September 2019

I’m always hesitant to latch on to any cultural phenomenon, which probably explains why I’ve never seen any of the “Star Wars” movies and watched about half of the first “Avengers” before realizing I had at least 20 more to catch up on before I could actually consider myself a fan. But there is an undeniable allure to becoming part of a community of folks with likeminded interests, whether it’s fixing Jeeps, playing Fender guitars or knitting sweaters while drinking tea and listening to ambient cat sounds.
           

Since she was crowned Miss Teen USA last month, Kaliegh Garris has become a mainstay in the national media: she appeared on “CBS This Morning,” and writers at People Magazine, The New York Times, NBC News and CNN, among other outlets, have all profiled her. But her mother, Tammy Venenga, couldn’t wait to speak to The Grundy Register.
           

GRUNDY CENTER – Treating every hole like a new experience worked out for Lauren Dirks.
 
She delivered the only round below 90 at Town and Country in Grundy Center on Monday, turning in an 87 for medalist honors as the Spartan girls moved on to a Class 1A regional final in Brooklyn next Monday, May 20.
 
"Driving, chipping and putting all worked well," Dirks said. "And just thinking about each hole as a new hole really helped. … The second half I felt like I kept improving and it helped me get to my goal."
 

Farmer’s market season is almost upon us, and this year, the Grundy Center Farmer’s Market will have a new location at Brother’s Market.
 
Vendors will be set up in the parking lot on Thursday evenings from May 30th through September 16th, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
 
Shari Sell-Bakker, who’s in charge of the Farmer’s Market committee, says the committee decided to partner with Brother’s Market to hold the weekly farmer’s market in the grocery store parking lot to create a more convenient, family shopping experience for market-goers.