By Margaret Thomsen Six GMG Junior High Students participated in the Marion Middle School Honor Band in Cedar Rapids on January 16. The instrumentalists were selected by director nomination. The students spent the day practicing with guest conductors. There were two concerts in the evening ...
January has seemed to go by in a flurry of books, parties, and coffee here at the Gladbrook Library. We celebrated National Popcorn Day on January 19th. The popcorn Olympics began by a reading of If You Take a Mouse to The Movies. The games began after that. There were many different winners of ...
By Margaret Thomsen The GMG High School Jazz Band participated in a Jazz Band Festival at Vinton on January 25. Sponsor of the event is the Iowa High School Music Association. The students earned a I rating. Playing the tenor sax, Chelsea Hurd was featured during the ballad, “After ...
The Gladbrook Legion/Auxiliary January meeting was postponed last week due to frigid temperatures until Monday, January 25. Then Mother Nature surprised many with 2-3 inches of snow that afternoon with almost blizzard conditions, but Bob Knaack and Terry Schmitz had the soup made and the ...
AMES, Iowa - More than 8,370 Iowa State University undergraduates have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2015 fall semester Dean’s List. Students named to the Dean’s List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while ...
Linda Betsinger McCann will be speaking at Maple Manor in Aplington on Wednesday, January 27, at 6:30 p.m. about the Civilian Conservation Corps. She is currently researching this topic and welcomes pictures and memories that might be included in the book. She will have copies of all her books ...
Luther College Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Daniel Baldwin, will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at the Waterloo West High School Auditorium in Waterloo, Iowa. Luther College senior Casey Tecklenburg of Dysart, Iowa, is a percussionist in the orchestra.The concert is open to ...
The Gladbrook Women’s Club met for their regular meeting at Independent Living Thursday, January 14th at 1:30 p.m. President Shirley Young opened the meeting and gave us some history on the Women’s Club which is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. She then introduced Beth Wegner, ...
I think I’ve sent out thanks to all the people who donated over the past couple months, but if I have forgotten anyone forgive me and thank you. We had over $500 in cash donations alone. That is why I always call our library ‘The Community Library” we have so much community support. I ...
Claire Handorf graciously hosted Alpha’s Christmas gathering on December 8, 2015; Lynn Handorf was our helpful concierge for the afternoon. Curious members brought beautifully wrapped books from their home library collections, not sure what awaited them. The Program Committee quickly stored ...