Category Archives: Tama County

Sep 18

RVTV for Traer: Start the campaign now

Posted on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

^ A highway-related segment from last week’s RVTV. It’s obvious that Traer is never going to be a pass-through town on the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa because of its lack of county road access. But there is … Continue reading →

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Sep 13

Clutier blacktop getting repaved

Posted on Friday, September 13, 2019, at 10:11 AM by Jeff

County Road E36 between Clutier and IA 21, formerly IA 318, has been one of the worst stretches of county road I’ve driven in recent times. It turns out the last paving job on it was almost 35 years ago. … Continue reading →

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Sep 10

100 years of St. Joseph’s Fall Festival

Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Last week was St. Joseph Catholic Church in Chelsea’s 100th annual fall festival with chicken and ham dinner. The Homegrown Iowan website has a writeup about the event, held the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. I don’t think we went … Continue reading →

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Sep 04

North Tama continues college football tour

Posted on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

On Friday, North Tama will be playing in its fourth college stadium this decade. The first, of course, and the one everyone’s always trying to get back to, is the UNI-Dome. The second was Wartburg College in Waverly in 2013. … Continue reading →

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Aug 27

Ostermann marker placed in Montour

Posted on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Henry Ostermann, the first field secretary of the Lincoln Highway Association, died in 1920 when his car went off the road near Montour. Earlier this month, an interpretive panel was installed at Montour’s cemetery to honor Ostermann. It is a project from … Continue reading →

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Aug 19

Mermaids in Traer

Posted on Monday, August 19, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

KWWL has a story about “mermaid classes” at the Traer swimming pool (the new one, I might add). It’s taught by North Tama’s current art teacher. This looks like a lot of fun, despite — or especially — considering that … Continue reading →

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Aug 12

NT volleyball in preseason ‘Super Ten’

Posted on Monday, August 12, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Gazette’s Jeff Linder ranks North Tama tenth in his all-class power rankings of regional volleyball teams. It’s the only small-school team on the list. NT is first in his Class 1A list. It could be an interesting season, or … Continue reading →

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Aug 09

North Tama’s Class of 1969 rides again

Posted on Friday, August 9, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Wonder if any of these will show up tomorrow… It’s been 50 years since the largest senior class in North Tama school history graduated. At nearly 100 strong (95), much of this particular group has shared a lot in the decades … Continue reading →

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Jul 24

Lincoln Highway bridge project has two options

Posted on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The 1919 Army Lincoln Highway convoy crossed from Cedar Rapids to Marshalltown 100 years ago today. Its route would have included the then-four-year-old bridge on the east side of Tama. Now, work on preserving that bridge is nearing financial and construction … Continue reading →

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Jul 03

‘Tama County Rejects Good Roads Program’

Posted on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Traer Star-Clipper, July 4, 1919, non-capitalization in original: “Tama county voted against hard roads Monday by 1,165 majority. Everybody familiar with what was going on knew several days before what the result would be. When the highway commission rejected Toledo’s … Continue reading →

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