GARWIN — Seven area men were presented with a Quilt of Valor during ceremonies on July 4th weekend. Originally scheduled for the Garwin City Park, the event was moved to the GMG Gym. The Central Iowa Quilt Sew-society was on hand to help with the presentations. The Quilts of Valor was the ...
GARWIN – The public is invited to attend a fundraiser for the William Saunders American Legion Post 71 in Garwin on August 19. The goal of the fundraiser is to raise at least $4,000 to help pay for roof repairs to the building. The fundraiser begins at 4 p.m., with live music and food from ...
CLIVE — Iowa’s newest $2 million Powerball winner says she’s looking forward to paying off her house and student loans and planning for retirement. But first, she hopes her sons will be winners with their entries at the local fair. “They’re taking the livestock to the county ...
Morningside University has named 146 students as Dimmitt Scholars in recognition of high academic distinction for the 2022-23 academic year including Jadyn A. Hessenius of Garwin. Dimmitt Scholars must be full-time students who have completed at least 45 credits of college work with a ...
GREEN MOUNTAIN – GMG’s school board has another new face among its directors’ ranks following a special meeting held on June 1. David Collins of Garwin was appointed during a meeting held last week Thursday to fill an open board seat left vacant following former board president Randy ...
GARWIN – On Saturday and Sunday, June 3-4, 2023, the Grand Reunion of the Ford Family will be held at the Community Center in Garwin, Iowa. Our ancestors first emigrated to Tama County in the fall of 1861 on land than now joins the town of Garwin. Milton and Adelaide Vincent "Addie" Ford, ...
PELLA – Andrew Collins, from Garwin, was one of 222 Central College students who were celebrated during Commencement 2023 on Saturday, May 13, in the P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium. Collins earned a bachelor's degree, majoring in Biology. Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private, four-year ...
GARWIN — GMG High School students were granted a unique opportunity to step outside of their traditional classrooms and learn more about the jobs they may be working in the future as part of the Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG) Career Exploration Day last Friday. The booths ...
Almost 500 people attended the GMG Donkey Basketball Fundraiser held on April 1, bringing in nearly $10,000 for the school’s activity fund. Dairyland Donkey Ball provided 15 donkeys. Five people were on each team. Alums, teachers, and current students played Donkey Ball. A highlight of ...
The History of Crime class attended a tour on March 14 of the Iowa Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigation Laboratory in Ankeny. The class left early that morning to embark on a scientific journey through crime investigation at the only lab in the whole state. The tour led the ...