Dear Editor,In last week's newspaper, Linda Reardon-Lowry made reference to Superintendent Mathis allocating 40% of his time (16 hours per week) to the GR district. Nothing could be further from the truth. In my 36 years of teaching, I have worked for a total of 9 superintendents in two ...
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District Election Results (Unofficial Results) Linda Reardon-Lowry - 850 Eric Sieh - 1042 Matt Wyatt - 1036 Lisa Swanson - 1016 Anne Boyer - 1014 Write In - Ashley Steven - 785 Write In - Ryan Bru - 785 Write In - Clark Gamble - 786 Number of Voters ...
The 5th annual “Kids Shopping Day” is being planned for Sat., Dec. 12th, 9-12:30 p.m. The Christmas Store at Peace Church kids will be able to choose just the right gifts for their family absolutely free. While you are fall sorting or downsizing just remember that we need gently used or ...
Tama County Supervisors met Tuesday morning, September 8, instead of Monday, due to Labor Day falling on Monday. Larry Vest was absent. County Engineer Lyle Brehm gave a road report stating bridge work was progressing as well as the grading project east of the city of Vining. The grading ...
We are in the first week of September and we are still mowing grass every 5-7 days. Everyone's yards are looking great with the green grass and fall flowers all over town.It was 50 years ago last week that Jo and I had the honor of standing up with our very good friends, Merlyn and Connie ...
Dear Editor and G-R Fans,As I write this letter, I'm making plans for the 4-B Tollbooth Ticket for Friday, the last day of a great first week of school. I'm bringing back Friday Reflections because it's always important for us to look back and reflect on what we've done so we can decide how to ...
Dear Editor,We are indeed G-R.I think there are a great many reasons why we should vote to support the Gladbrook Reinbeck School District. We had a 97% graduation rate in 2014 (2015 is not yet available to me). We have 88% of our students go on to higher educationeither 2 or 4 year degrees. ...
Dear Citizens,The purpose of this editorial is to share information with the valued taxpayers of the Gladbrook-Reinbeck School District. In an effort to encourage transparency and accountability, my intent is to share the happenings in the district to those unable to attend recent district ...
Dear Editor,Just the Facts Ma'amWith the school board elections just around the corner, here's a list of decisions the current G-R School Board members have made over the last year. When deciding which candidates to cast your vote for, keep in mind some of these decisions. The future of G-R is ...
Dear Editor:It was great to see the school bustling with excitement at open house on the 19th. Many who had seen the mountains of books still piled on my students' desks on Monday looked with amazement that I had created an inviting space for 4-B kids. I can't wait to get started.Weather, work ...