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NAMTA to hold annual scholarship auditions

The Northeast Area Music Teachers Association (NAMTA) will hold it's annual scholarship auditions on Friday, May 13th. Talented pianists from the Cedar Valley will audition by performing memorized selections by various composers of their choosing which will include Mozart, Debussy, Bartok, ...

Rising Sun Karate promotions for April

The following students were promoted to White Belt W/Yellow StripeJosie Kuper - Miyu SiemsThe following student was promoted to Yellow Belt:Jillian SparksThe following students were promoted to Blue Belt:Adonn Johnson - Gabriel Vrbano - Erica RodamakerNicholas Tibbs - Collin Pieper - Nate ...

Grundy County officials attend educational conference

Grundy Center, IA More than 150 county officials and employees, vendors and other interested individuals traveled to Des Moines recently for a one-day educational conference that was held by the Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) and the County Strategic Technology Advisory Resource ...

500 Marathon

Laura Osborn, Norma Sass, Jolene Denbow and Bernie Puls hosted the end of the year Gladbrook Ladies 500 Marathon party on Tuesday, May 3. A delicious brunch of egg casserole, fruit cup, cinnamon rolls and coffee was served. The group played cards with Karen Lage having the highest score and ...

NAMTA to hold annual scholarship auditions

The Northeast Area Music Teachers Association (NAMTA) will hold it's annual scholarship auditions on Friday, May 13th. Talented pianists from the Cedar Valley will audition by performing memorized selections by various composers of their choosing which will include Mozart, Debussy, Bartok, ...

Alpha Study

President Joan Raum convened the meeting at Mary Trobaugh’s home and heartily welcomed Veta back. The attendance was nearly perfect, with 23 members answering roll call and 3 members excused. Joan shared Cheryl Darby’s “Spring and the Great Reveal,” which described the annual duties ...

Garwin Library

Garwin Library News More great news! Tia Hollatz brought in $400.00 from Donn’s memorial money to go towards our summer project of a beautiful front yard with permanent picnic tables. I received a grant from The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa for $1,000.00 for this project also. Our ...

Tama Co. Court News

Tama County District Court Before Judge Fae Hoover-Grinde in Tama County District Court in Toledo: Joshua Leroy Papesh, 21, Traer, admitted violation of terms of probation on a 3rd degree burglary charge. He was sentenced to a suspended, five-year prison term and a $750 fine was also ...

Nichole Wiese from Dike receives national honor

Nichole Wiese, a Buena Vista University (BVU) senior elementary education major from Dike, was among 218 students from across the nation chosen by Campus Compact to receive the 2016 Newman Civic Fellows Award.Wiese is an active student leader, and her direct civic involvements include serving ...

Information session on John Deere, Hawkeye training partnership is May 3

WATERLOOHawkeye Community College will host an information session on its partnership with John Deere to train workers as product development specialists. The session will be Tuesday, May 3, at 6:00 p.m. in Tama Hall on Hawkeye's Main Campus, 1501 East Orange Road, Waterloo.At John Deere, the ...