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United Methodist Women

Maxine opened the meeting with devotions and a prayer. Fall decorations were the theme on the tables. Rose Mary and Barbara Strohbehn served cherry and spice bars with apple cider, coffee, and tea. June introduced the guest speaker, Fran Mueller from Self Help, Waverly. An organization ...

Junior Auxiliary

The Gladbrook Juniors met on Sun., Sept. 25th, for their annual family kick-off potluck. 3rd District Jr. President Kayla Vavroch gave the prayer. The Juniors with the help of the their mothers made Halloween pumpkin favors for the residents of the Iowa Veterans Home. They also renewed ...

Postal carriers recognized by Postal Service

Gladbrook-Garwin rural carriers Dave Jackley (left) and Scott Thede (right) were recognized last week by the Postal Service for dedication to their customers and reliable attendance over their many years of service with the Post Office. Dave and Scott have saved up hundreds of hours of sick ...

Modern Homemakers

The Modern Homemakers met on August 9th at the Brew House in Marshalltown for noon luncheon, eleven members were present. Janet Abbe was hostess and she treated us to cheesecake after lunch. The Modern Homemakers September meeting was held September 13 at the Garwin Library with Elaine Upah as ...

Busch Family Reunion

The annual Busch Reunion was held Sunday, September 18, 2016 at the Meskwaki Casino Buffet with 24 present. Oldest was Marj Luethje and youngest was Kai Upah, 8-month old son of Jamie and Lonnie Upah. Two deaths were noted, Marvin Ohrt of Clutier and Loren Luethje of Gladbrook. Towns ...

Alpha Study Club

The first meeting of the Alpha Study Club year was hosted by the social committee; Deb Wentzien, Rose Russell, Avriel Koester, Shirley Swenson, Shirley Young and Pauline Flamme at the United Methodist Church on Tuesday September 13. President Pat Goos shared a quote by Dr. Seuss; “Fill Your ...

Grundy County Farm Crawl & harvest dinner Oct. 2

Support local agriculture by joining us for a day filled with fun and education. Start the afternoon off by visiting four local farms for a self-guided tour of Grundy County agriculture. Learn how local producers grow your food, produce Christmas trees, provide for and care for livestock ...

REC meeting

Thursday evening, September 8th, the Grundy County REC conducted its 80th Annual Meeting at the Grundy Center Community Center. An audience of about 175 people was in attendance.President, Jason Paper, of Conrad conducted the business meeting. Kevin Pruisner, Dike; Ben Espenscheid, Traer; and ...

Grundy County Bible reading marathon

What a joy and a privilege it has been to have been a part of such an historic event this past week. Approximately 77 people representing several different Christian denominations came together during the 6 day event at the Grundy County Courthouse. From the Chamber of Commerce beautiful gazebo ...