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Education

Pest Control Operators CIC set for Dec. 4

TOLEDO – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Tama County office will host a Pest Control Operators Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education ...

End of an era?

TRAER – These may be the waning days of Class A football at North Tama. Two years ago this December, the North Tama school board voted 5-2 to keep Redhawk varsity football in Class A (11-player) rather than drop to 8-Player despite the district sitting squarely at the bottom of the ...

Dancin’ with the Witches flash mob casts a spell in downtown Dysart

DYSART – On Thursday, Oct. 24, middle school and high school members of the Union Dance Team along with several other bewitched enthusiasts orchestrated a flash mob “witches dance” in front of Norma Anders Public Library in downtown Dysart as part of ‘Dancin’ with the ...

In the Sky: November

November will be a special month in the sky. Brilliant Venus will be climbing higher out of the twilight glow and Saturn will continue to dominate the southern sky. It will be almost in line with Fomalhaut in Piscis Austrinus (the Southern Fish) below and the two stars on the right side of the ...

Words on Wellness to meet in Garwin

GARWIN – Words on Wellness (WOW) LIVE! Is a monthly program that promotes a healthy lifestyle. The group meets on the third Tuesday of each month at noon at the Garwin Public Library to discuss relevant topics and sample a healthy recipe. Discussion is led by Cheryl Bruene from Iowa State ...

North Tama Class of 1974 celebrates 50th reunion

TRAER – Members of the North Tama Class of 1974 celebrated their 50th reunion at this year’s Winding Stairs Festival held in early August. Those pictured include, first row (l-r): Janet (Blocker) Ogesen, Sharon (Ingle) Stoakes, Jill (Vorba) Berger, Kristine (Gates) Ashworth, Susan (Catron) ...

Iowa CCI brings ‘Public School Strong’ campaign to Tama County

TAMA – ​​Iowa’s public schools are under attack. That was the message on Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Tama Civic Center during a book talk with author/educator/podcaster Jennifer Berkshire hosted by the 501(c)(4) social welfare organization Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action ...

Schmidt appointed to at-large school board vacancy

DYSART – On Wednesday, Oct. 9, during the Union school board’s special meeting held in Union Middle School’s media center, board members appointed Dysart resident Cady Schmidt to the open at-large seat which was vacated last month by Corey Lorenzen of La Porte City after he resigned on ...

Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team tours Steckelberg Veterinary Clinic

CONRAD – The Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team took a field trip to the Steckelberg Veterinary Clinic for their October 5, 2024, meeting. Dr. Kurt Steckelberg, DVM, served as our host. He kicked off the tour sharing that Steckelberg is a multi-generational veterinarian clinic that was originally ...