September 2019

Wednesday's sports: BCLUW baseball takes NICL West lead

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City officials hope to kick off public art initiative in Grundy Center

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GRUNDY CENTER – What’s something that can really put Grundy Center on the map and set it apart from all of the other rural, small town communities across Iowa? What could bring more people to visit, and maybe even to live here?
 
In search of an answer to those questions, and inspired by the creativity of other small towns around the country, a small team of city officials and community members have landed on a possible answer: public art.
 

Grundy County Relay for Life raises $36,000 and counting

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REINBECK – This year, Grundy County Relay for Life organizers decided to switch things up a little.
 
Instead of hosting the event at a track like usual, the Relay was hosted in downtown Reinbeck on Friday night, with live music, food vendors and local restaurants offering specials, and even a bar at the American Legion building. Instead of a survivors lap and a caregivers lap, survivors, caregivers and community members were asked to gather in a circle and hold hands with their neighbor to show solidarity in the fight against cancer.
 

Trends Center celebrates grand opening

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GRUNDY CENTER – The newest addition to Grundy Center’s ever-growing downtown district – Trends Center – celebrated their grand opening last Tuesday.
 
Located at 609 G Avenue, Trends Center is a boutique that sells clothing, accessories, jewelry and more for ladies of all sizes.
 
Owner Heidi Cordes, who lives in Marion and manages her other Trends Center location there, says the reception she’s received in Grundy Center has been great.
 

Grundy Register June 14 2018

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Spartan boys, AGWSR's Hames to 1A state golf

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NASHUA – The Grundy Center boys golf team won a Class 1A district meet in Nashua on Friday afternoon to return to the state tournament later this week.
 
The Spartans shot 324 as a team, 17 strokes clear of runner up Bishop Garrigan of Algona, led by individual runner-up Jake Bangasser's 75. Grundy Center will be making its ninth appearance at the state meet in the last 10 seasons.
 

May 24 B section

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Grundy Register May 24, 2018

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'Blank Stares': Stout native country singer shares song about mom's battle with Alzheimer's

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Up-and-coming country singer Jay Allen – a 2004 Dike-New Hartford graduate and native of Stout who’s pursuing a music career in Nashville – has been making headlines recently with his new song: “Blank Stares.”
 
In his poignant and emotionally stirring new song, Allen shares the story of his mother, Sherry Rich, who is in the late stages of her battle with early onset Alzheimer’s Disease. The song begins with a loving voicemail Sherry left on her son’s phone, which trails off as she forgets, hanging up only moments later.
 

GCHS class of 2018 celebrates commencement

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Sunday afternoon, family, friends and community members packed into the gymnasium to celebrate the graduation of Grundy Center High School’s Class of 2018.
           
The ceremony began with a welcome from the Class of 2018 President, Amber Laube, who gave a speech titled “Life’s About the Journey, Not the Destination.”
           

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