September 2019

Two area nurses make “100 Great Iowa Nurses” list

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GRUNDY COUNTY – For the past 12 years, the “100 Great Iowa Nurses” program has honored nurses all across the state for their courage, competence, and commitment to patients and the nursing profession. This year, two area locals were honored for their outstanding service in the field of nursing.
Area honorees include:
·      Lara Kyhl of New Hartford, Waverly Health Center
·      Melinda Sharff-Eggers of Gladbrook, Tama County Public Health & Home Care

New scoreboard installed at middle school-high school

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GRUNDY CENTER – While students were away at spring break, a brand new scoreboard was being installed at the Grundy Center Middle School-High School track.
The new scoreboard cost around $65,000 according to Superintendent Jerry Schutz, but over half of that amount, $40,000, was paid for by four different sponsors: GNB Bank, the Spartan Boosters Club, McMartin Foundation and Greenbelt Bank. Schutz said that there are still two more spots lecft for sponsors, who will have their logo displayed on the scoreboard.

The Mill finishes construction of Ostfriesen-style windmill

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GRUNDY COUNTY – Around 13 years ago, Richard Smith had a dream. As he sat in his car, day after day, counting the traffic at the Highway 20 west and Highway 14 junction, he dreamed up a welcome center to attract travelers to stop in Grundy County for fuel, food and more.
After he realized that there was a 100-mile stretch from east of Waterloo to Webster City with no place to stop for those services right along Highway 20, the idea for what would become “The Mill” was born.

Elizabeth Stanley

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Elizabeth S. Stanley, 74, of Roanoke, Virginia, passed away on March 14. Services were held at Covenant Presbyterian Church on March 17.

Mildred Sloth

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Mildred B. Sloth, 97, of Cedar Falls passed away on February 17 at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. Services were held on February 20 at Fredsville Lutheran Church in rural Cedar Falls. Visitation was one hour prior to the service.

Myrtle Venenga

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Myrtle Evelyn Venenga, 84, of Ackley, formerly of Grundy Center, passed away on February 17 at Grand JiVante in Ackley. Committal rites were were held February 20 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. Memorials may be made to the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Myrtle's name.

Cats rescued from “hoarder house” find new home

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GRUNDY COUNTY – About a month ago, 47 cats were rescued from a home in rural Grundy County after concerns about the living conditions of the house surfaced. Twenty-three of those cats were taken in by Waverly Pet Rescue, and at an adoption event held last weekend, five of those cats were adopted into new homes.
Barb Dunakey, WPR adoption coordinator, said that the cats they rescued from what is being called the “hoarder house” in rural Grundy County were not only extremely friendly, but in surprisingly good shape; more than ready for adoption.

Grundy Center receives certified local government designation

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GRUNDY CENTER – Recently, the National Park Service designated 34 communities across the nation as certified local governments – among those communities was Grundy Center.
This designation means that Grundy Center now has the opportunity to participate in the CLG (certified local government) program, which provides local governments with access to historic preservation guidance and grants.

Area locals help solve hunger in Haiti

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GRUNDY COUNTY – A drive to help others can lead people to very different places, to do very different things. For two Grundy County locals, this drive took them over 2,000 miles away to the island nation of Haiti.
Hunger, which has been a foremost problem in Haiti for years, is not as easily solved as it would seem – and that’s what led Darwin Cannegieter of Dike, and Julie Grunklee of Reinbeck, to travel to Haiti this January, where they used what they know best – agriculture – to work towards a solution.

Former Baptist church designated to Most Endangered Properties list

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GRUNDY CENTER – Along with eight other properties from around Iowa, the former First Baptist Church in Grundy Center has recently been named to Preservation Iowa’s Most Endangered Properties of 2016 list.
The Former First Baptist Church, which was built in 1918 after the previous church burned down, is one of the city’s oldest remaining properties, but for many years it has been an eyesore to the people of Grundy Center.

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