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Traer News

Traer’s new fire station building takes shape

Construction began recently on Traer Fire’s new building in the empty lot located directly east of the main station at 648 Second Street. During the Dec. 5 Traer City Council meeting, city council member and deputy fire chief Matt Rausch gave a very brief update on the building’s ...

Traer P.E.O. donates books to Pied Piper

P.E.O. Chapter EC members of Traer bought and collected children's books for Pied Piper Preschool & Childcare as their December project. Members are shown holding and displaying the donated children's books. PHOTO COURTESY OF LU LORENZEN

North Tama Dollars for Scholars to hold 3rd annual fundraiser meal

Come Celebrate with us! Who? North Tama Dollars for Scholars What? 3rd Annual Free Will Offering Celebration Meal including chili, beefburgers, and desserts. Where? North Tama School Concession Stand When? Friday, December 16, 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. during Redhawk v. Baxter ...

Redhawks host triangular – continue to rack up individual wins

The Redhawk boys’ wrestling team hosted a triangular to an exuberant crowd in Traer last Thursday, Dec. 8, taking on AGWSR and Waterloo Christian while the Redhawk girls dualed AGWSR with all three wrestlers coming away with fists raised. Despite the North Tama boys’ team coming up short ...

Holiday spirit winds its way through downtown Traer

With the soothing voices of Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney performing the 1954 tune ‘Snow’ projecting from the downtown speakers, the Traer Chamber of Commerce’s annual Lighted Parade made its way down Second Street last Friday night. Although slightly smaller in size this year ...

North Tama Dance Team receives Division 1 rating at state

Members of the North Tama Dance Team competed Wednesday, Nov. 30 at the 2023 Iowa State Dance Team Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, bringing home a Division 1 rating in Class 1 Pom. Coach Dylan Rohlfsen – a 2021 North Tama High School graduate in her second year of ...

Redhawks fly past Warriors in season openers on the hardwood

The North Tama girls’ and boys’ basketball teams took on the Meskwaki Warriors Tuesday, Nov. 29 at home during both squads' season openers with each team winning their respective hardwood match-ups. Both Redhawk teams have new head and assistant coaches this season, new athletes in the ...

No action taken by North Tama school board on 8-Player football

It’s beginning to look a lot like the Redhawks will not be moving to 8-Player varsity football for the immediate future. During both the annual meeting of the North Tama Board of Education and the regular monthly meeting — held back to back on Monday, Nov. 21 — the topic of possibly ...

North Tama 2022-23 Quarter 1 Honor Rolls

The honor roll is based on the 4-point system. A 3.667 GPA is required for the ‘A’ Honor Roll, and a 3.000 GPA is required for the ‘B’ Honor Roll. Junior High Q1 A Honor Roll Isabella Allen Shawna Cibula Brayton Cibula Kahlia Even Rebekah Frana Isabelle Gropper Griffin ...

Traer Chamber honors Schafer with 2022 Outstanding Service Award

The Traer Chamber of Commerce recently held its Annual Chamber Dinner during which Donna DeBoef presented the 2022 Outstanding Service Award to Laurie Schafer. Schafer serves the Traer community in countless ways through both her work as the Programming Librarian at the Traer Public ...