Members of the North Tama Class of 1965 celebrated their 60th reunion at this year’s Winding Stairs Festival during the Alumni Reunion held on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Memorial Building. Those pictured include (front row, l-r) Roger Janssen, Maxine Dostal Bottema, Jill Ross Rinkenberger, Jill Wait, Nancy Pavelka Kehoe, Duane Hosek, Harry Moeller, Joyce Kvidera Schwartz, Janice Frier Podhajsky; (second row, l-r) Tom Stull, John Svoboda, Ray Svoboda, Larry Shinn, Jim Beenken, Alan Stoakes, Ruth Erickson Stoakes, Wendy Calderwood Livy, Jeanne Stoakes, Pat Kubik Greiner, and Jennifer Caslavka Stoltenberg. PHOTO BY STACEY VOGELER

Two special guests from the Traer High School Class of 1950 were in attendance for the Alumni Reunion at the Traer Memorial Building on Saturday, Aug. 9. From left, Mary Jean (Kopriva) Beecher and Dorothy (Draper) Jacques enjoyed dinner together. Mary Jean was invited to draw the winning Lions Club Cow Chip Bingo ticket. PHOTO BY STACEY VOGELER

Members of the North Tama Class of 1975 celebrated their 50th reunion at this year’s Winding Stairs Festival during the Alumni Reunion held on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Memorial Building. Those pictured include (front row, l-r) Jackie (Russell) Fallis, Margaret (Sevcik) Dedic, Sara Claussen, Linda (Thierer) Berry, Rita (Pavlicek) Shallau, Cynthia (Pokorny) Martinez, Lynn (Reynolds) Staker, Connie (Rund) Owens, Mary (Wightman) Petersen; (back row, l-r) Randy Kvidera, Loren Knoop, Cindy (Staker) Youel, Mark Smith, Marty Wolfgram, Dave Barnes, Ernie Cufr, Eugene Wendt, Jim Harmsen, Jerry Dvorak, and Jay Owens. PHOTO BY STACEY VOGELER