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Tama Toledo Civic Women prepare for annual craft show

TAMA NEWS-HERALD - The Tama Toledo Civic Women are now preparing for their annual craft show. This year the date is Sunday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the STC High School gym. Pat Wall has been the chairman for the craft show for many years. She has rented many tables out to crafty people ...

Tama-Toledo Garden Club holds October meeting

The October meeting of the Tama-Toledo Garden Club was held Monday, Oct. 5 at the Toledo Nutrition Site with nine members present. Roll call was “What is Your Favorite Holiday”? Christmas outvoted all but others were mentioned. Halloween got two votes! In the absence of the president, ...

Tama High School Class of 1947

The Tama High School Class of 1947 met Sept. 16, at the Meskwaki Casino, for the annual class reunion. There were 19 in attendance, including the 12 class members pictured. The group enjoyed a delicious buffet dinner, with a lot of visiting, and remembering the old high school days. A good ...

Memories of WWII England program for Historical Society

TOLEDO CHRONICLE-The next meeting of the Tama Co. Historical and Genealogical Society will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7 at the Tama County Museum in Toledo. The public is invited to the free program. Christine Draisey, a society member, will be sharing her memories and experiences of ...

Sara Petrie Kniffin on Jeopardy!

TOLEDO CHRONICLE - Sara Petrie Kniffin, a former Toledo resident and graduate of South Tama High School will be taping an appearance on the television game show Jeopardy! this week. Kniffin is a graduate student at the Univeristy of South Dakota at Vermillion Despite the number of things she ...

Jackie Skala inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame

TAMA NEWS-HERALD- DES MOINES (SPECIAL) - Jackie Skala, Tama, was inducted into the 2009 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 23.  A total of 90 Iowa counties participated this year and selected inductees for their ...

Riha double five generations

TAMA NEWS-HERALD- Back: Great Grandmother Marcella (Riha) Nekola, Grandfather, Randy Nekola; front l-r, Mother Haley (Nekola) Holbrook with son Caden Leon, Great great grandmother Mildred Rose (Herink) Riha with Caroline Isabelle Chumbley, Mother Megan (Nekola) Chumbley with daughter Savannah ...

Presbyterian Church Donates To Student

TAMA NEWS-HERALD- Pastor Clair Hein of the First Presbyterian Church of Toledo presented a check of $200 to Laura Bro to assist her with her studies at Iowa State University. She is the daughter of Mark and Melody Bro of rural Montour. The donation was raised by an ice cream social the church ...

Tama-Toleod Garden Club News

The Tama-Toledo Garden Club met Monday, Sept. 14, 12:30, for their monthly meeting. The Pledge to our Flag and the club's poem Zinnias was recited in unison. Roll call was answered with "How did you spend Labor Day". Some had family gatherings others just enjoyed the beautiful weather that day. ...