September 2019

BCLUW confident entering 1A state track and field meet (PHOTOS)

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GRUNDY CENTER – Jack Garber was so fired up about his team's shuttle hurdle relay time that he couldn't wait to run the 100-meter dash shortly after.
  
While Garber has his own goals in mind for where he wants to be at the end of Saturday afternoon in Des Moines, the BCLUW boys track and field senior and Iowa State commit is happy to be bringing along a lot of teammates for the experience.
  

Spartans focused on making impact at state (PHOTOS)

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GRUNDY CENTER – Roll on through adversity, push past barriers or leap right over them.
  
Full-throttle competition pushed plenty of local athletes through to the state meet as part of a 1A co-ed state-qualifying track and field meet in Grundy Center on Friday.
  
The Grundy Center boys ended the night as district champions, qualifying in 10 events in the process.   
  

Grundy Register May 16, 2019

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Conrad council discusses water rate increases, infrastructure improvements

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Water is about to get more expensive for residents and business owners in Conrad.
           

Supervisors accept retirement of longtime secondary roads employee

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One of the county’s longest tenured employees announced his impending retirement recently after nearly four decades with the secondary roads department, and the board of supervisors accepted it at Monday morning’s regular meeting.
           
Ivan Groeneveld, the patrol operator out of the Buck Grove shed northeast of Wellsburg, had worked for Grundy County for 37 years. He worked his last day last Wednesday and is using up his vacation days before officially wrapping up his tenure on May 31.
           

A viewer's guide to 2019 state track and field

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WHAT TO KNOW IF YOU GO
 
Heat advisory: Drake Stadium will allow spectators to bring in unopened water bottles or empty refillable water containers on Thursday due to expected high temperatures.
 
Tickets are $10. For more information, visit the IAHSAA's State Meet Central.

 

WATCH LIVE
 
The IAHSAA and IGHSAU have offered a free live stream link for viewers wishing to watch the state track and field meet: https://www.ihssn.com/track-livestream-viewing.html
 

Grundy Center, AGWSR, BCLUW boys golf advance to district play (PHOTOS)

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GRUNDY CENTER – Tradition is in good hands with Dexter Whitehill and Ashton Martens.
  
The Grundy Center freshman golfers led the Spartans to a sectional team championship at Town and Country in Grundy Center last Friday, advancing to Friday's Class 1A district meet at Cedar Falls.
  
The defending state champions shot a 339, seven strokes better than AGWSR. The Cougars qualified for the district round as well, along with BCLUW, with the Comets finishing four strokes ahead of GMG for third place.
  

DOT agrees to lower speed limit in downtown GC

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With the recent discussions of a DOT-proposed three lane conversion in Grundy Center - and many community members voicing opposition to a conversion - the Grundy Center City Council sent a letter to the DOT to inquire about other options to slow down speed through town, including lowering the speed limit and installing flashing, pedestrian activated beacons at key crosswalks in town.
 

A star is born: Daughter of Holland native crowned Miss Teen USA

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Since she was crowned Miss Teen USA last month, Kaliegh Garris has become a mainstay in the national media: she appeared on “CBS This Morning,” and writers at People Magazine, The New York Times, NBC News and CNN, among other outlets, have all profiled her. But her mother, Tammy Venenga, couldn’t wait to speak to The Grundy Register.
           

New boss, old boss

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I’m always hesitant to latch on to any cultural phenomenon, which probably explains why I’ve never seen any of the “Star Wars” movies and watched about half of the first “Avengers” before realizing I had at least 20 more to catch up on before I could actually consider myself a fan. But there is an undeniable allure to becoming part of a community of folks with likeminded interests, whether it’s fixing Jeeps, playing Fender guitars or knitting sweaters while drinking tea and listening to ambient cat sounds.
           

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