North Tama FFA held its annual Tractor Day on Friday, April 14, this year. The parade was led by seniors Olivia Ketter and Breanna Sebetka who took to the streets by horse in an effort to highlight the tractor’s precursor. High school agriculture teacher/FFA advisor Matt Cibula organized ...
TRAER — Kylie Calderwood matched a season-low with a 46 to earn medalist honors for North Tama girls golf in a meet with Waterloo Christian at Traer Golf Club on Thursday. Redhawk teammate Larissa Morrison followed with a 52 as runner-up medalist. Kensington Pick shot 53 and Brooke ...
TRAER — STEM learning was in the spotlight last week Friday afternoon at North Tama as the elementary school held its annual Spring STEM Fair in the gym and gym lobby entrance. During the hour-long event, students from preschool through sixth grade had the chance to show the public how ...
TOLEDO – During the public comment portion of the April 17 Tama Co. Board of Supervisors meeting, landowner Terry Kucera of Sergeant Bluff spoke regarding his recent decision to sign four separate solar energy easements with the company TED Renewables for roughly 960 acres across Perry and ...
Traer's American Legion Auxiliary Unit 142 met on April 11 at the Traer Memorial Building at 6 p.m. Delicious desserts were served by Verona Staker and Dorthy Thorne to 11 members prior to the meeting. Donna Kersten, president, presided over the meeting which started with the Pledge of ...
The Annual Meeting of the Traer Historical Museum was called to order by President Mark Watson at 6:00 p.m. on April 20. Mark introduced himself and thanked everyone for attending. We had a total of 27 people attending this meeting. Board members were introduced. Carol Stanbery ...
TRAER – There will be plenty to do in Traer this year for those who wind up in the historically-Czech community as the town celebrates its Sesquicentennial year. Such celebrations now include the opportunity to enjoy a commemorative anniversary beer thanks to the efforts of The Junkyard ...
After meeting cute at a local high school basketball game over 50 years ago and embarking on a life together that included working on opposite sides of their shared Traer building for the last 11 years, Nancy and Marv Boldt recently made the decision to sell their longtime auction house and ...
TRAER – While snow stubbornly fell outside last Sunday, the Kupka Cultural Center in the Traer library was brimming with excitement as a packed house enjoyed a fashion show featuring Traer apparel through the ages. The show was organized – a process that required copious amounts of both ...
The most prominent part of the North Tama Board of Education meeting last Wednesday, April 12 was a public discussion of the failed bond referendum following the March 7 special election. For the second time in as many nights, Superintendent David Hill and board members took the opportunity ...