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Letters to the Editor

Dysart Women’s Club hosts Spring Banquet

The Young Outlooks branch of the Dysart Women's Club hosted the 2016 Women's Club Spring Banquet, April 19, 2016. The theme was "Welcome to Camp Brave" and brought back camp memories from members past camp experiences. The Dysart United Methodist activity center was turned into a camp site with ...

Kade William Bonnstetter

Kevin and Steffanie Bonnstetter announce the birth of their son, Kade William Bonnstetter. Kade was born on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 10:15 p.m. at the Pella Regional Health Center in Pella, Iowa. He weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 21 inches in length.Grandparents are Mark and Cindy ...

Dysart Arbor Day celebration April 29

Arbor Day will be celebrated in Dysart on Friday, April 29th. It will be held in front of D-G Elementary at 2:30 P.M. There will be a short program with participation by the students. the school principal, the mayor, Farmers Savings Bank, and the Dysart Tree Board. Arbor Day poster awards ...

Wolf Creek hosts Union Speech Showcase

The following speech students, led by Mr. Bostian, presented the selections that were taken to competitions during the last few months at the Union High Speech Showcase on April 8: Sophie Selk, Liz Wilson, Madi Winter, Jacob Opperman, Veronica Redman, Dana Wigg, Nathan Acuff, Isabelle Werner, ...

Tama County Pitch & Build set for April 26

The next Tama County Economic Development Pitch and Build Competition will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Reinig Center in Toledo. It features extraordinary Tama County entrepreneurs who will pitch their business idea to a group of business leaders and ...

City of Dysart honored with Tree City USA Growth Award

The City of Dysart was recently honored with the 2015 Tree City USA Growth Award at the 26th Annual Community Forestry Awards Luncheon in Des Moines. The award was presented by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Forestry Bureau April 7 at the Forte Banquet ...

Wolf Creek Rugby Club opens season with back-to-back wins

On Friday night in Altoona, Wolf Creek opened up with convincing wins over Urbandale 35-14, and SE Polk "B" 49-14. In the first contest, Isaiah Vaughan and Jordan Schmitz each scored twice and Sam Johnson scored once. The second match was set up to play Des Moines North HS but Wolf Creek won ...

Movie Night April 17 at Dysart UMC

Dysart United Methodist Church is sponsoring a movie night on Sunday, April 17 at 4 p.m.. The feature the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" is a biographical story of entrepreneur, Chris Gardner. Life is a struggle for single father Chris Gardner played by Will Smith. Evicted from their ...

German Exchange Club Vendor/Craft Fair April 23

The Union High School German Exchange Club will be hosting a Vendor/Craft Fair on Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Union High School gymnasium.The fair, designed to help raise funds for the upcoming exchange student program to Germany, will feature many local and national ...

Escapes Landscape & Design opens in LPC

Escapes Landscape & Design is opening a nursery with a greenhouse operation at 3104 East Eagle Rd, La Porte City. Shade trees, evergreens, ornamental trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, fruits, vegetables, hanging baskets, and combination planters will all be available for retail. Other ...