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 ...
GARWIN – Seven Tama County area men were presented with a Quilt of Valor on Wednesday, July 3, as part of the July 4 Freedom Days celebration held in Garwin. Members of the Central Iowa Quilt Sew-ciety were on hand to help with the presentation of the quilts. These men were honored for ...
MARSHALLTOWN – Darts is probably best known as a game that friends enjoy over drinks at their favorite local watering hole, and while that description is certainly apt, it’s also become a big-money competition with a growing level of popularity among players young, old and in between. ...
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 ...
Thank you to Tama-Grundy Publishing correspondent Margaret Thomsen for her excellent coverage of this year's spectacular Garwin Freedom Days!
GARWIN — Lilly Bru, Iowa’s 2024 Pork Queen, was the featured speaker at the Garwin Lions June 13 meeting. Bru is the daughter of Laura and Ryan Bru, of rural Gladbrook, where the family is engaged in row-crop farming. She was elected the Iowa Pork Queen in January of 2024. The selection ...
Sun Courier note: This article was first published in the July issue of the Iowa Cattlemen Magazine. It is being republished here with permission from the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Abe Dieleman has joined the Iowa Cattlemen's Association (ICA) as the legislative ...
GARWIN – From lawn mower races staged through the downtown to a barbeque contest, hog roast, kiddie tractor pull, fireworks, and more, Garwin’s annual Freedom Days festival features something for everyone! The two-day event sponsored by the Garwin Enrichment League will kick off on ...
Four little words, one huge promise. That’s the premise of a new children’s book written by Garwin native Missi Nielsen Goldson. The book, “My Five Finger Promise” is a work of delightful poetry based on the Bible verse, Deuteronomy 31:6. The verse states, “Be strong and courageous. ...
GARWIN – During Monday night’s meeting, the GMG school board voted unanimously to hire design-build firm SitelogIQ as part of the district's efforts to put a bond referendum — likely in the amount of $11.65 million — on the November 2024 ballot with the goal of replacing the ...