September 2019

Never one to rest on his laurels, Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Norris took a self-described “break” from the news and his smartphone on Friday morning while traveling to Grundy Center for a meet and greet at Pancho Villa, opting instead for a manual on agricultural policy. As he arrived, he got wind of two unrelated but alarming developments: a coalition of Democrats and conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives had torpedoed the federal farm bill, and 10 more students were dead in an apparent school shooting near Houston.
           

Some people live to be praised and admired, and others can’t wait to be scolded.
           
As the snow birds return from their winter nests (and remind me that I’ll probably never be able to afford a winter nest or even retire), plenty of familiar faces are resurfacing around the area, and perhaps none more so—for me, anyway—than Norm Kruse, who’s always good for a comment, a laugh and a great conversation even if we disagree about everything we’re discussing.
           

During a brief meeting at the high school last Tuesday, Gladbrook-Reinbeck school board member Rod Brockett, business manager Deb Oleson and Superintendent David Hill opened three bids for asbestos removal at the Gladbrook building as plans to demolish it move forward.
           
Because the fitness center and swimming pool are now likely to come down along with the rest of the facility, Hill noted that the board would need to accept a bid including both alternates.
           
“It’s a 99 percent chance we’ll do all three,” he said. 
 

GRUNDY CENTER – With graduation right around the corner, GCHS senior Noah Boquet can be pleased with his accomplishments as he ends a record-breaking four-year-long Academic Decathlon career.