PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVE SIRES

TRAER – State Sen. David Sires, right, whose district includes Traer, attended North Tama’s high school addition and athletic area grand opening here on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. Following the ceremony that evening, he presented an Iowa flag and a U.S. flag to board president David Calderwood, left, and Principal Taylor Howard, center, as a gift for the new school. Both flags were flown above the Capitol building in Des Moines, Sires told the newspaper.