GLADBROOK – Caleb Bonjour has been on somewhat of an apology tour lately. The Gladbrook-Reinbeck superintendent – who has only helmed the district since July of this year – recently spent a considerable amount of time examining the fractured relationship that exists between the two ...
GLADBROOK – On December 11, 2023, three council members and the mayor were sworn in at the regular Gladbrook city council meeting. Michele Barnes was appointed to fill the vacant council seat for two years until that seat is up for election in 2025. In November, Scott Schmidt and Wayne Nekola ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Junior Auxiliary performed a Candlelight Christmas Program for the Post & Unit on Dec. 13. After the dinner, the girls acted out the play, “The Good News Flash.” The Chief of the “Bethlehem Times” had a hunch that something big was happening in Bethlehem. ...
On December 14 the Gladbrook Womens’ Club met at the Cedar Falls Womens’ Club Victorian House in downtown Cedar Falls. The manager, Mary Schwake, told of the history of the house and how the Womens’ Club came to purchase it. We were able to wander the house and check out all the nooks and ...
GLADBROOK – Wow, the 11th Kids Shopping Day was a huge success. The weather was very nice for December. The shoppers were lined up and ready to make out their shopping list for their loved ones long before 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, at Peace Church. We are just amazed at how the ...
TRAER – With much of her family by her side, Gladbrook native Ruth (née Redfearn) Rasmussen – longtime Traer resident and founder of the town’s famed Salt & Pepper Shaker Gallery – celebrated her 100th birthday last Saturday at Sunrise Hill Care and Rehab Center. While she ...
GLADBROOK – A Reinbeck woman has been charged with using her position as a caregiver to defraud the elderly. On Dec. 5, Andrea Nicole Raffield, 41, of Reinbeck was arrested by the Tama County Sheriff’s Dept. in Gladbrook on multiple warrants. Raffield made an initial appearance that same ...
GLADBROOK – The Peace Church congregation would like to invite everyone to our Candlelight Christmas Eve Service on Dec. 24, at 5 p.m. in the beautifully decorated sanctuary. The Senior Choir will be singing “Born To Set Us Free” and the handbells will be playing “Joy to the World.” ...
GLADBROOK – On November 9 Jeff Ulch presented a program to the Gladbrook Womens’ Club on his artifacts and archaeological items in his collection. He told of his adventures in finding them and some history and stories behind the different items. Following the program Co-President Joan ...
GLADBROOK – Gladbrook’s 26th tree lighting was held on Wednesday, Nov. 29. It was a calm clear winter night. Young and old alike really enjoyed the “Gingerbread Christmas” theme. The upper level of the City Center was alive with the laughter of children as they visited Santa Claus ...