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Education

Wieting debuts new stage setup with Camp Creamery Theatre

The Wieting Theatre Guild and the Old Creamery Theatre Company are excited to give 60 area children age seven and older the opportunity to learn theatre skills and perform for their families, friends and neighbors. These kids will have the opportunity to learn skills such as being comfortable ...

Univerity of Iowa Spring Dean’s List

The following area students were named to the University of Iowa's spring 2017 Dean's List:Toledo- Taylen Anderson, Alison VavraTama- Abigail Evans, Bradley EvansChelsea- Matthew BrejaElberon- Natalie Parizek

South Tama adding new program for high school juniors and seniors

"It's a pretty good risk to take," Laurie Phelan, iJAG representative told South Tama School Board members Monday night, July 16. She outlined the program available in schools across Iowa which she characterized as having an outstanding success rate in assisting students toward their futures ...

Bake Lab at Toledo Public Library

You just never know what will be taking place at the Toledo Public Library. Here are four young ladies that are learning to make cut out cookies in Bake Lab at the library.This class is intended to give hands on learning to bake something from scratch from start to finish. The group each used ...

Pink Stew at Garwin Library

Garwin area children were recently treated to Pink Stew Entertainment and their program about therapy dogs and the Alaskan Iditarod, a dog sled race across 1,049 miles of Alaskan wilderness.Pink Stew Entertainment also brought therapy dog, Emmett, for the children to meet. Emmett is a part ...

Meet new STC administrators

A?"Meet and Greet" for three new South Tama Schools administrators is set for Thursday, July, 26, from 5-7 p.m. at the STC?Elementary, 1611 Country Club Dr., Tama. Superintendent Jared Smith, Elementary Principal Brad Schweppe and Director of Curriculum and Student Services Shauna Smith will be ...

Toledo Class of 53 holds 65th reunion

The Toledo High School Class 0f 1953 met at noon on June14 for their 65 year class reunion at the Meskwaki Casino. Front row-left to right: Colleen (Ferneau) Davis, Della (Vore) Vavroch, Marilyn (Bryan) Hach, Evelyn (Rayman) McCreary, Darlene (Mattingly) Youngman, Nancy (Rhodes) Long, and Lyle ...

Summer Reading 2018-Libraries Rock

For Summer Reading Week Two, Tuesday's group had a visit from Logan Roberts our Tama County Naturalist. She did a great program on Animal & Nature Sounds.Logan would play a nature sound on her laptop and we had to guess what it was. It was great fun!She also brought a bobcat pelt and ...

Area students on Dean’s Lists

Mankato, Minn. The Academic High Honor and Honor lists (Dean's lists) for the past spring semester at Minnesota State University, Mankato have been announced by Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Marilyn Wells.They include: Courtney Anderson, Toledo, Junior, Honors List, ...