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Chelsea Public Library adult readers playing “Summer Reading Bingo”

Thanks to the suggestion made by part time librarian Judy Ochs, adult Chelsea Public Library patrons are playing a game of Summer Reading Bingo. The game started in May, and runs until the end of September. In order to be entered into a drawing for the grand prize, patrons must get a blackout ...

Our Town on stage at Wieting July 11-13

George (Gabe Babinat) weeps inconsolably at Emily's (Micaela Suchanek) grave in Thornton Wilder's Our Town coming to the Wieting stage July 11, 12 and 13. The production, under the direction of Mary Fasse-Shaw, marks a return to live theatre at the Wieting in downtown Toledo. Make plans now to ...

“Our Town” performances set for July 11-13

The rehearsals for Our Town are coming along. At this writing, Act III has been blocked. It will soon be time to start run-throughs and stop the prompting of the lines to actors. Rehearsals are pushing the actors to the "sink or swim" time. The actors are on stage doing their "acting business" ...

South Tama School Board approves emergency planning operations

Emergency Planning Operations documents were adopted by the South Tama School Board in a special meeting on Wednesday morning, June 19.The board met in closed session to review the material as recommended by the Iowa Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Jared Smith told The ...

Flower container program May 21 at Toledo Library

Flower Container Gardening is the program for Tuesday, May 21, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Toledo Public Library, 206 E. High St.Tama County ISU Extension and Outreach Executive Director Cheryl Bruene will present "Beyond Fillers, Spillers and Thrillers- How to have a beautiful container flowering ...

Otter Creek Park near Toledo one of “99 Counties, 99 Parks”

Imagine hiking rolling hills created by windblown soils from the last Ice Age, discovering and collecting Devonian age fossils from 365 million years ago, climbing the Midwest's tallest observation tower for sweeping views of a 15,000-acre lake, exploring the backwaters and sloughs of the ...

Stage set for Senior Senior Prom in Tama April 27

Tama County Public Health & Home Care, along with The Tama Eagle's Auxiliary and local business sponsors, are getting ready for the first ever Senior Senior Prom. All Tama County seniors, age 55 and up are invited.It's next Saturday night, April 27, at the Tama-Toledo Eagles Club in ...

Our Town chosen as community theatre play

The Wieting Theatre Guild is proud to announce that the classic play, Our Town, by Thornton Wilder has been chosen to be the first community theatre production in a very long time to grace the boards at the Wieting Theatre this July, 11, 12, and 13, Thursday through Saturday. Try-Outs will be ...

Terry Moore as Valentino’s Lady in Black

Since her first film role in 1940, Terry Moore has appeared on the Big Screen in each of the subsequent eight decades. Recently celebrating her 90th birthday, the actress plays a lead role in the Vladislav Kozlov-directed period drama about silent film superstar Rudolph Valentino Hollywood's ...

Unraveling Wilburys at Meskwaki Casino Jan. 5

The ChronicleUnraveling the Wilburys is a tribute to the Traveling Wilburys and the solo careers of Beatle George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and RoyOrbison.They are featured this Saturday night, Jan. 5, in the Veterans Convention Center at the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel, ...