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Practical Farmers of Iowa to hold field day Sept. 9 near Garwin

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GARWIN – Daniel and Emily Sheetz of Garwin will be hosting a Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) field day Sept. 9 to address organic management strategies. Daniel and Emily farm with their four kids along with Emily’s parents, Alan and JoAnn Kouba, on 800 acres in Tama County. They have been ...

‘I am a veteran first’

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Carol Whitmore of Des Moines and formerly of Traer was elected on Wednesday, Aug. 13 as the new national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), a congressionally chartered veterans service organization comprised of approximately one million eligible combat ...

Going with the flow

Education

DYSART – On a recent Thursday morning in July, in the soggy back parking lot of Union Middle School, Tama-Benton Cooperative general manager and school board president Ben Schemmel convened a group of agriculture, business, school, and government leaders, but not to talk corn, beans, or ...

A conversation about cancer

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MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — As event moderator Tommy Hexter asked the 20 or so people in attendance for the Wednesday, Aug. 13 listening session how many of them had been affected by cancer in one way or another, every hand inside the Meskwaki Tribal Center gymnasium went up. Hexter, policy ...

Tama County ALA sponsors IVH picnic

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MARSHALLTOWN – These ladies and gentlemen helped at the Tama County American Legion Auxiliary sponsored picnic at the Iowa Veterans Home on August 2. Homegrown sweet corn, baked beans, chicken, meatballs, cheesy potatoes, potato salad, coleslaw, cucumbers, tomatoes, deviled eggs and homemade ...

Hora-Machacek Auxiliary meets; sewing day planned for Sept. meeting

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CLUTIER – Hora-Machacek Unit 453 of the American Legion Auxiliary met on Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the post home at 1:30 p.m. There were six members present. Treasurer Diane C. opened the meeting due to the absence of President Veronica. The vacant chair was read and followed by the Pledge of ...

Birth announcement: Cora Ivana Holub

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Welcoming Cora Ivana Holub born August 7 at Mercy One Hospital in Waterloo. Cora arrived weighing 8 lbs, 2 oz. She is the daughter of Cordt and Krista Holub of rural Dysart. Grandparents are Dale and Patricia Mennenga of Clarksville, Iowa, Craig and Jeanne Holub of Buckingham, and the late ...

‘Coin Trivia Quiz’ coming to Wieting Theatre Sept. 10

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TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present “Coin Trivia Quiz” with Jeff Shaw on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St., Toledo. Come and test your knowledge of those little pieces of history we carry around in our purses and pockets, lose ...