You may have seen some excitement and fun happening on Main Street in Dysart on Saturday, and it was for a wonderful cause! The event titled "Beats, burgers, brats, brews and bicycles" was set up as a fund-raiser type event to help raise money and bring awareness to The Old Creamery Nature ...
The ceremony to dedicate the Bill Brandt Memorial Windmill was held Sunday afternoon, August 24th, at the Dysart Historical Center. Over thirty family members and friends gathered in the shade of tents, provided by the DDC, to enjoy the ceremony.The group was welcomed by Historical Society ...
Pat Karr, Janet Wilson and Alisa Baker were also present during the fundraiser on Saturday selling the Dysart City Mugs to raise money for improvements to the Community Building. This is the final event of the year the mugs will be sold at, although they will still be available for purchase at ...
Eighty-two counties and two state level Iowa 4-H volunteers were inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during the 2014 ceremony at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 17. Inductees or their surviving family members were presented a certificate by the Iowa 4-H ...
GARWIN - The Garwin City Park popcorn stand was dedicated recently in honor of a man whose commitment to the community may have been a cut above the rest."Merle [Parks] did so much for the town with his carpentry [work] and it was his plan for the popcorn stand. His health prohibited him from ...
The Dysart Development Corporation and the Dysart Blue Hats Club hosted the third annual Golf Cart Cruise last week. The weather was absolutely beautiful as people started arriving on Main Street with their golf carts. The cruise was set to start at 6 pm, and last until about 6:30. Then ...
On August 12, we enjoyed an afternoon with a potluck dinner at the community building with the United Methodists doing the coffee and clean-up. A table prayer was given by William Livingston.After lunch we had a drawing for door prizes that went to Brenda Roberts, Pat Brockway, Nancy Abbott and ...
On Sunday, August 24th, the Dysart Historical Society will dedicate the farm windmill which was installed recently east of the brick Historical Museum at the Historical Center at 612 Crisman Street in Dysart. The windmill is a memorial for Bill R. Brandt, former area farmer, who was a Dysart ...
Six members of the Dysart High School Class of 1949 met at Chelle's Bar and Grill in Dysart on Saturday, August 9, 2014, for dinner and reminiscing. Pictured (L to R) are, front row: Marcella (Dvorak) Milne, Thelma (Hark) Brandt, Darlene (Norden) Monroe. Back row: Junior Edmonds, Bob ...
Tama County ranked 11th in Iowa in cases of confirmed child abuse in 2012. In 2013, the ranking dropped to 63rd. These numbers come from a recently released report from the Iowa Department of Human Services for the latest statistics.Even though the number of reported cases dropped by 22 in ...