Exhibitor Jane Sass of Gladbrook brought her collection of Schnauzer collectibles to the 2024 Corn Carnival Collectors Fair held on Thursday, June 13 in the Memorial Building. PHOTO BY PAULINE FLAMME

GLADBROOK – On June 13. 2024, the annual Gladbrook Corn Carnival Collectors Fair was held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Gladbrook Memorial Building. Nineteen exhibitors had their unique collections on display for the public to view.

In addition to many local exhibitors, the fair also drew exhibitors from Clemons, Marshalltown, and Des Moines.

Ten dollars in Gladbrook Trade dollars were drawn; the adult winner was Betty Schmitz and the youth winner was Stetson Weuve.

2024 Corn Carnival Collectors Fair exhibitors list

-Gladbrook Methodist Women: religious items from past years

Kathy Gethmann Anderson’s colorful collection of hats and hat boxes was one of 19 displays this year at the 2024 Gladbrook Corn Carnival Collectors Fair held on Thursday, June 13 in the Memorial Building. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

-Harold McKinney: 60 years of woodworking

-Linda Haack: china animals and old toys

-Morgan Brown: vinyl records

-Kristi Reed: music boxes

-Dale Haack: John Deere “harvest” toys

-Jackson Gienger, age 8: rocks

-Pauline Flamme: puzzles

-Mary Jefferson: ladies’ gloves, night lights, and donkey salt and pepper shakers

-Mackenzie Brown: dice and dragons

-Jane Sass: Schnauzer dogs

-Jeff Ulch: agates, geodes, and petrified wood from central Iowa

-Chris Compton: horses

-Dana Brown: tatting, glass baskets, and tumblers

-Betty Schmitz: Rath Packing memorabilia

-Kathy Gethmann Anderson: hats and hat boxes

-Keith Poling: advertising caps

-Melanie Wagner: vintage hairdressing items

-Michael McHenry, age 8: LEGOs

The 2024 Collectors Fair Committee included Karen Handorf, Pauline Flamme, and Dana Brown. We thank everyone who came to enjoy the collections as well as the contributors themselves. Looking forward to another year. Remember three items make a collection. We’d appreciate it if you thought of sharing yours next year!