TOLEDO – Last week's Tama Co. Board of Supervisors meeting (held on Tuesday due to the Christmas holiday) was short and easy, with only one moment that truly enthralled during County Engineer Ben Daleske's update to the Supervisors. Daleske was talking bridges when he was informed that a ...
Last week, Tama–Grundy Publishing printed two special pages of area schoolchildren’s letters to Santa. Unfortunately, the letters from Mrs. Sell’s first graders at North Tama Elementary were inadvertently omitted from the issue – a mistake the Telegraph regrets. We are printing the ...
TRAER – The Traer Historical Museum invites you to join us for our January Remember and Reminisce (R&R) gathering on Friday, January 5, beginning at 10 a.m. We'll share fun New Year's Eve stories from the past as well as new year's resolutions kept/not kept! The museum is located in ...
TRAER – Last Saturday, Dec. 16, members of both the American Legion Auxiliary Post 143 and American Legion Post 142 along with Sons of the American Legion member Kennan Seda assembled and delivered 103 ‘Good Cheer’ boxes to area Veterans, local families with sons and/or daughters ...
TRAER – The Taylor Park Military Memorial located in the southwest corner of Traer’s city park is looking to expand. The city, with the help of Dahn Kennedy of the “Hometown Hearts” Project, is currently selling bricks to place around the memorial which was officially dedicated this ...
TRAER – The American Legion Auxiliary #142 was pleased to present Jeff Stein and his presentation of his documentary "From the Battlefield to the Homefront, Iowa Broadcasters Go To War" at the Traer Library on Pearl Harbor Day last week Thursday, Dec. 7. More than 50 people were in ...
The magic of the holidays was in the air last weekend in both Dysart and Traer as each community kicked off the festive season with annual hometown events including the Lighted Holiday Parade in downtown Traer on Friday and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus at the community building in Dysart ...
TRAER – With much of her family by her side, Ruth (née Redfearn) Rasmussen, longtime Traer resident and founder of the town’s famed Salt & Pepper Shaker Gallery, celebrated her 100th birthday last Saturday at Sunrise Hill Care and Rehab Center. While she officially turned 100 the ...
TRAER – In the wake of a destructive house fire that took place just five days before Thanksgiving, a young Traer family has been embraced by members of the community in response. On the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 18, members of the Traer Fire Dept. received a page for a structure fire ...
TRAER – On Oct. 10 the Auxiliary met for their Membership Meeting at the Memorial Building with Diane Owens, Marguerite Hulme, Sharon Finzen and Arlene Schmidt serving a delicious dinner and Tomomi McWhirter providing dinner music. Speakers included Traer Mayor Peter Holden who gave an ...