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.
  

Reinbeck couple charged with burglary, vehicle theft

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A Reinbeck couple was arrested in Grundy County last weekend after allegedly stealing a truck from Cedar Rapids and attempting to break in to a rural residence near Dike.
           
Adam Rees, 36, and his wife Ashley, 32, have each been charged with Second Degree Theft and Third Degree Burglary, both Class D felonies. Chief Deputy Tim Wolthoff apprehended them on the morning of Sunday, May 12, upon arriving at a home on 160th Street about two miles west of Dike.
           

Grundy Center boys golf books state return

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CEDAR FALLS – The Grundy Center boys golf team will return to the state tournament later this week after winning a district meet at Pheasant Ridge in Cedar Falls last Friday.
 
The Spartans will begin play at Westwood Golf Course in Newton on Thursday, May 23, the site of Grundy Center's state championship victory at last season's Class 1A meet. Play concludes on Friday, May 24.
 

Grundy Center girls golf qualifies for state

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LYNNVILLE – The Grundy Center girls golf team has made good on a goal set in the off-season.
  
Returning everyone from last season's varsity squad, the Spartans won a regional final at Diamond Trail Golf Club in Lynnville on Monday to punch their ticket to the 1A state tournament at American Legion Memorial Golf Course in Marshalltown next Tuesday and Wednesday.
  
Grundy Center and Iowa Valley advanced from this region, with the Spartans scoring 394 to best Iowa Valley's 402. BCLUW missed out on a team spot with a 422 in third place.
  

Former Grundy Motors building to host business complex

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The former Grundy Center Motors building is getting a makeover, and will soon be transformed into a mini business complex, thanks to the handiwork of local entrepreneur Vern Folkedahl. 
 
The building - which is located at 1309 G Avenue - will soon be home to three different local businesses including a small engine repair shop, an upholstery shop and an ice cream shop.
 

Grundy Register May 2, 2019

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Time to fly: D-NH's Kiewiet lands Drake Relays long jump title

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DES MOINES – Parker Kiewiet felt the pressure.
 
Ever since his fifth-place finish at the Drake Relays long jump as a sophomore, he said he's wanted to get back here for a chance to win it all.
 
With his friends, teammates and family coming down from Dike- New Hartford to Drake Stadium to watch him compete, he wanted to deliver on what has, so far, been a stellar junior season.
 
But in his first few jumps, Kiewiet felt obligated to deliver: "I've gotta hit this, I've gotta hit this," Kiewiet said of his mindset. "I was really nervous."
  

New mural in progress behind Stylish Living

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Two local women are leading the initiative to bring more public art to town, and brighten up the buildings and alleyways of Grundy Center.
 
Lori Grave and Steph Larson got to work on their second mural behind Larson’s Stylish Living building on Tuesday afternoon, taking advantage of the spring weather to spend the day painting.
 

Thelma Dirks

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Thelma Dirks, 97, of Grundy Center passed away on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, at the Grundy Care Center, in Grundy Center. Funeral services were held April 30 at Orchard Hill Church in Grundy Center with burial in Lincoln Township Cemetery. Interment was in the Lincoln Township Cemetery, Grundy Center and laid to rest next to her beloved husband of 59 years.

Florence Ruth

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Florence Irene Ruth, 87, of Grundy Center passed away on April 23, 2019, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. A service was held on April 27 at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Engelkes-Chapel, in Grundy Center. Visitation was held before.

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