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Education

Meskwkai Settlement School 6th graders aid Food Pantry

6th grade students at the Meskwaki Settlement School delivered some 54 lbs. of food which they collected for the?South Tama Food Pantry on Nov. 26. While on hand they also assisted in the delivery of turkeys being donated by Iowa Premium in Tama. The 6th graders also collected food for the ...

Creative Retirement Holiday Luncheon is Friday, Dec. 13

The public is invited to get into the holiday spirit with food, conversation and beautiful holiday music at the Creative Retirement Holiday Luncheon on Friday, Dec. 13. Cost of the luncheon is $20; luncheon reservations are due by Tuesday, Dec. 10.The Holiday Luncheon will be held at the Iowa ...

Eliška Hemánková to present Toledo Library program

South Tama High School exchange student Elika Hemnkov will present "My Home Country - the Czech Republic" in a program at the Toledo Public Library, 206 East High St.The free presentation will be on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m.She is hosted by Kendall and Barb Jordan.

STC School Board holds reorganizational meeting

By John SpeerEditorjspeer@tamatoledonews.com3rd District South Tama School Board member Penny Tyynismaa, Tama, was again selected by fellow board members as president during the new board's reorganizational meeting Monday night. 2nd District Board member Mandy Lekin, Toledo, was again chosen ...

South Tama schools enrollment dips slightly

Official enrollment in South Tama schools dropped just under one percent or a total of 13 students for the 2019-20 school year. A total of 1528.48 students are listed in official figures compared to 1,541.1 for 2018-19. (Fractional figures reflect students only enrolled for a limited number of ...

South Tama National Honor Society members inducted

On Thursday, Nov. 14, 16 South Tama County juniors and seniors were inducted into the National Honor Society. The induction ceremony took place at the Wieting Theatre in Toledo. Pictured are first row (l-r) Ashlynn Laybon, Jordan Cremeans, Gwen Upah, Shelby Slaven, Morgan Woosley, Hope Werner ...

Project Sixty coming Dec. 4

Project Sixty featuring holiday dinner and entertainment will be Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the South Tama High School Gym in Tama. All area residents age 60 years and older are invited to attend.Entertainment by band and vocal music students is provided before the turkey dinner is served which is ...

Supervisors canvas South Tama School Baord vote

November 5Election ResultsThe results of the Nov. 5 school elections were certified following a canvas on Nov. 19 by the Tama County Board of Supervisors.STC?District 2-Mandy Lekin (i) 790write-ins: one vote each-Steve Vesely, Dave Baier, Lawrence Husak, Jake Jacobsen, Melanie Davenport, John ...

Tama Council moves ahead with levee study

The Tama Council has officially entered into a $150,400 contract with Snyder and Associates to do survey work on the levee. The action was taken at the regular meeting of the council on Monday night, Nov. 18.The work will determine whether or not the levee will need to be raised two inches to ...

Emergency physicians urge public to avoid cold weather emergencies

Special to The ChronicleWashington, DC-As a powerful arctic cold front sweeps through the country, emergency physicians are urging people to understand cold-weather health risks and take precautions to avoid cold-related medical emergencies.When temperatures drop, the risk of illness or injury ...