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Harrison hits 40th year with Dysart Drive In

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For 40 years, Rhonda Harrison has been the friendly face at Dysart Drive In on Highway 21, serving up ice cream, burgers, tenderloins as she has since working the business with her parents Tony and Dorothy Pospisil in the beginning.Dysart Drive In was first opened in 1960 by Vivian Wiebbecke, ...

Lady Redhawks compete at Lew Lundy Relays

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The North Tama Girls Track team were able to compete against schools similar in size as they traveled to Montezuma for the Lew Lundy Relays on Tuesday, April 17."My expectations were the girls would come in and do the best they could to run some of their best times," coach Katy Johnson said. ...

Weekly set to retire June 1 as Ambulance Director

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In his 20 years as Ambulance Director in Dysart, Steve Weekly has been in nearly every house in the community for various reasons. Maybe a senior citizen has fallen and needs help getting up. Perhaps someone doesn't know how their medical supplies works and requires instruction. Whatever has ...

Union golf sees mixed results on home green

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It may have been a warm Monday in LaPorte City last week, but the fortunes of the Union boys and girls golf teams were mixed against visiting Sumner-Fredricksburg on April 23."The weather was ideal-high 60's with little wind," boys coach Ryan Slater said. "Both teams struggled though with the ...

North Tama Golf tees up at home

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The North Tama boys and girls golf teams stayed home on Friday, April 20 as they hosted Colo-NESCO, Dunkerton and Lisbon at the Traer Golf Course.For the top four ladies, the familiar course allowed for a team score of 194 to take first overall, with Claire Schafer leading the way with a score ...

Great Dysart Gorge coming to Main Street

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Main Street is set to transformed into a deep gorge in a matter of days later this spring, an illusion of a gorge that is.The Great Dysart Gorge, an anamorphic illusion, is a street art that will give the impression of a gorge down Main Street between Clark Street and Wilson Street. The art ...

Uknighted in F.U.N.

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The idea that robots could bring together high school students from different social groups together as a team seems rather far-fetched, yet that's exactly what the Fiercely Uknighted Nation (FUN) from Union High school do each time they meet."Basically, we tell kids we're building robots, but ...

City Council approves $3,000 for baseball diamond renovation

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The baseball diamond at Dysart Park is getting a $8,000 renovation later this spring led by local efforts to restore the field to a playable state."Last summer over little league the field got to the point it was evident we wouldn't be able to fix it up unless we did something soon," Chris ...

Daddy-Daughter Dance brings families together

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It was a boot-stomping good time at Dysart-Genesco Elementary school on Saturday, April 7 at the school's second annual Daddy-Daughter Dance hosted by the DG Elementary PTO.The cowboy clad couples were greeted at the door by Kelli Knoop, who organized the event with help of the PTO and ...

Hello there

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My name is CJ Eilers and I have the pleasure of being the new Editor for both the Dysart Reporter and Traer Star-Clipper. I am eager to begin and excited to promote both communities through the papers full-time. My hope right away is to be approachable and learn about what makes Dysart and ...