September 2019

Board approves VanderPol early retirement request

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    GRUNDY CENTER — Steve VanderPol’s long reign as Grundy Center Secondary Principal is coming to an end. Last Wednesday the Grundy Center Community School District Board of Directors approved VanderPol’s request for early retirement during a special meeting.
   VanderPol is in his 19th year as principal at the building. In his letter requesting early retirement, he called his position a “dream job.”
   “(My wife) Barb and I were blessed to raise our three girls in Grundy Center, the place they still call home,” he wrote.

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Glen Arends

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Glen Leroy Arends, age 88, of Parkersburg died December 5, 2013, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Funeral Services were were December 9, at Pleasant Valley Reformed Church in rural Holland, with Pastor Rick Vollema officiating.

For more, see the Dec. 12 Grundy Register.

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Jesco in new hands, still thriving

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    GRUNDY CENTER — Every good leader has a protégé ... a person they hope will be able to step in for them when the time comes.
   That time came a year ago at Jesco Industries in Grundy Center, and the result has been nothing less than outstanding. Jason Monaghan purchased Jesco from his former boss John Schlemmer nearly a year ago. Late last week, Monaghan brought him back to say “Thanks.”
   “I think the people of Grundy Center kind of owe him a thank you for being the businessman over here fixed everything from your lawn mower to your ...”

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NICL Standings

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Boys’ Basketball
NICL West   Conf.   All
        Games   Games
Grundy Center   1-0   1-1
BCLUW   1-0   2-0
Gladbrook-Reinbeck   1-0   1-0
West Marshall   1-0   2-1
AGWSR   0-1   2-1
East Marshall   0-1   0-1
South Hardin   0-1   0-1
South Tama   0-1   0-2
December 2 Scores
AGWSR 47, Hampton-Dumont 44
Jesup 52, Grundy Center 50
Pella Christian 52, West Marshall 50
December 3 Scores
AGWSR 65, Hudson 55
Grinnell 70, South Tama 27

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Sents to continue volleyball career at Missouri

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GRUNDY CENTER -- Grundy Center junior Riley Sents has become the third Spartan volleyball player in the past three years to commit to a Division I university.
The two-time all-state libero will attend the University of Missouri beginning in the fall of 2015.
Sents, a starter throughout her high school career, has led the state in digs the past two seasons. This year she averaged 8.2 digs per set while leading Grundy Center to its fourth consecutive state tournament berth. During her career, she is averaging more than seven digs per set.

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Grundy Center boys edge rival AGWSR

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GRUNDY CENTER – The Grundy Center boys’ basketball team picked up a 62-53 NICL-West win over AGWSR Friday night, after falling to Jesup 52-50 in their season opener on Tuesday.
The Spartans (1-1 overall, 1-0 NICL West) were to play at BCLUW on Tuesday, Dec. 10, and at Hudson on Thursday, Dec. 12, before returning home to host South Tama on Friday.
Grundy Center 62, AGWSR 53

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Young Spartans win first two

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GRUNDY CENTER – The Spartans girls’ basketball team is off to a 2-0 start after an emotional 52-49 overtime win over NICL-West rival AGWSR on Friday, and a 54-40 non-conference road win at Jesup last Tuesday.
The Spartans (2-0 overall, 1-0 NICL-West) were scheduled to go on the road to BCLUW Tuesday, Dec. 10 and to Hudson on Thursday, Dec. 12, before returning to their home court to face South Tama on Friday.
Grundy Center 52, AGWSR 49