September 2019

Feb. 5, 2015

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School Foundation honors Heronimus

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    The Grundy Center Community School District Friday unveiled a plaque in honor of former local attorney and philanthropist T.J. Heronimus, who passed away last August. Heronimus was a trustee for the Foundation from its inception in 1991 until his death.
    Superintendent Jerry Schutz presented the plaque to T.J.’s widow Marcia and son John. His son Jeff, who lives in Colorado, was unable to be at the presentation.

Supervisors approve law enforcement contract increase

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    GRUNDY CENTER — Grundy County communities that receive law enforcement from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department will see a rate increase for Fiscal Year 2016.
    The Grundy County Board of Supervisors approved an increase of 3 percent during Monday’s regular meeting. The increase will generate an additional $8,941 for the department.
    Sheriff Rick Penning presented both 3 and 4 percent proposals, but appeared satisfied with the lower of the two increases.
    “I think 3 percent will be adequate,” he said.
 

Spartans top Postvillle, falter in conference play

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AMES – Grundy Center ended the week on a high note with a 64-45 win over Postville in an Iowa Showcase tournament game Saturday night, after suffering a pair of NICL West losses earlier in the week. The Spartans fell to South Hardin 69-60 and Hudson 69-52.  
Grundy Center (7-10 overall, 5-6 NICL West) has a light week this week, with just one game on Friday when they take on East Marshall at Le Grand.
Grundy Center 64, Postville 45    

Grundy Center girls drop close conference games

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ELDORA – Grundy Center lost a pair of close NICL West games this past week, dropping a road game to South Hardin Friday, 56-54, after a 40-35 loss on their home court to Hudson on Tuesday.
The Spartans, who move to 9-7 overall and 6-5 in the NICL West, have just one game on the schedule this week against East Marshall at Le Grand on Friday, Jan. 30.
South Hardin 56, Grundy Center 54

Top-ranked Rebels score lopsided wins

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    REINBECK — The Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys’ basketball team proved it was worthy of its first-ever No. 1 ranking last week, scoring a trio of one-sided victories.
    The Rebels (14-0 overall, 11-0 in the NICL West) scored conference victories over BCLUW and AGWSR Tuesday and Friday before topping Manson Northwest Webster Saturday at the All-Iowa Attack Shootout in Ames.
    G-R also downed North Butler Monday and played at Jesup Tursday. It is at West Marshall Friday and hosts North Tama Saturday in its busiest week of the season.

 

Wolverine girls improve to 11-0 in NICL East

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DIKE – The Dike-New Hartford girls remain at the top of the NICL East with two more conference wins this past week. The Wolverines earned a 50-29 win over Sumner-Fredericksburg Friday, after a commanding 63-17 win at Jesup Tuesday.
This week the Wolverines (13-2 overall, 11-0 NICL East) were scheduled to play BCLUW at Conrad on Tuesday, Jan. 27, host Charles City on Thursday, Jan. 29, and play Aplington-Parkersburg at Parkersburg on Friday, Jan. 30.
Dike-New Hartford 50, Sumner-Fredericksburg 29

Sicard to play softball at DMACC

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ACKLEY — Ashley Sicard of Ackley has one summer left of high school softball, but Thursday she secured more diamond time by signing a national letter of intent to play for Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC).
Sicard has signed with a program that is long on achievements in a short time. In just three years in the sport, the Bears have made two appearances in the NJCAA College World Series. DMACC placed third last season and had a seventh placing in 2012.

Annabelle Dirks

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Annabelle Voigt Dirks passed away on January 4, 2015, at the age of 94 at Monte Vista Grove Homes in Pasadena, California, where she had lived since 2001. A funeral service will be held at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in Holland, her husband’s boyhood church, on Sunday, February 15, at 2 pm. She will be laid to rest next to her husband in the church’s adjoining cemetery near the graves of many Dirks family members. A memorial service will be held at Monte Vista Grove Homes (2889 San Pasqual St.) in Pasadena, California on Saturday, February 21, at 2 pm, in Marwick Place.

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