Category Archives: Tama County

Feb 20

NT girls are going to state!

Posted on Monday, February 20, 2012, at 9:59 PM by Jeff

For the first time ever, boys or girls, the North Tama Redhawks are in the state basketball tournament! The girls’ team beat Woodward-Granger in Le Grand 60-57. Clutier went six times in the 1940s, including a championship in 1942. There … Continue reading →

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Jan 17

New football districts

Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at 1:29 PM by Jeff

North Tama has never lost to Gladbrook-Reinbeck in football — but the neighboring schools haven’t played each other in a decade. That’s about to change as part of the old North Iowa Cedar League is reunited in the new Class … Continue reading →

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Jan 16

Rick Santorum* visits the Tama County Fair

Posted on Monday, January 16, 2012, at 5:38 PM by Jeff

OK, not really. (Note: From Hulu. May not work in Firefox.) “At the Tama County Fair, I sampled a local dessert specialty: a 3-pound stick of butter coated with Crisco, then deep-fried, dipped into a mixture of olive oil and … Continue reading →

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Jan 10

So long, Pamida

Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at 12:30 AM by Jeff

This is a few days old, but it appears the Pamida brand will be going away. There are Pamida stores in Toledo and Eldora. Guess I should’ve taken a picture one of those many times I was cataloging changes on … Continue reading →

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Dec 26

Register project on state championships

Posted on Monday, December 26, 2011, at 2:05 PM by Jeff

Comprehensive county-by-county list, sortable by county and sport with school and year-by-year search. Look at how many small schools have one or two boys’ or girls’ basketball championships. The Melrose boys’ basketball 1937 title is the only one in Monroe … Continue reading →

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Dec 03

“The Call”: The movie in and about Traer

Posted on Saturday, December 3, 2011, at 12:38 AM by Jeff

Dave Rasdal of the Cedar Rapids Gazette has a column about the movie, which premieres in town tonight. It was filmed entirely on location! He also talks to residents about the history of the theater. This was made after a … Continue reading →

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Nov 25

Buckingham post office: 1900-2011

Posted on Friday, November 25, 2011, at 10:43 AM by Jeff

Closed November 18. (Traer Star-Clipper) It’s the third in Tama County and the second in the North Tama school district to close in a year.

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Oct 27

Hello Newman. Again.

Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2011, at 6:13 PM by Jeff

If it’s the football playoffs, it’s time for North Tama vs. Mason City Newman. This is the third year in a row, but it keeps moving earlier, from the semifinals in 2009 to the quarterfinals in 2010 to the second … Continue reading →

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Aug 07

Clutier still picking up the pieces

Posted on Sunday, August 7, 2011, at 3:27 PM by Jeff

The Clutier Fun Day Bohemian Plum Festival was Saturday, about a month after the derecho. KWWL: After that storm there were some questions if this town celebration would happen. But people here were bound and determined to clean up, go … Continue reading →

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Aug 02

US 30 four-lane by Toledo opens Aug. 13

Posted on Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at 1:18 AM by Jeff

Reports the Toledo Chronicle: A ribbon-cutting planned for Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. will mark the expected completion of the U.S. 30 Expressway bypass through Toledo and Tama and extension to the west. The project, from the Expressway near the … Continue reading →

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