September 2019

BCLUW softball field renamed David Lee Field (PHOTOS)

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CONRAD – Prior to BCLUW softball's game against Marshalltown at the Dave Lee Classic on Friday, the tournament's namesake was honored further as the long-time Comet coach was present for the renaming of BCLUW's softball field to David Lee Field.
  
Lee started coaching with BCL in 1976 and went 991-539 over his 39-year tenure. In 2008, he was inducted into the Iowa Girls Coaches Association's Hall of Fame.
  
Former Comets joined this year's Comet team and members of the BCLUW School Board on the field as part of the naming ceremony.
 

Grundy County Relay for Life raises money to fight cancer

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REINBECK - Cancer survivors, caregivers, family, friends and community members banded together on Friday night to join in the fight against cancer at this year’s Grundy County Relay for Life in Reinbeck.
 
Friday night, the Relay night kicked off with a flag ceremony and opening prayer by Pastor Joel Love. Throughout the night there was a silent auction, kids games, dunk tank, live music performance and more, which raised money for the American Cancer Society.
 

Rock around the Clock Tower: Car cruise, concert series to be held in downtown Grundy Center this summer

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GRUNDY CENTER - Downtown Grundy Center will be a rockin’ and rollin’ spot this summer, with live music, car shows, flea markets, food vendors and more at the clock tower square once a month throughout the summer.
 
The Rock around the Clock Tower car cruise and concert series, presented by the Grundy Center Chamber-Main Street, will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month from June through September.
 

Soaking up the sun: Grundy Family Aquatic Center opens for the season

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GRUNDY CENTER - Despite getting a late start opening due to school going later into the year, the Grundy Family Aquatic Center is now open for the season, and already packed with pool-goers looking to soak up the sun this summer.
Grundy Family Aquatic Center Manager Colton Sandell says the pool’s opening day on Friday, June 7th was packed with eager kids lining up at the door, ready to splash into summer.

Survey shows business opportunities in downtown Grundy Center

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GRUNDY CENTER - A survey conducted by the Grundy Center-Chamber Main Street has identified areas of opportunity for existing business owners, as well as opportunities for potential business owners looking to move their business to downtown Grundy Center.
 
GC Chamber-Main Street Director Lisa Bienfang says the survey - which quizzed participants on what types of businesses and services they would like to see in downtown Grundy Center - was filled out by over 400 people, and is part of the Chamber-Main Street’s “Ready to Recruit” initiative.
 

Grundy Register June 13, 2019

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Black Dirt Days 2019 (Photo slideshow)

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Life lessons: BCLUW J-Term classes focus on unconventional topics, building new skills

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It’s not every day that you walk into a high school and get up close presentations on Washington, D.C., food trucks, baseball, filmmaking, survivalist techniques and conspiracy theories, to name a few. Then again, BCLUW Principal Kristyn Kell isn’t interested in doing the same thing and getting the same results.
           

It's already going too fast

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Because “summer” never really begins until school is out, it feels like we’ve missed a whole two weeks now that it’s officially shifting into gear. I’ve already checked two summer festivals off of my annual list, and I haven’t written a column in forever—perhaps because I’m just not in the mood for scolding or political debate.
 

Supervisors close two bridges with more to come

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The Grundy County Board of Supervisors acted on County Engineer Gary Mauer’s recommendation to close two bridges during Monday morning’s meeting, and 19 more are on the agenda for next week.
           
Of the two bridges now closed (previously embargoed at three tons), one (F-4) is located on 160th Street just west of I Avenue, and the second (K-12) is on L Avenue. F-4 is currently slated for replacement in fiscal year 2022 at an estimated cost of $820,000, and K-12 is on the schedule for FY2021 at an estimated cost of $210,000.
           

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