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Education

‘Thank You for a Great Summer’ from Tama County 4-H

TAMA COUNTY – Over 600 K-12th graders participated in summer 4-H programs in Tama County this year and we want to say thank you! We say a huge thank you to our partnerships with the Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Chelsea, Clutier and Garwin public libraries. Thank you to Tama County ...

The Stories of Our Lives

GLADBROOK – Each of us has unique life stories that are worth sharing. For those of us who were educated in the Gladbrook Community School, we share memories of people and places that hold special meaning. One of those places is the school’s old gym. While the Gladbrook School complex is ...

School planting progress continues at Tama-Toledo Christian School

TAMA – For anyone taking a stroll through the 600 block of Tama’s Oswego Street this summer, renovations on the old Catholic church by the nonprofit Tama-Toledo Christian School may appear to have stalled as of late but according to Rep. Dean Fisher, president of the school’s board of ...

Gladbrook High School Class of 1969 celebrates 55th class reunion

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Class of 1969 met at the Memorial Building in Gladbrook on Saturday night of Corn Carnival after having won first place float in the Grand Parade the night before. (Thank you, Ray!) A delicious dinner was furnished and served by Hometown Foods and a short business ...

G-R’s Shelby Janssen leads ‘Country School Day’

DYSART – The Dysart Historical Society’s annual Country School Day was held on Tuesday, July 23, and was another great success with the theme ‘An 1890”s Country School Day.’ Eleven girls and boys spent the day in an 1890s country school environment in the Historical Society’s ...

GMG iJAG specialist Brittany Raymond honored by national affiliate

GARWIN – GMG’s Brittany Raymond was recently recognized as an ‘Outstanding Specialist of the Year’ by Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) at the organization’s annual National Training Seminar held last month in Las Vegas, Nev. Raymond, who works as Green Mountain-Garwin CSD’s ...

‘It’s go time’

GLADBROOK – After successfully passing a resolution this past June to use approximately $8.9 million in sales tax bonds (SAVE) and cash-on-hand to fund much needed infrastructure updates and additions at the elementary school, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District is ready to ...

GMG bond referendum informational meetings set for July 30, Aug. 8 in Garwin

GARWIN – The Green Mountain-Garwin Community School District will host two community informational meetings as part of a possible November 2024 school bond referendum. The first meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 30, at the GMG Secondary building in the upper gym in Garwin, while ...

GMG inches closer to bond referendum commitment

GREEN MOUNTAIN – The GMG school board took one more baby step forward in the process required to put a bond referendum on the ballot this November to replace the district’s nearly century-old secondary building in Garwin. The bulk of the board’s regular meeting this past Monday evening ...