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Gladbrook News

Gladbrook to host 27th annual tree lighting festivities Dec. 4

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook community will kick-off the holiday season with the 27th annual Christmas Tree Lighting Festivities, which will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 4, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. It will also be the lighting of the 19th Festival of Trees in the City Center. The theme is “Barnyard ...

Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary hosts Community Veterans Day program

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary hosted a Community Veterans Day Program at Westbrook Acres on Monday, Nov. 11. The ALA Americanism Chairman Lisa Reinhard started the service stating, “Today we commemorate the Armistice marking the end of the fighting between ...

MidAmerican Energy donates $20K to local first responders

GLADBROOK – In the wake of a highly successful wind turbine safety training that took place this past August in the Vienna Wind Farm’s footprint south of Gladbrook, MidAmerican Energy has made separate donations worth $10,000 each to two local first responder groups. Gladbrook Fire and ...

Kids Shopping Day coming soon!

GLADBROOK – Gladbrook’s 12th annual Kids Shopping Day is right around the corner. The special shopping day for kids is Saturday, Dec. 14, from 9 a.m. to noon at Peace Church. Kids Shopping Day is a community effort to honor Jesus on His birthday by serving the children and families in ...

Community Thanksgiving Service set for Nov. 24 at Westbrook Acres

GLADBROOK – The Northwest Tama County Ministerial Association is hosting a Community Thanksgiving Service at Westbrook Acres on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 2 p.m. Thanksgiving is a time for friends and family to gather to give thanks for the abundance in our lives and celebrating the spirit of ...

Veterans, families invited to pork loin supper on Nov. 18

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary cordially invites all area veterans and widow of veterans as well as their families to a pork loin supper at the Gladbrook Memorial Building on Monday, Nov. 18, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Guest speakers will be the State & 3rd District ...

Tama County American Legion, Auxiliary hold memorial service

GLADBROOK – The Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary held a Memorial Service at their county meeting in Gladbrook on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Lorraine Vileta, center, Tama County Vice-President/Chaplain led the memorial service with Maurice McWhirter reading the deceased Legionnaires names and ...

​​Rebels flee past Kee, 62-30

GLADBROOK — A consistent Gladbrook-Reinbeck offense eventually overwhelmed Kee, 62-30, in a first-round 8-man playoff game at The Pit in Gladbrook last Friday evening. “We executed pretty much everything we wanted to do offensively,” G-R head coach John Olson said. “Very efficient, ...