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Garwin News

GMG controls glass, handles Dunkerton

Following a heartbreaking one-point loss to Waterloo Christian on Tuesday, Jan. 3 GMG girls’ basketball was faced Thursday with an opportunity to get back on track. Dunkerton’s size would be an issue for the Wolverines, until it wasn’t — GMG controlled the glass for much of the ...

Garwin Lions provide free vision screening to preschoolers

The Garwin Lions Club has joined forces with the University of Iowa Kids Sight project to test children kindergarten age and younger for possible vision problems. Garwin Lions Club President Mike Polich said, “Mike Richardson had been in charge of the program with the Lions in the Tama, ...

Wolverines rally past Collins-Maxwell in divisional play

The GMG boys’ basketball team used a big fourth quarter to overtake Collins-Maxwell for a 72-71 win in last Friday’s Iowa Star South showdown. Four players scored in double figures for the Wolverines (3-3, 3-2), who outscored their guests 26-15 in the fourth for the narrow victory. Jabari ...

Grits and Gravy Hits the GMG Stage

A large group of GMG students worked hard the past few months to present the play “Grits and Gravy” on Nov. 19-20 at GMG Secondary in Garwin. The cast first struggled to juggle sports with the play, but later pulled it together and produced a good show for the community. “In my ...

Roughriders 4-H Club service project feeds 24 families

This year the Roughriders 4H Club had the opportunity to participate in a wonderful service project. With a grant from Iowa Select Farms and the Deb & Jeff Hansen Foundation, the club was able to provide 24 families with groceries. The packages included a pork loin, canned fruit and ...

Support for Garwin Public Library

Many in the community of Garwin give their time, talent, and treasure to support the invaluable resource that is the Garwin Public Library. Recently the library thanked those who do so on their Facebook page, writing “whether it be a case of cereal for snack time, toilet paper rolls, ...

GMG Robotics compete in Grundy Center as season nears end

It was another week and another competitive meet for GMG Robotics as the team made the trek north to Grundy Center for their penultimate competition of the regular season. While the team experienced a lackluster outing this weekend, dropping all five of their matches, Coach Andy Schaffer ...

Garwin’s Lincoln Savings Bank hosts holiday open house

The Lincoln Savings Bank in Garwin hosted their annual Holiday Open House on December 2. Delectable homemade kolaches and cookies were enjoyed by those attending. Pictured from left to right are Mary Snyder, David Christensen, Tom Christensen, Stacy Melton, Delbert Caloud and Jessica ...

Haunted Hallways

The Haunted Hallways is a unique event that GMG-Garwin Secondary School does every year. This year’s Haunted Hallways, held Oct. 31, was a success, with 195 visitors. The GMG Student Council raised $970. The student council planned the layout and themes for the first two floors of the ...

GMG Junior High XC finishes stellar season

The girls JH cross country team was second in the conference and was 14th at state this year. According to Coach Steve Farrell, the Rosedale twins were star athletes by helping recruit other people to join the team. Farrell said they promoted the team when it needed more runners. The best ...