Both the Gladbrook-Reinbeck and Green Mountain-Garwin high schools held Commencement for the Class of 2022 this past Sunday, May 15, in their respective gymnasiums. A separate story by Margaret Thomsen detailing GMG’s ceremony will be featured in next week’s edition of the Sun ...
It’s not often that a high school student will earn a college degree before receiving his/her high school diploma, but fifty area seniors are on track to do just that. Earning your high school diploma may seem like a common accomplishment. The fact that such a high number of area high ...
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces a record high 31 schools qualified for the Carrie Chapman Catt Award this school year. The award goes to schools that register at least 90 percent of their eligible students to vote. Nearly 3,400 high school students registered this year in ...
In a fitting end to the nationwide celebration that was Stewardship Week 2022 and in honor of the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day, a pair of ‘tree elves’ from the Tama County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) office – conservation assistant Melody Bro and ...
Students at Gladbrook-Reinbeck were presented with the task of putting together four new grills at Elmwood Park after Sue Buskohl from the Reinbeck Park Board noticed the olde ones, which date back to the 1960s, had been falling over and were in need of being fixed. After a conversation about ...
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary Principal Shaun Lehmann (center) pictured with members of both the Reinbeck American Legion Post #242 and the Reinbeck Legion Auxiliary. Each year the students of G-R help the Legion set up the Avenue of Flags at the Reinbeck cemetery for Memorial Day and place ...
After spending more than three decades in the classroom at GMG Community School District helping young children learn to read and write, retired teacher Sue Ewoldt opened a new chapter in her career by self-publishing a 30-page children’s book, “Huxley and Howard.” Ewoldt shared her ...
RiLynn Bergmann Family: Tiffany & Zach Buchheit, Andy Bergmann, siblings Maddie Bergmann, Nevada Buchheit, Lane, Ryder, & JB Buchheit, Connor Engel (SO) & Greyson Engel (Son) Future Plans: Attend Hawkeye, then transfer to a 4 year and get my Bachelor’s in General ...
The Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), in partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), is celebrating Stewardship Week from April 24 – May 1. The theme of the week is titled “Healthy Soil: Healthy Life.” Our health and well-being are ...
Community members will have an opportunity to check out the work of Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s speech performers at an upcoming Speech Showcase night on April 1 beginning at 7 p.m. The event will feature performances from G-R’s Musical Theatre, Improv and Reader’s Theatre teams as well as ...