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Gladbrook News

Gladbrook Veterans Day Services

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary will be hosting a Veterans Day Service at Westbrook Acres on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. Gladbrook Unit Americanism Chairman Lisa Reinard will be conducting the service. Pianist Sue Koster will be playing patriotic music. All veterans ...

13th annual Kids Shopping Day set for Dec. 13 

GLADBROOK – Gladbrook area churches and organizations are working together to create an opportunity for our area children to “shop” this Christmas season on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 9 a.m. to noon at Peach Church. With items that are donated by the community we will create a ...

GMG superintendent stops by Gladbrook ALA meeting

GLADBROOK – October is Education month for the Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary. Chris Petersen, GMG’s shared superintendent with Baxter, was the featured speaker. He shared about his educational background of 20 years – all in small school districts – as well as news regarding ...

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 … ...