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Education

Pair of new art courses to be offered at STC

Two new course offerings for art were approved by the South Tama School Board on Monday,March 18.Art teacher Nathan Doran requested adding the courses Drawing and Painting 2 and Advanced Art.The drawing and painting course description is "students have the opportunity to expand on drawing and ...

South Tama County STEM Festival set for April 7

Young and old, male or female, there will be something for everyone at the South Tama County Family STEM Festival. The event will be held on Sunday, April 7 from 1- 4 p.m. at the South Tama Elementary School.The goals of the festival are to promote, inspire and engage youth in Science, ...

STC speech students perform at Kiwanis

At the March 13 Kiwanis meeting, members were treated to performances by some of the individual speech contestants. Their coach, Katie Murphy, said that the individual speech team earned 15 division I ratings out of 21 entrants - a very impressive showing. She said they have yet to find out ...

Eat Well- Stay Independent at Tama Senior Center

Learn about the health benefits of eating well and moving more; sample healthy, tasty, low-cost recipes and exchange ideas to help meet your health goals by attending Stay Independent, a nutrition and wellness program from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.This four week series ...

Day is Tuesday for eagle program

The Return of the Bald Eagles will be presented by photographer and author Ty Smedes at the Toledo Public Library on Tuesday, March 26 at 7 p.m.The public is invited to attend this free program with registration with the library by Monday, March 25.

Art Lab at the Toledo Library

Painting on canvas is always a fun and creative time during Art Lab at the Toledo Library. This group all painted a bunny to get us into the mood for spring! Each painting is unique and some even have names given to them. These paintings will be on display through April 12th. Stop into the ...

Hearing set April 8 for $23.4 million South Tama County Schools budget

With a proposed $23,429,880 total spending for the 2019-20 fiscal year, a spending increase of 7.13 percent over the current year re-estimated budget is seen for the South Tama School District. While the budget figure is $1,588,577 more, property taxpayers will actually pay 78 cents less per ...

Pedro Gaona earns spot in Iowa “GeoBee”

Pedro Gaona is really familiar with today's world - he is one of 100 contestants state-wide in Iowa who will be competing in the semi-finals of National Geographic's's GeoBee on March 29 at Cedar Falls. Pedro, 13, an 8th grader at the South Tama Middle school in Toledo, won the honor by coming ...

Gardening with Children; Childcare Provider Training scheduled for April 2

Iowa's youth are at risk. Approximately one in three children (31.7 percent) under age 5 is considered overweight or obese, which is slightly higher than the national average of 30.5 percent. A number of factors contribute to this issue, including lack of physical activity and low fruit and ...

Return of bald eagles at Toledo Library, Tuesday, March 26

Photographer and author Ty Smedes will present The Return of Iowa's Bald Eagles at the Toledo Public Library on Tuesday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m.The public is invited to attend this free program with registration required by Monday, March 26. It which will reveal many incredibly interesting ...