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Gladbrook News

Gladbrook Senior Citizens Dinner set for July 14

The Gladbrook Senior Citizens Dinner will be held on Friday, July 14, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Memorial Building. The Gladbrook Auxiliary will be hosting. Call Jeanne to make reservations at 641-751-2039 – dining in or deliveries.

Tama County Fair set for July 10-16

GLADBROOK – Each July, over 200 4-H and FFA members enter their exhibits at the Tama County Fair. Ribbons and trophies are earned. Even more important, goals are met, lessons are learned and friendships are made. The Tama County Livestock and Fair Association invites you to come to the ...

Murty, DeWitt crowned 2023 Little Mr. and Little Miss Corn Carnival

GLADBROOK – Nine Little Mr. and Little Miss Corn Carnival candidates confidently presented themselves to the community gathered on the north end of the city park last Thursday evening as part of the first night of the 101st annual Gladbrook Corn Carnival’s festivities. With help from ...

2023 Handorf Reunion held in Gladbrook

The 88th annual reunion of the descendants of Frederick and Bertha Handorf was held on Sunday, June 11, at the Gladbrook Memorial Building at 11:30 am with 24 members present. We were glad to meet in person as virtual meetings were held in 2020 and 2021, and we skipped 2022 due to a family ...

John and Pat Claussen named 2023 Corn Carnival Grand Marshalls

GLADBROOK — The Gladbrook Commercial Club has named John and Pat Claussen as the Grand Marshalls of the 2023 Grand Parade. The parade will take place on Friday, June 16 at 6:30 p.m. The choice has met with overwhelming support from community members on the Gladbrook Corn Carnival Facebook ...

An eventful Memorial Day

GLADBROOK – Words of expressions that one shows and feels for their fallen servicemen and veterans during the Memorial weekend are expressed by the laying of flowers, wreaths, symbolic flags, pictures and gifts. This is what me, my family and cousin were doing at Crystal ...

Hardy Reading Council donates to Gladbrook Library

For several years, the Hardy Reading Council, an affiliate of the Iowa Reading Association, has been recognizing one local public library a year with a monetary donation. Recently Joy Reinert, representing the Hardy Reading Council, presented Bonnie Raum-Murty with a check for $100 for the ...

101st Gladbrook Corn Carnival kicks off Thursday with new roots

GLADBROOK – Gladbrook’s 101st annual Corn Carnival kicks off this week on Thursday, June 15 and runs through Sunday with some new, some old, and some different offerings in line with the 2023 theme ‘Growing New Roots,’ according to event organizers. Corn Carnival Committee board ...