September 2019

Denise Yantis

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Denise Yantis, 62, of Marshalltown, formerly of Conrad, passed away July 8, 2019, at her and Leon’s favorite fishing spot in Walker, MN. Funeral Services were July 13 at the Journey Church, 700 East Olive Street in Marshalltown. Rev. Jacob Rahrig officiated. Visitation was held July 12 at Anderson Funeral Homes in Marshalltown. 

Ilene Bernhardt

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Ilene Ann Bernhardt, 86, of Dike passed away July 12, 2019 ,at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, following a brief illness. Visitation was held July 16 at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service-Dike Chapel, Dike. A Mass of Christian Burial was held July 17 at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in rural Reinbeck with Father David Kucera officiating. 

Lisa Loewen

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Lisa Jane Loewen, 55, of Leavenworth, Kansas, died on June 23, 2019. Her memorial was held on Tuesday July 2, 2019, at the Belden Larkin Funeral Home. She was laid to rest at Leavenworth National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Catholic Charites of Northeast Kansas, 716 North 5th Street, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048. 

Franz Peter Wind V

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Franz Peter Wind V, 31, of Marshalltown passed away at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines on July 14, 2019, with his family at his side. A visitation for family and friends was held July 16, 2019 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Memorials in Franz’s name may be directed to the Wounded Warrior Project. 

Lois Wessels

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Lois Mae Wessels, age 86, of Aplington passed away July 3, 2019, at Parker Place in Parkersburg, of natural causes. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 20 at First Reformed Church in Aplington. Pastor Brett Vander Berg will officiate the service. Marissa Wessels will be the pianist and she will accompany the congregation as they sing “What A Day That Will Be,” “I Know Who Holds Tomorrow” and “Victory In Jesus.” 

Quilting for a cause: Hen and Chicks raises money to fight ALS, help needy kids

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When you spend most of your life quilting, you’re bound to accumulate a few that you won’t be able to put to use. So longtime Hen and Chicks Studio Owner/Operator Heidi Kaisand decided to do something for the community that’s supported her all of these years.
           
“There comes a point at which they’re doing me no good sitting in a box,” she said.
           

Cleveland joins Register staff as administrative assistant

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Amy Cleveland has joined the staff of The Grundy Register as an administrative assistant and started work earlier this week.
           
Cleveland, a native of East Dubuque, Illinois, met her husband Nick at the University of Dubuque, and they relocated to Dike with their two children, Ava and Tristan, in 2007. Since then, she’s worked as a hairstylist and as a library assistant at the Dike Public Library, and Nick is currently a city councilman.
           

Supervisors approve rezone for future duplexes near Dike

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During Monday morning’s regular meeting, the Grundy County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to rezone a parcel of land on the east side of Dike that will allow for the construction of up to five new duplexes—despite the objections of a neighbor and conservation director Kevin Williams.
 
Charles and JoAnn Murphy plan to build five duplexes on Vista Avenue on the east edge of Dike near the Fox Ridge Golf Course and Highway 20. According to county sanitarian Carie Sager, each unit will have its own septic system.
           

Making it all run: a look inside the GCMU generation substation

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A little over a month ago, as the finale of the popular television series “The Big Bang Theory” was about to air, a portion of Grundy Center lost power, and Grundy Center Municipal Utilities General Manager Jeff Carson heard about it. Now, he’s taking the opportunity to explain how the process of generation works, what it entails and how it helps to power other communities from Texas all the way up to North Dakota.
           
“Understandably, people were upset, but we do the best we can,” he said.
           

BCLUW board accepts bid for gym repairs

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The BCLUW school board approved a low bid of $36,770 from Hay Construction to replace the exhaust fan on the cupola of the high school gym.
           
Garling Construction was the only other bidder at $49,900, and Hay’s bid was within the “upper $30,000s” estimate range that local engineer Larry Olson provided. Superintendent Ben Petty noted that Olson wouldn’t bill the district beyond what his insurance required for his services, and no time frame has been established for when Hay will begin work. The board voted 6-0 to go with Hay (Todd Pekarek was absent).

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