September 2019

GC students get revved up to build new Ultimate Mileage Vehicle

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GRUNDY CENTER — For the fourth time, Grundy Center High School students and industrial technology teacher Kris Seitz will again construct a prototype for the Ultimate Mileage Vehicle (UMV) competition, just one of many contests at the Iowa Industrial Technology Exposition at Southeast Polk High School in rural Des Moines held each spring.

Supervisors add D-NH to hazard mitigation plan

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GRUNDY CENTER — The Grundy County Board of Supervisors approved the addition of the Dike-New Hartford Community School District to the county's hazard mitigation plan during Monday's regular meeting.
Adding the School District to the plan will allow it to apply for federal funds that would be used to build a tornado safe room at its high school/elementary complex in Dike. Several other area school districts are also in the process of building similar facilities. There was no public comment during a public hearing about the matter.
 

Mike Stoner

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Mike Stoner of Stanley passed away on September 27, 2013. A party celebrating and remembering Mike’s life will be held on Sunday, Oct. 20, from 1-5 p.m. at the Evansdale Amvets Post No. 31 in Evansdale. Family and friends are welcome.

Leonard C. Sommer

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Leonard C. Sommer, 89, of Cedar Falls, died October 7, 2013, at the Western Home Communities Windhaven Assisted Living. Memorial services were October 12 at Linden United Methodist Church in Waterloo with inurnment in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, Cedar Falls.  Military Honors were provided by the Evansdale AMVETS Posts 31 and 19.  There was no visitation. Memorials may be directed to Cedar Valley Hospice. Condolences may be left at www.richardsonfuneralservice.com.

Donna J. Nederhoff

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Donna J. Nederhoff, age 82, of Cedar Falls, died October 7, 2013 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Funeral servies were October 11 at Nazareth Lutheran Church (Chapel) in Cedar Falls with Rev. Dennis Hanson officiating. Visitation was Friday at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls. Burial was in the Holland Cemetery in Holland. A memorial fund has been established in Donna’s name. Web site is www.geilenfeldfh.com.

Council moves forward with street light project

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    GRUNDY CENTER — The Grundy Center City Council appears ready to move on with the city’s street lighting project. Monday the City Council passed a resolution authorizing the use of the Preliminary Official Statement to facilitate the sale of GO Bonds for $425,000 for the project.

Grassley, Eiklenborg named D-NH Homecoming royalty

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Dike-New Hartford seniors Carrie Grassley and Gabe Eiklenborg were crowed Homecoming King and Queen Friday at the school’s annual Homecoming pep rally. The event capped a week that included dress-up days and special decorations. The Wolverines won their Homecoming game over Sumner-Fredericksburg, 28-6. (John Jensen/The Grundy Register photo)

Grundy County domestic, sexual abuse services will continue

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    GRUNDY CENTER — While Grundy County’s Seeds of Hope office will be closing soon, the services it provides are not going away. That was the information the Grundy County Board of Supervisors heard during its regular Monday meeting.
    Jamie Behrends, who currently works for Seeds of Hope, briefed the Board on the situation that led Seeds of Hope to close, noting that the state restructured into six domestic violence/sexual assault services regions last July and that Grundy County was separated from Black Hawk County, where Seeds of Hope was based from.

Spartans’ NICL West winning streak reachers 30 matches

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    GRUNDY CENTER — Grundy Center extended its North Iowa Cedar League West Division winning streak to 30 matches last Thursday with a hard-fought three-set victory over Gladbrook-Reinbeck.
    Set scores were 25-16, 25-17 and 26-24.
    Coach Darwin Sents said Gladbrook-Reinbeck gets excited to play the Spartans in the battle of rivals just 10 miles apart.
    “We got through it,” he said. “We were hoping for more consistency.”

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