In need of music for a holiday gathering, Christmas party, or church meeting? The Union Carolers are now accepting bookings for events throughout eastern Iowa. The Union Carolers are an a cappella ensemble that provides about 20 minutes of holiday music for any festive event, all while ...
TRAER – Members of the public packed the bleachers of the North Tama High School gym last Tuesday, Oct. 17 for the district’s annual Parade of Bands concert. Under the direction of band instructor Channing Halstead, the fifth grade, sixth grade, junior high, and high school bands ...
CEDAR FALLS – A historic gift to the University of Northern Iowa will mark a new chapter in the university’s renowned business college. David Wilson, a 1966 graduate of North Tama High School and 1970 graduate of UNI who now lives in Nevada, has pledged a $25 million donation that will ...
Union High School students will be trick-or-treating for canned goods from 4-6 p.m. on Halloween in an annual effort to collect more than the students from Aplington-Parkersburg, Dike-New Hartford, and Hudson. Contact high school counselor Amy Kriz with your local address for a pick-up: ...
TRAER – North Tama high school student Johnathan Cochran spent part of last summer experiencing the trip of a lifetime. Cochran, a junior, is a talented musician on both the saxophone and the piano. As such, he was nominated by his band instructor Channing Halstead for the 2023 Iowa ...
The Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team (MIYBT) held its monthly meeting on October 1, 2023, at the Marshall County Extension Office. The team was honored to host guest speakers, Iowa State University professors, Dr. Miranda Culbertson and Dr. Brad Skaar. Dr. Culbertson first shared beef genetic ...
WATERLOO – Less than two weeks after celebrating the 15th anniversary of International Dot Day – a day dedicated to nurturing creativity and bravery via Peter H. Reynolds’ book “The Dot” – the day’s founder, retired North Tama vocal music teacher Terry Shay passed away ...
DYSART – As is becoming an annual tradition, Union Community Schools celebrated Iowa Local Food Day last week on Wednesday, Sept. 27 over the lunch hour. For the celebration’s main course, the district served both beef burgers and all-beef bratwurst from Farming with Mark out of La Porte ...
FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University recently announced the Dean's List for the 2023 summer semester. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade point average and be enrolled as a full-time student. The following students from the North Tama Telegraph area were ...
TAMA COUNTY – The deadline to file as a candidate for the Tuesday, Nov. 7 city and school elections came and went last week with mostly incumbents vying for local seats alongside several newcomers. For the second time in as many municipal elections, Union Community Schools’ District 1 ...