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Category Archives: Tama County
Jun
15
Tama County Farm Bureau 100th anniversary
Tonight, the Tama County Farm Bureau celebrates its centennial with a dinner at the Traer Memorial Building. The Iowa Farm Bureau also turns 100 years old this year. Iowa Farm Bureau president Craig Hill will speak tonight. The Farm Bureau … Continue reading
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May
24
The Great Dysart Gorge
I have questions. Why? No, seriously, why? Is “our downtown has what appears to be a giant pothole” really the best method of civic advertising? Is this some sort of commentary on Iowa infrastructure? Is this some sort of commentary … Continue reading
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May
21
A song old enough to graduate
The last students born in the 20th century graduated from high school this weekend. That means everything from then, including the song that was everywhere (from a two-hit-wonder), is metaphorically old enough to be in adulthood. Looking back at 2000 … Continue reading
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Apr
27
Gladbrook school, pool sunk
Almost completely unrelated to yesterday’s blog post, but definitely tied to one from last week, is some sad news from Gladbrook. The entire school complex is likely to be torn down, says the Grundy Register. That includes the swimming pool, … Continue reading
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Apr
26
New Traer pool to open when summer starts
A completely new pool will open in Traer on Memorial Day weekend, the Star-Clipper reports. This replaces the pool that opened in the late 1970s. On an unrelated note, the Star-Clipper has a new editor, who is three years out … Continue reading
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Apr
18
Gladbrook school building: Now what?
July 7, 2015: Will all or part of the Gladbrook school complex come down? It seems inevitable. Of course, eventually, the question had to be asked. Now that the Gladbrook-Reinbeck school district will remain intact, what is going to be done … Continue reading
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Apr
17
Traer shaker gallery featured on WHO
Ruth Rasmussen’s massive salt-and-pepper-shaker collection was shown on WHO last week, along with some footage of the Winding Stairs.
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Apr
16
Prelude to a deluge
Snows in very early April are routine enough. Anything on or after the first day of Iowa Spring (April 15), though, is something to record. Dad did that. Friday, April 16, 1993 … Last night we had an inch to … Continue reading
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Apr
10
Tama County next to kiss its ash goodbye
A two-fer on the emerald ash borer front: Sites near each other in Le Grand served as the confirmation of the bug in Marshall and Tama counties. Strictly speaking, Traer and Dysart are not within the treatment radius from this … Continue reading
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Mar
23
Traer Star-Clipper office closing
March 16, 2018/June 27, 1930: “The Traer Star-Clipper is still ‘the best weekly newspaper in the United States,’ according to the judges of the annual contest conducted by the National Editorial association for the promotion of better weekly newspapers…” Traer … Continue reading
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