September 2019

O’Malley admits nomination fight could be difficult battle

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

    GRUNDY CENTER — Presidential Candidate Martin O’Malley (D, Maryland) admitted that his fight for the 2016 Democratic Presidential nomination could be a difficult fight. That said, however, during a stop in Grundy Center Friday, the former Maryland governor and mayor of Baltimore said he is up for the fight.
    “I’ve been in battles like this before,” he said. “When I first ran for state senate and then when I ran for mayor of Baltimore, the day I announced I was the first choice of a whopping 7 percent of my neighbors.

Main Street Committee puts best foot forward

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

    DES MOINES — It’s all over but the waiting for the Grundy Center Main Street Committee ... unless it’s not.
    Last Thursday a group of nearly 30 interested Grundy Center individuals met at the Iowa Department of Tourism Office to promote the city to be Iowa’s next Main Street Iowa Community.
    The presentation took the form of a three-act movie. Dr. Paul Eberline introduced the segments, which focused on Grundy Center with the themes of popular 1980s movies “Back to the Future,” “Top Gun,” and “Field of Dreams.”

Annex building may not require bonding

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    GRUNDY CENTER — Grundy County may not require a public vote on bonds to build its proposed annex building. That was the conclusion of Grundy County Auditor Rhonda Deters Tuesday after learning that the proposed building site along H Avenue south of the Grundy County Courthouse is in an urban renewal area.
    The information came after the County Board of Supervisors Monday believed that they would need a public bond vote for a project with a cost that could exceed $900,000.

Grundy Center named Iowa’s safest community

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    GRUNDY CENTER — For the second time in less than a year, Grundy Center has been named among the safest cities in the state of Iowa. And this time it came in at No. 1.
    The Web site onlyinyourstate.com ranked the top 10 safest cities in Iowa based on the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports. Ties were broken based on the size of community.

Byron Thomas Broderick

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

Byron T. Broderick, age 88, died August 17, at home in Oak Park, Illinois.
Byron was born in Grundy Center in 1926. His body has been donated for use and will be cremated. His ashes will be interred at the Abraham Lincoln Cemetery near Chicago, Illinois.
 

Anna Wilmath Stearns

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

Anna Wilmath Stearns, 99, of Reinbeck passed away August 17, 2015 in her Elms Assisted Living Apartment in Reinbeck. A funeral service was held August 20 at the French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. Burial was held at the Washington Township Cemetery in Morrison. To leave a message of condolence for the family, please visit www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.

Julie Prettyman

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

Julie Ann DeVries Prettyman passed away June 25, 2015, suddenly and unexpected leaving friends and family wondering why tragic things happen to good people.
Julie graduated from Grundy Center High School in 1975. She has two boys Jack and Sam and was living in Grass Valley, CA.
Julie joined the imaging team at Eden 11 years ago. She began her training and working as a radiologic techologist at Highland Hospital and also worked at UCSF before joining the team at Eden.
For more of this story see the Aug. 27 Grundy Register.
 

Irene Walterman

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

Irene Walterman, 96, of Dike died August 14, 2015, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. Services were August 19 at NewAldaya Lifescapes Chapel in Cedar Falls with burial at Elmwood Cemetery in Dike. Visitation was Tuesday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home in Cedar Falls and one hour prior to services at NewAldaya. Memorials may be directed to the family. Condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.
For more of this story see the Aug. 20 Grundy Register.
 

Adrienne Jean Choate

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Adrienne Jean Choate, 38, of Wellsburg passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 2, 2015, in Illinois. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, August 22 at 10 a.m. at the Steamboat Rock Cemetery. Inurnment will follow the service at the cemetery.  Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.

James W. Cech

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

James William Cech of Winter Park, FL., passed away peacefully in his sleep on Aug. 3, 2015, at Sandalwood Nursing Center in Daytona Beach, FL.  He was 90 years old. There will be a memorial service at a later date in Grundy Center.
Jim was born on Sept. 27, 1924, to James and Anna Cech in Clutier.  He graduated from Grundy Center High School in 1942 and served in the United States Army. After returning home from Korea, Jim met Shirley Olson and they married in 1949. Together they raised a son and two daughters.
For more of this story see the Aug. 13 Grundy Register.

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