhirter) Crisp, Kevan Morrison, Brian Munger, Janice (Novotny) Ives, Phillip Opperman, *Terrence Otting, Jerry Podhajsky, Joleen (Podhajsky) Sell, Don Rhodes, Gary Schlichting, Carol Jean (Schmidt) Kohles, Sandra (Seda) Jacobs Harris, Gene Staker, Paul Svoboda, Jolene (Thompson) Lorenzen, Craig Tomlinson, Paul Tomlinson, Nancy (Valenta) Hanken, Lee Valenta, Julie (Velky) Murray, Jill (Vorba) Berger, Mark Wilson, *Kevin Wood, Janice (Wrage) Schultz, Dan Yanda, David Zimple, Galen Zimple, and Colene (Zmolek) Gorrell.

Deceased classmates include Laura Andrews, Donald Babinat, Tom DeVries, Darla (Dostal) Wills, William Glenn, Dewayne Hulme, Cynthia (McKinney) Forbes, Douglas Olin, Debra (Schultz) Bradley, and Mitchell Zhorne.

North Tama Class of 1979

Brad Bitcon, Karen (Ewoldt) Boland, Joni (Krezek) Buresh, George Buresh, Patty (Wrage) Callahan, *Annabel (McDevitt) Carter, David Chizek, John Cark, Jana (Hite) Coots, Anne (Schrier) Curley, *Robin (Lundak) Davis, Jim Degner, Dan Dierks, *Becky (Kladivo) Disney, Calvin Dostal, Carrie (Stark) Douglas, *Ronda (Hog) Edwards, Sacha (Parizek) Forester, Lori (Kubik) Fuller, Curt Fuller, *Tammi (Staker) Hamilton, *Steve Hanus, Tim Hayek, Mike Hoeg, Andrew Holmes, *Elizabeth (Haldy) Hoselton, Ruth (Vorba) Johnson, Diane (Linhart) Kayser, Carol (Yanda) Kladivo, Doug Kos, *Susan (Okones) Kucera, *Brian Kucera, Jerry Kvidera, *Nick Kvidera, *Beth (Hatton) Tremaine, Scott Lineberry, Nancy Mauderer, Teresa (Engel) Meester, *Chris Norman, Karen (Roan) Novotny, Mike Paul, Julie (Claussen) Philps, David Pokorny, Susan Schultz, *Bill Seda, June Sivertsen, Joni (Pearce) Swartz, Deb (Lyons) Taylor, Kathy Visser, Lynn (McMillan) Watterson, Nancy (Snow) Weber, Diane Whannel, Barbara (Sell) Wickman, Tim Wightman, Chris Williams, *Mark Wolfgram, and Ramona (Hayek) Zimbeck.

Deceased classmates include Karen (Young) Littrel, Debra (Dvorak) Mundt, and James Reynolds.

North Tama Class of 1984

*Suzanne (Wellman) Alberts, Craig Bandy, Andrew Berner, Scott Bradley, *Kenneth Bradley, Linda (Beenken) Burcham, David Burrell, Kimberly (Johnson) Chesmore, Shari (Wage) Claassen, Steve Croskrey, Shelby (Magnussen) Dinsdale, *Craig Dostal, *Jeff Dostal, *Michelle (Calderwood) Eastman, Mary Engel, Michelle Fink, Teresa (Vest) Frances, Lisa (Pusteoska) Gunn, Carol (Stuber) Hansen, Randy Hansen, Ron Hanus, *Brian Harrington, *Jeffery Hoeg, Ryan Hoeg, *Todd Howard, *Tracey (Ewing) Hulme, *Rodney Hulme, Monte Joe Jacobs, Curt Jensen, Kelley Johnson, Tom Kaufman, Mark Kladivo, Timothy Kruse, Michael Kupka, *Andrew Kvidera, Rebecca (Debner) Lindsey, *Janeal (Felts) Penning, Julie (Kopriva) Macauley, Bryan Manfull, Daniel Mason, *Christine (Herink) Mohrfeld, Kelly (Paul) Montgomery, William Naylor, Connie (Miller) Nielson, *Diane (Earley) Panfil, David Pecenka, Mark Pokorny, Michelle (Slack) Reimer, Todd Risk, Todd Sebesta, Thomas Seda, Kathy (Erickson) Siebel, Joann (Jensen) Sienknecht, Brian Sienknecht, Daniel Steffeny, Caryn (Bandy) Thede, *John Velkv, Laurie (Otting) Williams, Todd Wood, and Kevin Yung.

Deceased classmates include Elaine Baumhower, Sue McKenna, and Martin Sebesta.

North Tama Class of 1999

Brandon Adolphs, Michael Bandfield, Jennifer Betts, *Allison Blocker, Hoyt Blohm, Johanna Brezina, Tami Buresh, *Meredith (Butts) Espenscheid, *Joni (Cibula) Stalker, Michael Dennis, Janel (Dvorak) Ruzicka, *Jennifer (Himschoot) Dvorak, *Jessica (Edwards) Purcell, Jacqueline (Ernster) Krueger, Marcus Ernster, *Jacob Forbes, Joseph Hall, *Christopher Hansen, *Alicia Jacobs, *Maureen (Hanus) Johanningmeier, Joshua Karr, Natasha Kaye, Lindsay (Knack) Lorenz, Jennifer (Kupka) Brown, *Amy (Larsen) Catherwood, Jenny Levaniemi, Rachel (Loutsch) Caffery, Amber (Mclntyre) Balbier, *Amy Nachazel, Jason Pape, Eric Quinn, Regan (Hulme) Rausch, *Andrew Schlichting, *Leigh (Staker) Sell, Michael Shepard, William Stakes, *Daniel Svoboda, Nicholas Svoboda, *Shannon Svoboda, Christopher Taylor, Joshua Unker, Brian Velky, Benjamin Vesely, Molly (Vogel) Corley, Nicole (Wagner) Hynek, and *Jeff Wood.

Deceased classmates include Dana Fisher and Amy Speirs.