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Toledo Farmers Market

Market Report for August 11, 2017It was a quieter than usual market this Friday night. But of coarse that didn't stop the Toledo Farmers' Market vendors from filling their tables.Cindy had green tomatoes, red tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, kohlrabi, and an assortment of peppers. Will and Thea ...

What’s Happening at the Wieting?

The Wieting Theatre Trustees are now the overseers of the Community Building.The Wieting Theatre Guild is wondering if you have some happy memorial moments that you would like to share with the community. Would you be willing to talk about your memories of the building? We have something ...

Things I Wished I Learned In School

Well, another school year is just about upon us. My STC class of '69 will have been out some forty-eight years. And I'm sure we've all learned a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. Here are a few things I wished I had learned during my school years. Now, to be fair, most of ...

Toledo Farmers Market

Market Report for August 4, 2017The August sun is here hope you have your onions pulled. Anyway, that is what my mother always told me. The August sun is here and the vegetables are really growing with a bountiful harvest. Kristi had green beans, cucumbers, summer squash, and green peppers ...

What’s Happening at the Wieting?

What a wonderful performance the cast of "L'll Red" put on at the theatres. It seems to get better each year.Thank you to the Camp Creamery crew that worked with the youth. Thank you to all of the young people who worked so hard for five days. You did very well. What more can I say!We are very ...

Pete Rose: Yes or No?

Last weekend, Baseball's Hall of Fame inducted five more members into this most coveted honor for any baseball player. In all the years baseball has been a sport, less than 250 players have been so honored. Names like Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle, Williams, Mays, Cobb and others enshrine the Hall of ...

Touring The Evening Skies

The big day is almost here. On August 21, the Moon will silently glide in front of the Sun blocking our view of the Sun's disk and letting only the outer edges of the Sun's atmosphere, called the corona, shine in a deep, deep blue sky. Unfortunately, to see totality you will have to leave Iowa ...

Toledo Farmers Market

Market Report for July 28, 2017It was a great night for the Toledo Farmers' Market. The line up was great and the customers were plentiful.Thea and Will were all set up with a huge assortment of Aromathea Candles, melts, soaps and sprays. Kristi had plenty of Czech Bakeries, along with peppers, ...

What’s Happening at the Wieting?

We are still seeing some class reunions. We will have the class of 1967 tour the theatre Saturday, August 5. Are you having a class reunion in the near future? Would you like to have a tour of the theatre? Just give the theatre a call and leave a message. We will get back to you. These tours ...

SUMMER TIME QUIZ !!

SUMMER TIME QUIZ !!Ok, every now and then, I have to see just how smart the Tama News Herald readers really are. Following are seven questions. Answers will appear next week. Can you get at least five of them right? "Googling" is NOT an option. Har, Har, Har. Ok, here goes...1. What is so ...