Category Archives: Tama County

Feb 10

Gladbrook school in danger of closing

Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at 10:17 AM by Jeff

Gladbrook-Reinbeck is considering reducing its school facilities, and closing the K-8 building in Gladbrook is one option, reports the Waterloo Courier. The others involve rearranging grades between the two towns but all put all of a grade’s students in one … Continue reading →

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Jan 29

Christy Calderwood named 2015 Iowa Pork Queen

Posted on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at 9:42 AM by Jeff

Our very own Christy Calderwood was crowned the 2015 Iowa Pork Queen tonight in Des Moines! pic.twitter.com/oddz0OWjWw — North Tama HS (@NTRedhawks) January 29, 2015 Iowa has been the only state with a pork queen for more than two decades.

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Jan 21

North Tama full-court basketball shot

Posted on Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at 3:00 PM by Jeff

Tuesday night against Dunkerton. From the opposite-side volleyball line. (NT won 63-59, by the way.)

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Jan 19

Traer Theatre closed indefinitely

Posted on Monday, January 19, 2015, at 10:22 AM by Jeff

Last week’s fire at Simply Blooming in Traer has forced the theater next door to close until further notice. The building, which shares a wall with the flower shop, got soot all over everything. This is not good at all. … Continue reading →

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Jan 14

Fire destroys Traer flower shop

Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at 10:07 AM by Jeff

Simply Blooming, formerly known as the Flower Basket, burned Tuesday in downtown Traer. Stories: KCRG (embedded above, misspells John Novak’s name), KWWL. The building is attached to all the others on that side of the downtown block, and some of … Continue reading →

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Dec 31

Traer girl mourned after hunting accident

Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at 10:14 AM by Jeff

Liesl Casto, 12, was killed Saturday when her muzzleloader rifle accidentally went off. The DNR said this was the first firearm hunting fatality in Iowa since 2010. Stories: KCCI, KWWL, KCRG. Inspiring community note from the latter: “Liesel’s church youth group quickly … Continue reading →

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Dec 29

Gladbrook-Reinbeck enrollment report

Posted on Monday, December 29, 2014, at 10:35 AM by Jeff

Like all rural school districts in Iowa, Gladbrook-Reinbeck is experiencing a long-term decline in enrollment. To get a better grasp of what’s going on overall, and the trends, the district hired a consultant. The resulting report (PDF), on the macro … Continue reading →

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Dec 12

Courier features North Tama’s “Plus 1” Mondays

Posted on Friday, December 12, 2014, at 10:40 AM by Jeff

This year, the North Tama school district is not following a standard school calendar. Every other Monday is a “Plus 1” “enrichment session.” Regular classes aren’t held, and students spend more time than a regular class period on various activities. … Continue reading →

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Oct 18

Cityview description of Lincoln Highway change is wrong

Posted on Saturday, October 18, 2014, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I don’t know what possessed Cityview’s Jim Duncan to open up a story about food at the Meskwaki casino with a Lincoln Highway conspiracy theory, but it’s flat out incorrect. Duncan writes: The Lincoln Highway’s course was only altered in one … Continue reading →

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Sep 16

Lincoln Highway bridge needs repairs again

Posted on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at 11:01 AM by Jeff

The historic unique Lincoln Highway bridge on the east end of Tama is about to celebrate its centennial. It underwent an extensive rehab project in 1987, but flooding and time have raised the need for more work to be done, … Continue reading →

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