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Gladbrook News

Happy 104 Years!

The Gladbrook Auxiliary hosted a birthday party for the Gladbrook Legion Post #127 on March 20. Members were welcomed by President Jeanne Paustian who stated that the American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service to veterans, ...

Gladbrook Greats: 1962 Gladbrook Panther Football

This article is dedicated to the memory of Tom Street who passed away in 2013. Tom was a great teammate and an even better friend. Expectations were high as the Gladbrook football squad approached their 1962 season. Coming off an Iowa River Valley Conference (IRVC) championship, the ...

Gladbrook Womens’ Club News

The Gladbrook Womens’ Club met at Spankys on Thursday, March 16. Co-President Joan introduced our speakers from Cedar Valley Hospice. They shared information about the services and programs that they provide. Following the program the meeting was called to order with 14 members answering, ...

Sun-Print archives now accessible by public in City Centre

After spending years in a back storage room at the Tama-Grundy Publishing office in downtown Tama, the Northern Sun-Print archives are back in the community of Gladbrook and open to the public. In early October of last year, bound annuals of the Northern Sun-Print, Gladbrook Tama Northern, ...

Gladbrook Greats: 1961 Gladbrook Panthers Football

On a cool November night, the lights shown down on Wentzien Athletic Field in Gladbrook as the 1961 Gladbrook Panther football team ran on to the gridiron to play the final game of their undefeated season. The Traer-Clutier Redhawks provided the opposition. Like most communities, Gladbrook ...

Learning the legislature

Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior Henry Mussig can still remember the day when, as a fifth grader, he and his classmates took a trip to the Senate chambers at the Iowa Capitol during a legislative session, and a tour guide pointed out a high school student who was serving as a page. “She said ...

Gladbrook Womens’ Club News: February

The Gladbrook Womens’ Club met on February 9 with 16 members answering, “What are your plans for Valentine’s Day.” The minutes of the January meeting were read and the treasurer’s report was given. Both were approved. The Corresponding Secretary reported that she sent a ...

Gladbrook Community Calendar

Senior Citizens Dinner The first Senior Citizens Dinner of the new year will be held on Friday, March 17, beginning at 11:30 a.m., hosted by the Gladbrook United Methodist Women at the church. Call Jeanne to make reservations at 641-751-2039 or 473-2843. Gladbrook Legion Birthday ...

Gladbrook’s Hatch named to Dean’s List at Luther College

Kerrigan Hatch, Luther College junior of Gladbrook, Iowa, has been named to the 2022 fall semester Dean’s List. Luther College’s Fall 2022 Dean’s List includes 652 students; 134 first-years, 124 sophomores, 170 juniors and 224 seniors. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must ...

Gladbrook Kids Club makes a difference at home and beyond

The Gladbrook Community Kids Club completed two projects in February including decorating and delivering cookies to shut-ins, and constructing hygiene kits to be distributed via Orphan Grain Train www.ogt.org. Kids Club meets monthly and is open to all in grades 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in the ...