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Gilmore City is a
beautiful city in all seasons. Surrounding crop lands
engulf the city in green each spring and summer,
affording beautiful vistas in all directions. The sights
and smells of autumn are strong as the leaves of the crops
fade to a warm brown and the many trees of the city turn
brilliant hues of reds, oranges and yellows. Winter
brings sunny days as snow paints a brilliant white over the
town. And the friendly citizens of Gilmore City are
always here to greet you!
INCENTIVE
FOR FAMILIES
Gilmore City is offering a
credit to the utility bills (natural gas, water, sewer,
garbage) of $20/child/month ($60/month max) for new
families that move to town and enroll NEW students in the
GC-B school district. Help us to spread the word about
this exciting program! Interested parties can contact
City Hall for details.
The Gilmore
City-Bradgate School Board, along with the Early Childhood
Development Committee, is proud to announce the
Thunder Tots Daycare &
Preschool.
The licensed daycare serve infants to twelve-year-olds
from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday year
round.
The Thunder Tots Daycare & Preschool is located
accross the street, just north
of the Gilmore City-Bradgate School.
Thunder Tots Day
Care offers before and after school care for school aged
children. The pre-school will offer classes for 3-5
year-olds.
For more information to
reserve a
spot for your child,
please contact Ron Bollmeyer at the Gilmore City-Bradgate
Community School at (515) 373-6124 or Eileen Schneider at
515-373-6020.
Watch for ways that you can become involved!
Recreational opportunities abound in Gilmore City
and the surrounding areas all year-round. Just a few
of those include:
- Fishing just outside of town at Lizard Lake, West
Branch of the Des Moines River or Moore Recreational
Area
- Hunting of deer, pheasant, and small game
- Thirty-five mile hiking, biking, x-country ski trail
just 6 miles from town
- School sports and activities like football,
basketball, wrestling, track, golf, baseball, softball, choir, and
band
- Community supported Wrestling Room with workout
equipment and Youth Wrestling club
- Public Library, including summer reading programs
for elementary aged children and video rentals
- City Park by the water tower
2008
Quasiquicentennial Celebration to be held July 18-20!
- Annual city "Fun
Days" held the last Friday, Saturday and
Sunday of August each year with fun for the whole family
(2008 held July 18-20)
- Senior Center with regularly planned activities
- Quiet streets perfect for walking and riding bicycle
- Snowmobile trails close-by
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Schools
Gilmore City-Bradgate Community Schools
are located in Gilmore City.
Kindergarten through Third grade students
attend school in Gilmore City.
Fourth through Eighth grades attend school in Gilmore City joined
by students from near-by Twin Rivers Schools in a
whole-grade sharing agreement.
http://www.trv.k12.ia.us/
Ninth grade through Twelfth grade attend
high school in Bode.
Collectively, Gilmore City-Bradgate and
Twin Rivers Schools are known as Twin River Valley Schools
and the school mascot is the TRV Thunder
Small class sizes, attentive teachers,
responsive administration and parental involvement all add up to a successful
school system. Our students have achieved notoriety
in both academics and extra-circular activities.
For more information on our
outstanding
school system, visit:
www.trv.k12.ia.us
District Map:
http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/schools/maps/Gilmore
%20City-Bradgate1.pdf
Housing
Housing and the cost of living in Gilmore City is very
affordable in comparison to other communities in the area.
Low property taxes and inexpensive houses let homebuyers
stretch their housing dollar! The rural
setting provides a quiet and comfortable lifestyle, while
being just minutes away from all the services one might
need. A short commute of under 15 minutes can take a
person to Pocahontas, Humboldt or West Bend, and in under
30 minutes you can be in Fort Dodge or Algona. In
about an hour, you can be on your choice of four-lane
roads, Interstate 90 to the north, Interstate 35 to the
East, or US Highway 20 to the south.
Gilmore City Time Capsule
Buried during the
Centennial Celebration in 1983,
the capsule is to be
opened in 2033.
It can be seen by the cabin
next to City Hall.
Trumpeter Swan
One of three Trumpeter Swans that call the Gilmore City
holding ponds home. The area is protected as a
Trumpeter Swan Restoration Site.
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Transportation
Gilmore City straddles Iowa Highway 3, a major two-lane
highway that crosses the state from just north of Sioux
City, all the way to Dubuque. We are just 11 miles
from US Highway 169 and about 30 miles from US Highway 20.
For freight services, we offer a number of local trucking
firms base right here in town. We are also on a
branch of the Union Pacific Railroad. Community
airfields are located just 10 minutes away in Pocahontas
or Humboldt, and commercial aviation is available just 0
minutes away in Fort Dodge. Midas
Council of City
Governments offers on-demand bus service from Gilmore City
to any location in the Fort Dodge region serviced by Midas
at a nominal charge. Connections from Fort Dodge to
Jefferson Bus Lines are available using this service.
RIGHT ON THE INFORMATION SUPER HIGHWAY
Gilmore City is directly on the most important highway of
all today; the information superhighway. There are
three high-speed wireless internet providers servicing
Gilmore City.
For major users, there is a major fiber
optics cable running through the city that
can be tapped.
For information on this service, contact City Hall.
Dial-up internet service is also available through the
following:
Cable TV is available from
Mediacom.
For details on service, availability and installation,
contact Mediacom. In addition to this web
site, the City maintains communications with the residents
by posting current information on Cable Channel 40.
Gilmore City Public Library
Gilmore City boasts a modern and
extensive library that occupies the middle section of the
Community Building in downtown. Fiction,
non-fiction, periodicals, are available, as are movie
rentals and computers for public use. For more
information, visit the library
website.
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Community Service
Gilmore City and its rural areas are
protected by local fire, ambulance and police service.
Non-emergency call 515-373-6326
The Gilmore City Fire Department was
established in 18?? and operates three trucks with a
volunteer membership of 18 plus the chief. The
current Fire Department Chief is Bob Allen.
The Gilmore City Ambulance Service is a
city operated service with 11 volunteers and is led by the
EMS Director.
"We Serve"
Since 1986, Gilmore
City has been served by a local chapter of Lions
International. The club meets the second Thursday of
each month at 6 PM at the Gilmore City Cafe. For
information on the club or becoming a member, contact ,
Bob Lynch, Club President, 515-373-6786 (daytime), or
cornerstonetrav@dtnspeed.net
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The City of Gilmore City
304 South Gilmore Street
Gilmore City, IA 50541
(515) 373-6326
(515) 373-6314 fax
gchall@dtnspeed.net |
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401 So. Gilmore Street
Gilmore City, IA 50541
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