Flashback

*Five Years ago
*Bob Wedo has retired as the maintenance supervisor at the Good Samaritan Center where he has been employed since 1983.
*Frances Harnack of Postville will be celebrating her 80th birthday on Feb. 6 with an open house at St. Paul Lutheran Church.
*Postville was the winner of the Upper Iowa Conference Wrestling Meet. Placing first for the Pirates were Hector Salinas, Jordan Schlee, Lee Rowland, Mark Mueller, Brad Snitker, Tony Stumbo, Jarrod Olson.
*Ten Years Ago
*Alison Armentrout, Angela Bossom and Jodi Kuhse have been named to the Dean's List at the University of Northern Iowa. Grant Schultz and Chris Ruckdaschel have been named to the Dean's List at the University of Iowa.
*Tory Hughes and Stephanie Meyer were named King and Queen at the annual Sweetheart Dance held at the high school.
*The Postville Community Improvement Committee is sponsoring an open house in honor of Dr. M. F. Kiesau's retirement Feb. 19.
*Twenty-five Years Ago
*John and Lorna Kittleson attended the AO Smith Harvestore quarterly sales meeting at Des Moines Hilton last Friday.
*Carol Sue Meyer and Lowell Leslie Poesch have been named to the Dean's List at the University of Iowa.
*Dr. M. F. Schlein, area chiropractor, will be presiding at the Chiropractic State Board of Education Meeting next week.
*Fifty Years Ago
*Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schlee entertained their children and grandchildren at a dinner in observance of their 38th wedding which was Monday, Feb. 14.
*Mrs. Paul Bowling of Minneapolis, Minn. is visiting in the home of Dr. and Mrs. M. F. Kiesau and Dr. and Mrs. F. W. Kiesau until Thursday.
*State Representative Elmer Hoth spent the weekend at his home here away from his legislative duties .