Category Archives: Tama County

Dec 10

Chambers Ford Bridge is doomed

Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 30, 2015: The Chambers Ford Bridge west of Belle Plaine has been closed to traffic for years. It consists of spans built in 1890 and 1903. No buyers came forward for the Chambers Ford Bridge over the Iowa River … Continue reading →

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Nov 19

Division in a time for unity

Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2015, at 10:01 AM by Jeff

It has been my opinion that while nothing can easily soothe the feelings of a community that has lost its high school, winning a state championship in a major sport goes a long way toward healing rifts. But I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Nov 15

I wrote about Dad and farming in the Gazette

Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2015, at 3:30 PM by Jeff

Dad is going to stop raising cattle. Bruce Morrison has been on this farm, around animals, all his life. In 1967 he was a member of the Tama County 4-H team that represented Iowa in the livestock judging competition at … Continue reading →

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Nov 11

Gladbrook-Reinbeck dissolution petition advances; meeting tonight

Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The potential unprecedented self-immolation of an Iowa school district has taken a step forward. A petition to dissolve Gladbrook-Reinbeck has the necessary number of signatures for a referendum, most of which came from the Gladbrook area, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports. The dissolution … Continue reading →

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Nov 09

Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Denver back in semifinals

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

Just like last year, Class A District 4 has proven to be the toughest district in small-school football, with two teams in the semifinals. Gladbrook-Reinbeck and Denver will face each other Friday morning at 10 AM (which, if you have … Continue reading →

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Oct 26

North Tama football’s worst season in a century

Posted on Monday, October 26, 2015, at 10:09 AM by Jeff

Friday was like this. Since 1921, when football was reinstated at Traer High School after the national period of safety concerns, only one team had gone winless in a season. The 1939 team went 0-8. This year, the Redhawks finished … Continue reading →

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Sep 27

Dysart barn part of ‘All-State Tour’

Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2015, at 10:21 AM by Jeff

Kyle Munson has written about the Hayward Round Barn near Dysart and the woman who restored it after years away from Iowa. The barn’s owner wrote more about it and its restoration last year, and that page has quite a … Continue reading →

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Aug 12

NT superintendent introduces himself

Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

North Tama has a new superintendent this year. Well, 57 percent of one. For the first time, the district will be sharing administrative functions with someone else. David Hill, the principal of Dysart-Geneseo Elementary, will be splitting his duties between … Continue reading →

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Aug 11

A presentation with a special guest

Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 8, 2015: Cy, the Iowa State University mascot, invites himself onto the stage with (from left) Tama County Pork Ambassador Landon Calderwood, Tama County Pork Queen Rachel Kopriva, and Iowa Pork Queen Christy Calderwood (of Tama County) as the … Continue reading →

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Aug 06

Best festival theme ever, but I might be slightly biased

Posted on Thursday, August 6, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Traer’s Winding Stairs Festival 2015: ROAD TRIP! Link goes to poster of schedule. The free kolaches are Friday night. (Mmmm…free kolaches.) Parade is Saturday at 5, a little earlier than some weekend festivals. The Traer Public Library is celebrating the centennial of the … Continue reading →

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