La Porte City News

La Porte City Telephone Company is kicking off the first annual "Mitten Tree Program" during the upcoming holiday season.

Like Thanksgiving 1983, the upcoming holiday arrives with lean times and high unemployment.

During the Christmas in Our Town celebration, the La Porte City Lions Club will hold a waffle breakfast on Saturday, December 5. The event will be held at the Veterans Memorial Hall at 302 Cedar St.

The Jeune Attente Dance Company of Dysart, Iowa donates to fine arts programs each year in the communities of Dysart, La Porte City and Traer.

The La Porte City FFA Historical & Ag Museum is busy planning their annual Festival of Trees holiday celebration.

Limited quantities of the sesquicentennial cookie jars and rolling pins are available for purchase at reduced prices at the La Porte City FFA Historical and Ag Museum.

La Porte City Women's Club is pleased to announce this year's Holiday Tour of Homes.

A volunteer dance board of directors reviews requests each fall and distributes as to the needs of each program.

La Porte City Telephone Company is partnering with the community to help local residents in need with a local food drive.

This morning, PETA sent letters to La Porte Mayor Barry Beasley and the La Porte City Council as well as to Pasadena Mayor Johnny Isbell and the Pasadena City Council urging them to enact legislation that would ban the use of bullhooks, electric prods, and other devices commonly used to inflict pain on elephants.

On Thursday, November 12, select La Porte City businesses will be hosting the 2nd Annual Chocolate Walk.

Because the holiday season can be a challenging time for families who have lost a loved one, the staff at La Porte City Funeral Service invites the families they have served in the past year to attend a special pre-holiday gathering on Thursday, November 19 at the La Porte City Community Center .

The Iowa Lions Club and Area Education Agency 267 are joining forces to screen hearing and vision for preschool age children.

An early morning accident on I-380 sends a semi driver to the hospital. It happened near the Jesup and La Porte City exit near mile marker 55.

A La Porte City woman is in jail on charges she stole money from the La Porte City Utility Company.

Area seniors are invited to the La Porte City Senior Center on October 30th to trick or treat fun from 9:45-12:00. Join in the costume contest, Wii tournament, funny fotos, witch toss, bingo, faux apple bob, prizes, SURPRISES, and much, much, more.

This year's quilt to be raffled off by La Porte City San Diego American Legion Post #207 is called 'Birchwood Lane' and has been pieced and hand quilted by Anne Kaiser and her daughter, Mandie Wildeboer, of La Porte City.

Farm Bureau Financial Services agent Teresa J. Meyer, located at 205 Main Street, La Porte City & 413 1st Avenue, Vinton, is expanding her practice to include comprehensive financial planning.

The Iowa Bankers Association recognized Norm Timson, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cedar Valley Bank and Trust, La Porte City and Vinton, Iowa, for more than 50 years of service to the banking industry.

Irving Penn, a virtuosic photographer widely known for his spare, formalized images of fashion models and who brought the same striking technique to portraiture of celebrities, anonymous tradesmen and violent motorcycle gangs, died Wednesday at his home in New York City.