North Tama and Traer’s honored alumni will gather for a reunion on Friday and Saturday, August 12 and 13 during the Winding Stairs Festival. Seven honored classes have been especially invited to attend the festivities: Traer’s Class of 1957 (65 years); Traer-Clutier Class of 1962 (60 ...
The State Library of Iowa has announced that the Norma Anders Public Library in Dysart and the Traer Public Library have met the conditions for state accreditation as outlined in “In Service to Iowa: Public Library Standards Sixth Edition.” Achieving accreditation requires a ...
Traer’s downtown Winding Stairs Festival will be celebrating its 25th bash this year from August 11-14, and to commemorate the milestone several new events are in the works including a contest geared toward those with a mustache. The annual town festival’s 2022 theme – ‘If You ...
On Friday, July 22, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) visited with members of the Tama County chapter of Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) on a farm near Traer. Hinson met with Tama County WLL founder Melody Bro and farmer-member Rebecca Dostal, who opened her farm alongside her husband Calvin. ...
School registration will be online and in person by appointment only for the 2022-2023 school year. It will be from Monday, August 1 through Wednesday, August 10 for a discounted fee. All students need to be registered by Monday, August 15. Links and instructions can be found at ...
Traer native, Kevin Wood, will perform a cabaret-style show, “Home, Sweet Home!” at the Traer Public Library’s Kupka Cultural Center on Thursday, August 11, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The art of cabaret is built on a more intimate performance style; connecting directly with the audience ...
School registration will be online and in person by appointment only for the 2022-2023 school year. It will be from Monday, August 1 through Wednesday, August 10 for a discounted fee. All students need to be registered by Monday, August 15. Links and instructions can be found at ...
It was a busy night of decision-making for the Traer City Council on July 11 as members worked with city clerk Haley Blaine to approve or deny roughly $91,000 in applications for FY23 local option sales tax funds. Such funds – commonly referred to as LOST funds – are dispersed by the city ...
A field day focusing on soil health in grazing systems sponsored by Iowa State University Extension and Iowa Learning Farms was held on the rural Traer farm of Ray and JoEllen Kubik* on July 6. The Kubiks raise cattle with Alex and Lisa Kubik, and Jordan and Sierra Hagedon. The event drew close ...
Under a blue clear sky, the Shine & Show Car Show was held in downtown Traer this past Saturday. With hoods propped open, close to 80 entries sat twinkling in the sun along cordoned-off Second Street as members of the public walked up and down the main drag taking in all the unique classic ...