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Wrecked Freight Cars . . . ditched in the derailment were thrown and pushed from the right-of-way. The accident occurred just south of the Honey Creek interchange of I-29.

Clearing Right Of Way . . . at the scene of the Illinois Central derailment Sunday 12 miles north of Council Bluffs, work crews ready the grade for laying new rails. Empty boxcars have been dozed to either side of torn-out track section.

The Only Remaining Log Cabin . . . in Carroll County has been moved to Graham Park in Carroll, where it has been restored and will serve as a museum of pioneer history.

A group of children on a bus waving to the camera.
A chartered busload of 44 Nonpareil carriers and three chaperones left Wednesday for Adventureland. The trip was a prize for carriers who had signed up seven new subscribers in a six-week period. Nonpareil Circulation Manager Chick Stoner said this…

Photograph of police officer Carolyn Cates

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Official Hostesses...for the holiday tour and tea will be members of the Council Bluffs Business and Professional Women's Club. Mrs. Dorothy Letner (left), Mrs. Grace Gretzer and Miss Evelyn Blyth select costumes of the Victorian age which they will…

Washing Down...artifacts recovered from the sunken steamer and recording them are the jobs of Fish and Wildlife Service personnel Bill Berns of Guttenburg and Nancy Osborne of Ames.

The Final Day ...of removing cargo from the Bertrand was Wednesday. Workers will wash and photograph the remains of the boat to prepare it for winter "storage."

Acting Refuge Manager...Wayne Chord looks over the supply of Bertrand relics stored in a remodeled garage. The temperature and humidity are controlled to prevent the items from deteriorating.

Making tests... every two hours on water as it emerges from the plant are Rick Rohan, chemist and Jim Wilson, plant operator. The plant has an extensive laboratory to perform many of its own tests.

Water samples... showing the various stages through which water passes before it is sent on its way to Council Bluffs consumers are displayed by Peters.

The New Water Works Administration Building... in the background is located close to the city's water supply, the Missouri River and to the treatment plant. Jim Peters, manager of the facility, said the move to the new building from former downtown…

1990 Yearbook (Annual) of Treynor Community School District.

1985 Yearbook (Annual) of Treynor Community School District.

Installing Posts...for a fence around the new school for Trainable Mentally Handicapped students at Fifteenth Street and Broadway are Jerry Miran, Joe Sedlacek and Rick Suiter all of Cardinal Manufacturing of Omaha.

Photograph of Fire Department Captain Oamek and Fire Department Mike Kilbane.

Capt H. Keegan - D. Baxley

1940 LaFrance 750 Gallon
1939 Dodge First Emergency Unit
Captain J. Cockran
Driver R. Gates
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