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Humane Society plans Waggin’ Tails Dog Walk

The Tama County Humane Society is planning a Waggin' Tails Dog Walk for Saturday, Sept. 17. Registration starts at 10 a.m. and the Walk begins at 10:30 a.m. There’s a $20 entry fee per dog. It includes a picture with your dog, T-shirt, dog bandana and a fun walk. All dogs must have a ...

Yoga, Books, and Tama County history are Iowa Valley offerings

TAMA NEWS-HERALD- Su Sunday returns to offer her popular Yoga sessions at the Tama Civic Center. The sessions begin on Monday September 12 for seven Mondays ending on October 24. All sessions will begin at 6 P.M. and end at 7 P.M. Su is one of Iowa Valley’s best instructors. Her classes are ...

Local dance group takes down cancer, “one flash mob at a time”

TOLEDO CHRONICLE- Local dancers join group Random Acts of Dancing in taking down cancer flash-mob style on Sept. 10, 2011, raising money for the National Foundation for Cancer Research in support of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. A combination of Tama/Toledo Just For Kix Dance ...

Trivia to benefit Wieting returns on Sept. 10

Trivia teams are again invited to compete in the third Wieting Theatre Team Trivia Night on Saturday, Sept. 10 beginning at 7 p.m. “It’s new and improved,” say the organizers. “We have gone computerized” for the event. Entry fees benefit the $1.2 million restoration of the historic ...

Museum hosts Iowa’s original “rocker in musical program tonight

TOLEDO CHRONICLE- “Juke Boxes, Pool Halls and duck Tails” will be presented Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Tama Co. Historical Society Museum in Toledo. Layton Zbornik, recognized as Iowa’s Rock and Roll Pioneer, will present a fun and entertaining musical trip back in time to the ...

Iowa’s original “rocker” at Tama Co. Museum Wednesday

TAMA NEWS-HERALD-“Juke Boxes, Pool Halls, and Duck Tails” by Layton Zbornik, an Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, will be featured at the Tama County Historical Society Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. The program is free and open to the public. The program is part of the ...

Harkin aide in Toledo Wednesday

DES MOINES– Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) has announced his aide, Tom Larkin, will visit Tama County, Wednesday Aug. 31, to host a “listening post” for local residents. The event is part of a state-wide summer tour Harkin staff is hosting to hear directly from Iowans on how the economy is ...