September 2019

GRUNDY CENTER – Last week, the school was forced to clean up a mess after it was discovered that the “I Am Syria” mural painted onto the side of the utility shed at the east parking lot had been vandalized.
The unknown vandal used a can of red spray paint to write “Americans No Refugees” across the mural.
The mural, which was created by Todd Zinkula’s seventh and eighth grade social studies students, was not about refugees and was in no way political, Zinkula said, but simply about basic human rights.

GRUNDY CENTER – Recently, the Grundy Center Chamber of Commerce announced the selection of a new Chamber Director – La Rae Randall – who fills the position left vacant for several months now.
Randall enters the position with a wealth of knowledge in the marketing side of business, which she brings with her from a previous position as the marketing director for Parker Place Retirement Community, as well as experience in small business management, which she has gained from owning her own photography business.

NuCara Pharmacy President, Owner and Co-Founder TJ Johnsrud took a leap of faith in 1973 when he moved to Conrad, a community he had only visited once before, from Cedar Rapids and opened his first pharmacy. Now, 43 years and 22 locations later, NuCara Pharmacy remains headquartered here and is an unbridled success story in business. Johnsrud was recently recognized for his efforts with a Main Street Iowa Entrepreneurship award, which he won over several other successful businesspeople from around the state.
           

GRUNDY CENTER – A recent survey conducted by Grundy County Public Health shows that drug and alcohol use by youths in Grundy County is lower than the national average, and has even improved since last year.