September 2019

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 – Recently, Jansen Optical welcomed Dr. Lucas Cook, O.D., of Cedar Valley Eye Care to the team.
Since mid-April, Cook has been working out of the Jansen Optical office once a week. Cook, who also works out of the Cedar Valley Eye Care offices in Waterloo and Cedar Falls, is now taking patients in Grundy Center on Tuesday mornings.
Cook is a graduate of UNI and Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. He has been working with Cedar Valley Eye Care for the past two years.

GRUNDY CENTER – Each May, people across the nation observe Mental Health Month. The goal of Mental Health Month is to raise awareness and educate people about mental illnesses while removing the stigma that surrounds This year’s theme is “Life With A Mental Illness,” which gives people a look into the everyday life of someone diagnosed with a mental illness.