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G-R Board Encourages YES Vote on “Public Measure E”

Reinbeck, Iowa – October 17, 2019 - With the November school election quickly approaching, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District’s Board of Education has taken decisive action to make it clear to the public that they are encouraging a YES vote on Public Measure E, also known as ...

Looking Back ~ From the Archives of the Reinbeck Courier-By Laura Beard

10 YEARS AGO NOV. 5, 2009 Miracle on Main Street is decorated for the 11th annual “Miracle On Main” to be held Nov. 13. Angela Wrage, G-R student, has attained the highest individual honor and has been selected as a member of 2009 All State Band. Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Sedlmayr will ...

Looking Back ~ From the Archives of the Reinbeck Courier-By Laura Beard

10 YEARS AGO OCT. 29, 09 Steve Barnes Scholarship to aid G-R students who enroll at Luther College. Mr. & Mrs. Gary Thede will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary at a later date with a family trip. Farrah Meester & Jason Arnold were married August 1 at Pleasant Valley Reformed ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Treats – are they for me or for you?

I buy him treats because I can. My teenager who now looks down on me by about eight inches. My teenager who thinks he doesn’t need his mom anymore, and he’s probably mostly correct. Sigh. So I surprise him with treats. Small things I know he likes. I leave them in places where he will ...

Laity Reflection: Our Witness Depends on our Trust in God

Last time I wrote we considered the powerful miracle of the Pentecost story. We listened to it from Luke’s perspective in Luke 24:45-49. 44  “Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses ...

Looking Back

30 Years Ago October 13, 1989 It is National Fire Prevention Week. During the Coronation Ceremony for GMG the 1989 Homecoming King was Brandon Yilek and the Homecoming Queen was Shawnda Hayes. Gov. Terry Branstad signed a proclamation declaring October 1-7 as National 4-H Week. A new ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Treats – are they for me or for you?

I buy him treats because I can. My teenager who now looks down on me by about eight inches. My teenager who thinks he doesn’t need his mom anymore, and he’s probably mostly correct. Sigh. So I surprise him with treats. Small things I know he likes. I leave them in places where he will ...