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Gladbrook News

Come and join us for Good Friday Services

GLADBROOK – There will be a Community Good Friday Service at Westbrook Acres on Friday, April 18, at 2 p.m. The service will be conducted by the Northwest Tama County Ministerial Association. Lisa Koester of Chapel Church is coordinating the service. There will be a time of fellowship ...

Alpha Study Club March minutes

GLADBROOK – Alpha Study Club met at Peace Church on March 25, 2025, with Sue Storjohann as hostess. President Deb Wentzien opened the meeting with a reading on "Right Hand, Left Hand." We also played right hand, left hand passing around a wrapped gift while following Deb's instructions. The ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck NHS inducts 13 new members

REINBECK – At 7:30 p.m. on March 25, 2025, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Chapter of the National Honor Society met with family and friends to induct its 13 new members. The ceremony was introduced by the faculty advisor, Jennifer Strohbehn. After a brief introduction, the returning members read ...

‘Nova’ beginnings

GLADBROOK – Two days after the spring equinox, the vibes were all spring last Saturday afternoon at TF Clydesdales in rural Gladbrook as the youngest generation frolicked with the farm’s newest member – a filly aptly named Nova, Latin for ‘new.’ The farm, located northeast of ...

Gladbrook Community Foundation 2025 grant applications due April 25

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Community Foundation is pleased to announce they are now accepting grant applications from area non-profit groups for the 2025 grant cycle. The Foundation accepts and disburses contributions exclusively for educational, cultural, charitable, or benevolent purposes ...

Gladbrook Auxiliary meeting set for April 14

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary will meet on Monday, April 14, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Memorial Building. Hostesses are Dinny Nielsen and Jolene Denbow.

Gladbrook Senior Citizens Dinner set for April 10

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Senior Citizens dinner will be held on Thursday, April 10, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Memorial Building. The Gladbrook Women’s Club will be serving. Call Jeanne to make reservations at 641-751-2039 or for a delivery.

‘Sometimes the basketball just doesn’t bounce your way on the rim’

DES MOINES – Basketball has motivated a tight-knit group of Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior athletes from a young age. The game can take as much as it gives, though, and that pain was visited on the Rebels in their Class 1A state semifinal on Thursday, March 13. G-R made just one of 13 shot ...

‘When six-on-six girls’ basketball packed Iowa gyms’

MARSHALLTOWN – From Gladbrook to the former Southeast Marshall County (SEMCO) to Maynard — former players, referees and fans recalled the excitement of girls’ six-on-six basketball in Iowa on March 11 at the Mowry-Irvine Mansion in Marshalltown. The memories of epic contests in local ...