The first Traer Sack Lunch program date on June 11 brought 28 local children to Taylor park to pick up a healthy, balanced meal, according to Jenn Payne and a group of volunteers who helped start the program."Overall it went pretty smoothly," Payne said. "We had 36 sign up for our first date. ...
This summer, Jenn Payne and a group of volunteers are preparing and handing out sack lunches for area children to combat hunger as students rely on school lunch programs over the year."It's hard to explain why we started," Payne said. "I knew about the weekend backpack program which made me ...
The new Traer Municipal Pool will open its doors on June 1 as it prepares for its second season since its completion in time for Memorial Day last year."Last year, I'd say we took away that there were a lot more people excited and interested in the pool than we anticipated," Traer City ...
While the nation is already preparing for the 2020 election season, Decision Spring 2019 is underway at North Tama high school with two campaigns vying for votes from their fellow students and the faculty.Mock election is held in Matt Walston's government class each semester with campaigns made ...
Three North Tama teachers attended the the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National Conference in St. Louis, MO from April 11-14, where they had the opportunity to make professional connections and learn from keynote speakers.Attending this year were Lisa Chizek, Vonna Watson, and ...
North Tama CSD was the host of the Iowa Star Conference Art Show on Wednesday, April 17 for eight participating schools, showcasing some of the most talented high school artists in the athletic conference.The art show, previously hosted at Janesville CSD, featured works from ten categories this ...
North Tama sixth graders spent their Thursday learning about a multitude of diverse career options from area professionals during Career Day on April 11.Local professionals-some of whom had graduated from North Tama themselves-volunteered or were asked by the staff to present about the careers ...
North Tama had eight students compete at the 2019 FCCLA State Leadership Conference in Des Moines March 31 to April 2, advancing three projects to the National FCCLA level this summer."I am really proud of all the students that competed at Districts back in February and this week at State ...
The Traer City Council will continue to move forward with a new spring cleanup arrangement with Cooley Sanitation this spring, but made some changes during their meeting on Monday, April 1 which include an extra date and pickup option.According to Councilwoman Laurie Schafer, Cooley's ...
ITC Midwest (ITC), the area electric transmission company, proposed on Thursday during a public meeting to rebuild an existing 161 kV transmission line from the northeast corner of Dysart to their substation southwest of Traer, with part of the proposed line being built along a new ...