September 2019

Grundy Center Elementary cited on recent SINA list

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By JOHN JENSEN
The Grundy Register
    GRUNDY CENTER — Grundy Center Elementary students are lagging behind on reading scores. So says a key assessment that has landed the school on the No Child Left Behind Act’s School in Need of Assistance (SINA) list.

Lindeman, Graham named GCHS Homecoming Queen, King

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Katie Lindeman (front center) and Jordan Graham (back center) were named Grundy Center High School’s Homecoming Queen and King during a pep rally at the High School gymnasium last Thursday. Katie is the daughter of Matt and Jan Lindeman while Jordan is the son of Dave and Sue Graham. They are pictured with other members of the Court, including (left to right): Blake Henningsen, Kayla Mathews, Austin Burroughs, A;yssa Mathews, Lindeman and Graham, Kaitlynn Ehrig, Jack Beck Brunk, Piper Johanns and Grant Weldon. (John Jensen/The Grundy Register photo)

Grundy Center kicks off Main Street program

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GRUNDY CENTER — The City of Grundy Center officially kicked off its Main Street program last Thursday during a well-attended program at the Grundy Center Community Center.
    Main Street Grundy Center president John Schuller kicked off the program that included remarks from new Executive Director Kristin Cleveland as well as Main Street Iowa Executive Director Michael Wagler.

Dispute over sidewalk, bushes appears headed for agreement

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GRUNDY CENTER — A long-standing dispute between the City of Grundy Center and a citizen appears to be heading toward an agreement.
    Andy King, who lives in the 300 block of Seventh Street, approached the Council about receiving a variance to move a sidewalk that would allow him to keep the bushes at his home.
    “I’ll just get straight to the point and not go back 12 years and (discuss) who’s responsible for what and whatever’s happened,” he said during the public comment portion of the meeting.
 
For more of this story see the Sept. 17 Grundy Register.

Frances Slifer

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Frances Leone Slifer, 86, of Wellsburg passed away September 16, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Visitation was held September 20 at the Doyen-Abels Funeral Home in Wellsburg. A funeral service was held September 21 at the United Reformed Church in Wellsburg. Burial was held at the Hazel Green Cemetery in Ackley. Memorials may be directed to the family. Condolences may be left at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.
 

Richard Lloyd Bonnett

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Richard Lloyd Bonnett, 84, of Grundy Center passed away September 8, 2015, at the Grundy Center Memorial Hospital. Visitation was held September 11 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. Funeral services were September 12 at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center, with burial at a later date in Bussey, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the Bonnett family. Online condolences may be made to the Bonnett family at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.
 

Dorothy R. Koerner

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Dorothy Ruth Koerner, 94, of Groveland, California, died on September 6, 2015. Memorial services will be held at the Groveland Evangelical Free Church on September 21 at 2 PM. Memorial contributions may be directed to the American Heart Association or The Gideons International. The Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home of Grundy Center assisted the family with local arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.

Sept. 17, 2015

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