September 2019

Avis Winifred (Smith) Jones

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Avis Winifred (Smith) Jones, 92, of Medford, OR, formerly of Grundy Center, passed away on February 16, 2014 in Medford, OR. A funeral service has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 1 at 10 a.m. at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, 509 4th St., Grundy Center, Iowa 50638, with visitation held one hour prior to the funeral service at the funeral home. Burial will follow services at the Rosehill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Online condolences can be left at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.

Donna Holl

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Donna Holl, 84, of Conrad died February 20, 2014, at the Westbrook Acres in Gladbrook with family at her side. Funeral services were held February 26 at the New Hope Christian Church in Marshalltown with her grandson Michael Holl and Greg Witzenburg officiating. She was laid to rest in the Vienna Cemetery near Beaman. Visitation was held from 5-7 p.m. February 25 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com.

Kenneth Janssen

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Kenneth LaVerne Janssen, 79, of Wellsburg died on February 19, 2014, at Eldora Nursing and Rehab. Funeral services were February 22 at the Sietsema Funeral Home in Ackley with burial in West Friesland Cemetery. Visitation was from 4-7 p.m. on Friday at the Sietsema Funeral Home in Ackley. Memorials may be directed to his wife.

Etta Moats

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Arlene Rose Essen

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 Arlene Rose Essen, 92, of Grundy Center passed away February 19, 2014, at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service was held February 24 at the Bethany Presbyterian Church, Grundy Center. Visitation was held one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Burial followed the funeral service at the Rosehill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Online condolences can be left for the family at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.

Meinders, Johnson third at State Wrestling

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Meinders’ finish is best in school history

Wolverine girls fall in regional final

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    JEWELL — Dike-New Hartford could not hold an early lead Monday as it’s dream of a state girls’ basketball berth fell in a barrage of Manson-Northwest Webster jump shots, 45-37 at Southeast Webster High School Monday.
    The Wolverines (20-3) scored just 18 points in the final three quarters after jumping ahead 19-12 in the first eight minutes.

Strong start lifts Cougars past Spartans in districts

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ACKLEY – There were no secrets when the AGWSR and Grundy Center boys’ basketball teams took the court in a Class 1A District 4 quarterfinal Saturday. The NICL-West foes split their regular season conference games with each claiming a win on their home court, most recently a 73-71 overtime win by the Cougars. On Saturday it was more than just the home court advantage that gave AGWSR the tie-breaking win and the right to continue down the tournament trail, as the Cougars downed Grundy Center with a big 57-38 win.

Rebels outlast Comets in district quarterfinal

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REINBECK- In two previous matchups this season, Gladbrook-Reinbeck pummeled BCLUW by an average of 26 points, but the Comets did not go down without a fight in Friday night’s Class 1A District 4 quarterfinal in Reinbeck. BCLUW kept the score close for the majority of the game, but the inside-out combination of Zach Pierce and Joe Smoldt led the sixth-ranked Rebels to a 61-51 win and a spot in the district semifinals against GMG.
“(BCLUW) has been improving all year,” G-R coach Scott Kiburis said. “They’re one of the better teams in this tournament, and we knew that going in.”

Wolverines advance to regional final

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DIKE – The Dike-New Hartford girls knocked off another NICL-West team on their way to the Class 2A Region 2 final, besting South Hardin 59-33 in the semifinal game on Friday.
The Wolverines controlled the game from start to finish, opening with a 15-6 lead in the first quarter and holding a 27-15 halftime advantage. The second half saw them outscore the Tigers by seven more in each of the final two quarters to further spread the gap and take the win by a 26 point margin.    

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