Category Archives: Tama County

Jun 18

Farmers Savings Bank celebrates 100th anniversary

Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

Farmers Savings Bank, officially Farmers Savings Bank & Trust-Traer, was incorporated and chartered in 1915. This evening is its annual Customer Appreciation Picnic. The bank has put out a timeline of its history (PDF), which includes adding a bank in … Continue reading →

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May 21

As we go on, we remember all the times we had together

Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at 10:21 AM by Jeff

Now you have a 15-year-old one-hit wonder stuck in your head, too.

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May 18

Traer shaker gallery featured in Gazette

Posted on Monday, May 18, 2015, at 10:18 AM by Jeff

Traer’s Salt and Pepper Shaker Gallery was featured in Sunday’s Gazette. Read here (or better yet, if you still can find a Sunday paper, buy it 🙂 ).

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Apr 25

Impending loss of school weighs on Gladbrook

Posted on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at 10:14 AM by Jeff

The Waterloo Courier had a piece Sunday interviewing Gladbrook residents and business owners about what they thought was going to happen to the town after the school closes next month. Some acknowledged what Gladbrook is up against, but the paragraph of no-comments says … Continue reading →

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Apr 23

Civil War program in Traer tonight

Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at 10:13 AM by Jeff

Dec. 29, 2012: Text of monument for the 14th Iowa at Shiloh National Battlefield. A recap of my visit can be found here. A program at the Traer Museum at 7:20 tonight will honor Tama County’s “Wolf Creek Rangers” of … Continue reading →

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Apr 06

Traer getting new sidewalk curbs on US 63

Posted on Monday, April 6, 2015, at 10:11 AM by Jeff

Oops, I sat on this so long it hatched! Months ago, while perusing the Iowa DOT’s document archive, I came across a project in Traer that had not been done yet. The contracting date was last September, and work has … Continue reading →

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Mar 14

Undefeated Gladbrook-Reinbeck wins state title

Posted on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at 3:02 PM by Jeff

For the first time in more than half a century, major hardware is coming to northwestern Tama and southeastern Grundy counties. The Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys’ basketball team completed an undefeated season (28-0) Friday with a Class 1A championship win over Maple … Continue reading →

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Mar 09

Traer Theatre reopens

Posted on Monday, March 9, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Great news in town. The first movie after the fire next door was “Black or White” last weekend.

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Feb 27

Gladbrook Elementary School closing

Posted on Friday, February 27, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

November 17, 1996: Cropped video frame from Tama County 4H Awards Program. The gym floor was replaced in summer 1997 or summer 1998. Tama County’s fifth-largest town has lost its school. The Gladbrook-Reinbeck school board voted Wednesday night to close … Continue reading →

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Feb 21

And we’ll never beat Royals (Royals)

Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at 10:02 AM by Jeff

Colo, Iowa — After running out to an early 19-9 lead, turnovers in the fourth quarter contributed to the North Tama girls’ basketball team’s season-ending loss to Colo-NESCO, 42-39. Between the middle of the second and middle of the fourth … Continue reading →

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