TRAER - Seven alumni classes were honored during the 2023 Winding Stairs Festival, pictured above. For more on the Alumni Banquet refer to last week's edition of the Telegraph or click here.

TRAER – Folks from both near and far ‘flocked’ to Traer last week beginning Thursday for four days of community fun as part of the annual Winding Stairs Festival. This year’s festival theme was ‘150 and flocking fabulous’ in honor of the town’s Sesquicentennial celebrations. On ...

TRAER – North Tama and Traer’s honored alumni will gather for a reunion on Friday and Saturday, August 11 and 12 during this year’s Winding Stairs Festival. Eight honored classes have been specially invited to attend the festivities including Traer’s class of 1953 (70 years) and ...

Classmates of the Traer High School Class of 1961 will be celebrating their 80th birthdays with an informal party celebration at the Traer Historical Museum on Saturday afternoon, August 12 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. In May 1961, 44 young folks who were prepared to launch into life, ...

The Iowa Association of the Deaf (IAD) recently presented Clutier native Tina Caloud with its Education Award at the organization’s 59th Biennial Conference held July 20-22 in West Des Moines. The award goes to an educator in Iowa who has rendered meritorious and exceptional service to the ...

Ten students from the Union High School agriculture program recently returned from 10 days on the Emerald Isle, enjoying an educational tour organized by high school agriculture instructor Adam Sacquitne. They were joined by another ag student from Benton Community High School and Maureen ...

TOLEDO – Summer is coming, and many families are growing home gardens. Preserving your garden’s summer bounty is a great way to enjoy your home-grown produce year-round – as long as you don’t serve food borne illness, like botulism, with your home-preserved foods, say specialists with ...

FORT SILL, OKLA – Holly Rigel, a member of the North Tama High School Class of 2018, graduated on June 28 from Field Artillery Basic Officers Leadership Course (FA BOLC) at Fort Sill, Okla. She is currently serving in the United States Army, stationed at Joint Base Lewis–McChord near ...

FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce Maria Yuska of Traer, IA, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Financial Management in March. Founded in 1857, Upper Iowa University is a private, nonprofit university providing undergraduate and graduate ...

CEDAR FALLS – Gladbrook-Reinbeck educator and Traer resident Jennifer Strohbehn is one of 82 teachers participating in the 2023 Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program, which provides teachers the opportunity to work at local STEM businesses, nonprofits, government services and other ...