Category Archives: Tama County

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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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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