When the doors opened Saturday for the eighth annual Wedding Extravaganza in New Hampton, the 25 vendors were ready for a crowd.They got one.“We feel pretty confident each year that we’ll have a decent crowd,” said event organizer Heather Maurer o
After months of discussion — ranging from coming up with eight revisions and holding what seemed like umpteen informational meetings – decision day has arrived.Voters, at least those who didn’t cast early or absentee ballots, head to the polls tod
The New Hampton Light Plant Board last week took a step toward a project that would lead to it offering community wide broadband.But one board member said he will closely watch the results of the bond referendum New Hampton Community Schools resid
Those that know New Hampton Parks and Recreation Director Rick Kramer knows it takes a lot to leave him speechless.A $50,000 donation check, though, certainly qualifies.Kramer recently accepted a check for $50,000 from the Willis and Pat Hansen Ch
Decision day is almost here when it comes to a $19.415 million bond referendum New Hampton Community Schools will put forth to voters on Tuesday.At stake is a proposed new middle school, competition gym and a new industrial technology and vocation
Agriculture Education Pork Partner Joanne Tupper visited the New Hampton Elementary School on Tuesday with two little piglets to help the fourth graders learn about the pork industry.Tupper described what she and her husband, Larry, do as they rai
Rapid Printers was packed on Thursday night as community members filed into the business to congratulate owner Brad Schwickerath on 20 years in business.“It feels great,” said Schwickerath who is very proud of the accomplishments the staff has mad
The public will be able to vote for the best tasting chili before the Super Bowl at the Townhouse while they hold their second annual Super Bowl Chili Cook-Off contest.Last year this event drew in a big crowd who were excited to see if their chili
The Adult Education Classes that the Husky Wellness Center offers recently held their cake decorating class. Carol Goddard has been baking and decorating cakes for 36 years and was the instructor for the class.
The hitting clinic that took place last Saturday at the Husky Wellness Center proved to be very informative.Optimum Level Softball out of Coralville put on the clinic.
If Heather Maurer has learned anything when it comes to the annual Wedding Extravaganza Rapid Printers puts on each winter, it is that longer is not necessarily better.“What we’ve found over the years is that most brides come in the morning,” she
The crowd may have been small, but the number of questions certainly wasn’t at the penultimate referendum informational meeting last Thursday evening.About 50 New Hampton Community School residents attended the meeting to learn more about the prop
Author David Thoreson visited the New Hampton Public Library last Thursday night to speak about the book that features many of his photos and journal entries from sea, Over the Horizon!
The 12th year of Cowboy Poetry welcomed new and returning performers to Lawler for two performances as well as one afternoon performance in New Hampton on Saturday.On Friday night, Gerry Mishak was happy to say that he saw faces in the crowd that
New Hampton Tribune General Manager Kim Bucknell (left) presents Quilts of Valor local chapter member Denise Sinnwell with a check for $500 as part of the proceeds from the newspaper’s annual Veterans Day Commemorative Edition, a special section t
