September 2019

om Grundy Center and Dike New Hartford rolled into Waterloo to participate in the regional competition of the Iowa Academic Decathlon. GC-DNH had a strong showing. The No. 1 team scored 29,088, good enough for a second place finish and an invitation to the state competition in March. That same team also earned bragging rights as champions of this year’s Super Quiz event. The team was comprised of Dylan Hendricks, Nick Nielsen, Nicole Weissenfluh, Jacob Eilers, Eli Harberts, HayLee Neessen, Andrew Heidemann, Austyn Pikna and Nelson Sager.

    REINBECK — Emotions ran high last Wednesday as the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District held the second of two community meetings to answer questions and gather input on the future of its elementary schools in Gladbrook and Reinbeck.
    Superintendent Shawn Holloway spoke first about the district’s financial position, noting that if nothing is done the district will likely exceed its state-set maximum spending authority within four years. He noted that district enrollment continues to go down, leading to decreased revenues.

WELLSBURG — The potential for a gas tax increase and educational spending were hot topics Saturday as local legislators hosted a listening post at the Wellsburg Public Library.
    State Sen. Bill Dix (R, Shell Rock) and State Rep. Pat Grassley (R, New Hartford) hosted the forum with eight people from the Wellsburg, Dike and Grundy Center areas. The meeting was part of a whirlwind four-stop tour that morning that also included stops in Conrad, Beaman and Steamboat Rock.

LeGRAND – The Grundy Center boys’ basketball team shot a season-best 67 percent from the field on its way to a 70-48 victory over East Marshall Friday in North Iowa Cedar League West Division play.
The Spartans, who entered the game shooting less than 40 percent from the field, hit 29 of their 43 shots, including 29-of-39 before their second wave of reserves came in late in the fourth quarter.