September 2019

Spartans firing back at competition, remain undefeated

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

PARKERSBURG – Lori Willis thinks the Grundy Center volleyball team is starting to get the message.
 
More importantly, the Spartans are adapting as challengers come from all corners to try and be the first to deal a loss to 2A's top-ranked team.
 
Grundy Center kept its undefeated record intact at the end of Saturday's Aplington-Parkersburg volleyball tournament, winning all five matches to improve to 14-0 on the season and adding a third tournament title to its resume.
 

Spartans spank Comets with powerful ground attack (with photo slideshow)

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

Move over, Orville and Wilbur Wright. The Knaack brothers—Logan and Austin—flew up and down the field against BCLUW on Friday night in Conrad and propelled the Grundy Center football team to a convincing 56-6 district win, combining for 309 rushing yards and four touchdowns.
           
“We were going to run until they stopped us,” Logan Knaack said.
           

Week 3 football scoreboard

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Week 3 scores

 

Class A District 7

 

Grundy Center (2-1, 1-0)

56

BCLUW (1-2, 0-1)

6

GC
444 team rushing yards
Austin Knaack 18 rush, 233 yds, 2 TD
 

Class 8-Player District 5

 

Gladbrook-Reinbeck (1-2, 1-0)

76

Meskwaki Settlement (0-3, 0-1)

12

G-R
Defense forced 5 turnovers (4 INT, 1 fumble)
Lane Bach 5 rush, 81 yards, 2 TD
Colton Clark 4 rush, 78 yards, 2 TD
Eli Thede 6 rush, 49 yards, 2 TD
 

Fisher, Kvale top 10 at Bobcat Invite (PHOTOS)

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A muddy course on the campus of Marshalltown Community College greeted local runners on Thursday evening.
 
In a field dominated by large Class 4A schools, Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR senior Aubrie Fisher and Dike-New Hartford freshman Taylor Kvale represented for the smaller schools, finishing in fifth and seventh place, respectively, in the girls race.
 
Fisher completed the course in 19:33, a split second slower than Southeast Polk's Grace Larkins in fourth. Kvale finished in 19:50.
 

Severe thunderstorms flood Oakleaf Golf Course

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REINBECK - Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain caused flash flooding across Northeast Iowa this weekend and early into this week, leaving many basements and fields underwater.
 
In Reinbeck, the Oakleaf Golf Course has been temporarily closed after Monday night’s rain flooded Black Hawk Creek, leaving almost all of the course underwater.
 
Oakleaf Manager Christie Lichty says all but one of the nine holes have water.
 

Rock around the Clocktower: Car cruise, live music in downtown Grundy Center

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

The community is invited to come “Rock around the Clocktower” on Thursday night for a special car cruise and concert hosted by Main Street Grundy Center.
 
The event, which will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. around the courthouse, will showcase vintage and classic cars from Grundy Center, Conrad and Waterloo Car Clubs, and will also feature live music by “Janey and the Growlerz” at the gazebo on the courthouse lawn.
 

Hometown Hobbyists: Local man finds unique passion in home-brewing

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GRUNDY CENTER - When he’s not busy at his day job in youth ministry, Brad Hillebrand of Grundy Center enjoys spending time on his unique hobby - brewing his own beer.
 
The recipe is a little more complex than just turning water into wine (or beer). It requires a little barley, some hops and some yeast, along with plenty of patience and a dash of creativity.
 
Hillebrand says he first got started home brewing about five years ago.
 

D-NH superintendent explains upcoming PPEL vote

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If there’s one thing that Dike-New Hartford Superintendent Justin Stockdale wants prospective voters in the district to know before they head to the polls on Tuesday, September 11, it’s that the renewal of the Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) is not a tax increase.
           
“We’re not asking for anything more than what we’ve had the last 10 years. It’s still the same 50 cents,” he said. “It’s simply a renewal of what we’ve had for a long time.”
           

Old time religion: Alice Church of God celebrates 150 years of worship

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It’s no small miracle that members of the Alice Church of God, a quaint structure situated on a gravel road smack dab in the middle of southwestern Grundy County, celebrated the 150th anniversary of the church’s founding on Sunday afternoon. As recently as six or seven years ago, it teetered on the brink of extinction with just five regular attendees and a need for crucial repairs that would cost nearly $200,000.
           
But faith has always carried this congregation forward, even against seemingly insurmountable odds.
           

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