Tama County 4-H Clubs are competing this year to pull the most tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. In 2014, 16.2 million pull tabs were collected at the Des Moines Ronald McDonald House. The Ronald McDonald House sells the pull tabs for scrap and earns anywhere from $5,000-$6,000 each year.The ...
DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship's State Climatology Office and the National Weather Service are again recruiting volunteer precipitation observers across Iowa to participate in the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow network, known as "CoCoRaHS" ...
Tama Firefighters are now accepting nominations for the 2016 Tama Citizen of the Year honor.Each year since 1982 the Firefighters Association has chosen a nominee to recognize as a person who has contributed to the city through volunteer efforts.The deadline for nominations is May 6 at 5 ...
The Wieting Theatre Guild annual meeting is set for Thursday March 17.It will be held at the Toledo Public Library, 206 E. High St., beginning at 5:30 p.m.At this meeting reports on the last year's events, treasurer's report, progress on the renovation of the rest of the theatre and election of ...
"Why do farmers farm, given their economic adversities on top of the many frustrations and difficulties normal to farming?And always the answer is: "Love. They must do it for love." Love of farming. They love to watch and nurture the growth of plants. They love to live in the presence of ...
The GFWC / Iowa Toledo Woman's Club met at the Toledo Library on Tuesday, Feb. 9, with Floriss Adair and Karen Havran as hostesses. In spite of the inclement weather 14 members were able to attend. Clara Boldt of Toledo was our guest speaker.Her topic was "Motorcycle Safety" and dealt with ...
The Tama County Historical Society and Genealogical Library will host a presentation on Belle Plaine's Herring Cottage Hotel on Wednesday, March 2, at 7 p.m. at 200 North Broadway St., Toledo. The talk is free and open to the public.Kristine Morrow-Pope will discuss the hotel's history and ...
A Feb. 27 benefit is planned for Carol Dvorak of Garwin. The benefit will include a free will donation to a pork meal with side dishes. A silent and a live auction and a 50/50 Raffle will also take place. The event will be held at the old Garwin Grocery Store and will take place from 5 to 8 ...
Each year, more than 500,000 lives are positively impacted across Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota because of LifeServe Blood Center blood donors.The Toledo and Tama Communities Blood Drive is set for Tuesday, Feb. 23, from 2-6 p.m. at South Tama Middle School, 201 South Green St., ...
Each year, more than 500,000 lives are positively impacted across Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota because of LifeServe Blood Center blood donors.It takes less than one hour to give blood and in that hour, a volunteer blood donor can help save the lives of up to three different hospital ...