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Gladbrook News

Gladbrook Community Kids Club recent volunteer outings

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Community Kids Club recently donated food to the Northwest Tama County Food Pantry (left photo). The club also prepared and blessed backpacks for Orphan Grain Train with help from Pastor Gideon Gallo (right photo).

Local churches seeking applications for 2025 Christmas Family Project

GLADBROOK – The Northwest Tama County Churches serving Gladbrook, Green Mountain, and Lincoln communities are again hosting the Christmas Family Project Boxes and Gifts. If a family is in need of a food box and/or gifts for their children this Christmas season, please request an application ...

Gladbrook Women’s Club holds October meeting

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Women's Club held its monthly membership meeting on October 9, 2025, at the Methodist Church. Our program was Quilting by Connie Lovelady. Connie brought many samples of quilts from small to large, old and new, and so many patterns and materials. Co-President ...

Learning ignited!

Local fire departments helped ignite learning among students at both Gladbrook-Reinbeck and GMG last week as part of Fire Prevention Week. On Friday, Oct. 10, Reinbeck Fire and EMS stopped by the elementary and Little Rebels Learning Center campuses in Reinbeck, while Gladbrook Fire & ...

Acre of dreams

GLADBROOK – While the topic of the evening was billed as a chance to learn more about high tunnel production, Tama County Women, Land & Legacy’s (WLL) 53rd event held in late September at Ryan and Jamie Madison’s Mad Acre Farms (MAF) in rural Gladbrook went far beyond the hoop house ...

Community to host G-R school board candidate forum

GLADBROOK – A community-led candidate forum for those running in the November 2025 election for the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Board of Education has been set for Thursday, Oct. 23, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the upper level of the Gladbrook Theatre. “This is your chance to hear from the candidates … ...

Local congregations participate in 2025 CROP Hunger Walk

The Northwest Tama County Ministerial Association hosted the annual CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, Oct. 5. There were 19 participants and church members donated over $735. The funds that are collected go to Church World Service (CWS) with 25% donated to the local food pantry. CWS helps people in ...

Kids Shopping Day set for Saturday, Dec. 13

GLADBROOK – The 13th annual Kid’s Shopping Day (KSD) will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Peace Church. The event’s organizers ask everyone to please remember the KSD shoppers as you do your fall downsizing. Organizers are in need of lots of gifts for all ages ...

Gladbrook Women’s Club September News

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Women's Club met on Sept. 11, with our program being presented by Tami McLean, “The Bra Lady.” She talked about how to get a good fitting bra and how to take care of it to make it last. Roll Call was answered by 16 members and four guests by telling where they ...

DATE UPDATED: Gladbrook Auxiliary to meet Monday, Oct. 13

GLADBROOK – The next Gladbrook Auxiliary meeting will be on Monday, Oct. 13, at 1:30 p.m. at the Memorial Building (please note the date correction). GMG Superintendent Chris Petersen will be the speaker since October is Education month. You may pick up the Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes ...