"Live! On Location!" is the theme for the Tama County Convention and Visitors Bureau evening of entertainment Saturday, April 27. The theme is a salute to "A Place for Heroes," the movie made in Tama County in 2012. Highlights for the evening will be the first look at some clips of the movie ...
The LeGrand Pioneer Heritage Library will present "Gardening Know-how with Richard Jauron" on Thursday, April 18. The 6:30 PM program is "Low-maintenance Perennials" and the 7:30 PM program is "Under-utilized Shrubs". "The secret to finding low-maintenance perennial plants is a simple as ...
Showing this weekend at the Traer Theatre is the new comedy film "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone." Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carrell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have ruled the Las Vegas Strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as Burt's growing ego. ...
United Presbyterian Church will again be hosting the 2013 North Tama Senior Girls Reception on Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. at 307 Walnut St. in Traer.This reception has a long-standing tradition at North Tama. The evening will feature the 2013 Senior Girls in their prom or formal dresses, ...
Eighteen members of the Gladbrook Guys and Gals 4-H Club, along with five chaperones, visited Dysart for a chance to tour local attractions and learn from local business owners and artists on March 29. The tours were planned and guided by the local HAT Team and members of the Dysart Historical ...
Be Inspired hosted their annual Beach Party April 11-13. The Main Street shop offered tropical drinks, snacks, prizes and gifts during the event. Here, Mallory Ramsden of Grayslake, IL, chooses a rubber duck with a mystery sales percentage written on the bottom, as part of the sales event. Her ...
The What Cheer Winds concert band will present their 8th Annual Concert, "Something Old, Something New," on Sunday, April 21, 2013, at 2 p.m. at the What Cheer, Iowa, Opera House. There is no admission charge, a free-will donation will be collected. Conductor Gary Huxford has chosen music in a ...
The 14th Annual Cedar Valley Hospice Quilt-a-thon was held Saturday, March 23, at the Dike Legion Hall and was organized by Darlene Koobs, Laurie McCallum, Bonnie Henze and many volunteers."Every quilter is here because they want to be," said Rhonda Hein, volunteer coordinator for Cedar Valley ...
A memorial service for a former Traer resident has been scheduled for next Saturday, April 20, at the United Church of Christ in Reinbeck.Jerry D. Eckhardt, who passed away at the age of 71 on Friday, December 28, 2012, will be remembered with a service and military rites provided by the ...
Showing this weekend at the Traer Theatre is the new action film "Snitch." Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug traffiking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first-time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence ...