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Gladbrook News

G-R boys turn up the tempo

With an accomplished 2020-21 season under their belt and in the rearview, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys basketball team are ready to roll into 2022. The Rebels concluded a four-loss season in a heartbreaking Substate Championship game against South Winneshiek, just a few points shy of the state ...

Santa Sacks taking shape in Gladbrook

The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary members met on Nov. 29 to make popcorn balls for the Santa Sacks. The group made 400 balls. June Klinefelter made caramel corn for the Westbrook Acres Santa Sacks. The Santa Sacks were handed out at the Gladbrook Tree Lighting by Santa Claus in the ...

Hansen Foundation donates pork snacks for Iowa students

With one in eight Iowa children facing food insecurity, Iowa Select Farms, under the leadership of the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation, are driving the change to help end childhood hunger. Through the Power Snack program, Iowa Select Farms employees will be giving ham and bread coupons, along ...

Rebels working to build team identity

After finishing 9-11 and being ushered out of the 2020 Class 1A playoffs in the second round, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels girls basketball team are in search of some wins. New head coach Amber Gerringer hopes she can help the team find what they’re looking for. Gerringer is in her first ...

G-R, Rasmussen family host exchange student

For the 2021-2022 school year, Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School is hosting an exchange student for the second year in a row. Maria Bollo Fernandez from Seville, Spain is staying in Reinbeck with her host family, Kyle, Tiffany and Andrew Rasmussen. She is seventeen years old and arrived in Iowa on ...

Good neighbor deed for Oettchen Family

Friends and neighbors assembled on Saturday, Nov. 6 north of Gladbrook at the farm of the late Brandon Oettchen to harvest his corn. The soybeans had been combined earlier. The 70 some acres of corn was taken out in about four hours. Jared Denbow and Jim Osborn ran their combines without ...

Third time’s the charm

Later this month Gladbrook-Reinbeck will have the honor of being represented in the Iowa High School All-State Band for the first time in more than 10 years. On Oct. 23 Rebels junior Wesley Latchman traveled to Hampton-Dumont High School to participate in the All-State auditions, a process ...

Kids Shopping Day coming soon to Gladbrook

Gladbrook’s 9th Kids Shopping Day is right around the corner. The special shopping day for kids is Sat., Dec. 11th, from 9-noon at Peace Church. Kids Shopping Day is a community-wide effort to honor Jesus on His birthday by serving the children and families in the area. The planning team ...

Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary News

The Gladbrook Legion Auxiliary met on Monday evening, September 13 as President Jeanne Paustian held her annual Program Planning Session with officers, committee chairman and members present to get the 2021-22 year started. Dues were collected and a light meal was served. The meeting was opened ...