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Education

Gladbrook Panthers circa 1940s reunite!

Gladbrook High School graduates gathered at the Memorial Building in Gladbrook recently for a reunion. Those deemed to have been Gladbrook’s graduates the longest were all from the 1940s. Carolyn Buck Goettch took top honors, having graduated in 1946. Right behind her were Pauline Wentzien ...

North Tama, Traer alumni reunion set for Aug. 11 and 12

TRAER – North Tama and Traer’s honored alumni will gather for a reunion on Friday and Saturday, August 11 and 12 during this year’s Winding Stairs Festival. Eight honored classes have been specially invited to attend the festivities including Traer’s class of 1953 (70 years) and ...

Welcome to Gladbrook!

GLADBROOK – Earlier this month on July 13, newly appointed G-R Superintendent Caleb Bonjour was officially introduced to the southern half of his consolidated school district during a ‘meet and greet’ held on his behalf at the Gladbrook Memorial Building. Bonjour — pronounced ...

Preserve summer bounty with Preserve the Taste of Summer courses

TOLEDO – Summer is coming, and many families are growing home gardens. Preserving your garden’s summer bounty is a great way to enjoy your home-grown produce year-round – as long as you don’t serve food borne illness, like botulism, with your home-preserved foods, say specialists with ...

Ellsworth Community College announces spring graduates

IOWA FALLS – Eighty-six students have completed all requirements of their respective degree programs as of the end of the Spring 2023 semester and are now graduates of Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls including Jada Schlampp of Reinbeck. These graduates were honored with their ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck Back to School registration dates, fees announced

Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School parents will receive “mail-in” registration information for the 2023-2024 school year via the US Postal Service around July 15, 2023. This packet will include information on how to register school-aged children. For the 2023-2024 School Year, parents may ...

G-R to hold Superintendent Meet & Greet July 13 in Gladbrook

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District will hold a Superintendent Meet & Greet with incoming superintendent Caleb Bonjour in Gladbrook on Thursday, July 13 beginning at 5:30 p.m. ahead of the scheduled school board meeting set for 6:30 p.m. Both the meet & ...

G-R’s Strohbehn accepts summer externship at Collins Aerospace

CEDAR FALLS – Gladbrook-Reinbeck educator Jennifer Strohbehn is one of 82 teachers participating in the 2023 Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program, which provides teachers the opportunity to work at local STEM businesses, nonprofits, government services and other workplaces to gain work ...

Reinbeck Class of 1973 celebrates 50 years

REINBECK – The Reinbeck High School class of 1973 held their 50th Reunion during the Fourth of July week. They met at Barlea Roots Event Center outside of Reinbeck on July 1 for a social hour and sit down meal. Twenty-five of the remaining 46 classmates were able to attend. They journeyed ...

Boesen graduates from Kirkwood Community College

CEDAR RAPIDS – The 2023 Kirkwood Community College Commencement Ceremony was held on Saturday, May 13, at 10 a.m. at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in downtown Cedar Rapids. Congratulations to all the Kirkwood graduates. The following are graduates from your local area. ...