Toledo Bandstand renovations are set to begin in full swing beginning on Monday, Sept. 8, with an 8 a.m. groundbreaking ceremony. Located on the east side of the Tama County Courthouse lawn in downtown Toledo, it has served as the site for countless events over its 87 year old history and today needs overall repairs and updating.
The $125,585 project will serve to insure preservation of the structure and provide improvements to bring it up to modern times according to Jim Roan, the project manager. A total of $100,000 of the cost has already been put together from donations and a good start for the remaining $25,585 needed has begun. But more support is needed for completion of the funding by Oct. 10.
To help pay for the preservation and improvements checks may be mailed to City of Toledo -Bandstand, City Clerk, 1007 South Prospect Dr., Toledo, IA. 52342. The city is the owner of the bandstand.
Adding a metal roof, a brick facade to match the courthouse, new lighting and a sound system and relocation of the seven historic lamp posts are among highlights of the project.
The work has been approved by the Tama County Board of Supervisors as the bandstand is located on county property.
Completion date for the work is Oct. 17 and a dedication will then be at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24.
Dunn Custom Masonry is the local contractor for the structure work.
The historic bandstand was built by H.H. Turbett Masonry in 1938. The Toledo Commercial Club and city council members were in charge.
It was first used as part of the Tama County Homecoming - Iowa Centennial Celebration in August of that year. Iowa Governor Nelson G. Kraschel and Francis Johnson, head of the Iowa Farm Bureau were featured speakers who appeared on the new bandstand during the observance.
The $125,585 project will serve to insure preservation of the structure and provide improvements to bring it up to modern times according to Jim Roan, the project manager. A total of $100,000 of the cost has already been put together from donations and a good start for the remaining $25,585 needed has begun. But more support is needed for completion of the funding by Oct. 10.
To help pay for the preservation and improvements checks may be mailed to City of Toledo -Bandstand, City Clerk, 1007 South Prospect Dr., Toledo, IA. 52342. The city is the owner of the bandstand.
Adding a metal roof, a brick facade to match the courthouse, new lighting and a sound system and relocation of the seven historic lamp posts are among highlights of the project.
The work has been approved by the Tama County Board of Supervisors as the bandstand is located on county property.
Completion date for the work is Oct. 17 and a dedication will then be at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24.
Dunn Custom Masonry is the local contractor for the structure work.
The historic bandstand was built by H.H. Turbett Masonry in 1938. The Toledo Commercial Club and city council members were in charge.
It was first used as part of the Tama County Homecoming - Iowa Centennial Celebration in August of that year. Iowa Governor Nelson G. Kraschel and Francis Johnson, head of the Iowa Farm Bureau were featured speakers who appeared on the new bandstand during the observance.
SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025 GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY
Groundbreaking marks beginning for Toledo Bandstand renovations
An 18 minute long Groundbreaking Ceremony at 8 a.m. Monday morning, Sept. 8, marked the start for the $125,585 renovations of the Toledo Bandstand on the Tama County Courthouse Square.
You didn’t want to pause long - by early afternoon Dunn Construction workers had removed the historic pole lamps, the block standards for the lights, the railing surrounding the floor and were beginning to prep the surface for replacement.
Event MC and the project sound and lighting sub-contractor, Cathy Campbell-Currier, began the Monday event, Gary Karkosh provided a remembrance of past bandstand events and a prayer and Jim Roan, project manager, introduced the contractors for the work.
With shovels in hand, breaking ground, were Tim Dunn, general contractor, Tom Scharnweber sub-contractor for electrical work and Campbell-Currier.
Donations for the renovations continue to be accepted by mailing checks to City of Toledo - Bandstand, City Clerk,1007 South Prospect Dr., Toledo, IA. 52342. The city is the owner of the bandstand. Mayor Brian Sokol is chair of the fundraising effort assisted by City Clerk Kim McAdoo and Assistant Clerk Kaiyla Wacha.
Completion date is set for mid-October with an October 25 dedication event in the planning.
Those providing assistance for the project include Russ Clemann, architect and design engineer, Todd Long, sub-contractor for the roof, Dirk Henle, county building and grounds maintenance manager, Margaret Scharnweber, designer for the roof and columns, brick facade which will match the courthouse, Campbell-Currier, sub-contractor for lights and sound equipment and local suppliers Hrabak Lumber and Wilkerson Hardware.
Members of the Bandstand Preservation Committee include Denise Fletcher, Toledo City Council Member Duane Pansegrau, Jeff Shaw, Margaret Scharnweber, Toledo Economic Development Director Katherine Ollendieck, Currier-Campbell and Roan.
Roan has provided a bit of bandstand history noting H.H. Turbett, was the general contractor, who completed the original in 1938..Roan said ‘it stays with the family” as Holly Turbett Dunn, wife of general contractor Tim Dunn is a great-great niece of H.H. Turbett.
For the historic perspective, don’t be concerned about the six historic lamps. Dirk Henle is responsible for recommending alternating placement of the lights along the walkway on the north side of the bandstand, Roan said.
An 18 minute long Groundbreaking Ceremony at 8 a.m. Monday morning, Sept. 8, marked the start for the $125,585 renovations of the Toledo Bandstand on the Tama County Courthouse Square.
You didn’t want to pause long - by early afternoon Dunn Construction workers had removed the historic pole lamps, the block standards for the lights, the railing surrounding the floor and were beginning to prep the surface for replacement.
Event MC and the project sound and lighting sub-contractor, Cathy Campbell-Currier, began the Monday event, Gary Karkosh provided a remembrance of past bandstand events and a prayer and Jim Roan, project manager, introduced the contractors for the work.
With shovels in hand, breaking ground, were Tim Dunn, general contractor, Tom Scharnweber sub-contractor for electrical work and Campbell-Currier.
Donations for the renovations continue to be accepted by mailing checks to City of Toledo - Bandstand, City Clerk,1007 South Prospect Dr., Toledo, IA. 52342. The city is the owner of the bandstand. Mayor Brian Sokol is chair of the fundraising effort assisted by City Clerk Kim McAdoo and Assistant Clerk Kaiyla Wacha.
Completion date is set for mid-October with an October 25 dedication event in the planning.
Those providing assistance for the project include Russ Clemann, architect and design engineer, Todd Long, sub-contractor for the roof, Dirk Henle, county building and grounds maintenance manager, Margaret Scharnweber, designer for the roof and columns, brick facade which will match the courthouse, Campbell-Currier, sub-contractor for lights and sound equipment and local suppliers Hrabak Lumber and Wilkerson Hardware.
Members of the Bandstand Preservation Committee include Denise Fletcher, Toledo City Council Member Duane Pansegrau, Jeff Shaw, Margaret Scharnweber, Toledo Economic Development Director Katherine Ollendieck, Currier-Campbell and Roan.
Roan has provided a bit of bandstand history noting H.H. Turbett, was the general contractor, who completed the original in 1938..Roan said ‘it stays with the family” as Holly Turbett Dunn, wife of general contractor Tim Dunn is a great-great niece of H.H. Turbett.
For the historic perspective, don’t be concerned about the six historic lamps. Dirk Henle is responsible for recommending alternating placement of the lights along the walkway on the north side of the bandstand, Roan said.
OCTOBER 13, 2025 - TOLEDO BANDSTAND PROGRESS UPDATE
“Completion is moving along,” Jim Roan, project manager for the renovation of Toledo’s downtown Bandstand reported Monday, Oct. 13. As is evident to passersby. The bandstand, on the Tama County Courthouse lawn, now has a roof with Todd Long’s crew wrapping their portion of the work last Friday.
With completion now set for late October or early November now expected, the date for the dedication of the bandstand will be announced shortly.
Tim Dunn, owner of Dunn Custom Masonry, reported the brick to complete exterior coverage of the original bandstand is expected to be arriving. Margaret Scharnweber designed the styles of the brick which will match the Courthouse. The brick is described as “rounded” to meet the contours of the bandstand.
Donations to help pay for the expected $135,000 in preservation and improvements are still being accepted. Checks may be mailed to City of Toledo -Bandstand, City Clerk, 1007 South Prospect Dr., Toledo, IA. 52342. The city is the owner of the bandstand.
Members serving on the Bandstand Preservation Committee include Toledo Mayor Brian Sokol, Denise Fletcher, Toledo City Council Member Duane Pansegrau, Jeff Shaw, Margaret Scharnweber, Toledo Economic Development Director Katherine Ollendieck, Cathy Currier-Campbell and Roan.
The improvements and sub-contractors include electrical work done by Scharnwebers- Tom Scharnweber, Russ Clemann, architect and design engineer, Dirk Henle, county building and grounds maintenance manager, Cathy Campbell-Currier, Cat Trax Productions, sub-contractor for lights and sound equipment, local suppliers Hrabak Lumber and Wilkerson Hardware and Todd Long, the roof sub-contractor, Mayor Sokol, treasurer and Margaret Scharnweber, designer.
Much appreciated are the donors to the Toledo Bandstand Project, who so far, incldue:
Toledo & Rural Toledo: Todd and Maureen Kratoska, Dirk and Darlene Henle, Brock and Karen Rohrs, Marcella Nekola, Kendall and Barb Jordan, Larry and Denise Fletcher, Gary and Jeannie Sick, In memory of Byron Witt, Jacquelin Cizek, Gerald and Susan Curtis, Patrick Roan, Brian and Cassie Sokol, Jim and Mary Roan, Mark and Gwendolyn Doland, Cathy Campbell-Currier.
Tama & Rural Tama: Karen Mixdorf, Cindy Backoff Turbett in honor of H. H. Turbett and Clyle Turbett, Ruth Scharnweber, David and Lori Baier, Bob Buresh, Mary Buresh.
Iowa: Gloria Concord, Des Moines, John and Sandra Roan, West Des Moines, Philip and Shanna Van Mersbergen, Ankeny, Roger Plum, Adel.
Also: Paul Roan, Chicago, IL., Sheryl Hotchkiss, Muskogee, OK., Bill and Karen Christensen, Lebanon, TN, Ann Galanis, Pointe Verda Beach, FL., Mary Galanis and Matt Kullen, Chicago IL., Nancy Lee Bidwell Kalmes -Trustee, Tuscon AZ.
With completion now set for late October or early November now expected, the date for the dedication of the bandstand will be announced shortly.
Tim Dunn, owner of Dunn Custom Masonry, reported the brick to complete exterior coverage of the original bandstand is expected to be arriving. Margaret Scharnweber designed the styles of the brick which will match the Courthouse. The brick is described as “rounded” to meet the contours of the bandstand.
Donations to help pay for the expected $135,000 in preservation and improvements are still being accepted. Checks may be mailed to City of Toledo -Bandstand, City Clerk, 1007 South Prospect Dr., Toledo, IA. 52342. The city is the owner of the bandstand.
Members serving on the Bandstand Preservation Committee include Toledo Mayor Brian Sokol, Denise Fletcher, Toledo City Council Member Duane Pansegrau, Jeff Shaw, Margaret Scharnweber, Toledo Economic Development Director Katherine Ollendieck, Cathy Currier-Campbell and Roan.
The improvements and sub-contractors include electrical work done by Scharnwebers- Tom Scharnweber, Russ Clemann, architect and design engineer, Dirk Henle, county building and grounds maintenance manager, Cathy Campbell-Currier, Cat Trax Productions, sub-contractor for lights and sound equipment, local suppliers Hrabak Lumber and Wilkerson Hardware and Todd Long, the roof sub-contractor, Mayor Sokol, treasurer and Margaret Scharnweber, designer.
Much appreciated are the donors to the Toledo Bandstand Project, who so far, incldue:
Toledo & Rural Toledo: Todd and Maureen Kratoska, Dirk and Darlene Henle, Brock and Karen Rohrs, Marcella Nekola, Kendall and Barb Jordan, Larry and Denise Fletcher, Gary and Jeannie Sick, In memory of Byron Witt, Jacquelin Cizek, Gerald and Susan Curtis, Patrick Roan, Brian and Cassie Sokol, Jim and Mary Roan, Mark and Gwendolyn Doland, Cathy Campbell-Currier.
Tama & Rural Tama: Karen Mixdorf, Cindy Backoff Turbett in honor of H. H. Turbett and Clyle Turbett, Ruth Scharnweber, David and Lori Baier, Bob Buresh, Mary Buresh.
Iowa: Gloria Concord, Des Moines, John and Sandra Roan, West Des Moines, Philip and Shanna Van Mersbergen, Ankeny, Roger Plum, Adel.
Also: Paul Roan, Chicago, IL., Sheryl Hotchkiss, Muskogee, OK., Bill and Karen Christensen, Lebanon, TN, Ann Galanis, Pointe Verda Beach, FL., Mary Galanis and Matt Kullen, Chicago IL., Nancy Lee Bidwell Kalmes -Trustee, Tuscon AZ.
OCTOBER 20, 2025 - TOLEDO BANDSTAND UPDATE
Dedication for the newly renovated Toledo Bandstand on the Tama County Courthouse square are set there for Saturday, Nov. 1, at 10 a.m. James Roan, project chair has announced.
The bandstand, originally built in 1938, has undergone extensive updating in a $135,000 project funded by private and public donations.
The Dedication of Toledo Bandstand Schedule is:
November 1, 2025 - 10 a.m.
Welcome – Cat Campbell Currier
“National Anthem” – Community Band
Prayer – Gary Karkosh
Remarks – Jim Roan, Project Manager
Ribbon Cutting Dedication
Musical Selections
Closing Remarks – Cat Campbell Currier
Refreshments following at Toledo Economic Development Office - 101 E. High St.
The work has included adding a roof, extensive reconstruction of the masonry portions, and electrical lighting and sound. Brick matching the Tama County Courthouse upon its arrival from Pennsylvania will added soon by Dunn Custom Masonry. The roof construction by Todd Long is completed, with electrical work by Scharnwebers and sound and lighting by Cathy Campbell-Currier, Cat Trax Productions, also nearing or have now been completed.
Contributions to pay for the extensive preservation and improvements are still being accepted. Checks may be mailed to City of Toledo -Bandstand, City Clerk, 1007 South Prospect Dr., Toledo, IA. 52342.
Photo/Denise Fletcher
The bandstand, originally built in 1938, has undergone extensive updating in a $135,000 project funded by private and public donations.
The Dedication of Toledo Bandstand Schedule is:
November 1, 2025 - 10 a.m.
Welcome – Cat Campbell Currier
“National Anthem” – Community Band
Prayer – Gary Karkosh
Remarks – Jim Roan, Project Manager
Ribbon Cutting Dedication
Musical Selections
Closing Remarks – Cat Campbell Currier
Refreshments following at Toledo Economic Development Office - 101 E. High St.
The work has included adding a roof, extensive reconstruction of the masonry portions, and electrical lighting and sound. Brick matching the Tama County Courthouse upon its arrival from Pennsylvania will added soon by Dunn Custom Masonry. The roof construction by Todd Long is completed, with electrical work by Scharnwebers and sound and lighting by Cathy Campbell-Currier, Cat Trax Productions, also nearing or have now been completed.
Contributions to pay for the extensive preservation and improvements are still being accepted. Checks may be mailed to City of Toledo -Bandstand, City Clerk, 1007 South Prospect Dr., Toledo, IA. 52342.
Photo/Denise Fletcher
October 27th, 2025 Toledo Bandstand Update
Dedication ceremonies for the newly refurbished and updated Toledo Bandstand at the Tama County Courthouse square are set for 10 a.m. this Saturday, Nov. 1, at 10 a.m. Jim Roan, project manager, said the majority of the planned work on the $135,000 in improvements are complete.
Following the dedication a public reception will be held at the Toledo Economic Development Director Katherine Ollendieck’s office at 101 East High St.
Saturday’s program:
Welcome – Cat Campbell Currier
“National Anthem” – Community Band
Prayer – Gary Karkosh
Remarks – Jim Roan, Project Manager
Ribbon Cutting Dedication
Musical selections
Closing Remarks – Cat Campbell Currier
Donations for the renovations continue to be accepted by mailing checks to City of Toledo - Bandstand, City Clerk,1007 South Prospect Dr., Toledo, IA. 52342. The city is the owner of the bandstand. Mayor Brian Sokol is chair of the fundraising effort assisted by City Clerk Kim McAdoo and Assistant Clerk Kaiyla Wacha.
Donors so far, including an updated list include:
Toledo & Rural Toledo: Todd and Maureen Kratoska, Dirk and Darlene Henle, Brock and Karen Rohrs, Marcella Nekola, Kendall and Barb Jordan, Larry and Denise Fletcher, Gary and Jeannie Sick, In memory of Byron Witt, Jacquelin Cizek, Gerald and Susan Curtis, Patrick Roan, Brian and Cassie Sokol, Jim and Mary Roan, Mark and Gwendolyn Doland, CAT TRAX Productions - Cathy Campbell-Currier, Terri and Terry Goodhart, John Kavalier and Polly Hineman, Wieting Theatre Guild, State Bank of Toledo, Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce.
Tama & Rural Tama: Cindy Turbett Backoff in memory of H. H. Turbett and Clyle Turbett, Ruth Scharnweber, Bob Buresh, Mary Buresh, Kathryn Orgen, Dave and Lori Baier in memory of Verlene Horbach.
Iowa: Gloria Concord, Des Moines, John and Sandra Roan, West Des Moines, Philip and Shanna Van Mersbergen, Ankeny, Roger Plum, Adel, in memory of Pete and Gerry Zmolek
Also: Paul Roan, Chicago, IL., Sheryl Hotchkiss, Muskogee, OK., Bill and Karen Christensen, Lebanon, TN, Ann Galanis, Pointe Verda Beach, FL., Mary Galanis and Matt Kullen, Chicago IL., Nancy Lee Bidwell Kalmes -Trustee, Tuscon AZ.
Those providing assistance for the project include Dunn Custom Masonry, Russ Clemann, architect and design engineer, Todd Long, sub-contractor for the roof, Dirk Henle, county building and grounds maintenance manager, Margaret Scharnweber, designer for the roof, columns and brick facade which will match the courthouse, Cathy Campbell-Currier, Cat Trax Productions, sub-contractor for lights and sound equipment, Paul Chyma work on the railing and local suppliers Hrabak Lumber and Wilkerson Hardware.
Members of the Bandstand Preservation Committee include Denise Fletcher, Toledo Toledo Mayor Brian Sokol and City Council Member Duane Pansegrau, Jeff Shaw, Margaret Scharnweber, Toledo Economic Development Director Katherine Ollendieck, Currier-Campbell and Roan.
SIDEBAR FOR BANDSTAND STORY
H.H. (Hollie Howard) Turbett -
In 1938, H.H. (Hollie Howard) Turbett was the contractor, heading up the crew which built the original Toledo Bandstand on the east lawn of the Tama County Courthouse. The bandstand was built by City of Toledo.
Today, Hollie’s granddaughter, Cindy Turbett Backoff, and her husband Gerald, recall what a hard worker her grandfather was reknown to be.
Gerald recalls the proof was in Hollie’s hands as they were well worn showing the result of years of masonry work. And remember, the Backoffs said, much construction work was done back then without todays modern equipment.
A Toledo native, born in 1883, Hollie began his career as a mason working with his father, D.W. Turbett. Along with Hollie, his brother, Clyle Turbett and more workers, D.W. built the Christ United Methodist Church on South Broadway. Another highlight of their work is the 1912 completion of the Wieting Theatre. The Turbett crew joined forces to build many of the downtown Toledo business buildings which are still standing according to Cindy’s research.
“Half of the sidewalks in Toledo” were built by Hollie according to a 1974 newspaper article reporting on his 90th birthday observance.
Cindy Backoff’s research shows the Turbetts first arrived in Toledo in 1854 led by William S. Turbett her great-great-grandfather. Great Grandfather Daniel Webster Turbett was born in Toledo in 1862 and Holly’s birth was in 1883.
Not only were D.W. and Hollie local masonry contractors, but nephew, Bill Turbett, was also well-known for his concrete work in the Toledo area.
Add to that, Bill’s granddaughter and Hollie’s great niece, Holly, is the wife of the present bandstand general contractor Tim Dunn. It’s coincidental Hollie and Holly share the same last name.
And, yet another “brick,” Holly’s sister, Angie Turbett, is opening the new Frosted Bliss Bakery directly across from the bandstand in downtown Toledo. Whether her brick business building was originally built by grandfather Bill, or great uncle Hollie, couldn’t immediately be determined.
A number of descendants of the Turbett families still live in the area - you very likely are acquainted with at least some of them.
PHOTOS -
In this photo the 1938 crew including (l-r) first crew member is unidentified, Hollie Turbett, his berthed, Clyle Turbett and and uncle Paul Turbett.
The Dunn crew working on the 2025 bandstand renovations are shown on the bandstand. (Photo by Denise Fletcher.)
Following the dedication a public reception will be held at the Toledo Economic Development Director Katherine Ollendieck’s office at 101 East High St.
Saturday’s program:
Welcome – Cat Campbell Currier
“National Anthem” – Community Band
Prayer – Gary Karkosh
Remarks – Jim Roan, Project Manager
Ribbon Cutting Dedication
Musical selections
Closing Remarks – Cat Campbell Currier
Donations for the renovations continue to be accepted by mailing checks to City of Toledo - Bandstand, City Clerk,1007 South Prospect Dr., Toledo, IA. 52342. The city is the owner of the bandstand. Mayor Brian Sokol is chair of the fundraising effort assisted by City Clerk Kim McAdoo and Assistant Clerk Kaiyla Wacha.
Donors so far, including an updated list include:
Toledo & Rural Toledo: Todd and Maureen Kratoska, Dirk and Darlene Henle, Brock and Karen Rohrs, Marcella Nekola, Kendall and Barb Jordan, Larry and Denise Fletcher, Gary and Jeannie Sick, In memory of Byron Witt, Jacquelin Cizek, Gerald and Susan Curtis, Patrick Roan, Brian and Cassie Sokol, Jim and Mary Roan, Mark and Gwendolyn Doland, CAT TRAX Productions - Cathy Campbell-Currier, Terri and Terry Goodhart, John Kavalier and Polly Hineman, Wieting Theatre Guild, State Bank of Toledo, Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce.
Tama & Rural Tama: Cindy Turbett Backoff in memory of H. H. Turbett and Clyle Turbett, Ruth Scharnweber, Bob Buresh, Mary Buresh, Kathryn Orgen, Dave and Lori Baier in memory of Verlene Horbach.
Iowa: Gloria Concord, Des Moines, John and Sandra Roan, West Des Moines, Philip and Shanna Van Mersbergen, Ankeny, Roger Plum, Adel, in memory of Pete and Gerry Zmolek
Also: Paul Roan, Chicago, IL., Sheryl Hotchkiss, Muskogee, OK., Bill and Karen Christensen, Lebanon, TN, Ann Galanis, Pointe Verda Beach, FL., Mary Galanis and Matt Kullen, Chicago IL., Nancy Lee Bidwell Kalmes -Trustee, Tuscon AZ.
Those providing assistance for the project include Dunn Custom Masonry, Russ Clemann, architect and design engineer, Todd Long, sub-contractor for the roof, Dirk Henle, county building and grounds maintenance manager, Margaret Scharnweber, designer for the roof, columns and brick facade which will match the courthouse, Cathy Campbell-Currier, Cat Trax Productions, sub-contractor for lights and sound equipment, Paul Chyma work on the railing and local suppliers Hrabak Lumber and Wilkerson Hardware.
Members of the Bandstand Preservation Committee include Denise Fletcher, Toledo Toledo Mayor Brian Sokol and City Council Member Duane Pansegrau, Jeff Shaw, Margaret Scharnweber, Toledo Economic Development Director Katherine Ollendieck, Currier-Campbell and Roan.
SIDEBAR FOR BANDSTAND STORY
H.H. (Hollie Howard) Turbett -
In 1938, H.H. (Hollie Howard) Turbett was the contractor, heading up the crew which built the original Toledo Bandstand on the east lawn of the Tama County Courthouse. The bandstand was built by City of Toledo.
Today, Hollie’s granddaughter, Cindy Turbett Backoff, and her husband Gerald, recall what a hard worker her grandfather was reknown to be.
Gerald recalls the proof was in Hollie’s hands as they were well worn showing the result of years of masonry work. And remember, the Backoffs said, much construction work was done back then without todays modern equipment.
A Toledo native, born in 1883, Hollie began his career as a mason working with his father, D.W. Turbett. Along with Hollie, his brother, Clyle Turbett and more workers, D.W. built the Christ United Methodist Church on South Broadway. Another highlight of their work is the 1912 completion of the Wieting Theatre. The Turbett crew joined forces to build many of the downtown Toledo business buildings which are still standing according to Cindy’s research.
“Half of the sidewalks in Toledo” were built by Hollie according to a 1974 newspaper article reporting on his 90th birthday observance.
Cindy Backoff’s research shows the Turbetts first arrived in Toledo in 1854 led by William S. Turbett her great-great-grandfather. Great Grandfather Daniel Webster Turbett was born in Toledo in 1862 and Holly’s birth was in 1883.
Not only were D.W. and Hollie local masonry contractors, but nephew, Bill Turbett, was also well-known for his concrete work in the Toledo area.
Add to that, Bill’s granddaughter and Hollie’s great niece, Holly, is the wife of the present bandstand general contractor Tim Dunn. It’s coincidental Hollie and Holly share the same last name.
And, yet another “brick,” Holly’s sister, Angie Turbett, is opening the new Frosted Bliss Bakery directly across from the bandstand in downtown Toledo. Whether her brick business building was originally built by grandfather Bill, or great uncle Hollie, couldn’t immediately be determined.
A number of descendants of the Turbett families still live in the area - you very likely are acquainted with at least some of them.
PHOTOS -
In this photo the 1938 crew including (l-r) first crew member is unidentified, Hollie Turbett, his berthed, Clyle Turbett and and uncle Paul Turbett.
The Dunn crew working on the 2025 bandstand renovations are shown on the bandstand. (Photo by Denise Fletcher.)
January 13th, 2026 Toledo Bandstand Update
Toledo Bandstand renovation nears completion-
Original lamps to return this spring
With the addition of a roof, new lighting and sound system in place, improvements to the 1938 downtown Toledo Bandstand are about 90 percent complete, Jim Roan, the project chairman, reported this week. The cost of the project is now at $110,627, paid by 52 donors and boosted by the City of Toledo, Tama County, Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce and local businesses.
Located on the east side of the Tama County Courthouse Square in downtown Toledo, the bandstand has provided a venue for community events, remembrances and entertainment through the years. It was built in 1938 by the City of Toledo.
Total donations now received total $144,105, which will be dedicated to wrapping up the work, Roan said.
Coming up in the spring the seven original lamps which lit the bandstand will return. They will be mounted on brick pillars set along the sidewalk on the north side of the bandstand. The bricks used for the pillars will match the Courthouse brick as does the new bandstand base.
New trees including red oak, elm and red buds will be planted and the bandstand floor will be refinished to wrap up the project.
Plaques recognizing all of the donors and one with the general contractors will be included on the light pillars Roan said.
Photo-
The newly renovated Bandstand on the Tama Courthouse Square in downtown Toledo is shown lit at night reflected by the early December snow. (Cathy Campbell-Currier photo)
Original lamps to return this spring
With the addition of a roof, new lighting and sound system in place, improvements to the 1938 downtown Toledo Bandstand are about 90 percent complete, Jim Roan, the project chairman, reported this week. The cost of the project is now at $110,627, paid by 52 donors and boosted by the City of Toledo, Tama County, Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce and local businesses.
Located on the east side of the Tama County Courthouse Square in downtown Toledo, the bandstand has provided a venue for community events, remembrances and entertainment through the years. It was built in 1938 by the City of Toledo.
Total donations now received total $144,105, which will be dedicated to wrapping up the work, Roan said.
Coming up in the spring the seven original lamps which lit the bandstand will return. They will be mounted on brick pillars set along the sidewalk on the north side of the bandstand. The bricks used for the pillars will match the Courthouse brick as does the new bandstand base.
New trees including red oak, elm and red buds will be planted and the bandstand floor will be refinished to wrap up the project.
Plaques recognizing all of the donors and one with the general contractors will be included on the light pillars Roan said.
Photo-
The newly renovated Bandstand on the Tama Courthouse Square in downtown Toledo is shown lit at night reflected by the early December snow. (Cathy Campbell-Currier photo)
