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The Grundy Register
2015
Thursday, January 15, 2015
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Grundy Center, Iowa
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State of the City
Supervisors hear
first fiscal 2016
budget requests
By JOHN JENSEN
The Grundy Register
GRUNDY CENTER — The
Grundy County Board of Supervisors
Monday heard the first in a series of
budget requests as they enter the
Fiscal Year 2016 budget cycle.
County
Treasurer
Brenda
Noteboom, Sheriff Rick Penning,
IT/GIS Department Head Don
Kampman and members of the
County Fair Board were the first
to present their requests during a
process that will last several weeks.
Noteboom’s request featured
little change other than for increased
salaries and benefits. Kampman’s
changes included increases in data
processing services, equipment and
annual dues. Among the equipment
planned is a new plotter that will
replace a unit that the county can no
longer get parts for, and a portion of
the cost of a project to improve the
county’s backup data storage system
at the County Engineer’s office.
Supervisor Chuck Bakker asked
Kampman about the annual increase
in recurring costs.
“It seems like we always add but
never subtract,” he said.
Kampman responded that all of
the programs in question are used by
offices in the county and that there
are not a lot of additions to the list,
though there are needed updates.
All told the IT/GIS budget request
represented an approximately 3.6
percent increase over last year.
Penning’s
budget
requests
included an increase in funding
for two new squad cars that had
previously been budgeted for,
as well as increases for adult
correctional services, postage and
mailing, telephone and office data
processing.
Supervisor Barb Smith asked
Penning about whether the Sheriff’s
Department has looked into bodyworn cameras, which many police
departments, including the Grundy
Center Police, have purchased in
recent years. Penning said he isn’t
completely sold on the idea, but
added that the department will
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What’s
Happening
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Preservation of Rural Iowa Alliance
Dike Memorial Building
5:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 18
New Hartford Lions Breakfast
New Hartford Comm. Building
7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Monday, January 19
County Board of Supervisors
Courthouse • 9 a.m.
Grundy Center City Council
City Hall • 6:30 p.m.
German Club
Wellsburg Public Library
7 p.m.
Wednesday, January 21
Grundy Center School Board
Secondary Media Center
5 p.m.
Alzheimer Support Group
Arlington Place • 6:30 p.m.
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Buhrow
reflects on
first year
as mayor
“I still wonder why all of the offices need to be
paid the same,” he said. “I feel different offices
could be paid differently.”
Jason Scafferi, the recorder’s representative
on the Board, asked if one of the three positions
should be paid differently because they are more
important than the others, something that County
Auditor Rhonda Deters quickly refuted.
By JOHN JENSEN
The Grundy Register
GRUNDY CENTER — Brian
Buhrow has seen a lot of change
in his first year as Grundy Center’s
mayor. As he enters the second year
of his first term, he is already looking
to the future for Grundy County’s
largest community and county seat.
“It was a very busy year,” he said.
“One of the things I learned is that
the city is going in every different
direction. I have a great appreciation
for it.”
Buhrow said the biggest thing he
saw in his first year is that the time
commitment to the mayoral position
is greater than he had expected.
“There are the council meetings,
but then there are additional
meetings once or twice per week,”
he said. “It’s very important to stay
involved.”
Just four months into Buhrow’s
first year he found himself looking
for a new police chief after thenchief Brock Gilbert resigned. Soon
after Gilbert’s resignation came
the resignation of Officer Dustin
Blackburn, putting Grundy Center’s
usual four-person police force down
to two. Captain Doug Frost was
promoted to police chief and two
offiers were then hired to replace
Gilbert and Blackburn.
“We hired Chris Heneley and
Mitchell Turner,” Buhrow said.
“Both needed to go through the
academy and we were lucky to be
able send them both at the same
time. Had both officers not been
able to attend the academy, we
couldn’t have had that officer patrol
on his own. We are thrilled that the
force is fully staffed!”
Even while Grundy Center’s
police force was working at halfstaffing, the community was named
the second safest in Iowa.
2014 saw street lights replaced
along G Avenue in Grundy Center,
giving the city a new look while
replacing poles that had deteriorated
to the point where they were in
danger of falling.
“I was told while the crews were
removing one of the poles the base
actually snapped,” Buhrow said.
While the G Avenue project is
complete, Buhrow said some lights
will still be replaced on side streets
this year.
As the year continued, the summer
brought both a successful Felix
Grundy Festival and one of the most
successful Grundy County Fairs in
recent memory.
“The Felix Grundy Festival was
a huge success and we thank the
committee and all of the volunteers,”
Buhrow said. “That old adage is so
true, ‘it takes a village.’ I believe
we had one of the biggest crowds
on Saturday night for the band Arch
Allies. Friday night’s band is always
a crowd favorite with Loose Neutral.
Even with the street light project
we accomplished keeping all the
citizens and visitors safe.”
At the beginning of the 201415 school year, the Grundy Center
Community School District cut
the ribbon on its new Tornado Safe
Room, which will be available not
only to the school but also to the
community in the event of a severe
storm.
As the year wound down, a
community group began work
See COMPENSATION BOARD page 3
See BUHROW page 3
Dike announces plan for major sports complex
Kruger-Hemmen
Sports Complex
to kick off with
community meeting
DIKE — A major project that has
become Dike’s talk of the town will
publicly kickoff next Wednesday.
The
Kruger-Hemmen
Sports
Complex, a nearly million-dollar
outdoor recreational complex along
Highway 20, will be discussed in
detail at the Dike Community Center
on Jan. 21 at 7 p.m.
“We are excited to give residents
more specifics about the design
of the complex, the construction
progress, our capital campaign plans
and more,” said Justin Stockdale,
leader of the steering committee.
“We want to be totally transparent
about this and allow our community
members to know everything they
want to know,” he said. “We’ll
present our plans, and then this
meeting will largely be a questionand-answer session.”
Stockdale is also the president
of Fields2Fields, a nonprofit
organization established by the
committee for grant applications and
other funding opportunities.
The project began in August,
when Dennis Kruger and Kevin
Hemmen presented a proposal to
Dike’s city council for a complex
that would include soccer fields,
youth football fields, baseball/
softball fields, a playground with
shelter,
a
concession/restroom
structure, parking for approximately
200 vehicles, just over a mile of
fitness trails and other amenities.
The proposed 25.73-acre project
site, owned by Kruger, was valued at
$438,000. He offered to sell the land
to the city and donate $200,000 back,
of which $138,000 was targeted
for land purchase and $62,000 for
complex development.
In November, the city council
unanimously approved funding
for the remaining $300,000. The
steering committee was then
formally established, and the
501(c)3 organization Fields2Fields
was created.
‘We have a fantastic opportunity to provide a
sports complex for people of all ages.’
— Kevin Hemmen
In December, Hayes Bros. tiled a
section of the land to allow for better
drainage and minimize downtime
during construction. The rest of
the land is scheduled for tiling in
the spring. Dike native Josh Viet,
partner at Midwest Athletic Fields in
Watertown, Wis., will begin building
the baseball/softball fields in midJuly.
Stockdale said that nonprofit
organization Build Our Ballpark
has been instrumental in getting the
project off the ground.
“The planning and design of the
complex and many other critical
connections were made possible
by working with Bob Hellman
and Build Our Ballpark,” he said.
“We saw what his group had done
in Waterloo and knew that their
expertise would help us move things
along more effectively.”
Build Our Ballpark, also a
nonprofit, was established in
2008 when Hellman, a Waterloo
businessman and baseball enthusiast
who decided to help the school in his
childhood neighborhood by building
a ball field so students would have a
safe place to play.
“We’ve helped build or renovate
15 fields across Waterloo now,
and it’s been astounding to see the
impact on the community and our
kids,” Hellman said. “It’s an honor
to help the folks in Dike take on a
similar goal—they clearly want their
community to grow and succeed.”
The Kruger-Hemmen Sports
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Compensation Board recommends 4 percent raises
By JOHN JENSEN
The Grundy Register
GRUNDY CENTER — The Grundy County
Compensation Board recommended a 4 percent
salary increase for elected officials following
a lengthy discussion last Friday at the Grundy
County Courthouse.
The increase, which must be approved by the
Board of Supervisors, came after the officials
requested a 3 percent raise. The difference came
about during discussion, which included a request
from the County Auditor’s representative on the
Board, Arlan Schaap, for an additional $2,000 on
top of the 3 percent request.
Schapp justified the request by noting that
the auditor’s office is required to be open more,
particularly during election season, than the other
offices. The Grundy County Auditor, Treasurer
and Recorder currently make identical salaries, as
is the case in 60 of Iowa’s 99 counties according
to Board member Linda Ohrt, who represents the
treasurer’s office.
If the 4 percent request is approved by the
Board of Supervisors, the auditor, treasurer and
recorder would make $52,711 for Fiscal Year
2016. In addition, the Grundy County Sheriff
would make $74,449, the County Attorney would
be paid $56,446 and the County Supervisors
would be paid $23,760 each. Salaries are set for
positions and not the individuals in the positions.
The salaries set for elected officials also set
salaries for others in their departments, who make
a percentage of what the elected official makes.
Following Schapp’s request, the Compensation
2014-15 County Official Salaries
Attorney
Auditor
Supervisors
Recorder
Sheriff
Treasurer
Grundy Butler FranklinHardin Tama Statewide
$54,275
$50,684
$22,846
$50,684
$71,586
$50,684
$57,682
$50,747
$28,660
$50,747
$65,869
$50,747
$60,150
$55,000
$32,950
$53,300
$68,450
$53,300
Source: Iowa State Association of Counties
Recent Grundy County
Salary Increases
Fiscal 2015 201420132012 2011 2010
Attorney 4%*2.8%4%3%0%
Auditor 4%*2.8%4%3%0%
Supervisors 4%* 2.8% 4% 0% 0%
Recorder 4%*2.8%4%3%0%
Sheriff
4%* 3.5% 4% 3% 0%
Treasurer 4%*2.8%4%3%0%
Source: Iowa State Association of Counties
* — Proposed
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
Board explored several ways to additionally
compensate the auditor’s office for the additional
hours, including paying the position an additional
stipend for its work as commissioner of elections.
Board member Jim Wertz, who represents the
Sheriff’s Department, recommended the acrossthe-board 4 percent increase, though Schapp
disagreed with the recommendation.
$57,186
$49,580
$33,961
$48,175
$66,879
$48,877
$75,804
$49,640
$27,075
$49,640
$63,414
$49,571
$79,783
$54,421
$31,277
$53,280
$70,784
$53,722
2014-2015 Salary Increases
Current ProposedProposed
Salary IncreaseSalary
Attorney
$54,275
$2,171
$56,446
Auditor
$50,684
$2,027
$52,711
Supervisors
$22,846
$914
$23,760
Recorder
$50,684
$2,027
$52,711
Sheriff
$71,586
$2,863
$74,449
Treasurer
$50,684
$2,027
$52,711
Salaries rounded to nearest whole dollar.
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Sports Complex
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Complex will cost an estimated
$950,000, and nearly one-third of
that money has already been deposited. Fields2Fields will work to
raise the remainder through various
events and outreach, to be outlined
at the meeting.
“Getting the ball rolling with the
land and donation was not a difficult decision for me,” said Kruger. “This is something that will
improve our community for generations to come, and I’m thrilled to be
a part of it.”
“We have a fantastic opportunity to provide a sports complex
for people of all ages,” Hemmen
added. “This project addresses an
ongoing concern about the lack of
space and quality fields for our recreation programs, while extending
Dike’s vibrant trail system.”
Grundy NEWS Register
The complex will be located just
three blocks from the community
swimming pool, tennis courts and
school facilities and will connect
to the existing trail system. Being
situated near Highway 20 and the
Fox Ridge Golf Course means high
visibility, which the steering committee feels will give the eye-appeal
small towns strive for when trying
to draw families to the community.
“Enrollment in the Dike-New
Hartford School District directly
contrasts with the majority of rural
school districts in Iowa by continuing to grow,” Stockdale said. “This
complex means our school and recreational athletic programs will be
able to grow along with the community.”
Hellman said he has seen the
impact such amenities have had on
Waterloo youth, and looks forward
to seeing it happen in Dike.
“Youth participation in baseball
and softball in Waterloo has grown
more than 35 percent since Build
Our Ballpark began, and the caliber
of fields means more tournaments
want to come here, bringing tourism
dollars to the area. I think Dike will
see equally impressive results,” he
said. “And the best thing about that
isn’t the money—it’s what the kids
learn by participating.”
Stockdale says he is excited to
get input from Dike citizens.
“We hope that our entire community will attend the meeting to see
how great of an impact this project
will have,” said Stockdale. “Their
support is the key to making it happen, and we can’t wait to show the
world that Dike really is ‘A Slice of
Iowa.’”
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GCHS’ Room 13 Cuisine sets
2015 dates, menu options
GCHS’s Food Service Class will
begin serving meals to the community at their student-run restaurant,
Room 13 Cuisine, on Thursdays, beginning Jan. 18.
Located in the FCS room across
from the high school gym, the meals
will be served at noon on every
Thursday through Feb. 19, except
for Feb. 5, which will be an evening
meal served at 6:30 p.m.
A diverse selection of menus
have been planned, and the public is
invited to share in the dining experience. Students developed the menus
and will be preparing and serving the
entire meal. Class members will rotate between duties of hosting, serving, cooking and dishwashing.
Guests will have an option of a
two-course or a three-course meal
on each Thursday. The two-course
meal consists of a main entree and a
dessert. The three-course meal also
includes soup or salad. Two different
three-course meals will be served for
the evening meal on Feb. 5. Carryouts are available.
Reservations are required for all
Room 13 Cuisine meals. Reservations can be made by calling the high
school office at 319-825-5449 or by
contacting Joan Schuller, FCS Instructor, at jschuller@spartanpride.
net.
All meals include a beverage
Thursday, Jan. 15
2-course meal — Broccoli
Cheese Soup; Philly Mushroom
Cheese Steak Wrap; Raspberry Vanilla Parfait.
3-course meal — Caesar salad;
Chicken in a Creamy Parmesan and
Sun dried Tomato Sauce over Linguini; Roasted Vegetables; Bread
stick; Mini Chocolate and Peanut
Butter Dessert Shooter.
Pictured are 2015 Room 13 Cuisine students (left to right): Riley Sents,
Gloria Freeman, Brittany VanSickle, Stephanie Faust, Nick Saak, April
Mixdorf and Esther Edgerton. Not pictured: Aaron Beck Brunk, Brandy Hippen, Abbie Koch, Ashtun O’Rourke, Alex Sealman. (Courtesy
photo)
Thursday, Jan. 22
2-course meal — Aloha Burger;
Hawaiian Coleslaw; Coco-Mocha
Flan Cake.
3-course meal — Mushroom
Soup; Baked pork cutlet; Parmesan
Pasta; Coin Carrots; Cake Balls.
Thursday, Jan. 29
2-course meal — Pizza Casserole; Garden Salad; Chocolate Chip
Cookies with Ice Cream.
3-course meal — Chips and
Queso; Savory Stuffed Chicken &
Rice Peppers; Fresh Fruit Kabob;
Oreo Ice Cream Cake.
Thursday, Feb. 5 (Evening meal)
Option No. 1 — Stuffed Mushrooms; BLT Bruschetta; Creamy
Parmesan Tomato and Spinach;
Tortellini Soup; Cheese & Potato
Stuffed Pork Chops; Green Bean
Bundle; Dessert TBD.
Option No. 2 — BLT Bruschetta;
Stuffed Mushrooms; Greek Salad;
Zesty Shrimp & Mushrooms Scampi; Steamed Broccoli; Garlic Bread;
Chocolate Italian Love Cake.
Thursday, Feb. 12
2-course meal — Chicken Bacon
Ranch Pasta; Steamed Green Beans;
Garlic Bread; Lemon Curd Fruit
Tart.
3-course meal — French Onion
Soup; Shrimp Lemon Pepper Linguini; Bread Stick; Mascarpone and
Dark Chocolate Cream in White
Chocolate Cups.
Thursday, Feb. 19
2-course meal — Chicken & Potato Gnocchi Soup; Garden Salad;
Caramel Apple Blondie Cheesecake.
3-course meal — Greek Salad;
Lemon Rosemary Salmon; Creamy
Risotto; Roasted Vegetables Parmesan; Strawberry Jello Cake.
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Obituaries
Lillian A. Eiten
Lillian A. Eiten, 88, of Wellsburg died January 10, 2015, at Grundy County Long Term Care in Grundy Center. A funeral service was held at the First
Christian Reformed Church, rural Wellsburg, with Pastor Tom Vos officiating. Burial followed in the First Christian Reformed Church Cemetery. A
visitation was held at the church one hour prior to the service on Wednesday.
Online condolences may be made at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.
Lillian was born on February 5, 1926, the daughter of Ben H. and Mary
Bakker Eiten at her parents’ home of rural Wellsburg. She attended Shiloh
No. 4 and the Wellsburg Public Schools until her graduation in 1943. She
attended Central College in Pella until her mother’s death in 1944. She continued her education at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. in 1950. As she
began teaching, she continued her education, received her master’s degree in
education from the University of Northern Iowa.
She was a career teacher in Christian schools, teaching middle school and
high school students. The schools spanned many parts of the United States;
Denver, CO; Lansing, IL; Bellflower, CA; North Haledon, NJ; and Walnut
Creek, CA. Because the Christian schools varied in size, she supplemented
the usual English courses-literature and composition being her favorite- by
teaching subjects such as Latin, Home Economics, and even Typing. When
asked “Which school was your favorite?” She usually replied, “The one I
was teaching in at that time.”
Lillian had many favorite hobbies: reading, playing piano and organ, sewing and crafts, gardening, and walking her dog. She was always interested
in 4-H and library activities.
She served in many capacities, from Bible study leader to small prayer
group participant, from CBI prison ministries to library boards.
Her frequent traveling excursions spread from escorting high school students to central Europe to the many tour and private trips she took to the
Holy Land and Greece, to the Scandinavian countries and also to Australia
and New Zealand.
She was preceded in death by her mother (1944) and father (1963) and her
brothers, Harvey and Al.
Surviving her are her sisters-in-law, Pearl Eiten and Ella Eiten; and several nephews and a niece: Ken (Debbie) Eiten, Mary (Jim) Cooper; Curt Eiten; Craig (Judy) Eiten; and Charles (Nancy) Eiten. Also surviving are grand
nephews and nieces: Jim, William, Erica, Nicholas, Angela, Laura, Kala,
Benjamin and Ellen Eiten; and many friends from her years of teaching.
Buhrow
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in earnest on the community’s
application to the Main Street Iowa
program, with John Schuller and
Erica Allen as co-chairs.
“There is a lot to this application,” Buhrow said. “The main
reason for the investment into the
Main Street Iowa program is the
importance of our Main Street
businesses in Grundy Center and
the grant money available once
we receive this designation. This
is a collaborative effort between
the city, business owners, building owners, local citizens, and also
includes the school and the students.”
One step in the Main Street Iowa
application is the creation of a Historic Preservation Commission.
“We have a lot of beautiful buildings and homes with great architecture and we need to preserve these
structures,” Buhrow said.
The holidays featured a pair of
traditional Grundy Center events,
the Festival of Trees and Village of
Lights.
“If you didn’t get a chance to
visit the barn and all the trees, it
was beautiful,” Buhrow said. “Saturday night there was a great chili
tasting contest, which was very
good. Our Village of Lights event is
a great family event with the stores
open and people mingling downtown. The chamber of commerce
and local banks sponsor trolley
rides and the big guy, Santa, too.”
2014 saw continuance of the
Business Innovation Grant (BIG)
program that began a couple of
years ago when the City Council
approved taking up to $100,000 of
the Local Option Sales Tax funds
and reinvesting it back into the
community.
“Businesses are able to apply for
these grants to allow them to make
improvements to their buildings and
businesses,” Buhrow said. “Having
been a business owner in Grundy
Center this is a big boost for business owners. It will also go a long
way with our application for Main
Street Iowa.”
2015 will see additional challenges for the city. Among notable challenges will be tighter Water Treatment Center regulations that could
force the city to spend as much as
$1 million for changes.
“(Public Works Director Dan
Bangasser) is being kept abreast
by the DNR,” Buhrow said. “Fox
Engineering is putting together a
plan on what we need to do. The
city is going to have to spend some
money out there.”
The mayor said the city also continues to look at its water system.
The city also continues to look
at what role it can play with the
Grundy Family YMCA and Grundy
Center Preschool and Child Care
Center.
“Our Y is more than just childcare,” Buhrow said. “The resources
and programs it brings to our community and area help differentiate
us from other communities our size
as does GCPCC.”
He said the community is also
fortunate to have office space for
Heavy Equipment Manufacturing as
it continues to recover from its fire.
“We are always working with
businesses in our city,” Buhrow
said. “Attracting and maintaining
our businesses is critical for our
city.”
One challenge facing all area
communities is the rollback of commercial taxes on housing.
“The first year or two the state
will rebate some of this back to
the cities, after that we are on our
own to absorb the lost tax revenue,”
Buhrow said. “Balancing our tax
revenue with the services our citizens need and desire has and always
will be our focus.”
Supervisors
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probably eventually get them. He
said it is coming to a point where
such a recording is required for
officers to prove their cases in court,
where previously an officer’s word
was accepted. He said cameras cost
anywhere from $200 to $1,000 per
unit.
Ron Flater, Rick Schmidt and
Jerry Schmidt spoke to the Board
about the Grundy County Fair’s
annual grant request. They outlined
a number of projects underway at
the Fairgrounds, including projects
to repair and paint buildings and
improve electrical service at the
Fairgrounds. They also spoke
of longer-term plans for the
Fairgrounds that could include
significant renovations at the Alumni
Building and Horse Arena as well
as completion of the campground
project at the Fairgrounds.
“Our goal is to make the Grundy
County Fair the best around,” R.
Schmidt said. “We want people to be
able to use it year-round and have a
nice place.”
They also outlined plans for the
2015 Fair, which could include the
return of Figure-8 races.
IN
OTHER
BUSINESS,
SUPERVISORS
approved
a
resolution brought by County
Engineer Gary Mauer supporting
an increase in the state Road Use
Tax (commonly known as the gas
tax). The resolution, approved by a
unanimous roll-call vote, states that
the Board of Supervisors “strongly
encourage the implementation of a
long-term, sustainable transportation
funding solution to address the
critical needs of our infrastructure
system.” The resolution calls for
statewide funding to offset the
projected shortfall through an
increase in motor fuel tax revenues,
to enable the Iowa Department of
Transportation to provide primary
highway funds to counties and
cities in lieu of federal funds, to
increase the permit fee for oversize
and overweight vehicles and that
new funding should be distributed
consistent with the Road Use Tax
Fund distribution formula.
Mauer said a 10 cent per gallon
fuel tax increase would result
in approximately an additional
$500,000 annually for the county.
Supervisors approved a fuel bid
from AgVantage of Waverly and
a weed chemical bid from Snittjer
Grain Co. of Wellsburg. They also
approved a utility permit for Grundy
County REC work on a line along
300th Street south of Grundy Center
from the Tama-Grundy County line
west about one-half mile.
Supervisors approved a liquor
license renewal for That Place
Steakhouse in rural Conrad. They
accepted quarterly reports from the
Sheriff’s Department, Veteran’s
Affairs department and Auditor, and
presented 10-year service awards to
Supervisors Jim Ross and Bakker.
Compensation Board
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“None of us are more or less
important,” she said. “I feel strongly
about that.”
Supervisor Jim Ross added that he
also feels the county auditor should
receive additional compensation.
“When I look at what the auditor
is asked to do … I would like to
speak out in support of Arlan’s
suggestion,” he said.
Ohrt, however, continued to
emphasize that she feels all three
officials should have the same salary.
“All of the offices have had
additional duties given to them,”
she said. “The courthouse works
well together and by giving one
department a higher raise than the
other I wonder if it could create
friction.”
Motions were made and approved
to recommend that the County
Attorney, Sheriff, Supervisors,
Recorder and Treasurer to receive 4
percent raises. Schapp’s motion for
a 4 percent raise plus an additional
$2,000 (a total 8 percent increase)
for the auditor was defeated by a
5-2 vote. A second motion, for a 4
percent increase for the auditor, was
unanimously approved.
The
recommendations
will
be acted upon by the Board of
Supervisors at an upcoming
meeting. The Supervisors can either
approve the Compensation Board
recommendation or cut all of the
recommendations by the same
amount. They may not increase the
request. The supervisors may also
vote to decrease their own raise
more than the others.
Semis collide in rural Grundy County
HOLLAND — No injuries were
reported last Tuesday when two tractor-trailers collided at the intersection of Highways 14 and 20 seven
miles north of Grundy Center.
According to the Grundy County
Sheriff’s Department, a 2006 Peterbuilt truck tractor driven by 36-yearold Nathan Faber of Algona and
pulling a livestock trailer loaded
with hogs was traveling southbound
on Highway 14 when it was struck
broadside by a 2011 Volvo truck
tractor driven by 33-year-old Buyantsogt Batbayer, 33, of Bellevue,
Wash. pulling a refer trailer loaded
with pork loins as it took the exit
ramp from westbound Highway 20
to Highway 14.
Batbayer was charged with Failure to Yield at a Through Highway.
The Faber tractor-trailer received
$55,000 damage while the Baybayer
truck received $25,000 damage.
The accident remains under investigation. The Sheriff’s Department was assisted at the scene by
Dave’s Towing and the Iowa Department of Transportation.
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Alzheimer group Grundy Center
recycling set for
to meet Jan. 22
The Alzheimer Support Group
will meet Thursday, Jan. 22 at 6:30 this Thursday
p.m. at Arlington Place Assisted
Living Center, 95 D Avenue, Grundy Center. For more information call
Cathi at 319-824-5674.
German Club to
meet Jan. 19
in Wellsburg
The Ostfriesen Heritage Society
will meet at 7 p.m. at the Wellsburg
Public Library on January 19 to elect
officers for 2015.
Our program will be about harvesting peat (torf) in the early days
of Ostfriesland, Germany.
Come and enjoy some German
fellowship and a little Platt Duetsch
speaking. Bring some goodies to
share over a cup of Ostfriesen Tea.
Preservation of
Rural IA Alliance
to meet Thursday
DIKE — The meeting of The
Preservation of Rural Iowa Alliance
will meet Thursday, Jan. 15 at the
Dike Memorial building at 5:30 p.m.
The meeting will update the area
on Alliance activities and the status
of the proposed Rock Island Clean
Line project.
Gospel concert
planned for
New Hartford
The series of gospel concerts at
the New Hartford Community Center will commence again in January.
The Carson family from Ackley will
be sharing gospel music Tuesday,
Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. They have been
sharing gospel music for more than
10 years. Their selections include
worship songs, old time hymns,
cowboy music, and original compositions. The concert is free and open
to the public. Refreshments will be
served immediately following. Any
questions call Ray Hemmer at 2774848.
City of Grundy Center Recycling
for Jan. 8 is canceled due to weather
conditions. Curbside recycling pick
up will be on Thursday, Jan. 15 and
resumes its normal schedule for February 2015. Any questions, please
contact City Hall at 825-6118.
New Hartford
Lions plan
breakfast
The New Hartford Lions Club
will host its monthly breakfast Sunday, Jan. 18 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. at the New Hartford Community Building.
Engelkes-Abels
seeks to return
Memory Tree
ornaments
Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home
has a collection of Christmas ornaments donated for use on our
Memory Tree, dating back to 2010.
It would like to see these ornaments
returned to their donors at this time.
If you donated an ornament for the
memory tree that has not previously
been returned to you, please stop
by the funeral home at 509 Fourth
Street, Grundy Center, between
the hours of 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
Thursday, January 15.
Financial Peace
University to be
held in January
A Financial Peace University
group is planned to begin Jan. 26,
2015 at the Kling Memorial Library
in Grundy Center. Start time is 6 p.
m.
Childcare will be provided. For
more information contact Steve at
319-215-8628. To sign up, go to
www.DaveRamsey.com/findaclass
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Memory Lane
Grundy OPINION Register
Serving in
Iowa’s Interest
A Look back through
The Grundy Register
Compiled by Lisa Kanagy
10 Years Ago This Week - 2005
• Grundy Center school offers early retirement incentives to those that
are 55 and older, school administrators
stated that there are likely five staff
members to consider this option
• The future of the Grundy County
landfill is uncertain as of Monday as
the state will implement requirements
that would effectively close the facility
in 2007
• Two Grundy Center high school
students participated in the NICL
Bandmaster’s Honor Band, David
Laughlin and Larryn Craig
• DNH is 2nd at AGWSR tournament with 188 points
• Spartans give GR Rebels a
thrashing with a score of 72-53
• Great winter deals will be found
at your Wellsburg businesses
• Center Theatre – Closer
• The Ringneck Chapter of Pheasants Forever will have their 5th annual
banquet on Monday, available to be
bought is a James Meger print
• The 1990 farm program sign up
for this year’s crop has begun, the
farmers will be asked to idle 10% of
their corn base
• Bruce Stotser has been hired as
Grundy Center Police chief and Tim
Schultz has joined the Grundy Center
force as a police officer
• The Grundy Community Preschool and Child Care visited the
Grundy Center library touring the
children’s area and ended with a story
from Sandra Sloan, the story lady
• Dike girls and boys fall to ENP
Tigers
• Kindergarten registration for
DNH will be February 5, 6, & 7
• Tyson Chicken Wing Flings - 5#
for $5.49
• Center Theatre – Back To The
Future II
• All Grundy county banks show
big gains in their major departments
during the past year
• Mid-Equipment Corp. has completed the transfer of its manufacturing
facilities from Wellsburg to the former
hemp mill building, a mile west of
Grundy Center, they now employ 25
• A near capacity crowd was on
hand Tuesday to watch the Harlem
Satellites play the Grundy Center AllStars in a benefit basketball game
• J. J. O’Conner, president of Walnut Grove Products, has announced
construction of an agricultural fertilizer storage and contribution facilities to
begin immediately at their warehouse
depot in Grundy Center
• Mrs. Elmer Long was installed as
worthy matron of the Order of Eastern
Star at the Masonic Temple
• Dike varsity boys win over Gladbrook with the score of 70-55
• Two Girl Scout Troops are going
on the Winter Carnival weekend in St.
Paul, Minn. that they earned
• The Amvet Auxiliary of Wellsburg’s ‘Shoes for Shoeless Americans’
collection day is Jan. 30, to be distributed to the Appalachia area
• Dutch Maid Sugar Wafers – 1#
for 39¢
• Grundy Center Theatre – A Global Affair; Kings of The Sun; and Send
Me No Flowers
From The
Cheap Seats
One of the events that I cover annually at this time of year is the County
Compensation Board meeting. This is a meeting where a group of appointed
local professionals listen to salary
requests from various county elected
officials and determine what, if any,
salary increases they will recommend
they receive for the upcoming fiscal
year.
I don’t mind saying that it is one
of my least favorite events to cover
all year, and I seriously doubt any
member of the Board or elected
official will think any less of me for
saying that.
Why don’t I care for it? Because
it is one of the worst ways that our
government works.
The meeting basically boils down
to this. The elected officials tell Board
members about their department and
what has changed during the past year,
By JOHN JENSEN
request their raise for the year, and
then listen as the Compensation Board
decides what they will be given. And all of this is done in public. It’s an
awful process that I wish there was some way to change.
Your first question at this point might be that if I do not like the process,
why we choose to publicize it. After all, we determine what is printed in
the newspaper. The answer to that question is more difficult than you might
think, but it boils down to the public’s right to know. Most newspapers cover
these meetings, and since they deal with public money and are open to the
public we cover them.
I work with nearly every one of these elected officials on one level or
another and know each and every one of them at least a little except newlyelected county recorder Travis Case, whom I’m sure I’ll get to know at least
a little within the next few months. And it pains me to watch these people
basically have to beg for their raises, which in turn determine how much
those working for them make.
One of the big issues with the way salaries of these officials are determined
is that the salary is tied in with the position, not the individual, and that the
salaries of others in the departments are tied to them. What this means is that
if a long-time county widget manager were to retire and was replaced with
a widget manager who had far less experience, the Comp. Board could not
• Heaviest snow in four years, six
to eight inches, along with high winds
block county’s highways
• Mr. and Mrs. (the former Franny
Jansen) P. J. DeBeer, who were among
the first families to make their home
in Stout, and who are the only couple
who have lived there continually since
the town was laid out forty years ago,
were married 50 years ago last Sunday,
they came to Grundy County from Ill.
and farmed until the NW railroad came
through, they quit farming and became
merchants and have remained so all
these years, they have five children
• The Grundy County Farm Bureau membership drive was not completed by Sat., however the membership is expected to be in the 700 range,
largest in 10 years
• Salem Presbyterian church, currently located SW of Traer, will be
moved soon to Lincoln
• The Grundy Center high school
students will perform the ‘Tune In’
musical comedy in two acts on February 6
• Wieners - 1 # for 15¢
• New Grundy Theatre – His Girl
Friday; Hawaiian Nights; Remember?; City In Darkness and The Return of Dr. X
My tiny visitor
By KEVIN WILLIAMS
Grundy County
Conservation Director
I came home the other afternoon to
a visitor shivering in the winter cold
outside of my garage door. It was a
Least Shrew. You may recall that just
a few weeks ago I shared the story of
BJ Jorgenson and his experience with
a Least Weasel. It appears this is the
winter for the “leasts.”
The Least Shrew (Cryptotis parva)
is one of the smallest mammals in
Iowa, and save for the mounted specimen we have in the Grundy County
Heritage Museum, I had never encountered one. I arrived home from
work and walked over to the garage
door to enter the house from that way.
That’s when I found the tiny shrew
sitting pretty much motionless on the
snow-covered concrete slab. Now, I
have seen other shrews - much larger
in comparison to this one. I moved the
wee shrew a few feet over to beside
the foundation and thought it would
probably take refuge in the dry vegetation of the nearby flower garden if
it was to survive at all. It really didn’t
look very promising.
But when my wife arrived home an
hour later, she came in the house reporting that there was a dead “mouselike” something in front of the garage.
The least shrew measures about 3
inches long and has a long, pointed
snout and tiny black eyes like other
shrews. Its coat is brown, even darker
in winter, with gray underparts. Although seldom seen or reported by
people, they likely live throughout
Iowa. Least shrews often use burrows
and tunnels of neighboring rodents,
but they spend some of their time foraging on the surface. They sometimes
dig their own tunnels, which may
be just beneath the surface or much
deeper.
I went to an old college textbook
“The Mammals of Missouri” by
Charles Schwartz. Although some
shrews possess a powerful poison in
their saliva that is used to subdue prey,
the least shrew is not so equipped;
instead it depends on expert hunting
skills, often going for the vulnerable
joints of its prey’s appendages, according to that book. Their diet includes small insects, snails, slugs,
earthworms, and spiders. Like other
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pay that individual less because it would also mean a cut in the salaries of
everyone else in the widget department.
Asking for a raise is one of the hardest things there is to do. Most places
I’ve worked have handed them out at a certain time of year, and sometimes
they have even come as a pleasant surprise. Only once have I had to approach
a boss about a raise, and that was only after I had been promised one a couple
of months before and had not received the promised increase. I cannot
imagine having to do that in a public setting ... yet that’s what these people
have to do. And it’s not just in front of the Compensation Board, but it is also
in front of their peers. To the credit of Grundy County elected officials, they
usually present a united front to the Compensation Board. This year all went
together and requested the same raise percentage.
The problem here is not at the county level. The state sets the laws, and
those laws must be followed by the county. One of those laws is that the
County Compensation Board meeting is a public meeting. In other words,
not only can I attend it but so could you. Some of you might even find it
interesting to hear what the duties of the various county departments are.
They are a lot more diverse than you might expect.
A simple solution to the issue, and it pains me to suggest that as I am
supposed to be against all closed meetings, would be to adjust the law so
that the Compensation Board meeting falls under the provision of the Open
Meetings Law where a meeting in closed session may be conducted to
“evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment,
hiring, performance or discharge is being considered.” Right now that law
is not applicable because the Board is not discussing individuals — it is
discussing their position.
I seriously doubt, however, that this law will change any time soon.
Whether or not we choose to cover the meeting, however, could change.
• • •
This weekend I had a chance to join several fellow Grundy Center Lions
Club members at the State Leadership Convention in Des Moines.
The conference is a chance to learn about areas that Lions Clubs support
and a chance to meet and mingle with like-minded people from around the
state. I’ve always enjoyed events like this, and this one was no different.
The highlight of this year’s convention was a presentation by Lions
International President Joe Preston, an Iowa native who was born in
Marshalltown and raised in northwest Iowa before moving to Arizona, where
he has lived throughout his adult life. Preston’s speech wasn’t anything
extremely memorable, but getting the chance to see him and shake his hand
was memorable, as his schedule during his year in office was expected to
include visits to at least 40 countries.
One of the things Preston has pushed is his “Ask One” initiative, where
each local Lion is encouraged to ask at least one person if they are interested
in becoming a member of Lions International. With that in mind, I am going
to use my little forum here to ask all — to extend an invitation to you to
attend a Lions meeting and see what we’re about. If that’s something that
might interest you, contact me at the office and we can arrange a time when
I can tell you a little about our club and what projects we are involved in. In
addition to Grundy Center, Dike, Reinbeck, Beaman and New Hartford also
have local clubs.
shrews, the least shrew has poor eyesight and depends on a well-developed
sense of touch. In Missouri, reproduction occurs throughout much of the
year and several litters of young,
which measure less than an inch at
birth, are produced.
Then as luck would have it I received my copy of The Missouri Conservationist magazine and inside was
a picture and article on you guessed
it – the Least Shrew! It told me that
Least shrews have been described as
having a pungent odor, due to powerful scent glands, but I didn’t notice a
smell (nor did I try smelling) the one
I found. They also produce a variety
of sounds, described as “puts,” and
“clicks,” but I didn’t hear a peep from
mine – I don’t think that there was
much peep left in it at that point. And
it ended by saying that according to
research, least shrews are known to
use a form of echolocation to explore
tunnels but probably not to search for
food. Given their size and the fact
that I have never encountered one, I
wonder whether I would ever have an
opportunity to see another in the wild.
Thank you for
holiday project
support
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the supporters of
Operation Threshold for the contributions to the Holiday Projects for
families in Grundy County. Without
the generous support of the community, our efforts would not be possible. We are very fortunate to live
and work in such a caring and compassionate community where there
is a deep commitment to the work of
ending hunger and poverty.
Again thanks to all the donors,
volunteers and staff who made it all
possible,
Jaynie Mason
Operation Threshold
Grundy County Family
Support Manager
By SENATOR TOM HARKIN
Almost two years ago I announced I was not going to seek a
sixth term in the United States Senate. That decision and announcement did not seem all that difficult
or hard at that time. Two years was a
long time off. And since then I have
been busy working, having hearings,
meeting constituents, getting legislation through the HELP Committee,
working on Appropriations. But,
now, the leaving becomes hard and
wrenching and yes, emotional. That’s
because I love this U.S. Senate and
I love this work. Often, I am asked
if there is one theme, one unifying
thread that runs through my body of
legislative work across 40 years in
Congress. At first glance, my policy
priorities seem to be disconnected
and disparate, everything from disability rights to health reform to
farmland conservation to biomedical
research. But on closer examination,
they all have one powerful thing in
common; they all flow from a common wellspring. And for you to understand that unifying inspiration, I
need to tell you a story.
As a boy growing up in rural
Cumming, Iowa, I could never have
imagined that I would one day serve
in Congress. My father had a sixth
grade education. He spent most of
his life working in coal mines, and
all he had to show for it was a case of
black lung disease. My mother was
an immigrant, raising six kids in our
little two-bedroom house.
My parents never talked politics.
We did not know politicians. But
we knew this: When my family hit
rock bottom in the late years of the
Depression, with my father out of
work and with no way to provide for
his family, the government gave us a
hand up. Dad got a postcard in the
mail, notifying him to report for employment with the Work Projects Administration, the WPA. Dad always
said that Franklin Roosevelt gave
him a job. That opportunity gave my
father dignity, and enough money to
put food on the table. Perhaps most
importantly of all, it gave him hope.
A few years later, dad was able
to qualify for a New Deal program
called Social Security, and later he
got Medicare, which meant he no
longer had to rely on charity. So I
learned at an early age that our government can do good things and create opportunity for ordinary people.
It is there to help people build better
lives. And from my first day in the
political arena, I have strongly believed that government must not be
just an observant bystander. It must
be a force for good, for lifting people
up, for giving hope to the hopeless.
Its cardinal function is to provide
a ladder of opportunity for every
American.
Now, as I depart the Senate, I
can say in good conscience that I
remained true to that guiding principle. I have worked faithfully to
leave behind a more vibrant Iowa,
a more just and inclusive America,
and a stronger ladder – and ramp – of
opportunity for the disadvantaged in
this great country.
Let me reassure you that though
I am retiring from the Senate, I am
not retiring from the fight. I will
never retire from the fight to ensure
equal opportunity, full participation,
independent living, and economic
self-sufficiency for people with disabilities. I will never retire from the
fight to give a hand up – and hope
– to those who have experienced disadvantage and adversity. And I will
never retire from the fight to make
this a land of social and economic
justice for all Americans.
You might say that my career in
Congress is the story of a poor kid
from Cumming, Iowa trying his best
to “pay it forward,” saying thank you
for the opportunities I was given by
leaving that ladder and ramp of opportunity stronger for those who follow. If I have accomplished this in
any small way, if many Iowans and
many Americans are able to lead better lives because of my work, I leave
office a satisfied man.
For that opportunity, I must thank
my fellow Iowans. Thank you for
giving me the opportunity to do this
work. Thank you for entrusting me
with the job of advocating for the
betterment of our state and country
for the past 40 years. It has been the
greatest honor of my lifetime.
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Grundy SOCIAL EVENTS Register
News from Ivester
The Shack has been sold.
New Owners are:
John and Tina Brandt, and
possession is January 6, 2015.
I hope everyone shows them the
warm welcome you showed me
12+ years ago, when a crazy lady
of 69 thought she needed a job.
With your help and support it has
been a wonderful journey. Sometimes crazy is good.
Thank you and God Bless you,
Claire Schroeder
Young Farmer
Group Kickoff
meeting to be
held Jan. 21
Iowa State University Extension
Grundy County’s office is holding
a kickoff event for a young farmer
group in Grundy County. This meeting is open to the public and we welcome spouses as well as farmers
themselves. Meeting will be held
January 21, 2015 from 6:00 – 7:30
p.m. at the Grundy County Extension office at 703 F Avenue, Suite 1,
Grundy Center.
This will be the first in a series of
meetings the office intends to host
for young farmers and will focus
on a variety of topics ranging from
financing programs, agricultural
economics, niche markets and opportunities for young farmers in the
county.
Prospectus, new and existing
farmers are welcome; meetings are
intended as networking and educational opportunities.
This group will hold quarterly
meetings with expert speakers to
discuss current agricultural issues
and also host and participate in local
farm tours.
Free dinner will be provided to
attendees
Pre-register by calling the Grundy County Extension Office at 319824-6979. Any additional questions
may be directed Shari at the Grundy
County Extension Office, sellbakk@
iastate.edu
Nutrition site menu
Friday, January 16 — Beef Patty
with Mushroom Gravy, Baked Potato, Harvard Beets, Multi Grain
Bread/Margarine, Fresh Banana,
Sour Cream
Monday, January 19 — Potato
Crusted Fish, Oven Roasted Potatoes, Green Peas, Multi Grain Bread/
Margarine, Mandarin Oranges, Tartar Sauce
Tuesday, January 20 — Pork Patty with Supreme Sauce, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli, Multi Grain Bread/
Margarine, Citrus Fruit Cup
Wednesday, January 21 — Meatballs with Spaghetti Sauce, Spaghetti Noodles, Italian Vegetable Blend,
Garlic Breadstick/Margarine, Fresh
Banana
Thursday, January 22 — Hamburger Patty, O’Brien Potatoes,
Mixed Vegetables, Hamburger Bun,
Pineapple Tidbits, Mustard, Ketchup
For more information, to reserve a place or order a meal, call
the Grundy Center Senior Center at
(319) 824-3843.
The regular meeting of Chapter
AR, P.E.O.was held on Saturday,
January 10, at 9:30 a.m.at the home
of Jackie Stevens with Beth Jackley
serving as co-hostess. Jane Linnenbrink, Beth Jackley, Kay Graham,
and Ann Smith treated the members
in attendance to a humorous, but informative skit on Iowa P.E.O. Project Funds.
The next regular meeting will be
February 19 at 7:30 p.m.at the home
of Cheryl Miller.
Upper Iowa
announces October
2014 graduates
FAYETTE —Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the
names of its October 2014 graduates, followed by the degree earned
and respective honors.
Abby Brinkmeyer of Wellsburg,
Bachelor of Science: Nursing in
Nursing, Cum Laude from UIU
Nursing-Mary Greeley (MGMC)
Jessica Ledtje of Grundy Center,
Bachelor of Science in Accounting ,
Cum Laude from UIU Waterloo
Sharae Roberts of Reinbeck,
Bachelor of Science in Human Services , from UIU Waterloo
Honors qualifications as follows:
Summa cum laude is awarded to
those with at least a 3.9 GPA; magna
cum laude (3.7-3.9 GPA), and cum
laude (3.5-3.7 GPA). A total of 60
graded semester credits must be
earned at Upper Iowa University
before magna cum laude or summa
cum laude honors may be granted.
A Note About Weddings
Weddings are times of cele
bration for family and friends.
The Grundy Register wants to
share this special event with
our readers, but we need your
help.
Wedding information and
a photograph should be sub
mitted for publication within
eight weeks of the ceremo
ny. We can use a color proof
photograph, as it will not be
damaged in any way. News
submitted later than eight
weeks will be reduced to a
photo and cutline format.
Kiwanis International to
celebrate 100th anniversary
On January 21, 2015, Kiwanis International will celebrate 100 years
of service to the world.
The Grundy Center Kiwanis Club
was started in 1973.
If you watched the New Year’s
Day Rose Parade from Pasadena,
California, you may have seen the
float showcasing the Kiwanis Centennial Celebration. The theme of
the float was “100 Years of Inspiring
Children”, which works well with
Kiwanis’ mission of serving the children of the world.
The current Kiwanis International project is to “Eliminate Maternal/
Neonatal Tetanus”. Kiwanis, along
with UNICEF, are working together
on this project. Worldwide, approximately 134 newborns – one every 11
minutes – die every day from neonatal tetanus. This immunization project is helping to make sure no mom
has to worry about losing her baby
to tetanus.
Kiwanis clubs are located in 80
nations, and help their communities
in countless ways. Each community’s needs are different, so each Kiwanis club is different. By working
together, members achieve what one
person cannot possibly accomplish
alone. When you give a child the
chance to learn, experience, dream,
grow, succeed and thrive, great
things happen.
Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis club, no matter where in the
world it’s located. Members stage
nearly 150,000 service projects and
raise nearly US$100 million every
year for communities, families, and
a variety of projects.
Kiwanis clubs focus on changing
the world by serving children, one
child and one community at a time.
No two Kiwanis clubs look exactly the same. Each member’s and
community’s needs are different,
and each club looks different. Kiwanis members don’t just do service,
they have fun. Members make new
friends by being part of a club where
they attend meetings and work together on service and fund raising
projects. Kiwanis clubs also provide
excellent networking opportunities
for professionals.
Please call 319-824-5502 if you’d
like to learn more about the Grundy
Center Kiwanis Club. We meet each
Wednesday at 7:00 AM for breakfast
at Johnny Ray’s Restaurant. You are
welcome to join us on any Wednesday morning for breakfast to learn
more about Kiwanis.
Center Theatre’s Reel-to-Reel
Beginning at the Center Theatre
on Friday, January 16 at 7 p.m. will
be the true story/drama Unbroken,
starring Jack O’Connell. This movie
is rated PG-13 for violent content,
running approximately 135 minutes
in length. At 7:30 will be the family/comedy/sequel Night At The
Museum: Secret Of Th Tomb, starring Ben Stiller, Robin Williams and
Owen Wilson. This movie is rated
PG, running approximately 100
minutes in length. There will be no
weekend matinees this week.
*Don’t forget 50 cent Fridays at
the Center Theatre. For a limited
time, attend a movie on Friday evening and receive your choice of MEDIUM popcorn or any drink for just
50 cents! *
Academy Award® winner Angelina Jolie directs and produces Unbroken, an epic drama that follows
the incredible life of Olympian and
war hero Louis “Louie” Zamperini
(Jack O’Connell) who, along with 2
other crewmen, survived in a raft for
47 days after a near-fatal plane crash
in WWII – only to be caught by the
Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. Adapted from Laura
Hillenbrand’s enormously popular
book, Unbroken brings to the big
screen Zamperini’s unbelievable and
inspiring true story about the resilient power of the human spirit.
In Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb, get ready for the
wildest and most adventure-filled
Night at the Museum ever as Larry
(Ben Stiller) spans the globe, uniting
favorite and new characters while
embarking on an epic quest to save
the magic before it is gone forever.
Night At The Museum: Secret Of
The Tomb is Robin Williams last big
screen performance before his death.
For the most up-to-date movie
information, please check out our
new website at www.grundycentertheatre.com. If you are interested in
gift certificates to the Center Theatre, they may be purchased at GNB
bank locations during the day or at
the Center Theatre during evening
business hours.
Pleasant Valley RefoRmed ChuRCh
monday, JanuaRy 26
Chili • Oyster Soup
Beefburgers
all you Can eat!
Served
collectoR’S Auction
Selling FoR: lutjen (Sonny) Beenken estate (Grundy center)
and John & lorraine Kalkwarf collection (Aplington)
Unbroken
• Rated PG-13 • 137 Min.
* 7:30 pm –
Friday- Wednesday
* 3:15 pm – Saturday Matinee
* 1:30 pm – Sunday Matinee
Jello Flavored Pull Aparts
Mary Jane Van Loh, Ackley
2 loaves frozen bread dough or
1 c. chopped nuts
sweet rolls
1/2 c. sugar
1 - 3 oz. pkg. Jello,
1/2 c. brown sugar
your favorite flavor
1 stick butter, oleo
Thaw bread dough until ready to cut. I do this overnight in refrigerator. Cut each loaf into 8 slices, then cut in half and then again. Put in
well greased 9x13 pan. Cover with the dry ingredients; cut margarine
into slices over all. Let rise; bake in 350º for 30 min. Put on cookie
sheet upside down, when you remove from oven to cool.
Angel Biscuits
Laura Brown, Grundy Center
1 pkg. dry yeast
1/4 c. warm water
2-1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/8 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. buttermilk
Dissolve yeast in the warm water and set aside. Mix dry ingredients in
order given. Cut in the shortening as for pie dough. Stir in the buttermilk and water-yeast mixture. Blend thoroughly and dough is ready
to be refrigerated in large covered bowl or made into biscuits. (Keeps
2-3 days in covered bowl in refrigerator). When ready to bake, turn
dough onto floured surface and knead lightly as for regular biscuits.
Roll out and cut with biscuit cutter. Place in 9x13 pan. Let rise slightly
(if cold, will take a little longer than when first mixed). Bake at 400º
until lightly browned, 12-15 minutes.
**These top three recipes are from ‘Holiday Cookbook’ published
by Mid-America Publishing.
French Breakfast Puffs (muffins)
A favorite of our family
1/3 c. shortening
1/3 c. sugar
1 egg
1-1/2 c. flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. milk
Cream together the shortening and sugar, add egg and mix together.
Sift dry ingredients and mix with first mixture and milk. Fill muffin
tins 1/3 full. Bake at 350º for 20 minutes. Let cool slightly. Melt 6
tbsp. butter. Prepare a mixture of 1/2 c. sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon,
dip muffin puffs in butter and foll in the cinnamon/sugar mixture.
Makes 10-12
STARTING
JAN. 16
Will hold theiR ChuRCh souP suPPeR on
Adults - $7.00
Children (5-12) - $4.00
4 and undeR fRee
STarTinG – Friday
January 16
Happy January - 2015!! Here it is a new year, so what to do with it? Do
you ever think that? I know that sometimes I think I always want to make
the best of it. But the best of what? I have heard that it is good to be specific when making goals of any kind. Truthfully I haven’t ever been great
at setting goals and then don’t really reach them. Anyhow, what are some
of your goals for this year? I may share some of mine little by little as the
months go along. One goal that I feel is important is to spend more time,
quality and concentrated time, with each of my children. My oldest will
graduate in May (sniff, sniff). Ah, it is all part of life. She is a wonderful
young lady and will do great. So, the big question is ‘how’ will I achieve
that goal of spending that time with my children?
As stated the last couple of times, my children do like to bake and cook
so that will be part of my concentrated time, in the kitchen, what a terrific
place to be with them.
Christmas break was a nice time with my family. My son helped my
husband in the garage and so I will be able to park in there very soon.
They all did really well in making their suppers during break, too.
Who plans all their meals ahead of time? and then sticks with that?
Breakfasts are challenging for us, so I’m going to see if we can get some
stuff planned and made the night before to help the mornings flow a bit
better. What are your favorite breakfast ideas?
Remember I would really enjoy to know what you are all baking and
cooking now in this cold weather, send them to registerads@gcmuni.net.
Until next time, enjoy time with family and friends - no matter when it
is and give them an extra hug.
≈ Lisa K.
Baked French Toast
Gloria Breakenridge, Reinbeck
1 stick oleo,
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
melted in a jelly roll pan
4 eggs, slightly stirred together
1 tsp. orange rind
2/3 c. orange juice
1/3 c. sugar
Bread
Mix the oleo, orange rind, sugar & cinnamon and spread all over the
jelly roll pan. Mix the eggs with 2/3 c. orange juice and dip the bread
in this egg mixture and lay the slices onto the jelly roll pan. Bake at
400º for 20-25 minutes.
• 2 miles west of Fern
From 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.
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Culinary Corner
Friendly Forum
Friendly Forum will meet at Lyle
and Marlene Neher’s home on January 24 for noon luncheon.
Directory
Please turn in to the church secretary any changes to your address,
phone, and email, and those of your
family that have changed by January
25 for the 2015 Church Directory.
New Address
The father of Yolanda Butler
and Chris Tobias has been moved
to Wellman, IA. Chuck Grove,
Parkview Manor,516 13th St., Wellman, IA 52356
Chapter AR,
P.E.O. meeting
Saturday, January 17, 2015 ~ 9:00a.m.
Held at Hardin County Fairgrounds, 201-11th Ave, Eldora, IA
Selling: Beautiful Glass Collection / 200+ Farm Toy Collection / Oil
Can & Dispenser Collection / A few Old Wrenches / Adv. Shoehorn
Collection / Belt Buckles / Thermometer Collection / Beautiful Lighted
Curio / Some handmade Wooden Toys. Mini Van: ‘07 Buick Terraza
CXL., 7 Pass. minivan, 82,418 miles. PickuP: ‘72 Chevy 20 Cheyenne
custom camper special, 4x4, 350, reg. cab, 8’ bed, red w/white,
(Note: call before long drive-pickup gets inspected Jan.6 for new vin#),
very nice truck for age!! carS: ‘79 Chevy Caprice classic, 2 door, auto,
factory air, cloth, red w/white vinyl roof, 350, chrome cragers, 27,652
actual miles at listing, 1 owner, very nice condition! ‘94 Oldsmobile 98
Regency Elite, leather, full power, 65,840 miles at listing, 3800. Very nice
car for age! Motorcycle: ‘73 Honda CL450, 7,485 miles at listing,
ran last year, very good cond. Vintage SnowMobileS: ‘73 Rupp
Nitro, 440, ‘75 Rupp Rally 440, ‘75 Rupp Rally 440. trailer: ‘73
Weers, 2 place snowmobile trailer, new floor, wide tires.
JR Auction ~ 641-640-5582
See over 500 pictures on website: www.JRAuctionService.com
7:00 P.M.
UNBROKEN
Type: True Story/Drama
PG - 13 • 135 min.
Adults:
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NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM:
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PG • 100 min.
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Dike Register
Volume 91 – Number 3
90th birthday
greeting
Dates for Dike
Preservation of Rural Iowa Alliance meeting 5:30
Dike Community Building
6:30 wrestling at Dike
4:15 JH BB girls there Boys home
Friday, January 16
4pm BB at Dike
Saturday, January 17
10 am wrestling at Starmont
Sunday, January 18
Local church services
Monday, January 19
No school
4 pm DEPOT meeting
Martin Luther King Jr Day
Tuesday, January 20
4 pm BB at Jesup
4pm JH BB
Wednesday, January 21
Fields to Fields Meeting
City Hall
Wedding Bells
Michelle Bradford and Kurt Walters became husband and wife on
December 31, 2014. Marriage vows
were exchanged at Fredsville Lutheran Church and standing up with
the couple were Cole Hoing son of
the bride and Kreg Walters son of the
groom.
Pastor Lisa Dietrich performed
the ceremony and Lynda Lauterbach
was the photographer.
Following the ceremony, family
and friends gathered at their home
in Dike and enjoyed sandwiches and
cake. Congratulations.
Chris Freese celebrated his 90th
birthday on January 11. Happy
Birthday greetings may be sent to
Chris at: Chris Freese, HWY 57
Parker Place # 101, Parkersburg
Iowa 50665.
The family will be celebrating
with Chris and Esther Freese this
week end.
Blood drive
Wrestling Hall set for Dike
DIKE — A community blood
drive
will be held Monday, Jan. 26
of Fame
from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Dike
Its January 4, 2015, a wrestling
event at UNI was taking place.
The morning started with a
brunch and a UNI 1975 wrestling
division II championship team was
in attendance. Our own Randy Dodd
was a member of this team and attended the event with his wife Karen
and son Blake .
Randy hadn't seen some of those
teammates for 40 years and they enjoyed sharing stories about the team
and its members. A special treat
for the day was seeing Head Coach
Chuck Patton.
The 1975 Wrestling divisions
II championship team was introduced at the start of the 2 pm wrestling meet. The 1975 team was the
last UNI team that has defeated the
Hawkeyes.
Attending the meet and induction
were Blake's family and daughter
Billie's family.
Randy Dodd is the former wrestling coach of Dike New Hartford
serving 28 years as head coach and
6 years as junior high coach.
Randy enjoyed 193 duel wins
with 29 state qualifiers and 28 state
placers with two being state champs.
Randy retired from teaching social studies in June of 2011 after
36 years in the Dike New Hartford
school system. He has since started a
painting business, subs at the school
and still goes into the wrestling room
from time to time. Congratulations
Community Building, 540 Main
Street.
LifeServe Blood Center, the sole
supplier of blood products to more
than 100 hospitals in Iowa, Nebraska
and South Dakota, urgently needs
donors to give blood to increase the
blood supply. Recent winter weather
has caused the blood supply to dip to
a critically low level. In fact, nearly
200 units of blood were lost due to
cancellations, closings and delayed
collection efforts. Currently, there is
less than a one day supply of most
blood types on the shelf.
“We normally have a 3-5 day
blood supply on our shelves,” said
Stacy Sime, Chief Executive Officer for LifeServe Blood Center.
“We need to immediately increase
our blood supply and we are calling
upon the community for help,” said
Sime. The recent winter storm following the holidays impacted blood
collection efforts across our tri-state
area, however, the demand for blood
continues at a steady pace.
Donors are urged to schedule an
appointment or walk-in to donate.
Schedule you appointment at an upcoming blood drive. For more information, visit lifeservebloodcenter.
org or call 800.287.4903.
Church Worship Services
Grundy Center
American Lutheran Church
Luther Thoresen Pastor - www.alcgc.org
319-824-3557
8:45 a.m. Worship Service
First Christian Reformed
Thomas Vos, Pastor
641-869-3305
9:30 a.m. Morning Worship
10:30 a.m. Sunday School
7:00 p.m. Evening Worship
Liberty Baptist Church (GARBC)
705 1st Street
319-989-2141
6 p.m. Evening Praise Service
Bethany Presbyterian Church
Tom & Jean Bower, Pastors
319-824-5471
Pleasant Valley United Methodist
Dot Geersema, Pastor
641-869-3637
beaman
First Baptist Church (GARBC)
Nathan Barkley, Pastor
319-824-3324
www.firstbaptistgrundycenter.com
10:30 a.m. Morning Worship Service
6:30 p.m. Sunday Evening Service
Reformed Church
10:45 Sunday School
6:30 p.m. Evening Bible Study
First Presbyterian Church
Rev. Mike Campbell, Pastor
Rev. Sheryl Campbell, Parish Associate
319-824-3152
9:00 a.m. Worship-Kids of The Kingdom
10:30 a.m. Adult Study in Chapel
•Teens lead worship 3rd Sun. of month
United Methodist Church
Phil Dicks, Pastor - 319-825-5408
9:00 a.m. - Sun. - ‘Full Charge Service’
5:30 p.m. - Wed. - Kid & Family WOW
meal & Sunday School
6:30-7p.m.-Wed. ‘Quick Charge Service’
Orchard Hill Church (Center Theatre)
319-824-3039
9:45 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Worship Service
Orchard Hill - Lincoln Center
Jesse Henkle, Host Pastor
319-824-6178
Holland
Colfax Center Presbyterian
Robbie Grames, Pastor
319-824-5231
10:45 Sunday School
Pleasant Valley Reformed Church
Rev. Rick Vollema
319-346-1090
9 a.m. Worship Service
10:30 a.m. Discussion Group
WellsburG
East Friesland Presbyterian
Lynn Arends, Supply Pastor
641-847-2896
Faith Presbyterian Church
641-847-3188
641-366-2142
Conrad
St. John Lutheran Church
Bruce Zimmerman, Pastor
9:45 Sunday School & Bible Class
Alice Church of God
Jim Hartman, Pastor
641-623-5641
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran
Intern - Kristen Briner-Whipperman
641-869-3992
First Presbyterian Church
Kerry Carson, Pastor
641-366-2342
11 a.m. Fellowship
St. Peter’s Country Church
Rev. Michael McLane, Pastor
563-581-2866
8 a.m. Morning Worship
Rev. Gene Kubli
641-366-2325
10:45 a.m. Worship
United Reformed Church
Matthew Nuiver, Pastor
641-869-3633
10:45 Sunday School
7 p.m. Evening Worship
Steamboat Rock Baptist Church
Harrison Lippert, Pastor
Bryce Roskens, Associate Pastor
641-868-2458
Starting on 1/4/15:
The following services will be held at
South hardin high School in Eldora
8:45 a.m. Traditional Service
10 a.m. Fellowship Hour - No S.S.
11 a.m. Contemporary Service
dike
Dan Ridnouer, Pastor
319-989-2535
9 a.m. Sunday School
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Mark Decker, Pastor
319-988-3967
9:00 a.m. Worship
Fredsville Lutheran Church
Rev. Lisa Dietrich, Pastor
319-989-2065
8:15 a.m. Adult Sunday School
9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship
area CHurCHes
Holy Family Catholic Parish
Rev. David Kucera
319-345-2006
Mass: 5:30 p.m., Sat. - Parkersburg
9:30 a.m., Sunday - Reinbeck
Salem Church of Lincoln
Rev. Barb Muhs, Pastor
641-473-2450
Bethel Reformed Church
319-347-6219
9 a.m. Worship Service
10 a.m. Sunday School
Ivester Church of the Brethren
Katie Thompson, Pastor
641-858-3879
9:30 a.m. Christian Education
Noon potluck
Reformed Church of Stout
Stephen and Olga Shaffer, Pastors
319-346-1487
10:30 a.m. Fellowship Time
10:45 Sunday School
Birthdays
Thursday, January 15: Brooke
Morgan, Jim Paige, Curt Bakker,
Tucker Anderson
Friday, January 16: Shelley Viet,
Vernon Lovell
Saturday, January 17: Glen
Nielsen, Larry Bakker, Brad Sherwood, Inez McCarville
Sunday, January 18: Darwin Cannegieter, Dan Walterman
Monday, January 19: Kurt Walters, Florence Jones, Christa Lotts,
Sue Trunck
Tuesday, January 20: Byron Miller, Klayton Kruger
Wednesday, January 21: Naomi
Wardell
New services
available through
Black HawkGrundy Mental
Health Center
Those struggling with mental
health issues now have access to
additional services through Black
Hawk-Grundy Mental Health Center’s Integrated Health Program. On
January, 2, a new satellite office at
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
was open. The Integrated Health
Program is a free Medicaid program
for adults, children and their families, focusing on care coordination
to meet whole person needs, both
mentally and physically.
Members have access to a RN,
Care Coordinator and Peer Support
Specialist to receive additional support services. The care team uses a
strength based approach to identify
goals, create a care plan, manage
services and provide the needed support to reach those goals.
Medicaid eligible adults with a
serious mental illness and children
with an emotional disturbance, affecting functioning at home or
school, are eligible for this free program. For more information please
call the Integrated Health satellite
office at Grundy County Memorial
Hospital at (319) 824-4190, or the
Waterloo office at (319) 234-2893,
ext. 300.
The Grundy Register
Diane Paige, Correspondent
Phone: (319) 989-2163
Shed dog
By COLE ANDERSON
Grundy County Conservation
Naturalist/Cons. Tech.
I have always been an avid hunter. People will ask me what it is
that I hunt for and my response is
“anything that I legally can.” I hunt
squirrels and rabbits and ducks and
geese, deer and turkeys and the list
goes on. But my obsession doesn’t
just stop with animals. I also hunt
things that don’t run away but are
often much harder to find like morel mushrooms and shed deer antlers. For those of you who may
not be familiar with the biology of
a white tail deer, a buck grows his
antlers all summer long and eventually loses them in late winter. The
antlers or sheds as we like to call
them are a great source of nutrients
for squirrels and a variety of different rodents. But as much as I love
to see squirrels get their daily vitamins I would just assume find them
for myself before the squirrels chew
them all up.
I love shed hunting for many
reasons, it’s a great way to find out
what bucks are in your woods, the
sheds make cool decorations around
your house, but mainly it’s an excuse to get out of the house and get
in the woods. Shed hunters have
a variety of tactics like looking on
south hillsides and bedding areas
in order to find antlers but you still
have to rely on having a good eye
for them and often times just plain
dumb luck. You still have to walk
pretty close to an antler in order to
spot it. Thinking about all the sheds
that I’ve probably walked by drives
me insane.
I’ve always wished
there was a more efficient to find
them and I think I have found it.
A shed dog. I’ve read articles in
outdoor magazines about hunters
training their dogs to find shed antlers. It makes perfect sense to me,
you can train a dog to track pheasants and raccoons…….. Why not
antlers? I have a black lab that is
just under a year old and I decided
to focus the majority of her training
on finding sheds. I started by simply playing fetch with an antler with
her. Having already worked a great
deal with her fetching abilities, she
had no trouble with this first step.
So I quickly moved to something a
little more difficult. I hid an antler
in the yard and made her search for
it. Again she immediately caught
on and had this game mastered in
no time. I increased the difficulty
by hiding three antlers in the tall
grass and giving her the command
to find the antler. Her nose immediately went to the ground and one
by one she retrieved each antler. I
am going to continue her training
and make it increasingly difficult to
find each shed. With any luck she
will be ready to go by this February
and you will be reading a follow up
article about the success of my shed
dog!
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Suffering and Redemption
Christians believe that we are saved by Jesus’
suffering and death on the cross, in essence that
he suffered and died for our sins. We consider
Jesus’ suffering to be sacred, as it is part and
parcel of humanity’s redemption. Jesus showed
us that suffering can be sacred. That is not a
cure or remedy for suffering, but a way to at
least make it meaningful. It is sometimes said
that human beings can live without anything except hope. We might also say that we can suffer
anything as long as there is some meaning or
purpose in it. As the philosopher Nietzsche put
it, “He who has a why to live for can bear with
almost any how.” Nothing is worse than severe
and interminable suffering that has no meaning.
That might almost serve as a definition of Hell:
severe and endless suffering that has no meaning. Imagine having the realization at the gates
of Hell that we could have had salvation, but
instead we chose selfishness, momentary pleasures and sin and now we are going to pay for it.
That bargain, to sell one’s soul for momentary
pleasure or selfish gain, will undoubtedly appear meaningless in the grand scheme of things.
Infinitely better to delay gratification and suffer
meaningfully now than risk eternal meaningless
suffering in the hereafter.
~ Christopher Simon
For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good
than for doing evil. For Christ also suffered once for sins,
the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.
~ 1 Peter 3:17-18
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Space for this series of religious messages for all faiths is provided by The Grundy
Register and these community-minded business and professional people:
Grundy Center
Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home & Monument Co.
GNB Bank
Grundy Center Municipal Light & Power Dept.
Grundy County Rural Electric Cooperative
The Grundy Register
Heartland Cooperative
Richelieu Foods Inc.
Rouse Motor Co.
WellsburG
Doyen-Abels Funeral Home & Monument Co.
The Wellsburg Herald
dike
Beninga Sanitation
Dike Funeral Chapel & Monument Co.
The Dike Register
Ubben Building Supplies, Inc.
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From The Archives …
Pastor Paul Nelson shared this
information about the top photo.
He said the car shown is a 1950
model and that it appears to be
an Oldsmobile, though it could
be a Pontiac. Since there are several people in the showroom, he
said he suspects it is when the
1950 models were first on display,
probably in November, 1949.
Even though new cars were often
displayed in September or October, he said he based his guess of
November on the warm clothes
that are being worn. Note also
the pictures of seven new cars on
the poster on the back wall.
Several people identified this
second picture. It is Vernon Reinicke, he had this TV shop here
in Grundy Center, this picture
was taken approximately mid
1953.
This third picutre is a copy of
the original way it was printed in
this paper, taken approximately
on October 7, 1953. Tom Teasdale brought this to us and said
he remembers that Ran VanderWichen, the current editor came
and took the picture and that the
next day they left for training.
Tom said when he saw this
picture from last week it brought
back memories and he went
through his things and found
this original newspaper clipping,
Bud Henze also came in and
spoke about the picture. He then
said that the three sitting down
are deceased.
Thank you to all for your correspondance with ‘From The Archives.’
Grundy Center Bowling
Classic League
Second-half Standings
Tom’s Car Care
10 2
B.L.O.W.F.’S*
8
4
Grandview Heights
7
5
Crystal Bowl
5
7
Van Wert, Inc.
4
8
Phelps John Deere
2 10
* — First-half champion
Year to date
High team handicap game —
Tom’s Car Care 1,172.
High team handicap series —
Wert Inc. 3,222.
High individual scratch game
— Mike Ammerman 277.
High individual scratch series
— Mike Lauer 690.
High individual average —
Blake Schmitt 197.32.
Most improved — Drew Babinat 21.04.
Commercial League
Second Half
Rust Racing
65.5 24.5
Roger’s Boys*
56
34
DeKalb
55.5 34.5
Wieland & Sons
39
51
3-D Construction
31
59
Crystal Bowl
23
67
* —First-half champion
High individual games — Blake
Schmitt 239; Curt Buseman 214;
Steve Bonk 245; Jesse Huisman
256; Chris Buseman 200; Nathan
Sealman 244; Rich Riesberg 204;
Danny Sents 202.
High individual series — Blake
Schmitt 646; Curt Buseman 620;
Steve Bonk 610; Jesse Huisman
603; Chris Buseman 578; Nathan
Sealman 577; Rich Riesberg 560;
Danny Sents 539.
Named to Grand
View Dean's List
DES MOINES - Recognition for
outstanding academic achievement
has been given to the following
Grand View University students for
the 2014 fall semester.
The students are named to the
Dean's List for earning a grade point
average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale
while carrying at least 12 hours of
classes.
Wellsburg: Evan Johnson
Tournament champions
The AGWSR 6th grade girls won the Stars of Tomorrow tournament held in Wellsburg last Saturday. The
girls lost their first game to Aplington-Parkersburg but came back and defeated BCLUW and Hudson to
claim the title.
Gardening
Grundy County AGWSR school
lunch menu
webinar series Fair announces
BREAKFAST
begins Jan. 15 Business Trade (Breakfast includes milk & juice)
Fri., Jan. 16: Cereal & Toast
The Iowa Master Gardener proMon., Jan. 19: Cereal & Toast
gram is offering a series of garden Show
Tues., Jan. 20: Breakfast Pizza
webinars to be hosted by Iowa State
University Extension and Outreach.
Webinar dates, topics and presenters
Thursday, January 15, 2015 –
“Local Food Volunteers” – Get to
know activities that Master Gardeners are doing to build the local food
system.
Thursday, February 12, 2015 –
“In the Community" – Hear how
Master Gardeners are teaching in
community gardens and growing
produce for food banks.
Thursday, March 12, 2015 –
“Back to School” – Learn how Master Gardeners are engaging in school
gardens and supporting systems
change for health.
The winter webinar series is offered by the Iowa Master Gardener
program in response to requests for
more Iowa gardening educational
opportunities. The sessions are open
to all interested gardeners; participants are not required to have completed Master Gardener training to
attend.
Local sessions will be held from
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Grundy
County Extension Office at 703 F
Avenue, Suite 1, Grundy Center, IA.
Please call 319-824-6979 for more
details!
GRUNDY CENTER — The
Grundy County Fair Board has announced it will host its second annual Business Trade Show at the 2015
Grundy County Fair.
The trade show will be held Saturday, July 25 from 2 to 7 p.m. in
the Alumni Building. Businesses are
invited to showcase their products
large or small to the public. A small
fee will be charged to vendors, with
the public invited to attend free of
charge. There is only room for 30
vendors inside and space is filling up
fast. Space will be available outside
as well.
Vendors must provide their own
table, skirting, display, etc. Each
vendor will have a 8-foot wide x 14foot deep spot for display. If more
space is needed vendors can set up
outside the Alumni Building but no
cover will be provided. There is also
room for 20 vendors to have power.
Vendor set up begins at noon. Please
RSVP to Karen Benson 319-4642286 as soon as possible to guarantee a spot and/or electricity.
The entire 2015 Fair Schedule
will be released soon. Visit our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/
TheGrundyCountyFair for more
details or visit our website at www.
GrundyCountyFair.com.
Wed., Jan. 21: Waffles & Sausage
Thurs., Jan. 22: Breakfast Wrap
LUNCH
(Lunch includes salad bar &
milk)
Fri., Jan. 16: Corn dog, baked
beans, fruit
Mon., Jan. 19: Tacos, corn, juice,
chocolate cake
Tues., Jan. 20: Ham slice, mashed
pototates, bread & butter, orange
smiles
Wed., Jan. 21: Cooks choice
Thurs., Jan. 22: Chili, cinnamon
rolls, rosy applesauce
Wellsburg Library
offering computer
classes
The Wellsburg Public Library will
be offering computer classes beginning on January 21. Kim VanDeest,
Technology Director at the Waterloo
Public Library, will be instructing
this series of classes ranging from
basic computer lessons to iPad and
eBook help. You may take one class
or all five. Classes run from 6:30 to
8:00 p.m. on Wednesday evenings.
You must pre-register for class by
January 15. Call the library at 641869-5234 for more information on
registration and class fees.
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Grants available to help
promote specialty crops
Supervisors celebrate 10 years on Board
The Grundy County Board of Supervisors Monday presented two of
their own with certificates for 10 years of service. Chuck Bakker (top)
and Jim Ross (above) were presented 10-year awards by Board Chairman Mark Schildroth at Monday’s meeting. (Courtesy photos)
GCMH announces annual audit results
The accounting firm of Seim
Johnson, LLP released an audit report on Grundy County Memorial
Hospital, Grundy Center, Iowa on
September 22, 2014:
The Hospital's unrestricted operating revenue totaled $19,420,547
for the year ended June 30, 2014,
a 7.7 percent increase from the
prior year. Total revenue included
$18,159,017 in net patient service
revenue and $1,261,530 in other operating revenue. Net non-operating
revenues were $205,536, which was
comprised of $42,536 in investment
income and $163,000 in county tax
revenues.
Operating expenses for the year
totaled $18,991,515 a 4.3 percent
increase from the prior year, and
included $9,592,503 for salaries
and employee benefits; $3,730,412
for supplies and other expenses;
$2,682,898 for purchased services and professional fees; and
$2,985,702 for depreciation, amortization and interest.
A copy of the audit report is available for review in the Hospital Administrator's Office, in the Office of
the Auditor of State and on the Auditor of State’s web site at http://auditor.iowa.gov/reports/reports.htm
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary
of Agriculture Bill Northey today
announced that the Iowa Department
of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
is accepting applications for grant
funding through the Specialty Crop
Block Grant program. The grants
are available to support projects that
enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops grown in Iowa.
The final funding level for the
program this year has not yet been
finalized by the USDA Agricultural
Marketing Service, which administers the program, but Iowa received
$307,610 in funding in 2014 and it
is anticipated the state will receive a
similar level in 2015.
“The Specialty Crop Block Grant
funds can support food safety, research and marketing efforts that
will encourage Iowans to choose the
products that are produced right here
in our state,” Northey said. “Specialty crops are a very important
part of Iowa agriculture as they allow farmers to diversify and give
customers access to locally grown
products.”
Grant funds shall be used for
projects that solely enhance the
competitiveness of specialty crops
that benefit the specialty crop industry as a whole and will not be awarded for projects that directly benefit a
particular product or provide a profit
to a single organization, institution,
or individual.
Iowa agencies, universities, institutions, and producer, industry,
and community based organizations
are all eligible to apply for funding
to enhance the competitiveness of
specialty crops. In addition, single
organizations, institutions, and individuals are encouraged to participate
as project partners.
Grant awards will be considered
up to a maximum of $24,000 and
projects can have a duration of up to
30 months (2 ½ years).
“Specialty Crops” that are eligible under this program are fruits
and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits
and horticulture and nursery crops,
including floriculture. Both fresh
and processed specialty crops are
eligible.
Proposals must be received by
IDALS on or before 4:00 p.m. on
Friday, May 1, 2015. For more
information visit the IDALS Spe-
cialty Crop Block Grant program at
the Department’s web site at www.
IowaAgriculture.gov/Horticulture_
and_FarmersMarkets/specialtyCropGrant.asp.
The Department is again establishing a Review Committee to help
review, evaluate, and make recommendations on grant proposals submitted to the Department.
Those interested in participating
in the Review Committee should
have knowledge of specialty crops,
and/or grant writing or grant management experience, and the ability to devote the necessary time to
complete the review process. Additional information about reviewer
responsibilities, meeting dates and
an application form can also be
found at www.IowaAgriculture.gov/
Horticulture_and_FarmersMarkets/
specialtyCropGrant.asp.
Applications to participate in the
Reviewer Committee are due Friday,
March 27, by 4 p.m.
In addition, to ensure that funds
are used in the most efficient manner possible, the Department is asking specialty crop stakeholders and
organizations to submit public comments on program priorities. The
comments will help the Department
identify priorities; establish the criteria used to evaluate the projects proposed for funding, and to determine
how the reviews are conducted.
Iowans interested in submitting
comments about the program can do
so online by emailing HorticultureAndFarmersMarkets@IowaAgriculture.gov or by mail to Horticulture
and Farmers Market Bureau, Iowa
Department of Agriculture and Land
Stewardship, 502 East 9th, Des
Moines, Iowa, 50319. Comments
received by May 1, 2015 will be presented to the review committee to
assist in prioritizing projects.
“The Specialty Crop Block Grant
program has been a tremendous benefit to Iowa and it is important we
understand the priorities of the specialty crop producers as we consider
this year’s applications,” Northey
said. “The public comments will allow us to hear from all segments of
Iowa’s specialty crop industries and
give them a means to participate in
the decisions surrounding this program.”
2015 HCCEF grant
applications now available
The Hardin County Community
Endowment Foundation (HCCEF)
announces that grant applications
for the new grant cycle in 2015 year
are now available. “Over $90,000
will be given out in grants to projects that enhance the quality of life
for our citizens,” says Kendra Veld,
HCCEF Grant Chair.
Applications are available on the
HCCEF website at www.donateio-
wa.org/hardin and on the Hardin
County Extension Service website at
www.extension.iastate.edu/hardin/.
Paper copies of the grant application
are available at the Hardin County
Extension Office in Iowa Falls, as
well as at each city hall in Hardin
County.
Deadline for grant applications
is 4 p.m. on Friday, February 6 with
grant recipients being announced
in early April. Non-profit agencies,
schools, units of government, or
other qualifying charitable organizations operating for the benefit of
Hardin County may apply.
Since 2005, HCCEF has awarded over $890,000 in grants from
their Community Grant program
and through grants from over 60
endowed family of funds with HCCEF. Grants support projects in six
focus areas: Arts & Culture; Health
Human Resources; Community Betterment; Recreation & Environment;
Economic Development, Education;
and Youth Development.
Inquiries about the 2015 grant
opportunities and other foundation
information should be directed to
Kendra Veld, Grant Chair, at 641868-2352 (e-mail: veld_kendra@yahoo.com) or Tam Elerding, HCCEF
Program Director, at 641-373-1379
(e-mail:
endowhardinco@gmail.
com.)
In school
or at
home, the
newspaper
is a textbook
for life.
Encourage your
children to make
reading the newspaper
a part of their
everyday routine for lifelong
learning.
FAFSA now available
Des Moines – January is more
than the start of the New Year for
college-bound students and their
parents; it also marks the availability
of the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 20152016 academic year. The FAFSA
is a standardized application used
to determine eligibility for federal
grants, loans and work-study funds
from the federal government. In addition, many colleges and states, including Iowa, use FAFSA information when determining eligibility for
institutional and state financial aid
programs.
Completing and filing the FAFSA
is not as difficult as many people
think. “We encourage students and
parents to complete the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.gov rather than
filing a paper form because the help
features and built-in edits reduce applicant error,” explained Karen Misjak, executive director of the Iowa
College Student Aid Commission
(Iowa College Aid). “With all of the
recent enhancements to the online
form, it only takes about 30 minutes
to complete.”
To help Iowa families, Iowa College Aid offers the following FAFSA
filing tips.
File the FAFSA whatever your financial situation. Even if you do not
think you will qualify for need-based
financial aid, you should still file the
FAFSA. Many colleges require that
you file the FAFSA to be considered
for institutional aid, and in addition,
you are required to complete a FAFSA to be eligible for federal Stafford
loans. Completing the FAFSA does
not obligate you to accept any of the
aid offered.
Never pay to file the FAFSA.
You can file the FAFSA for free at
www.fafsa.gov. Reputable free resources, including Iowa College
Aid, are available to help. In addition, more than 70 College Goal
Sunday events will be held throughout Iowa to provide one-on-one assistance with FAFSA filing. Dates
and locations of the events can be
found at http://www.iowacgs.org/
en/201415_events/.
Legal
A regular session of the Grundy Center City
Council was called to order at 6:30 p.m. on
Monday, January 5, 2015, in the Council Chambers by Mayor Buhrow. Present: Stefl, Hamann, Miller, Kiewiet and Ammerman. Absent:
none.
Stefl moved and Hamann seconded the approval of the meeting agenda. Motion carried
five ayes.
.Miller moved and Kiewiet seconded the consent
agenda consisting of: approval of the minutes
of the regular session held December 15, 2014;
and approval of the liquor licenses for Dollar
General and Scotty’s Saloon; and approval of
the bills list for December 2014. Motion carried
five ayes.
Bills Paid in December 2014:
City Employees, health ins reimb....... 1,730.53
Adair, Diane, dumpster refund................. 14.85
Admin-Petty Cash, postage (2)............... 73.87
30.64....................................................... 31.33
27.88
Advanced Systems, services................ 169.65
AFLAC, insurance premium ................... 83.94
Agsource Laboratories, services........ 1,153.25
Alliant Energy, utilities............................ 205.36
AXA/Equitable Financial, deferred comp (2).... ................................................................ 70.00
Barco Municipal Products, signs............. 64.23
Benson, Joel, dumpster refund................. 8.85
39.95
Black Hills Energy, utilities.................. 3,239.38
BMC Aggregates L.C., sand............... 1,191.19
Boundtree Medical, meds (2)................ 363.25
Brandhorst, Randall, BIG grant.......... 3,939.00
C & C Welding & Sandblasting Inc, services.... .............................................................. 567.32
Carpenter Uniform Co, bullet proof vests.........
2,796.87............................................. 1,000.00
330.00..............................................................
Casey’s General Store, fuel................ 2,047.56
Center Theatre Association, donation.3 ,500.00
1233.28............................................................
Central Iowa Water Assn, water ...... 24,078.60
Claassen, Rick, assistant chief.............. 600.00
Dearborn National, insurance.................. 95.00
Delfs, Steve, dumpster refund................. 14.85
Don’s Truck Sales, parts.......................... 93.82
Electric Supply of Marshalltown, Inc......... parts
270.50................................................... 269.30
Family Foods Grundy Center, supplies .610.29
Ferneau House Moving, services....... 8,500.00
Galls, uniforms ..................................... 116.94
Graham, Dave, dumpster refund............. 17.45
Granzow, Caleb, dumpster refund........... 12.25
Grundy Center Communications, phone.313.04
Grundy Center Utilities, electric (2).... 6,901.98
Grundy Center Utilities, street light project....... ......................................................... 48,900.00
Grundy County Engineer, services.......... 84.77
Grundy County Recorder, fees................ 62.00
Hawn, Phil, fees.................................... 471.59
Hayes, Steve, dumpster refund............... 14.85
329.85................................................... 283.96
6,106.26.................................................. 62.00
100.00.............................................................. Heartland Co-op, fuel (3).................... 1,299.46
Heiman Fire Equipment, parts................. 15.96
2,009.80
Henely, Chris, training (2)...................... 311.36
2,106.06................................................ 119.00
IUPAT, dues........................................... 215.80
Iowa Assoc of Municipal Utilities, training......... .............................................................. 426.86
Iowa Firefighters Assoc, dues............... 910.00
INRCOG, services................................. 400.00
Iowa One Call, faxes............................... 63.90
Iowa Rural Water Assoc, dues.............. 300.00
Iowa State Bank, TIF rebate............... 4,787.05
John Deere Financial, parts.................. 187.69
Karr, LLC, supplies (2)........................... 475.98
547.07
Keystone Laboratories, Inc, testing......... 33.00
Kopsa Paint & Body, repairs.................. 815.82
Lon’s Plumbing & Heating, services... 1,843.40
Manatts, mix.......................................... 231.72
33.00
Manly Drug Store, meds............................ 6.69
Marske, Larry, fees................................ 282.86
McMartin Tire, tires............................. 3,000.00
521.29, parts........................................... 24.00
repairs................................................... 100.00
Mid-American Publishing Corp, publishing....... .............................................................. 598.48
Moore Medical, supplies........................ 498.45
NAPA Auto Parts, parts ......................... 242.52
Office of Vehicle Services, inspection..... 10.00
Overhead Door Co , repairs............... 1,055.00
OXBO, parts.......................................... 152.09
Pace Supply, LLC, turf........................... 238.00
38.49................................................................ 408.08
Phelps Implement, Inc, parts................... 28.99
Physician Claims Company, services (2).........
2,818.44
Postmaster, stamps............................... 245.00
3,709.71................................................ 305.00
Precision Lawncare, services (2).......... 556.42
Ramundt, Curt, fees.............................. 432.09
RC Systems, radios & parts (3).......... 1,002.00
2,366.82.................................................. 44.50
40.69
REC Grundy County, utilities................. 143.28
Rouse Motors, repairs (2)...................... 230.23
Schultz, Dean, P&Z pay........................ 864.18
138.52
Scotty’s Sanitation, services............. 14,653.67
Shuey, Darrel, janitor wages............... 1,200.00
Stryker Sales Corporation, ambulance cot....... ......................................................... 10,900.00
Swanson, Ron, dumpster refund............. 12.25
232.76................................................ 1,897.96
Tender Lawn Care, services ................. 250.00
Terry-Durin Co, parts (2)................... 10,262.96
Test America, test.................................... 40.00
1,508.87................................................ 274.90
TrueValue, parts (2)............................... 120.79
Turner, Mitchel, training (3).................... 290.42
Unifirst Corporation, floor mats................ 43.00
US Cellular, cell phones.......................... 78.94
Utility Equipment Co, parts.................... 586.90
156.85
VISA, supplies (3)............................... 1,086.27
................................................................ 78.34
Wellmark BC/BS, insurance premiums ........... ......................................................... 14,255.61
Wilson, Brent, fees................................ 314.31
18,862.56
Windstream, telephone........................... 14.60
Wrage Jr, Wayne, fees.......................... 432.09
EFTPS, payroll taxes (2).................. 15,261.68
21,329.52
IPERS, contributions........................ 11,095.67
214,023.75
State of Iowa-Treasurer, income tax withholdings .................................................... 2,882.00
4,931.60............................................. 4,731.00
Treasurer-State of Iowa, sales tax...... 2,869.00
Bangasser, Dan, cell phone.................... 39.95
Benefit Resources of Iowa, services..... 416.67
Boren, Kim, janitorial services............... 400.00
Precision Lawn Care, parks contract.. 1,681.00
Tender Lawn Care, sports complex ... 1,666.67
Mayor Buhrow opened the public forum at 6:32
p.m. Andrew Peters, YMCA Director, spoke to
the Council on the benefits the YMCA brings to
Grundy Center. He asked the Council if possible discussions could continue about the City
of Grundy Center assisting the YMCA and possibly the Grundy Center Preschool and Child
Care with leasing the Upper Elementary Building for short term until the entities could raise
funds for a more permanent solution. Hamann
suggested that the Finance Committee is willing
to meet with the YMCA Board of Directors to
discuss solutions and city involvement.
John Schuller, Creekside Retirement Board
Member, gave an informational presentation on
a retirement development project being worked
on by Grundy Center Development Corporation. Creekside, Inc. has recently received
a non-profit 501.3 © status and has signed a
contract with Earl & Joyce Wical to purchase
25 acres of land to the south and east of the
property where Titan Machinery is currently located. Creekside, Inc. wanted the City Council to be aware of this project as they will be
requesting approval of a voluntary annexation
of this property to the City of Grundy Center.
This two phase project will build duplexes, nursing cottages, and 1-2 bedroom units providing
several different levels of care to the residents
to possibly be managed by Western Home of
Cedar Falls.
Mayor Buhrow opened the public hearing at
7:07pm for Ordinance – Establishing a Historic
Preservation Commission for the City of Grundy
Center. Barb Smith discussed briefly the importance and benefits of this commission in
regards to becoming a Main Street Community
of Iowa. The historic factors in the Main Street
Community application holds 65% of the weight
to be approved. Public Hearing closed at
7:09pm. Miller moved and Hamann seconded
the motion for the second reading of Ordinance
515, to establish the Historic Preservation Commission for the City of Grundy Center. Motion
carried five ayes. Council chose to suspend the
rules for the third reading, Hamann moved and
Miller seconded the motion to adopt Ordinance
515 establishing the Historic Preservation Commission. Motion carried five ayes.
Miller moved and Kiewiet seconded approval
of Mayor Buhrow appointments for the Historic
Preservation Commission as: Bruce Gordon,
two year term ending December 31, 2016;
Brent Wilson, two year term ending December
31, 2016; Darren Flater, three year term ending December 31, 2017; Mike Steinmeyer, three
year term ending December 31, 2017; Joan
Schuller, three year term ending December 31,
2017. Motion carried five ayes.
Hamann moved and Miller seconded the approval for the first reading of Ordinance 516, an
ordinance amending the zoning ordinance for
the City of Grundy Center for 706 H Avenue,
Grundy Center from an R-1 property to C-2
property. Motion carried five ayes.
Stefl moved and Kiewiet seconded approval of
Mayor Buhrow appointments of Dan Bangasser, as Public Works Director, Kristy Sawyer,
as City Clerk/Treasurer, Doug Frost, as Chief
of Police, Jeff Latwesen, as Fire Chief & Ambulance Crew Chief, and Seth Schroeder, as City
Attorney with one year terms ending December
31, 2015. Motion carried five ayes.
.Miller moved and Hamann seconded action on
Resolution 2015-01, a resolution confirming the
authorized roster for the 2015 fire department.
Motion carried five ayes.
Finance Committee commented on a meeting being set up with the YMCA and GCPCC
Board members to discuss options the City may
help with keeping the Upper Elementary Building open; possibly partnering up with Grundy
Center Utilities and Black Hills for the utilities
of the Upper Elementary Building; City recreation department received a $1,000 grant from
the Walmart Foundation; and FY2016 budget
worksheets have been distributed to department heads.
Safety Committee commented the police department is now fully staffed and all is working
smooth.
Public Works Committee reported a meeting
with Van Wert, Inc regarding the auto read
water meters regarding their compensation is
coming up and will let Council know how it turns
out.
Stefl moved and Kiewiet seconded adjournment of the meeting. Motion carried five ayes.
Brian Buhrow, Mayor
Attest: Kristy Sawyer, City Clerk
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS
Chairperson Schildroth called the regular
meeting to order with the following members
present: Smith, Bakker, Ross, and Riekena.
Erika L. Allen, County Attorney, advised the
board that it is her opinion that Grundy County
is not required to implement a written identity
theft prevention program (Red Flag Program) to
detect the warning signs of identity theft in the
daily operations of county business. The board
asked that the County Attorney annually review
the compliance with the Red Flag Rule.
Motion was made by Riekena and seconded
by Ross to reappoint the Grundy Register,
Reinbeck Courier, and The Record as official
newspapers for the year 2015. Carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Ross and seconded
by Bakker to accept the resignation of Ryan
D. Arnevik, D.O., as county medical examiner effective February 1, 2015, and to appoint
Charles J. LaTendresse, M.D., as interim county medical examiner effective February 1, 2015.
Carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Smith and seconded by
Ross to introduce Resolution #12-2014/2015
as follows: BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by
the Grundy County Board of Supervisors that
the County Auditor is hereby authorized to issue warrants in vacation of the Board for payment of payrolls for all county employees. BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all accounts
payable claims submitted for payment by the
County must be accompanied by an invoice
or necessary support documents to be authorized for payment. Mileage claims will require
employee's signature to be authorized for payment. A current certificate of insurance for the
employee's personal vehicle(s) showing the
limits of liability coverage must be on file with
the County Auditor to qualify for the mileage
reimbursement. The County Auditor is allowed
three working days following Board approval of
claims to complete accounts payable claims.
The vote on the resolution was as follows: Ayes
– Smith, Bakker, Ross, Riekena, and Schildroth. Nays – none. Resolution adopted.
Motion was made by Bakker and seconded
by Riekena to introduce Resolution #132014/2015 as follows: BE IT RESOLVED by
the Board of Supervisors of Grundy County,
Iowa, that Gary J. Mauer, the County Engineer
of Grundy County, Iowa, be and is hereby designated, authorized, and empowered on behalf
of the Board of Supervisors of said County to
execute the certification of completion of work
and final acceptance thereof in accordance with
plans and specifications therefore in connection
with all Farm to Market and Federal or State aid
construction projects in this county. The vote
on the resolution was as follows: Ayes – Smith,
Bakker, Ross, Riekena, and Schildroth. Nays –
none. Resolution adopted.
Motion was made by Ross and seconded by
Smith to introduce Resolution #14-2014/2015
as follows: BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that
the Grundy County Board of Supervisors approves the following list of financial institutions
to be depositories of the county funds and that
the County Treasurer is hereby authorized to
deposit the county funds in amounts not to exceed the maximum approved for each respective financial institution as set out herein: GNB
Bank of Grundy Center -- $9,000,000; Farmers Savings Bank of Beaman -- $2,000,000;
MidWestOne Bank of Conrad -- $3,000,000;
State Bank of Dike -- $2,000,000; Peoples
Savings Bank of Wellsburg -- $3,000,000; Lincoln Savings Bank of Reinbeck -- $3,000,000;
Iowa Public Agency Investment Trust of Des
Moines -- $2,000,000; Green Belt Bank & Trust
of Grundy Center -- $5,000,000; and First National Bank of Omaha -- $1,000,000. BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that the various county
officers are hereby authorized to deposit county
funds in amounts not to exceed the maximum
approved for each respective financial institution as set out herein: County Recorder – GNB
Bank of Grundy Center $150,000, Green Belt
Bank & Trust of Grundy Center $150,000, and
Farmers Savings Bank of Beaman $150,000;
County Sheriff – GNB Bank of Grundy Center
$250,000; and Iowa Governmental Health Care
Plan (IGHCP) – Two Rivers Bank & Trust of
Burlington - $500,000. The vote on said resolution was as follows: Ayes – Smith, Bakker,
Ross, Riekena, and Schildroth. Nays – none.
Resolution adopted.
Motion was made by Bakker and seconded by
Riekena to introduce Resolution #15-2014/2015
as follows: BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the
Board of Supervisors appoints the following as
members of the 2015 Compensation Commission for Grundy County per Iowa Code Section
6B.4:
Farmers:
Boyd Meyer, Wellsburg; Arlan Andersen, Dike;
Marcia Dudden, Dike; John Goodman, Conrad;
Jim Lynch, Grundy Center; Mike Freed, Grundy
Center; Art Bine, Beaman; Jack Fogt, Reinbeck
Bankers or Auctioneers:
Jason Kirkpatrick, Grundy Center; Brad Murty,
Conrad; Joe D. Reents, Wellsburg; John Stull,
Reinbeck; Lance Haupt, Wellsburg; Chris
Frischmeyer, Reinbeck; Linda Ohrt, Reinbeck;
Brad Amthauer, Conrad
Real Estate:
Roger Engelkes, Grundy Center; Trisha Mohlis,
Reinbeck; Gene Drachenberg, Dike; Doug
Kruse, Conrad; Leon Harms, Wellsburg; Lori
Burmester, Grundy Center; Angela Thesing,
Reinbeck
Town Property Owners:
Warren Anderson, Holland; Alvin Meester, Dike;
Charles Juel, Stout; Allen Rhoades, Reinbeck;
Ward C. Richars, Jr., Grundy Center; Tim Case,
Beaman; Gale M. Peterson, Reinbeck
The vote on said resolution was as follows:
Ayes – Smith, Bakker, Ross, Riekena, and
Schildroth. Nays – none. Resolution adopted.
as follows: WHEREAS, Grundy County, Iowa,
has previously entered into an Article of Agreement with the Iowa Northland Regional Housing Authority, and WHEREAS, these articles
provide that Grundy County, Iowa, shall be represented upon the governing commission of the
said Iowa Northland Regional Housing Authority and further said Articles provide said County
to appoint two authority commissioners to said
governing commission. NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Grundy County Board
of Supervisors that Harlyn Riekena and Todd
Rickert of Grundy County, Iowa, be and they
are hereby appointed as authority commissioners to represent the interests of Grundy County,
Iowa, upon the Iowa Northland Regional Housing Authority. Said appointments shall be for
the term and conditions as provided in the Articles of Agreement previously signed between
Grundy County, Iowa, and the Iowa Northland
Regional Housing Authority. The vote on said
resolution was as follows: Ayes – Smith, Bakker, Ross, Riekena, and Schildroth. Nays –
none. Resolution adopted.
Bakker to introduce Resolution #17-2014/2015
as follows: In Resolution #23-2002/2003 dated
January 2, 2003, the following positions were
allowed within the Office of County Recorder:
The County Recorder shall be allowed one deputy and one part-time deputy. BE IT HEREBY
RESOLVED that effective January 2, 2015, the
Board of Supervisors approves the following
staff members to fill the positions authorized
above: Marcy L. Pabst, Deputy Recorder, and
Jennifer L. Stoner, Part-time Deputy Recorder.
Motion was made by Riekena and seconded by
as follows: In Resolution #5-2007/2008 dated
August 27, 2007, the following positions were
allowed within the Office of County Attorney:
The County Attorney shall be allowed three assistants. BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that effective January 2, 2015, the Board of Supervisors
approves the revision in the staff appointments
to fill two of those positions as follows: Kirby D.
Grundy FOR THE RECORD Register
Schmidt, First Assistant County Attorney, and
Seth R. Schroeder, Assistant County Attorney.
Smith to reappoint Eric Opheim, D.O., Greg
Selenke, D.O., and Steve Scurr, D.O., as assistant medical examiners for terms ending December 31, 2016. Carried unanimously.
Ross to reappoint Charles Bakker as the Board
of Supervisors’ representative on the Black
Hawk/Grundy Mental Health Center Board
of Directors for the year 2015. Carried unanimously.
by Smith to reappoint Jerry Schipper to the
Dike Benefited Fire District Board of Directors
for a term ending December 31, 2017. Carried
unanimously.
Ross to reappoint Kirby D. Schmidt as Human
Resource Coordinator for Grundy County. Carried unanimously.
by Ross to reappoint Barbara L. Smith to the
Operation Threshold Board of Directors for the
year 2015. Carried unanimously.
Ross to reappoint Mark A. Schildroth to the Regional Transit Commission Board of Directors
and to reappoint Harlyn Riekena as the alternate for the year 2015. Carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Smith and seconded
by Ross to reappoint Harlyn Riekena to the
911 Service Board for the year 2015. Carried
unanimously.
by Bakker to reappoint Harlyn Riekena to the
Emergency Management Commission for the
year 2015. Carried unanimously.
by Smith to reappoint Beverly Meester to the
Local Board of Health for a term ending December 31, 2017. Carried unanimously.
Ross to reappoint Harlyn Riekena as Weed
Commissioner for the year 2015. Carried unanimously.
Riekena to reappoint Mark A. Schildroth to the
Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments Board of Directors for the year 2015.
by Riekena to reappoint Charles Bakker to
the First Judicial District Board of Correctional
Services and to reappoint Barbara L. Smith as
the alternate for the year 2015. Carried unanimously.
Bakker to reappoint James Ross to the Juvenile
Detention Board of Directors and to reappoint
Harlyn Riekena as the alternate for the year
2015. Carried unanimously.
Riekena to reappoint Barbara L. Smith to the
Northeast Iowa Response Group and to reappoint Zachary Tripp as the alternate with voting authority for the year 2015. Carried unanimously.
Ross to reappoint Charles Bakker to the Department of Human Services’ Together 4 Families
Board for the year 2015. Carried unanimously.
by Smith to reappoint Kirby D. Schmidt as
HIPAA Compliance Officer and as HIPAA Privacy Officer for Grundy County. Carried unanimously.
Bakker to reappoint James Ross to the County
Social Services Board and to reappoint Harlyn
Riekena as the alternate for the year 2015.
Smith to reappoint Jane Katzer and Edie McCaw to the Judicial Magistrate Appointing Commission for terms ending December 31, 2020.
Riekena to reappoint Barbara L. Smith to serve
on the Landfill Commission representing the
Board of Supervisors for the year 2015. Carried
unanimously.
Smith to reappoint the following township trustees, or their designees, to serve on the Landfill
Commission for the year 2015: Jim Severance
(Colfax, Palermo, and Lincoln), Lowell Riekena
(Pleasant Valley, German, and Shiloh), Vern
Knaack (Black Hawk and Washington), Stanley Neff (Clay, Felix, and Melrose), and Greg
Melcher (Beaver, Fairfield, and Grant). Carried
unanimously.
by Bakker to appoint Travis Case to replace
Charles Kruse on the ADA Coordinating Board.
by Bakker to appoint Erika L. Allen to replace
Kirby D. Schmidt on the County Tax Incremental Financing (T.I.F.) Committee. Carried unanimously.
by Riekena to appoint Travis Case to replace
Charles Kruse on the County Disaster Recovery Planning Committee. Carried unanimously.
by Smith to reappoint James Ross to the Cedar
Valley Resource Conservation & Development
(R C & D) Board for the year 2015. Carried
unanimously.
Bakker to reappoint Barbara L. Smith to the
County Wellness Coalition for the year 2015.
Chairperson Schildroth reappointed each
member of the Board of Supervisors as members of the Finance, Purchasing, Roads, Bridges, Poor, Courthouse, and Jail Committees.
Motion was made by Smith and seconded
by Bakker to reappoint the following Township Trustees for terms ending December 31,
2018: Beaver Township – Rodney Kendrick,
Clerk, and Byron Beninga, Trustee; Black
Hawk Township – Cathy Storjohann, Clerk, and
Wallace Stensland, Trustee; Clay Township
– Mary Schmidt, Clerk, and Stanley Neff and
Brad Hooper, Trustees; Colfax Township – Lori
Schoolman, Clerk, and Spencer Slifer, Trustee;
Fairfield Township – John P. Oltman, Clerk, and
Frank Dargan, Trustee; Felix Township – Mary
Schmidt, Clerk, and Jim Kadner, Trustee; German Township – Mary Schmidt, Clerk, and Jon
Keninger, Trustee; Grant Township – Edward
Juhl, Clerk, and Darwin Heltibridle, Trustee; Lincoln Township – Curtis Bakker, Clerk, and Ryan
Petersen, Trustee; Melrose Township – Mary
Schmidt, Clerk, and David Hommel, Trustee;
Palermo Township – Mary Schmidt, Clerk,
and James Severance, Trustee; Pleasant Valley Township – Keith D. VanHauen, Clerk, and
Dennis Harms, Trustee; Shiloh Township – William Janssen, Clerk, and Glen Bakker, Trustee;
and Washington Township – Walter H. Miller,
Clerk, and David Ehlers, Trustee. Carried unanimously.
Bakker to adjourn. Carried unanimously.
Mark A. Schildroth, Chairperson Rhonda R.
Deters, County Auditor
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
2nd Quarter Report
10/01/2014-12/31/2014
Vendor.......................................................... Amount
Aaham Membership .................................... $190.00
Abbott Nutrition .......................................... $349.05
Ability Network Inc.................................. $1,570.00
Accessible Medical - Iowa........................... $187.50
Advanced Diagnostic Service................. $72,395.00
Advanced Water .......................................... $522.50
Airgas Usa, Llc ........................................ $5,825.70
Alco Sales & Service Co.............................. $185.60
Allen Memorial Hospital ..................... $315,281.09
Allen Occupational Health........................ $1,934.00
American Bottling Company....................... $429.28
American Syscomptel Inc ............................. $78.45
Amperage ................................................. $8,674.39
Anderson Anesthesia Llc............................. $968.00
Anderson Erickson Dairy ......................... $2,526.28
Anderson, Dean ............................................. $70.00
Apollo Corporation ..................................... $157.75
Aramark Uniform Service......................... $3,681.78
Arthrex Inc ............................................... $1,148.34
Aspro ...................................................... $10,548.25
Automatic Door Group ............................... $215.00
Avadyne Health....................................... $23,044.02
B & B Lock & Key ....................................... $70.00
Bayer Healthcare .................................... $29,558.00
Beauchamp, Jerry .......................................... $50.00
Beckman Coulter Inc ............................. $21,979.95
Bergstrom, Jim .............................................. $70.00
Bio Rad Laboratories, Inc....................... $13,020.02
Bioventus Llc ........................................... $2,584.00
Black Hawk Roof Company .................... $3,070.00
Black Hawk Sprinklers ............................... $729.00
Black Hills Energy.................................... $3,004.45
Blooming Designs ......................................... $37.45
Blue Compass Interactive......................... $9,000.00
Bluestone Engineering.............................. $4,092.57
Books Are Fun ......................................... $1,367.35
Boston Scientific Corp ............................. $1,245.00
Briggs Corporation ...................................... $104.90
Browns Medical Imaging............................. $156.27
Buskohl, Sharlene ......................................... $95.00
Cadmet Inc .................................................. $206.75
Cardinal Health Medical .......................... $4,374.12
Carefusion Solutions Llc......................... $15,693.00
Carepro Home Infusion........................... $10,320.73
Casey's......................................................... $120.00
Cdw Government Llc ............................... $6,870.42
Cedar Valley Medical Specialists................. $175.00
Central Iowa Hospital Corp...................... $1,102.50
Cleveland Design Co. Llc......................... $1,790.00
Clia Waived.com ......................................... $939.45
Clinical Reference Laboratory..................... $694.34
Coffey Communications........................... $1,797.82
Community Memorial Hospital..................... $14.58
Computer Programs Systems Inc.............. $7,005.00
Constellation Energy .............................. $23,961.43
Cooley Pumping Llc ................................... $170.00
Corporate Rewards ................................... $1,014.00
Courier Communications ............................ $527.00
Cozy Van Llc ............................................... $252.20
Crest Healthcare Supply ............................... $94.87
Curbell Medical Product ............................. $301.73
Daniels Sharpsmart Inc ............................ $1,139.43
Datex - Ohmeda Inc .................................... $448.20
Davis, Brenda ................................................ $85.34
Dell Marketing L.p. ................................ $50,516.90
Direct Promotions .................................... $1,252.20
Direct Supply .............................................. $733.53
Dj Orthopedics, Llc .................................. $1,695.01
Dollar General ............................................. $303.30
Dorsey & Whitney Llp ............................. $1,471.00
Douglas M Cooper Llc ................................ $624.00
Droll, Kristy .................................................. $30.00
Earthgrains Co ......................................... $1,170.17
East Central Iowa Acute ....................... $116,662.50
Eclipse News Review Ltd ........................... $110.00
Ecolab Pest Elimination ........................... $1,690.00
Ehrig, Jan ...................................................... $34.20
Eldora Newspapers ..................................... $200.25
Electric Supply Of Marshalltown............. $1,232.39
Electrical Engineering ................................. $259.88
Electronic Engineering ................................ $126.60
Emily Reiners ........................................... $3,250.00
Empi Inc ...................................................... $390.00
Family Foods .............................................. $589.28
Fed Ex ........................................................... $20.56
Ferneau, Richard ........................................... $50.00
Flower Farm & Bridal Affair......................... $40.00
Frederick Furniture ..................................... $439.00
Gallery, Jim ................................................... $50.00
Ge Healthcare ........................................... $4,140.27
Getinge Usa, Inc. ......................................... $150.20
Gibson Specialty Co. ...................................... $8.29
Gladbrook Community Club....................... $140.00
Graham Construction Co ......................... $8,616.82
Grosse Steel Co ............................................. $22.00
Grundy Center Chamber Commerce........... $100.00
Grundy Co Hosp Foundation.................... $9,230.50
Grundy Community Center ......................... $135.00
Grundy Municipal Utilities..................... $63,583.23
Grundy Office Partners........................... $41,713.80
Hanson Directory Service............................ $661.20
Hauge Associates ................................... $13,035.73
Hawkeye Alarm & Signal ........................ $3,424.00
Health Care Logistics Inc............................... $82.68
Healthcaresource Hr, Inc.............................. $250.00
Healthmark Industries ................................... $81.75
Healthnet Connect L.c. ............................ $1,560.00
Heartland Co-Op ......................................... $842.38
Heartland Paper Co .................................. $4,329.28
Heather Woody Unlimited .......................... $327.25
Home Depot Credit Service......................... $257.79
Hometown Pc .............................................. $324.00
Hospira Worldwide Inc ............................ $5,293.67
Ideacom/Cma .............................................. $437.26
Indoff Incorporated ................................ $23,792.41
Inpro Corporation ........................................ $326.62
Iowa Board Of Pharmacy ............................ $135.00
Iowa Chapter-American Academy............... $121.52
Iowa Dept Inspection/Appeals..................... $500.00
Iowa Division Of Labor .............................. $400.00
Iowa Hospital Association........................ $1,603.00
Iowa Pharmacy Association......................... $275.00
Iowa Statewide Poison Control................. $1,250.00
Iowa Water Management Corp................. $1,275.00
Jesco Industries Ltd ....................................... $37.00
Jirovsky, Holly ............................................ $650.00
John Deere Financial ................................... $563.62
Johnson, Paul & Linda ................................ $100.00
Jp-Se, Llc .................................................... $285.00
Kci Usa ..................................................... $2,038.91
Kdao-Fm Soft Rock 99.5 .............................. $79.00
Konken Electric Inc .................................... $750.75
Kqcr-Fm ...................................................... $200.00
Kruger, Ronda ............................................... $30.00
La James International ................................ $358.45
Laboratory Supply Co .............................. $2,801.70
Leadingage Iowa ...................................... $1,475.00
Lifeserve Blood Center ............................ $1,967.00
Loffredo Fresh Produce ........................... $4,004.88
Logiquip, Llc .......................................... $19,225.07
Ltcswi .......................................................... $100.00
Manly Drug Store .................................... $1,442.13
Marshalltown Orthopaedics.................... $47,498.00
Martin Bros ............................................ $49,217.11
Matrixcare ................................................ $3,162.36
Mayo Clinic ............................................. $3,576.00
Mediacom ................................................... $279.90
Medi-Dose, Inc. .......................................... $256.38
Medivators ............................................... $2,795.34
Med-Pass Inc ................................................. $29.63
Medservice Repair, Inc. .............................. $430.54
Melanie Kirkpatrick .................................... $687.50
Microport Orthopedics ........................... $37,897.00
Mid-America Publishing ............................. $269.12
Midwest Sleep Services ........................... $2,199.96
Miller Window Service ............................ $1,895.00
Moment In Thyme Llc ................................ $347.76
Mutch, Ken ................................................... $45.96
National Research Corpo ......................... $1,443.75
Nuance Communications ......................... $2,069.97
Nucara Of Ia/Nucara Home......................... $637.25
Nucara Pharmacy ........................................ $108.48
Oak Hill Rehabilitation ............................ $7,208.00
Oak Leaf Golf Club .................................... $102.50
Office Max ............................................... $6,142.38
Office Of Auditor Of State........................... $625.00
Olympus ................................................... $1,614.46
Olympus Financial Service..................... $18,461.64
On-Site Inform Destruction......................... $201.04
Optum ......................................................... $101.95
Pamela Ford .................................................. $80.00
Park Nicollet Institute ................................. $425.00
Parrot Film Co ............................................ $570.00
Patterson Medical ..................................... $1,506.34
Pepsi-Cola ................................................ $2,580.33
Perceptive Software ................................. $1,000.00
Petersen & Tietz Florists.............................. $152.93
Petty Cash ................................................... $196.25
Philip J. Gould ............................................ $120.00
Pioneer Graphics ...................................... $2,778.36
Pitney Bowes Inc ........................................ $600.27
Pitney Bowes Purchase Power.................. $2,413.82
Plumb Supply Co ........................................ $127.84
Positive Promotions .................................... $298.63
Precision Lawn Care & More................... $4,931.50
Press Ganey Associates .......................... $15,532.95
Primary Systems ........................................... $90.00
Proshield Fire Protection.............................. $397.00
Pt Grillers ................................................. $1,369.60
Radiometer America Inc ............................. $754.92
Respironics, Inc. ............................................ $90.00
Rf Technologies Inc .................................... $441.96
Ricoh Usa, Inc. ......................................... $7,110.44
Ross Chemical Systems............................... $915.85
Rouse Motor Co Inc .................................... $538.41
Ruhl & Ruhl Inc ....................................... $8,300.00
Sager, Bill .................................................... $350.00
Sams Club ................................................... $714.06
Sanofi Pasteur Inc. ................................... $4,107.36
Schimberg Co .............................................. $444.62
Schumacher Elevator Co ............................. $904.68
Scotty's Sanitation .................................... $1,334.28
Seim Johnson Sestak &Quist.................... $6,363.00
Sentry Data Systems, Inc........................ $23,882.50
Seton Indentification Products..................... $185.25
Shared Medical Equipment..................... $45,000.00
Sherwin Williams Co .................................... $50.78
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics............... $7,861.25
Signs & Designs .......................................... $298.50
Sizewise Rentals, Llc ............................. $31,935.93
Spacelabs Healthcare .................................. $409.95
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co .............................. $5.11
Standard Coffee Service .......................... $1,758.70
Stefl Pharmacy Inc ................................... $1,400.00
Stericycle Inc .............................................. $963.86
Steris Corporation .................................... $2,452.33
Stolze, Jeffrey A. ...................................... $7,558.37
Storey Kenworthy ....................................... $856.20
Stryker Endoscopy ................................... $4,213.17
Stryker Instruments .................................. $2,009.28
Stryker Orthopaedics ............................... $4,000.00
Stryker Sales Corp ...................................... $530.30
Synthes ..................................................... $3,278.35
Tasty House ................................................. $100.00
The Courier ................................................... $78.39
The Des Moines Register .............................. $73.08
Times Citizen Communication.................... $193.00
Times Republican .................................... $2,042.88
Timothy Horrigan .................................... $1,175.00
Tranquility On Main ................................... $250.00
Treasurer State Of Iowa .............................. $224.00
True Value ................................................... $159.61
Trunck's Country Foods ................................ $40.27
Unifirst ................................................... $30,609.56
United States Plastic Corp............................. $40.87
Unitypoint At Home-Infusion................... $2,218.09
Unitypoint Clinic ................................... $51,705.31
Unitypoint Health ................................... $49,684.85
Unitypoint Health - Des .............................. $380.00
Ups .............................................................. $108.53
Usa Entertainment Agency....................... $1,250.00
Visa ........................................................ $12,471.77
Vital Support Systems.................................... $35.56
Wbc Mechanical, Inc................................ $1,386.37
West Music Company Inc ........................... $552.18
Western Home Communities.................. $12,501.00
Wildflower .................................................. $503.50
William Peterson Architects...................... $3,125.00
Wilson Restaurant Supply............................ $174.54
Windstream .............................................. $2,159.59
Woodman Controls Company................... $2,143.28
Wright Medical Technology................... $35,235.70
Xygent, Inc ............................................. $24,550.85
Young Plumbing & Heating.................... $55,220.00
Z&Z Medical, Inc .................................... $4,995.00
Ziegler Inc ................................................ $2,572.15
Ziesman, Cynthia .......................................... $75.00
Zoll Medical Corporation............................ $124.68
Zones Inc .................................................. $5,206.13
...................................................................................
Allen Memorial Hospital................... $2,503,506.83
Cardinal Health..................................... $136,373.37
Grundy County Rec.................................. $9,062.52
Mckesson Health..................................... $49,326.76
Grundy County ................................... $303,333.75
Grand Total........................................ $4,727,251.96
THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT
GRUNDY COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
Marlyn Hulseman, Deceased.
Probate No. ESPR101923
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF
APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR,
AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
To All Persons Interested in the Estate of
Marlyn Hulseman, Deceased, who died on or
about 22nd day of December, 2014:
You are hereby notified that on the 7th day
of January, 2015, the last will and testament
of Marlyn Hulseman, deceased, bearing date
of the 31st day of August, 2009, was admitted
to probate in the above named court and that
Monica G, Hahn and Rachel R. Wardell were
appointed executors of the estate. Any action to
set aside the will must be brought in the district
court of said county within the later to occur of
four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date
of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter
be forever barred.
Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file
them with the clerk of the above named district
court, as provided by law, duly authenticated,
for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to
occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of
mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed
or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.
Dated this 7th day of January, 2015.
Monica G. Hahn
136 E Terrace Court
Center Point, IA 52213
Rachel R. Wardell
3439 Prairie Bend Circle
Marion, IA 52302
Executors of estate
Dale Hansmann, ICIS PIN No: AT0003251
Attorney for Executors
Klinkenborg, Hansmann & Petersen
1201 Highway 57, P.O. Box 682
Parkersburg, IA 50665
Date of second publication 22nd day of January, 2015.
GRUNDY COUNTY
Bonnie Mock, Deceased.
Bonnie Mock, Deceased, who died on or about
25th day of November, 2014:
You are hereby notified that on the 15th
day of December, 2014, the last will and testament of Bonnie Mock, deceased, bearing date
of the 25th day of March, 1967, was admitted
to probate in the above named court and that
Kathy A. Mock was appointed executor of the
estate. Any action to set aside the will must be
brought in the district court of said county within
the later to occur of four months from the date
of the second publication of this notice or one
month from the date of mailing of this notice to
all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the
will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.
Dated this 8th day of January, 2015.
Kathy A. Mock
1502 8th Street
Grundy Center, IA 50638
Executor of estate
Heronimus, Schmidt, & Allen
Attorneys for executor
630 G Avenue, Box 365
Grundy Center, IA 50638
The Grundy County Board of Supervisors
met in regular session on December 29, 2014,
at 9:00 A.M. Chairperson Riekena called the
meeting to order with the following members
present: Schildroth, Smith, Bakker, and Ross.
Ross to approve the minutes of the previous
meeting. Carried unanimously.
Gary Mauer, County Engineer, reviewed department matters with the Board.
by Schildroth to approve the estimate for audit
services for the FY2015 county audit with the
Office of Auditor of State and to authorize the
chairperson to sign the same. Carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Schildroth and seconded
by Smith to approve payment of the following
bills: (Carried unanimously.)
ACES, services......................................334.00
Alliant Energy, service............................301.44
Bankers Leasing, lease..........................200.00
William Beyer, mileage.............................12.90
Blackhawk Sprinklers, insp.....................157.00
Brian Buhrow, landfill mtgs.....................100.00
CCMS, services......................................728.00
Cedar Falls Utilities, service.....................47.13
Century Link, service..............................192.69
Mary Corwin, mileage...............................12.25
Covenant Medical, services.................3014.00
Rhonda Deters, mileage...........................74.80
Robin Folkerts, landfill mtg.......................25.00
City of Gladbrook, amb subsidy...............46.00
Grainger, supplies.................................. 111.42
Grundy County Engineer, fuel..............2653.85
Grundy County IT, supplies....................127.19
Grundy County REC, service.................105.09
Grundy Co Sheriff, services..................1084.86
Hardin County Sheriff, services..............367.50
H S & A, co atty exp.............................3981.89
Sara Hook, med exam exp.....................170.00
Iowa Diesel Injection, repairs...............1978.99
Iowa State Assoc, mtg exp.....................130.00
Jesco Welding, parts............................1472.10
John Deere Financial, parts...................202.37
David Juchems, landfill mtgs..................125.00
Vern Knaack, landfill mtg..........................75.00
Lon's Plumbing, services........................260.00
Mail Services, postage...........................420.56
Greg Melcher, landfill mtgs.....................150.00
Mid American Energy, service..................25.45
Monkeytown, supplies..............................90.29
NENA, dues............................................137.00
Bradley Ohrt, landfill mtg..........................25.00
Postmaster, postage.................................98.00
Postmaster, postage.................................98.00
Premier Office, supplies...........................21.94
Reinbeck Courier, subscription.................45.00
Reinbeck Telecomm, service..................200.00
Rickert & Wessel Law, services..............114.00
Lowell Riekena, landfill mtgs....................75.00
Rouse Motor, services............................144.10
Schumacher Elevator, maint..................160.94
Rodney See, mileage.................................7.20
James Severance, landfill mtgs................75.00
Keith Sindt, rent......................................300.00
US Cellular, service................................411.24
Unifirst Corp, service................................72.30
Vanguard Appraisals, services.............3166.00
Verizon Wireless, service.....................1188.52
Visa, parts.............................................1821.02
Shawn Weber, mtg exp..............................9.50
Windstream, service.............................1553.41
Windstream, service...............................396.94
Motion was made by Schildroth and seconded
by Ross to adjourn. Carried unanimously.
Harlyn Riekena, Chairperson
Rhonda R. Deters, County Auditor
GRUNDY COUNTY
Tena Meyer, Deceased.
Tena Meyer, Deceased, who died on or about
2nd day of November, 2014:
You are hereby notified that on the 17th day
of November, 2014, the last will and testament
of Tena Meyer, deceased, bearing date of the
9th day of May, 1990, was admitted to probate
in the above named court and that Mervan
Meyer and Velma Cordes were appointed executors of the estate. Any action to set aside the
will must be brought in the district court of said
county within the later to occur of four months
from the date of the second publication of this
notice or one month from the date of mailing
of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and
devisees under the will whose identities are
reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.
Dated this 21st day of November, 2014.
Mervan Meyer
12654 U Avenue
Dike, IA 50624
Velma Cordes
406 3rd Street
Stout, IA 50673
Executors of estate
Gregory M. Lievens, ICIS PIN No: AT0004767
Attorney for Executor
Shepard, Gibson & Lievens
614 11th St, P.O. Box 206
Aplington, IA 50604-0206
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
OF ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
TO: All members of the Grundy Center Theatre
Association, Inc.
You are hereby notified that the Grundy Center Theatre Association, Inc. will hold its annual meeting at the Grundy Center Municipal
Utilities Office Building at 706 Sixth Street in
Grundy Center on Monday, January 19, 2015,
beginning at 6:00 p.m. The annual report will
be presented & any vacancies on the board of
directors will be filled by election. The meeting
will also provide a forum for discussion of matters of interest of the association.
GRUNDY CENTER THEATRE
ASSOCIATION, INC.
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The Grundy County Board of Supervisors met
in special session on January 2, 2015, at 9:00
A.M. Chairperson Riekena called the meeting
to order with the following members present:
Schildroth, Smith, Bakker, and Ross.
Smith to approve the minutes of the meeting
held on December 29, 2014. Carried unanimously.
Honorable Bradley J. Harris, District Judge,
administered the oath of office to the following
newly elected officers: Harlyn Riekena, District
#2 Supervisor; Mark A. Schildroth, District #4
Supervisor; Brenda J. Noteboom, Treasurer;
Travis Case, Recorder; and Erika L. Allen,
County Attorney.
The chairperson requested nominations for
the offices of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. Ross nominated Mark A. Schildroth for
Chairperson and Barbara L. Smith for Vice
Chairperson and moved that nominations
cease, which motion was seconded by Bakker.
Motion was made by Bakker and seconded by
Smith to adjourn the special meeting. Carried
unanimously.
Harlyn Riekena, Chairperson
Rhonda R. Deters, County Auditor
HOLLAND CITY COUNCIL MEETING
January 5, 2015
The Holland City Council met in regular session
at the Holland Community Center on Monday,
January 5, 2015. Mayor Borchardt called the
meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Council members
present were Cox, Schoolman, Beck, Hansen
Absent: Blythe
Cox made a motion to approve the minutes,
2nd by Beck, all ayes, motion carried.
Mike Wildung was not present for the water /
sewer report.
The 2016 Budget was discussed on grouting
the remaining service lines for the sewer and
the manholes on the East side of the bridge and
what city streets that can be seal coated. The
Council will discuss more at next meeting when
the 2014 valuation reports are available.
There was also discussion on fill being added to
a flood plain and administrative responsibility of
the City Council.
After discussion, Schoolman made a motion to
approve bills, Beck 2nd, all ayes motion carried.
Hansen made a motion to adjourn, Schoolman
2nd, all ayes motion carried.
Next meeting February 2, at 7 P.M.
Gary W. Stoehr Jr., City Clerk
BILLS for PAYMENT (City of Holland)
GENERAL FUND FOR
Alliant Energy, Electric Bill(s)
Gary Stoehr Jr., Wages.......................... 489.82
Blythe Sanitation, Comm. Bldg................. 35.00
Windstream, Phone bills..........................111.84
Sandee’s, Stamp...................................... 44.13
Blythe Sanitation, Recycling................... 460.00
Mid-America Publishing, Grundy paper.... 30.41
REC, Light................................................ 11.43
Alexandria Steinmeyer, Wages................ 75.00
Scott Borchardt, Wages............................ 86.86
Gary Stoehr Jr., Supplies......................... 59.58
Spahn & Rose, POA................................. 15.18
IMFOA, Annual Dues................................ 40.00
Sam’s Club, Annual Dues......................... 45.00
Iowa Department of Revenue, Withholding ...... ................................................................. 30.00
U.S Treasury, Federal Taxes................. 679.05
SEWER FUND
Central Iowa Water, Wastewater Contract ........ ............................................................... 360.00
Alliant Energy, Sewage Plant
Keystone Labs, Samples.......................... 75.40
WATER FUND
Alliant Energy, Water Shed..................... 251.10
Central IA Water, POA.......................... 1945.50
Jill Borchardt, Meters................................ 62.50
Iowa Department of Revenue, Sales Tax ......... .......................................................................... 811.00
PAYEE
RUT
OPT. TAX
Alliant Energy...............426.34
Wellsburg Ag................836.00
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR
GRUNDY COUNTY, STATE OF IOWA
Docket No. (Sale No.): 14-0700(1)
Court No. EQDV059044
Special Execution
PLAINTIFF: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
VS.
DEFENDANTS: LENNI ANNE CLEMONS REM; JOEL H. CLEMONS - IN REM
As a result of the judgment rendered in the
above referenced court case, an execution
was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this
county. The execution ordered the sale of
defendant(s) Real Estate Property to satisfy the
judgment. The property to be sold is: Lot Two
(2) in Block Three (3) of Conrad Heights Additions to the Town of Conrad, Iowa.
Street Address: 742 Circle Drive, Conrad, Iowa,
50621
The described property will be offered for sale
at public auction for cash only as follows: Date
of Sale is April 21, 2015 at 10 a.m., at the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, 705 8th St., Grundy
Center, Iowa 50638 Phone (319) 824-6933
Homestead: Defendant is advised that if the
described real estate includes the homestead
(which must not exceed 1/2 acre if within a city
or town plat, or, if rural, must not exceed 40
acres), defendant must file a homestead plat
with the Sheriff within ten (10) days after service
of this notice, or the Sheriff will have it platted
and charge the costs to this case.
This sale not subject to redemption.
Property exemption: Certain money or property
may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly
to review specific provisions of the law and file
appropriate notice, if applicable.
Judgment Amt - $70,713.47; Costs - $235.00;
Accruing Costs - Plus; Interest - 5.625% of
$70,713.47 from April 10, 2013 = $8,075.14.
Attorney is South & Associates (515) 223-7325.
Date: December 30, 2014
Sheriff: Rick D. Penning
Deputy: By Chief Deputy Tim Wolthoff
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603 7 St • GRUNDY CENTER, IA
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• Call Lori @ 319-415-9980
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Volume 91, No. 3
NICL
Standings
Standings are unofficial
Information from iahsaa.org, ighsau.org
and trackwrestling.com
Boys’ Basketball
Conf.All
NICL West
GamesGames
Gladbrook-Reinbeck
7-0
9-0
Hudson
6-17-3
South Hardin
4-3
6-3
AGWSR
4-3
7-4
Grundy Center
3-4
4-8
West Marshall
2-5
2-11
BCLUW
1-62-8
East Marshall
1-6
2-8
Tuesday, January 5
AGWSR 68, BCLUW 52
East Marshall 62, West Marshall 41
Gldbrk-Reinbeck 70, Grundy Center 49
Hudson 75, South Hardin 53
Friday, January 8
AGWSR 62, South Hardin 56
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 90, East Marshall 49
Grundy Center 53, West Marshall 26
Hudson 73, BCLUW 47
Saturday, January 9
Denver 59, BCLUW 45
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 67,
Dike-New Hartford 64
Jesup 68, Hudson 49
MFL/MarMac 69, Grundy Center 56
South Hardin 52, Columbus Catholic 51
Union 56, East Marshall 33
Wapsie Valley 66, West Marshall 56
Conf.All
NICL East
GamesGames
Aplington-Parkersburg6-0 10-0
Dike-New Hartford
6-1
7-3
Columbus Catholic
4-3
5-5
Jesup
3-36-4
Union Community
3-3
5-5
Sumner-Fred’burg
3-4
5-4
Wapsie Valley
1-6
3-6
Denver
0-6
1-9
Tuesday, January 5
Columbus 57, Sumner-Fredericksburg 45
Dike-New Hartford 63, Wapsie Valley 35
Aplington-Parkersburg at Denver, Ppd.
Union at Jesup, Postponed
Friday, January 8
Aplington-Parkersburg 89, Wapsie V 50
Dike-New Hartford 79, Denver 47
Jesup 49, Columbus Catholic 45
Union 54, Sumner-Fredericksburg 36
Saturday, January 9
Aplington-Parkersburg 75, Humboldt 54
Denver 59, BCLUW 45
Jesup 68, Hudson 49
South Hardin 52, Columbus Catholic 51
Union 56, East Marshall 33
Wapsie Valley 66, West Marshall 56
Girls’ Basketball
Conf.All
NICL West
GamesGames
Grundy Center
5-2
8-3
West Marshall
5-2
8-4
Hudson
4-37-4
South Hardin
4-3
7-3
AGWSR
3-4
6-5
East Marshall
3-4
4-7
Gladbrook-Reinbeck
2-5
4-5
BCLUW
2-55-7
Tuesday, January 5
BCLUW 59, AGWSR 57
West Marshall 43, East Marshall 39
Grundy Center 30, Gldbrk-Reinbeck 20
Hudson 61, South Hardin 56
Friday, January 8
East Marshall 52, Gladbrook-Rnbeck 41
Hudson 60, BCLUW 41
South Hardin 71, AGWSR 61
West Marshall 57, Grundy Center 34
Conf.All
NICL East
GamesGames
Dike-New Hartford
7-0
9-2
Union Community
5-1
9-3
Sumner-Fred’burg 5-2
8-3
Wapsie Valley
3-4
5-6
Denver
2-4
3-8
Columbus Catholic
1-6
1-10
Jesup
0-60-9
Tuesday, January 5
Sumner-Fredericksburg 51, Columbus 31
Dike-New Hartford 48, Wapsie Valley 17
Aplington-Parkersburg at Denver, Ppd.
Union at Jesup, Postponed
Friday, January 8
Aplington-Parkersburg 42, Wapsie V. 41
Columbus Catholic 51, Jesup 31
Dike-New Hartford 64, Denver 24
Union 67, Sumner-Fredericksburg 49
Wrestling Duals
Conf.All
NICL
Union
6-018-2
Denver-Tripoli
6-1
10-4
West Marshall
5-1
7-1
Dike-New Hartford
5-1
13-1
Columbus Catholic
3-2
7-6
East Marshall-GMG
3-2
8-8
Sumner-Fredericksburg 3-3
4-3
Hudson
2-34-7
AGWSR
2-4
11-5
South Hardin-BCLUW 2-4
8-7
Wapsie Valley
1-3
3-3
GR-NT-GC
1-7
2-13
Jesup
0-71-8
Sports
The Grundy Register
Wolverines take title at GRNTGC Invitational
By PATTI RUST
Sports Correspondent
REINBECK – The Dike-New
Hartford wrestling team dominated
the field at the GRNTGC Invitational Saturday, crowning five individual
champions, four runners-up and two
third place finishers on their way to
the team title. The Wolverines finished 79 ½ points ahead of second
place Sigourney-Keota.
“The kids wrestled pretty well
and are continuing to show improvement as we make our way onto the
state tournament series,” Dike-New
Hartford head coach Tony Norton
said. “The boys wrestled hard and
fought for the entire six minutes,
which is what we are looking for. It
was fun to watch them compete.” Jacob Sigler (113), Kody Kugel
(120), Trent Johnson (132), DJ Ackerson (182) and Kyle Dennis (195)
led the Wolverines with first place
finishes, Johnson and Dennis both
with three pins on the day and Kugel
with two pins and a major decision.
Zack Nicol (106), Blaine Becker
(152), Lucas DePriest (220), and
Tommy Irvin (285) finished second,
and Clayton Maple (126) and Tanner
Smith (145) went third for the Wolverines.
The Wolverines also had six
champions at the JV level in Nathan
Schmitt, Nick Durnin, Ethan Huntington, Josh Latting, Devon Dyer,
and Chase Arends.
Gladbrook-Reinbeck finished in
the fourth place team spot after earning one individual title, two second
place finishes, and two thirds.
Matt Chamberlain (138) earned
his way to the top of the podium for
GRNTGC, Ethan Erhardt (126) and
Tony Weber (195) took second, and
Michael Kreinert (182) and Jacob
Walters (285) both finished third.
“We had a pretty successful
day on Saturday even without our
170 and our starting 220,” GRNTGC head coach Kyle Formanek
said. “Matt Chamberlain wrestled
tough all day despite giving up some
weight. Ethan Erhardt and Tony Weber each had solid opening matches
that they won easily but were unable
to capture the victory in the finals.”
“Our younger guys also wrestled well,” Formanek said. “Many
of them are learning quickly as the
year goes on. Our freshmen and
sophomores got a lot of praise from
the fans on their effort and desire to
win. With a full line-up ready to go
by conference we should be able to
compete well with some of the tough
competition.”
GRNTGC Invitational
Team Standings – 1) Dike-New Hartford
247 ½; 2) Sigourney-Keota 168; 3) BelmondKlemme 146 ½; 4) GRNTGC 128 ½; 5) Osage
105; 6) West Delaware 102; 7) Waverly-Shell
Rock 70; 8) Belle Plaine 36.
106 – 1) Juan Guido (S-K); 2) Zack Nicol
(D-NH). Final: Guido pinned Nicol, 0:33.
113 – 1) Jacob Sigler (D-NH); 2) Nathan
Been (B-K). GRNTGC no wrestler. Final: Sigler pinned Been, 2:37.
120 – 1) Kody Kugel (D-NH); 2) Austin
Howell (WD). Final: Kugel pinned Howell,
D-NH's Trent Johnson scores a takedown before turning Hunter Sachs of W-SR to his back. Johnson pinned
three opponents on his way to the 126 lb. title at Reinbeck Saturday. (Patti Rust/The Grundy Register photo)
1:39.
126 – 1) Zach Andrews (B-K); 2) Ethan
Erhardt (GRNTGC); 3) Clayton Maple (DNH). Final: Andrews major decision Erhardt,
13-5.
132 – 1) Trent Johnson (D-NH); 2) Tanner Heaberlin (B-K). ). Final: Johnson pinned
Heaberlin, 2:37.
138 – 1) Matt Chamberlain (GRNTGC);
2) Brett Barker (Osage). Final: Chamberlain
decision Barker, 11-4.
145 – 1) Nathan Fritz (S-K); 2) Tyler
Mork (Osage); 3) Tanner Smith (D-NH).
152 – 1) Lane Boender (S-K); 2) Blaine
Becker (D-NH). Final: Boender decision
Becker, 11-7.
160 – 1) K.C. Bockoven (W-SR); 2) Gage
Greiner (S-K).
170 – 1) Joey Schwenn (BP); 2) Noah Boender (S-K).
182 – 1) DJ Ackerson (D-NH); 2) Kaleb
Reeves (S-K); 3) Michael Kreinert (GRN-
West Marshall snaps Spartan win streak
GRUNDY CENTER — West
Marshall moved into a first-place tie
atop the North Iowa Cedar League
West standings last Friday by downing the Spartans 57-34 Friday night
in State Center.
The loss snaps a five-game winning streak for the Spartans, who
drop to 8-3 overall, 5-2 in the division.
We really got out to a nice start in
the first quarter and half — we were
able to get some good looks and
were knocking down shots,” Spartan coach Matt Lindeman said of
the loss to West Marshall. “Partway
through the second quarter, West
Marshall went to a triangle-and-two
on Katie (Lindeman) and Alyssa
(Mathews) and we seemed to have a
hard time getting comfortable on the
offensive end.
“In the third quarter we failed to
recognize one of their guards who
really hurt us from the 3-point line,”
he said. “We struggled to get rebounds and allowed West Marshall
some second chance points which
is uncharacteristic of our team. We
need to do a better job of taking care
of the ball and being patient offensively.”
Grundy Center also picked up a
hard-fought victory Tuesday night,
30-20 over rival Gladbrook-Reinbeck.
GCHS hosted AGWSR Tuesday,
attempting to avenge an early-season loss, before playing at BCLUW
Friday. GC has its toughest test of
the season Saturday as it plays the
top-ranked team in Class 3A, Pocahontas Area, in a neutral site contest
at Ames.
Grundy Center 30,
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 20
The Spartans overcame 30 percent shooting to extend their winning streak to five games with the
win at G-R Tuesday.
“Our defense did a really good
job of identifying shooters (Amber) Berendes and (Hayley) Weber,”
Spartan coach Matt Lindeman said.
“We did a really good job of limiting
them to one shot for the majority of
their possessions.”
“We were fortunate to play Gladbrook-Reinbeck on a night when
they didn’t shoot real well from the
field and we definitely missed a lot
of high percentage shots,” he said.
“Our girls continued to battle and
our defensive pressure helped maintain a lead for most of the second
half.”
TGC). Final: Ackerson major decision
Reeves, 16-6.
195 – 1) Kyle Dennis (D-NH); 2) Tony
Weber (GRNTGC). Final: Dennis pinned
Weber, 4:35.
220 – 1) Cameron Beminio (B-K); 2) Lucas DePriest (D-NH). Final: Beminio decision DePriest, 4-1.
285 – 1) Luke Worden (B-K); 2) Tommy
Irvin (D-NH); 3) Jacob Walters (GRNTGC).
Final: Worden decision Irvin, 1-0.
Strong defensive
effort lifts
Spartans past
East Marshall
GRUNDY CENTER — Grundy
Center’s best defensive effort of the
season Friday led it to its first victory of the new year, 53-26 at West
Marshall.
The Spartans (4-7 overall, 3-4
NICL West) also fell to undefeated
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 70-51 Tuesday
and dropped a 69-56 decision to
MFL/MarMac at the NICL Challenge in Waverly Saturday.
GC held West Marshall to 11
second-half points Friday while
winning for the second time in three
games. The Trojans shot just 23 percent against the Spartans.
GC returns to NICL West action
this week. It hosted AGWSR Tuesday and is at BCLUW Friday.
Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior Hanna Christopher breaks ahead of Grundy Center junior Kaitlynn Ehrig for a
layup during last Tuesday’s game at Reinbeck. (John Jensen/The Grundy Register photo)
After leading by just a single
point, 9-8, after one quarter, GC
built an 18-8 lead before the Rebels hit a late 3-pointer to trim the
lead to seven. Grundy Center’s lead
was 24-13 after three quarters and
it led by as many as 13 in the final
quarter.
Alyssa Mathews led the Spartans with 10 points and 12 rebounds
while Katie Lindeman scored eight.
Grundy Center
9 9102 –30
Glad-Rein
8345–20
Grundy Center (30) – Kayla Mathews
2 1-1 5; Katie Lindeman 4 0-2 8; Alyssa
Mathews 5 0-0 10; Stephanie Faust 2 1-2 5;
Jill Itzen 1 0-0 2; Tiana Saak 0 0-0 0; Lindy
Clark 0 0-0 0; Kaitlynn Ehrig 0 0-0 0. Totals
14 2-5 30.
3-point goals: Grundy Center 0, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 1 (Berendes). Rebounds:
Grundy Center 31 (A. Mathews 12), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 27 (Christopher 7). Assists:
Grundy Center 9 (A. Mathews 3), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 4 (Weber 2). Steals: Grundy
Center 14 (K. Mathews 6), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 10 (Four tied 2). Blocks: Grundy Center
1 (Itzen), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 6 (Weber 3).
Fouled out: None. Total fouls: Grundy
Center 12, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 7.
West Marshall 57,
Grundy Center 34
The Trojans overcame a slow
start to top the Spartans in a pivotal
NICL West battle.
GC led 8-4 after the first quarter before being outscored 35-12
over the next 16 minutes as West
Marshall took control. Trojan freshman Brooke Snider was the difference maker, scoring a career-high
26 points while hitting 7-of-11 from
behind the 3-point arc.
GC struggled to shoot the ball
for the second consecutive game,
hitting just 12-of-43 from the field
(28 percent).
K. Lindeman paced the Spartans with 14 points while Stephanie
Faust scored 10 and pulled down
seven rebounds and Kayla Mathews
scored eight.
Grundy Center
8 5 714–34
West Marshall
4171819–57
Grundy Center (34) – Kayla Mathews
2 4-5 8; Katie Lindeman 5 2-2 14; Alyssa
Mathews 0 2-2 2; Stephanie Faust 5 0-0 10;
Jill Itzen 0 0-0 0; Lindy Clark 0 0-0 0; Kaitlyn Ehrig 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 8-9 34.
3-point goals: Grundy Center 2 (Lindeman 2), West Marshall 8. Rebounds: Grundy Center 18 (Faust 7), West Marshall 24.
Assists: Grundy Center 11 (K. Mathews 5),
West Marshall 17. Steals: Grundy Center
10 (Three tied 3), West Marshall 9. Blocks:
None.
Center 18, West Marshall 11.
Grundy Center 51
The Rebels used an 18-7 run
through the final five and one-half
minutes of the first half to open up
what had been an extremely close
game. The teams were tied 16-16
after one quarter and G-R led
38-28 at halftime. The Rebels’ lead
reached 19 points three minutes into
the second half before Grundy Center rallied to within 11 three minutes later. G-R led by as many as 20
points in the fourth quarter.
“Playing short handed, I was
very pleased with our effort,” Spartan head coach Rollie Ackerman
said. “ We had several guys step
up. G-R is very balanced and pass
the ball very well regardless of who
they have on the floor.”
Austin Burroughs scored 16
first-half points and led the Spartans
with 18. Jarrett Stoner added
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Spartans
from page 13
11 points and a team-high five
rebounds.
Grundy Center
16121211 – 51
Glad-Rein
16221715 – 70
Grundy Center (51) – Austin Burroughs
7 0-0 18; Sam Thompson 1 0-0 2; Austin
Grimm 0 0-0 0; Braidan Buhrow 0 0-0 0;
Jarrett Stone 5 1-3 11; Grant Weldon 2 0-0 6;
Jared Krausman 0 0-0 0; Blake Henningsen 0
0-0 0; Dalton Schmitt 0 0-0 0; Jack Stumberg
2 0-0 6; Bryce Flater 0 4-4 4; Jordan Graham
1 0-0 2; Nick Saak 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 5-7 51.
Gladbrook-Reinbeck (70) – Camden
Kickbush 7 1-2 20; Colton Dinsdale 0 0-0
0; Joe Smoldt 4 0-0 9; Zach Pierce 4 7-8 15;
Cameron Clark 6 3-3 15; Josh Cooley 0 2-2
2; Matt Roeding 0 0-0 0; Luke Holman 2 1-2
7; Tyler Eifler 1 0-0 2; Tyler Pierce 0 0-0 0.
Totals 24 14-19 70.
3-point goals: Grundy Center 8 (Burroughs 4, Weldon 2, Stumberg 2), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 8 (Kickbush 5, Holman
2, Smoldt). Rebounds: Grundy Center 21
(Stoner 5), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 31 (Pierce 9,
Clark 8). Assists: Grundy Center 11 (Grimm
3, Stumberg 3), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 21
(Smoldt 6, Z. Pierce 6). Steals: Grundy Center 5 (Burroughs 2), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 13
(Smoldt 5). Blocks: Grundy Center 2 (Stoner
2), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 2 (Z. Pierce 5).
Fouled out: Grundy Center 0, GladbrookReinbeck 1 (Dinsdale). Total fouls: Grundy
Grundy SPORTS Register
Grundy Center 53,
West Marshall 26
The Spartans led by just four,
19-15, at halftime before using a
27-6 spurt in the third quarter to put
the game away.
“We started slow at State Center
but was very pleased with our intensity in the second half both offensively and defensively,” Ackerman
said. “That was a much needed
win.”
Burroughs scored 19 for the winners while Jack Stumberg added 11
and Sam Thompson dished out six
assists.
Grundy Center
118277 –53
West Marshall
10565–26
Grundy Center (53) – Austin Burroughs
7 2-2 19; Sam Thompson 0 0-0 0; Jack Stumberg 5 0-0 11; Jarrett Stoner 1 1-3 3; Jordan
Stoner 3 0-1 6; Grant Weldon 1 0-0 2; Jared
Krausman 0 0-0 0; Blake Henningsen 0 0-0
0; Dalton Schmitt 0 0-0 0; Austin Grimm
1 1-2 3; Bryce Flater 2 3-6 7; Chase Boren
0 0-0 0; Jordan Graham 1 0-0 2; Braidan
Buhrow 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 7-14 53.
3-point goals: Grundy Center 4
(Burroughs 3, Stumberg), West Marshall 2.
Rebounds: Grundy Center 25 (Jarrett Stoner
5), West Marshall 34. Assists: Grundy Center
17 (Thompson 6), West Marshall 5. Steals:
Grundy Center 12 (Flater 5), West Marshall
10. Blocks: Grundy Center 5 (Jarrett Stoner
3), West Marshall 0.
Center 16, West Marshall 7.
MFL/MarMac 69,
Grundy Center 56
MFL/MarMac overcame an early
deficit to top the Spartans in a nonconference battle at the NICL Challege at Wartburg College in Waverly.
The Spartans led 18-13 after one
quarter before the Bulldogs came
back to take a 34-33 halftime lead.
MFL outscored the Spartans 35-23
in the second half to close out the
victory.
“Playing someone new and at
Wartburg was a great challenge and
opportunity for us,” Ackerman said.
“MFL has a nice team and very
good shooting guards. We had a
cold shooting spell midway through
the third quarter that hurt and we
weren’t able to recover. In some
regards, we played our best overall
game so far, just unfortunate we did
not hit enough shots to get the win.”
Grundy Center scoring leaders
were not available at press time.
MFL/MarMac
Grundy Center
13211718 – 69
18151211 – 56
Wolverine wrestlers sweep Clarksville Triangular
By PATTI RUST
CLARKSVILLE – The Wolverine wrestlers earned a pair of dual
wins at Clarksville Tuesday, easily
defeating Clarksville, 51-24, after
bouncing back from a 34-15 deficit
to earn four consecutive pins in the
final matches and claim a 39-34 win
over North Butler.
Zack Nicol (106), Trent Johnson
(132), Kyle Dennis (195), Josh Latting (220) went 2-0 on the night. Nicol, Dennis, and Latting scored two
pins each.
“Tuesday we had two good wins
against North Butler and Clarksville,” Dike-New Hartford head
coach Tony Norton said. “We did
look a little flat on our first meet back
from Christmas break. We seemed to
pick it up better against Clarksville.”
“We need to keep improving
and start getting ready for the home
Rebelhawks
pick up second
dual victory
REINBECK — The GladbrookReinbeck/North Tama/Grundy Center
wrestling team picked up its second
dual win of the season last Friday
thanks almost exclusively to its depth,
40-30 over Jesup.
The Rebelhawks also dropped a
dual to Denver-Tripoli 51-18 in a triangular rescheduled from Thursday
due to dangerous travel conditions.
The Rebelhawks did not win
a contested match in their dual victory over Jesup, but instead picked
up eight victories by forfeit over a
J-Hawk team that put just five wrestlers on the mat.
GR-NT-GC picked up three contested victories over Denver-Tripoli,
as Tony Weber picked up a fall at 195
pounds, Conway Feisel won by decision at 220 and Cael Wyatt scored at
overtime decision at 120.
Denver-Tripoli 51, GC-NT-GC 18
138 —Ryan Maitland (DT) decision
Bronson Wrage, 9-8; 145 — Jordan Habben
(DT) pinned Seth Gretillat, 0:46; 152 —
Creed Krueger (DT) pinned Cael Kopriva,
0:40; 160 — Connor Vogt (DT) major decision William Blakesley, 15-3; 170 — Blake
Soerensen (DT) won by forfeit; 182 — Dominick Klusman (DT) major decision Michael
Krienert, 18-7; 195 — Tony Weber (GRNTGC) pinned Dax Johnson, 0:36; 220 —
Conway Feisel (GRNTGC) decision Landen
Dobbs, 6-3; 285 — Brady Heusinkeit (DT)
pinned Jacob Walters, 1:04; 106 — Blake
Steege (DT) pinned Noah Skornia, 1:27;
113 — Andrew Busch (DT) won by forfeit; 120 — Cael Wyatt (GRNTGC) decision
Neal Finder, 7-6 (OT); 126 — Caleb Wilson
(DT) major decision Ethan Erhardt, 10-2;
132 — Matt Chamberlain (GRNTGC) won
by forfeit.
GR-NT-GC 48, Jesup 30
152 — Noah McMurrin (Jesup) pinned
Cael Kopriva, 1:51; 160 — William Blakesley (GR-NT-GC) won by forfeit; 170 —
Nolan Freeman (GR-NT-GC) won by forfeit;
182 — Riley Murray (Jesup) pinned Michael
Krienert, 1:35; 195 — Ryan Even (Jesup)
pinned Tony Weber, 1:18; 220 — Conway
Feisel (GR-NT-GC) won by forfeit; 285 —
Jacob Walters (GR-NT-GC) won by forfeit;
106 — Noah Skornia (GR-NT-GC) won
by forfeit; 113 — No match; 120 — Dylan
Loomer (Jesup) pinned Cael Wyatt, 0:45;
126 — Ethan Erhardt (GR-NT-GC) won by
forfeit; 132 — Matt Chamberlain (GR-NTGC) won by forfeit; 138 — Bronson Wrage
(GR-NT-GC) won by forfeit; 145 — Alex
Warm (Jesup) pinned Seth Gretillat, 0:31.
stretch,” Norton said. “We had some
real good matches with both teams,
so hopefully that will help us to continue to improve.”
The Wolverines will host a double
dual with Denver and Wapsie Valley
on Thursday, Jan. 15, and compete
in the Starmont tournament on Saturday, Jan. 17.
Clarksville Triangular
Dike-New Hartford 51, Clarksville 24
113 – Koltyn Beckman (Clarksville)
pinned Nathan Schmitt, 2:57; 120 – Jacob
Sigler (D-NH) won by forfeit; 126 – Dakota
Garretson (Clarksville) pinned Kody Kugel,
1:10; 132 – Trent Johnson (D-NH) pinned Riley Cramer, 3:59; 138 – Alex Mooty (D-NH)
decision Stirling Kroeze, 7-4; 145 – Tanner
Smith (D-NH) pinned Spencer Gray, 1:09;
152 – Zach Sommerfelt (Clarksville) pinned
Blaine Becker, 1:34; 160 – Jace Moree (DNH) pinned Adam Lovrien, 4:20; 170 – Connor Ragsdale (D-NH) pinned Cylan Ciavarelli, 0:55; 182 – Skyler Gilbert (Clarksville)
decision DJ Ackerson, 10-9; 195 – Kyle Den-
nis (D-NH) pinned Trace Engel, 1:03; 220 –
Josh Latting (D-NH) pinned Noah Doty, 1:43;
285 – Skylar Popham (Clarksville) decision
Lucas DePriest, 2-0; 106 – Zack Nicol (DNH) pinned Ethan Litterer, 2:29.
Dike-New Hartford 39, North Butler 34
106 – Zack Nicol (D-NH) pinned Levi
Gallmeyer, 0:40; 113 – Alan Peters (North
Butler) pinned Nathan Schmitt, 2:00; 120 –
Tyler Merfeld (North Butler) pinned Jacob
Sigler (D-NH), 5:42; 126 – Kody Kugel (DNH) pinned Brett Marshall, 1:05; 132 – Trent
Johnson (D-NH) decision Dalton Nelson, 3-2;
138 – Tyler Brinkman (North Butler) decision Alex Mooty, 7-2; 145 – Brandon Trees
(North Butler) major decision Tanner Smith,
11-3; 152 – Austin Janssen (North Butler)
decision Blaine Becker, 14-12; 160 – Trae
Ulrich (North Butler) pinned Tyler Wiese,
5:17; 170 – Caleb Wedeking (North Butler)
pinned Connor Ragsdale, 3:24; 182 – DJ Ackerson (D-NH) pinned Ethan Weitzenkamp,
4:20; 195 – Kyle Dennis (D-NH) pinned Dalton Aukes, 0:54; 220 – Josh Latting (D-NH)
pinned Jacob Groeneveld, 0:47; 285 – Lucas
DePriest (D-NH) pinned Owen Landers, 0:57.
AGWSR earns runner-up
spot at St. Edmond duals
By PATTI RUST
FORT DODGE – The AGWSR
wrestling team fell just three points
short of their goal to repeat as team
champs at the St. Edmond duals on
Saturday. Cougar head coach Chad
Gerbracht speculated the long layoff
and unpredictable weather may have
contributed to the slow start when
AGWSR fell in their opener to Roland Story 39-36.
“In reality there were five matches that we could have done better
in,” Gerbracht said. “Regardless, we
need to be match ready each day out.
Come sectionals, if you’re not ready
first round the best you can do is fifth
place.” After the loss to the Norsemen the
Cougars got back on track and won
four straight, topping Southeast Valley 48-23, St. Edmond 42-34, West
Hancock 42-25, and Clarke 46-27.
Six Cougar wrestlers, Josh June,
Brandon Johnson, Levi Stockdale,
Caleb Meinders, Clay Meinders, and
Michael Young all went a perfect 5-0
on the day. June and Young pinned
four opponents and Johnson pinned
three. Miguel Reyes went 4-1 and
Ian Heetland 3-2.
“I was really impressed with Josh
June,” Gerbracht said. “He had four
solid performances, each ending in a
pin. Brandon Johnson, who returns
to action after suffering a concussion
prior to Christmas break, looked
tough as nails. Levi Stockdale was
ready to scrape from the get go,
picked up two pins, two major decisions and a forfeit.”
“Michael Young continues to get
strong each week out,” he said. “Caleb Meinders continued to find a
way to win with two pins, one major decision, one decisoin, and one
forfeit. Miguel Reyes had one of the
toughest weight classes on the day
and lost a close match in the last
10 seconds to just miss going 5-0.
Ian Heetland also had a very tough
weight that included two rated wrestlers.”
“We like where we are at; guys
want to compete and they have
worked hard to improve their lesser
strengths,” Gerbracht said. The Cougars wrestle GRNTGC
at home on Thursday, Jan. 15, and
will work to defend their title at their
own invitational on Saturday, Jan.
17.
St. Edmond Duals
Team Records – 1) Roland-Sotry 5-0; 2)
AGWSR 4-1; 3) West Hancock 3-2; 4) Southeast Valley 2-3; 5) St. Edmond 1-4; 6) Clarke
0-6.
Roland-Story 39, AGWSR 36
285 — Michael Young (AGWSR)
pinned Joshua Engelby, 0:50; 106 — Max
Halstead (R-S) pinned Caleb Brekunitch,
2:37; 113 — Zach Anderson (R-S) won by
forfeit; 120 — Kameron Turnbull (R-S) won
by forfeit; 126 — Parker Witthuhn (R-S)
pinned Ian Heetland, 2:40; 132 — Miguel
Reyes (AGWSR) decision Tyson Manzer,
11-6; 138 — Bill Joslin (R-S) won by forfeit; 145 — William Clark (R-S) pinned
Lucas Schumacher, 5:16; 152 — Josh June
(AGWSR) pinned Will Halstead, 4:43; 160
— Brandon Johnson (AGWSR) pinned
Pagen Pugh, 1:13; 170 — Levi Stockdale
(AGWSR) pinned Aaron Gray, 1:25; 182 —
Seth Mathis (R-S) decision Tery Rumans,
10-9; 195 — Caleb Meinders (AGWSR)
decision Tanner Stille, 12-9; 220 — Clay
Meinders (AGWSR) pinned Calvin Bright,
0:48.
AGWSR 46, Clarke (Osceola) 27
106 — Carter Wilken (Clarke) pinned
Caleb Brekunitch, 3:15; 113 — Ian Showers
(Clarke) won by forfeit; 120 — Parker Hardy
(Clarke) won by forfeit; 126 — Ian Heeland
(AGWSR) pinned Landen Spurgin, 0:58;
132 — Miguel Reyes (AGWSR) won by
forfeit; 145 — John Cutshall (Clarke) pinned
Lucas Schumacher, 3:50; 152 — Josh June
(AGWSR) pinned Francisco Pedro, 0:22;
160 — Brandon Johnson (AGWSR) pinned
Gable Reece, 0:36; 170 — Levi Stockdale
(AGWSR) major decision Isaac Lewis,
9-0; 182 — Nathan Bair (Clarke) decision
Tery Rumans, 4-2; 195 — Caleb Meinders
(AGWSR) pinned Jake Burk, 0:34; 220 —
Clay Meinders (AGWSR) won by forfeit;
285 — Michael Young (AGWSR) pinned
Weston Brokaw, 0:50.
AGWSR 42. West Hancock 25
113 — Aaron Askren (WH) won by
forfeit; 120 — No match; 126 — Ian Heetland (AGWSR) pinned Michael Myers,
4:00; 132 — Miguel Reyes (AGWSR)
major decision Nick Lemmon, 11-2; 138
— Dawson Goodrich (WH) won by forfeit;
145 — Logan Brown (WH) major decision
Lucas Schumacher, 10-0; 152 — Josh June
(AGWSR) pinned Cameron Clark, 4:41; 160
— Brandon Johnson (AGWSR) won by forfeit; 170 — Levi Stockdale (AGWSR) major
decision Hunter Hagen, 13-0; 182 — Colton
Francis (WH) decision Tery Rummans, 1-0;
195 — Caleb Meinders (AGWSR) major
decision Michael Dau, 9-0; 220 — Clay
Meinders (AGWSR) pinned Ashten Aericko, 2:09; 285 — Michael Young (AGWSR)
pinned Austin Bouwer, 0:54; 106 — Jeromie Holland (WH) pinned Caleb Brekunitch,
1:19.
AGWSR 48, Southeast Valley 23
120 — No match; 126 — Ian Heetland
(AGWSR) won by forfeit; 132 — Miguel
Reyes (AGWSR) pinned Trey Lawrence,
0:24; 138 — No match; 145 — Caleb Hemmestad (SEV) pinned Lucas Schumacher,
1:12; 152 — Josh June (AGWSR) won by
forfeit; 160 — Brandon Johnson (AGWSR)
pinned Kaelen Lundberg, 1:08; 170 —
Levi Stockdale (AGWSR) pinned Zeke
Miller, 3:32; 182 — Tom Nahnsen (SEV)
pinned Tery Rummans, 4:00; 195 — Caleb
Meinders (AGWSR) pinned Bryce Scott,
1:04; 220 — Clay Meinders (AGWSR) won
by forfeit; 285 — Michael Young (AGWSR)
pinned Tony Crampton, 1:22; 106 —
Colton Klingson (SEV) technical fall Caleb
Brekunitch, 16-0 (2:47); 113 — Spencer
Johnson (SEV) won by forfeit.
AGWSR 42, St. Edmond 34
126 — Ryan Szalat (St. E) major decision Ian Heetland, 14-6; 132 — Payton
Sitzmann (St. E) decision Miguel Reyes,
11-8; 138 — Cade Naughton (St. E) won
by forfeit; 145 — Michael Faiferlick (St.
E) decision Lucas Schumacher, 7-2; 152 —
Josh June (AGWSR) pinned Jake Szalat,
1:39; 160 — Brandon Johnson (AGWSR)
won by forfeit; 170 — Levi Stockdale
(AGWSR) won by forfeit; 182 — Tery
Rummans (AGWSR) won by forfeit; 195 —
Caleb Meinders (AGWSR) won by forfeit;
220 — Clay Meinders (AGWSR) won by
forfeit; 285 — Michael Young (AGWSR)
won by forfeit; 106 — Andrew Lenane (St.
E) pinned Caleb Brekunitch, 0:35; 113 —
Cole Allison (St. E) won by forfeit; 120 —
Jack Rasmussen (St. E) won by forfeit.
Shooting woes Kickbush returns to
sink G-R girls lead undefeated Rebels
REINBECK — Poor shooting
sent the Gladbrook-Reinbeck girls’
basketball team to a pair of losses
last week, 30-20 to Grundy Center
Tuesday and 52-41 to East Marshall
Friday.
The Rebels (4-5 overall, 2-5 in
the NICL West) shot just 22.5 percent in their loss to Grundy Center, including a 1-for-17 effort from
behind the 3-point arc, while hitting
just 32 percent against East Marshall.
GR hosted South Tama Tuesday
and is at Hudson Friday. Saturday
they travel to Ames for a non-conference matchup against Ogden.
Grundy Center 30,
The Rebels never led in a game
that saw both teams miss a plethora
of open shots. Grundy Center led
9-8 after one quarter and extended
its lead to 18-8 late in the second
before an Amber Berendes 3-pointer trimmed the Rebel deficit to
seven at halftime, 18-11.
The third quarter featured a long
delay when Rebel junior Megan
Oelschlager went down injured
during a loose-ball scramble and
had to be transported by ambulance
to a local hospital. Neither team
found its rhythm after the break.
GC extended its lead to 24-13 after
three quarters and led by doub;e
digits through most of the final
stanza.
Hanna Christopher led the
Rebels with 12 points and seven
rebounds.
Grundy Center
9 9102 –30
Gladbrook-Rnbk 8345–20
Gladbrook-Reinbeck (20) – Nicole
Adair 1 0-0 2; Hayley Weber 0 0-1 0; Hanna
Christopher 6 0-1 12; Amber Berendes 1 1-2
4; Lauren Husmann 0 0-2 0; Megan Oelschlager 1 0-0 2; Katy Thompson 0 0-0 0;
Tessa Sieknecht 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 1-6 20.
3-point goals: Grundy Center 0, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 1 (Berendes). Rebounds:
Grundy Center 31 (A. Mathews 12), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 27 (Christopher 7). Assists:
Grundy Center 9 (A. Mathews 3), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 4 (Weber 2). Steals: Grundy
Center 14 (K. Mathews 6), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 10 (Four tied 2). Blocks: Grundy Center
1 (Itzen), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 6 (Weber 3).
East Marshall 52,
East Marshall outscored the Rebels 17-9 in the second quarter and
made that margin stand up in its
third league victory of the season.
The Mustangs jumped ahead
17-12 after a quarter and led 34-21
at the break. G-R was unable to
rally in the second half.
Christopher paced GladbrookReinbeck with 14 points and seven
rebounds while Nicole Adair scored
nine and Hayley Weber eight. Adair
also had five steals and four assists.
Glad-Rein
129128 –41
East Marshall
171710 8 – 52
Gladbrook-Reinbeck (41) – Nicole
Adair 4 0-0 9; Katy Thompson 2 0-0 4; Hayley Weber 2 3-4 8; Hanna Christopher 5
1-3 14; Lauren Husmann 3 0-0 6; Maddie
Frischmeyer 0 0-0 0; Megan Swanson 0 0-0
0; Tessa Sienknecht 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 4-7 41.
3-point goals: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 5
(Christopher 3, Adair, Weber), East Marshall 3. Rebounds: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 25
(Christpher 7), East Marshall 27. Assists:
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 11 (Adair 4, Weber
4), East Marshall 16. Steals: GladbrookReinbeck 13 (Adair 5, Christopher 5), East
Marshall 13. Blocks: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 1
(Husmann), East Marshall 1.
Fouled out: None. Total fouls: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 11, East Marshall 11.
REINBECK — All-conference
guard Cameron Kickbush returned
to the Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys’
basketball lineup last week as the
undefeated and third-ranked Rebels
swept a busy week.
The Rebels (9-0 overall, 7-0 in
the NICL West) downed Grundy
Center and East Marshall in NICL
West contests Tuesday and Friday
before edging Dike-New Hartford
67-64 at the North Iowa Cedar
League Challenge in Waverly Saturday.
Kickbush, a first-team all-conference pick last year, missed the preholiday portion of G-R’s schedule
while recovering from a football
injury. He made an impact immediately upon his return to the lineup
Tuesday against Grundy Center,
scoring the Rebels’ first five points
and finishing with 20 in his first
basketball action since last year’s
substate final. On the week he averaged 19 while adding a fifth scoring threat to a G-R team that was
already one of the area’s most balanced.
The Rebels hosted South Hardin
Tuesday and play at Hudson Friday.
Grundy Center 51
The Rebels used an 18-7 run
through the final five and one-half
minutes of the first half to open up
what had been an extremely close
game. The teams were tied 16-16
after one quarter and G-R led
38-28 at halftime. The Rebels’ lead
reached 19 points three minutes into
the second half before Grundy Center rallied to within 11 three minutes later. G-R led by as many as 20
points in the fourth quarter.
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20 points while Zach Pierce and
Cameron Clark scored 15 each
and Joe Smoldt added nine. Pierce
added nine rebounds and six assists
for the winners.
Grundy Center
16121211 – 51
Gladbrook-Rnbk 16221715 – 70
Cameron Clark 6 3-3 15; Josh Cooley 0 2-2
2; Matt Roeding 0 0-0 0; Luke Holman 2 1-2
7; Tyler Eifler 1 0-0 2; Tyler Pierce 0 0-0 0.
Totals 24 14-19 70.
3-point goals: Grundy Center 8 (Burroughs 4, Weldon 2, Stumberg 2), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 8 (Kickbush 5, Holman
2, Smoldt). Rebounds: Grundy Center 21
(Stoner 5), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 31 (Pierce 9,
Clark 8). Assists: Grundy Center 11 (Grimm
3, Stumberg 3), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 21
(Smoldt 6, Z. Pierce 6). Steals: Grundy Center 5 (Burroughs 2), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 13
(Smoldt 5). Blocks: Grundy Center 2 (Stoner
2), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 2 (Z. Pierce 5).
Fouled out: Grundy Center 0, GladbrookReinbeck 1 (Dinsdale). Total fouls: Grundy
East Marshall 49
Five Rebels scored in double
digits as Gladbrook-Reinbeck dominated East Marshall.
The Rebel lead was just seven
at halftime, 36-29, before they outscored the Mustangs 54-20 through
the final 16 minutes.
Pierce paced the Rebels with a
double-double, 22 points and 12
rebounds, while Smoldt added 17
points and seven assists. Luke Holman came off the bench to score 16
while Clark and Kickbush chipped
in 10 each.
East Marshall
9201010–49
2; Joe Smoldt 7 1-1 17; Zach Pierce 9 4-6
22; Cameron Clark 4 2-6 10; Logan Flamme
0 0-0 0; Jeff Tscherter 0 0-0 0; Brock Bystricky 1 0-0 3; Thomas Mussig 0 1-2 1; Josh
Cooley 2 0-0 5; Matt Roeding 1 0-0 2; Luke
Holman 6 0-1 16; Brady Kuehl 0 0-0 0; Tyler
Eifler 0 0-0 2; Tyler Pierce 0 0-0 0. Totals 35
10-22 90.
(Holman 4, Kickbush 2, Smoldt 2, Bystricky, Cooley), East Marshall . Rebounds:
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 42 (Z. Pierce 12), East
Marshall. Assists: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 24
(Smoldt 7), East Marshall . Steals: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 11 (Three tied 2), East Marshall . Blocks: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 2 (Clark
2).
Fouled out: None. Total fouls: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 13, East Marshall .
Kickbush scored a career-high
27 points as the Rebels edged
Dike-New Hartford in the NICL
Challenge at Wartburg College in
Waverly.
The Rebels led by four at halftime, 32-28, and extended their lead
to six after three quarters. DikeNew Hartford closed the gap in the
final quarter.
Seniors Kickbush and Pierce
were the lone Rebel double-digit scorers with 27 and 19 points,
respectively. Pierce added nine
rebounds.
Dike-New Hartfrd 12161917 – 64
Cameron Clark 3 0-0 6; Josh Cooley 1 0-0 2;
Matt Roeding 2 0-0 5; Luke Holman 1 0-0 2.
Totals 21 21-26 67.
(Kickbush 3, Roeding), Dike-New Hartford
5. Rebounds: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 31 (Pierce
9), Dike-New Hartford 32. Assists: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 14 (Kickbush 4), Dike-New
Hartford 16. Steals: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 8
(Kickbush 2, Clark 2), Dike-New Hartford
7. Blocks: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 3 (Clark 2),
Dike-New Hartford 2.
Fouled out: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 0, DikeNew Hartford 2. Total fouls: GladbrookReinbeck 12, Dike-New Hartford 22.
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Wolverines test Rebels, dominate Cyclones and Warriors
By PATTI RUST
WAVERLY – Dike-New Hartford put Gladbrook-Reinbeck to the
test at an NICL crossover game at
Wartburg College Saturday night. A
fast-paced crowd pleaser that went
down to the wire, the Rebels prevailed 67-64. Earlier in the week the
Wolverines collected a pair of NICL
East wins over Denver and Wapsie
Valley.
The Wolverines (7-3 overall, 6-1
NICL East) were scheduled to play
Columbus in Waterloo on Tuesday,
Jan. 13, and host Union on Friday,
Jan. 16.
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 67, DikeNew Hartford 64
Dike-New Hartford and Gladbrook-Reinbeck played a close game
for the duration, putting on a riveting display of talent and intensity.
Just before the halfway mark, Connor Neuroth put the Wolverines up
by two when after seemingly being
stopped in the middle of the lane
somehow maneuvered his way to
the hoop for a bucket. Cam Kickbush answered with back-to-back
3’s to give the Rebels a 32-28 lead
at the half.
The intensity continued in the second half, neither team able to build a
comfortable margin. With G-R up by
five in the closing seconds, Neuroth
drove to the lane for two points and
a foul. A last ditch Wolverine effort
to bounce the free throw off the rim
and send the ball out for a 3-point attempt ran out of time, and the Rebels
took the win by three.
“This was a game that I thought
we played well enough to win
against the No. 3 team in Class 1A,”
Dike-New Hartford head coach
Greg Moore said. “I thought we did
an excellent job with our transition
offense but had a few missed layup
opportunities that would end up being the difference in the game.”
The Wolverines outscored the
Rebels 59-46 from the field, but fell
short in free throws with only eight
attempts while G-R made good on
21-of-26 opportunities at the line.
“I thought we put out a great
team effort and hopefully this kind
of game can help us build as a team
toward the kind of effort it will take
at the end of the season as we get toward tournament time.”
Neuroth led the Wolverine offense with 13 points and eight assists. Calvin Wildeboer also scored
13. Ben Latusek added nine points
and pulled down 12 rebounds, and
Connor Blough and Jake Sonnenberg chipped in nine points each,
Sonneberg coming off the bench to
go 3-for-3 from the 3-point range.
Kickbush led all scorers with 27
points and Zach Pierce scored 19 for
the Rebels.
D-NH
13151917—64
G-R
12202114— 67
Dike-New Hartford (64) – Calvin Wildeboer 6 0-0 13; Connor Neuroth 6 1-1 13;
Connor Blough 4 1-2 9; Ben Latusak 4 1-1 9;
Cole Wildeboer 2 0-0 4; Carter Bixby 0 0-0 0;
Jacob Moore 0 0-0 0; Zach Nicholson 2 0-0
5; Jake Sonnenberg 3 0-0 9; Nic Gronowski 0
1-2 1; Ty Sohn 0 1-2 1.
3-point goals: Dike-New Hartford 5 (Sonnenberg 3, Calvin Wildeboer 1, Nicholson
1), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 4. Rebounds: DikeNew Hartford 32 (Latusak 12, Neuroth 6),
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 31. Assists: Dike-New
Hartford 16 (Neuroth 8, Blough 3), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 14. Steals: Dike-New Hartford 7 (Cole Wildeboer 3, Neuroth 2, Blough
2), Gladbrook-Reinbeck 8. Blocks: Dike-New
Hartford 2 (Blough 1, Latusak 1), GladbrookReinbeck 3. Fouled out: Dike-New Hartford
– Calvin Wildeboer, Sohn. Total fouls: DikeNew Hartford 22, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 12.
47
Dike-New Hartford 79, Denver
Dike-New Hartford scored a
season high 79 points, including 36
points off the bench in their win over
NICL East rival Denver Friday. The
Wolverines held a 21 point first half
lead, then played an even third quarter with the Cyclones before gaining
an additional 11 point advantage in
the final period.
“After a week of no practice I really thought we came out with some
good defensive intensity,” Coach
Greg Moore said. “I also thought we
did a good job getting our transition
offense going.”
“Ty Sohn and Ben Latusek both
had big nights offensively for us accounting for 25 points inside, while
Connor Blough also had 12 points,”
he said. “Connor Neuroth had 8 assists while guiding the team to a season high 79 points.”
The Wolverines enjoyed contributions from 11 players in the scoring column for the second consecutive game. Cole Wildeboer scored
nine and Calvin Wildeboer six. Ty
Sohn had 13 points off the bench,
Carter Bixby scored seven, and Jacob Moore scored six and grabbed
four rebounds off the bench. Dike-New Hartford 1522 2022 — 79
Denver
9 7 20 11 — 47
Dike-New Hartford (79) – Calvin Wildeboer 3 0-1 6; Connor Neuroth 1 1-2 4; Connor
Blough 6 0-0 12; Ben Latusak 4 4-4 12; Cole
Wildeboer 3 2-3 9; Dilan Cummings 0 0-0 0;
Carter Bixby 2 2-2 7; Jacob Moore 1 4-4 6;
Royce Weber 0 0-0 0; Jaxson Foster 2 0-0 4;
Brody Goos 0 0-0 0; Zach Nicholson 0 4-6 4;
Jake Sonnenberg 1 0-0 2; Nic Gronowski 0
0-0 0; Ty Sohn 5 3-3 13.
3-point goals: Dike-New Hartford 3
(Bixby 1, Neuroth 1, Cole Wildeboer 1), Denver NA. Rebounds: Dike-New Hartford 41
(Neuroth 6, five tied 4), Denver NA. Assists:
Dike-New Hartford 21 (Neuroth 8, Nicholson
3), Denver NA. Steals: Dike-New Hartford
8 (Blough 3, Neuroth 2, Latusak 2), Denver
NA. Blocks: Dike-New Hartford 3 (Latusak
2), Denver NA. Fouled out: NA. Total fouls:
Dike-New Hartford 12, Denver NA.
Dike-New Hartford 63, Wapsie
Valley 35
With a 31-18 halftime advantage,
the Wolverines picked up the defensive intensity in the third quarter
for an 18-2 run. After building a 30
point lead at one point, they went on
to claim the conference win over the
Warriors by a margin of 28.
“I thought this was a good team
win,” Coach Moore said. “After not
having any practice on Monday I
thought the guys came out and executed well.” “We had contributions from
many players both offensively and
defensively with 11 players getting
into the scoring column,” he said. “I
felt it was a good start for us coming
off the holiday break.”
Ben Latusak and Connor Blough
paced the Wolverines with 14 and 13
points respectively. Calvin Wildeboer, Connor Neuroth, and Cole Wildeboer added seven points apiece.
Neuroth led in rebounds with eight
and assists with seven.
Dike-New Hartford 12 19 18 14 -- 63
Wapsie Valley 7 11 2 15 -- 35
Dike-New Hartford (63) – Calvin Wildeboer 2 2-4 7; Connor Neuroth 2 3-3 7; Connor
Blough 5 3-3 13; Ben Latusak 7 0-2 14; Cole
Wildeboer 3 1-2 7; Dilan Cummings 0 0-0 0;
Carter Bixby 0 1-2 1; Jacob Moore 0 0-0 0;
Royce Weber 0 0-0 0; Jaxson Foster 1 0-0 2;
Brody Goos 1 0-2 2; Zach Nicholson 1 0-0
3; Jake Sonnenberg 0 1-2 1; Ty Sohn 3 0-0 6.
3-point goals: Dike-New Hartford 2 (Calvin Wildeboer, Nicholson 1), Wapsie Valley
2. Rebounds: Dike-New Hartford 39 (Neuroth
8, Nicholson 7, Latusak 6, Cole Wildeboer 5),
Wapsie Valley 24. Assists: Dike-New Hartford 18 (Neuroth 7, Sonnenberg 3), Wapsie
Valley 7. Steals: Dike-New Hartford 10 (four
tied 2), Wapsie Valley 4. Blocks: Dike-New
Hartford 3 (three tied 1), Wapsie Valley 1.
Fouled out: Wapsie Valley - Reid. Total fouls:
Dike-New Hartford 20, Wapsie Valley 21.
AGWSR boys score two NICL West wins
By PATTI RUST
ACKLEY – The AGWSR boys
picked up a pair of NICL West wins
last week, defeating South Hardin
62-56 at home Friday, after a 68-52
road win over BCLUW Tuesday.
This week AGWSR (7-4 overall,
3-3 NICL West) was scheduled for a
pair of road games, at Grundy Center on Tuesday, Jan. 13 and at East
Marshall (Le Grand) on Friday, Jan.
16.
AGWSR 62, South Hardin 56
AGWSR led by 12 at the half, but
South Hardin came charging back
in the second half, cutting the lead
to one with just two minutes to go.
Jake Willems hit a big three to put
the Cougars up by four late, and AGWSR hit enough free throws to hold
off the Tiger charge and take the win
by six.
“This was a very good team ef-
fort,” AGWSR head coach Russ
Banzhaf said. “We had good scoring balance and defensively we were
pretty good. We made South Hardin work for their points, and did
not give up many easy points as we
knew South Hardin really liked to
run. I also liked the way we fought
off the run they made in the second
half.”
Dylan Heetland scored 14, Travis Haupt connected for 11, Nathan
Karsjens contributed 10 and Mason Eilderts added eight. Karsjens
claimed 11 rebounds, Jay Janssen
grabbed seven, and Heetland and Eilderts recorded six each.
AGWSR
21 13 9 19 — 62
South Hardin 18 4 18 16 — 56
AGWSR (62) – Jake Willems 1 2-4 5;
Sully Hofmeister 0 0-0 0; Dylan Heetland
4 4-6 14; Mason Eilderts 2 3-5 8; Nathan
Karsjens 2 6-9 10; Tate Hofmeister 1 2-4 5;
Jay Janssen 0 0-0 0; Jer Stull 0 0-0 0; Travis
Haupt 4 3-4 11.
3-point goals: AGWSR 7 (Willems 3,
Heetland 2, T. Hofmeister 1, Eilderts 1), South
Hardin 4. Rebounds: AGWSR 41 (Karsjens
11, Janssen 7, Heetland 6, Eilderts 6), South
Hardin 46. Assists: AGWSR 15 (Janssen 4, T.
Hofmeister 3, Willems 3), South Hardin 14.
Steals: AGWSR 5 (T. Hofmeister 2, Heetland
2), South Hardin 7. Blocks: AGWSR 0, South
Hardin 1. Fouled out: South Hardin - Edgerton. Total fouls: AGWSR 18, South Hardin
22.
AGWSR 68, BCLUW 52
AGWSR took an early lead and
never relinquished it at Conrad Tuesday, leading 39-25 at the halfway
mark before taking the win by 16.
Coach Banzhaf was pleased with the
Cougars’ consistent play throughout.
“I was most happy with our effort
over the entire game,” Banzhaf said.
“We avoided that 3-5 minute stretch
where we did not play well, and we
put together a very solid 32 minutes
on both ends.”
“Nathan Karsjens had a very
good game with 30 points and 10
rebounds,” he said. “I also thought
Jake Willems shot the ball very well
and Travis Haupt gave us some good
minutes off the bench.”
Willems scored 17 points and
Haupt added nine. Sully Hofmeister
fed the Cougar offense with eight assists and Dylan Heetland provided
five. Karsjens led the board with 10
rebounds and Eilderts had six.
AGWSR
17 22 13 16— 68
BCLUW
9161611—52
AGWSR (68) – Jake Willems 5 4-4 17;
Sully Hofmeister 0 0-0 0; Dylan Heetland
3 0-0 6; Mason Eilderts 0 3-4 3; Nathan
Karsjens 12 3-5 30; Jay Janssen 1 0-0 3; Reece Reiken 0 0-0 0; Austin Ubben 0 0-0 0;
Jer Stull 0 0-0 0; Jer Clemons 0 0-0 0; Travis
Haupt 4 1-8 9.
3-point goals: AGWSR 7 (Willems 3,
Karsjens 3, Janssen 1), BCLUW 4. Rebounds: AGWSR 32 (Karsjens 10, Eilderts
6), BCLUW 23. Assists: AGWSR 22 (S. Hofmeister 8, Heetland 5), BCLUW 13. Steals:
AGWSR 5 (Janssen 2), BCLUW 4. Blocks:
AGWSR 0, BCLUW 7. Fouled out: NA. Total
fouls: AGWSR 11, BCLUW 15.
Wolverine girls remain perfect in NICL East
By PATTI RUST
DIKE – The Dike-New Hartford
girls scored two more NICL east
wins this past week in dominating
fashion, beating Denver 64-24 on
Friday after a 48-17 win over Wapsie Valley on Tuesday.
The Wolverines (9-2 overall, 7-0
NICL East) were scheduled to begin
the second round of conference play
this week at Columbus on Tuesday,
Jan. 13, and at home against Union
on Friday, Jan. 16.
24
Dike-New Hartford 64, Denver
Dike-New Hartford led 26-5 after
the first quarter and 46-12 at the half
against Denver Friday. With ample
playing time for all, the Wolverines
went on to take the win by a 40 point
margin.
“In the Denver game we were
able to put up 46 points in the first
half,” Dike-New Hartford head
coach Bruce Dall said. “This is a
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great accomplishment since we were
able to get all 14 players on the floor
in the first half.”
“We are not seeing much off a
drop off on the defensive end of
the court when our subs come in,”
he said. “I think the loss to a tough
Crestwood team has made the team
better on the offensive end. We have
put in new twists to our offense that
have helped us.”
Briana Weber led the Wolverines with 15 points and five steals.
Lizzy Blough scored 11 and led in
rebounds with eight. Brooke Morgan
and Katie Nielsen each scored eight.
Dike-New Hartford2620 810— 64
Denver
5 7 8 4 — 24
Dike-New Hartford (64) – Briana Weber
5 4-4 15; Rachel Koop 2 0-2 5; Lizzy Blough
4 2-4 11; Olivia Verhulst 2 0-0 5; Brooke
Morgan 4 0-0 8; Elizabeth Cuvelier 0 0-0 0;
Livvy Eiklenborg 0 0-0 0; Kelsey Latwesen
2 2-2 6; Taylor Hedges 0 0-0 0; Josie Hill 0
0-0 0; Hannah Dove 0 0-0 0; Katie Nielsen
4 0-0 8; Sydney Peterson 0 0-0 0; Madison
Dove 2 2-2 6.
3-point goals: Dike-New Hartford 4 (Weber 1, Koop 1, Blough 1, Verhulst 1), Denver
4. Rebounds: Dike-New Hartford 26 (Blough
8, Morgan 4), Denver 23. Assists: Dike-New
Hartford 13 (Verhulst 4, Koop 3), Denver 6.
Steals: Dike-New Hartford 15 (Weber 5, three
tied 2), Denver 7. Blocks: Dike-New Hartford
5 (Morgan 3), Denver 1. Fouled out: None.
Total fouls: Dike-New Hartford 6, Denver 13.
Dike-New Hartford 48, Wapsie
Valley 17
The Wolverines held the Warriors
scoreless in the first quarter and to
four points each in the second and
third on their way to a 36 point win
on Tuesday.
“I was pleased with the way we
were able to have a balanced attack
on offense,” Coach Dall said. “We
played our normal defense against
Wapsie and ran it well. I though we
responded well coming off our second loss of the season.”
Brooke Morgan scored 12 points
and came away with four steals.
Lizzy Blough scored eight, and Rachel Koop and Taylor Hedges added
six apiece.
Dike-New Hartford 16 17 7 8 — 48
Wapsie Valley
0 4 4 9 — 17
Dike-New Hartford (48) – Briana Weber
2 0-0 4; Rachel Koop 3 0-0 6; Lizzy Blough 4
0-0 8; Olivia Verhulst 1 0-0 3; Brooke Morgan
6 0-0 12; Elizabeth Cuvelier 0 0-0 0; Kelsey
Latwesen 1 0-0 2; Bryn Harberts 0 0-0 0;
Taylor Hedges 2 2-2 6; Hannah Dove 0 0-0 0;
Katie Nielsen 1 1-2 3; Sydney Peterson 1 0-0
2; Madison Dove 1 0-0 2.
3-point goals: Dike-New Hartford 1
(Verhulst 1), Wapsie Valley 0. Rebounds:
Dike-New Hartford 31 (Weber 5, Morgan 4),
Wapsie Valley 19. Assists: Dike-New Hartford 14 (Blough 4, Verhulst 4), Wapsie Valley
0. Steals: Dike-New Hartford 11 (Morgan 4,
Hedges 2), Wapsie Valley 7. Blocks: DikeNew Hartford 2 (Morgan 2), Wapsie Valley
1. Fouled out: None. Total fouls: Dike-New
Hartford 7, Wapsie Valley 8.
AGWSR sophomore Maddie Brandt drives past BCLUW’s Olivia Callaway during a matchup Tuesday in Conrad. (Scott Bierle/Mid-America
Publishing photo)
AGWSR girls come up short
in pair of NICL West contests
By PATTI RUST
ACKLEY – After a strong 5-1
start to the season the AGWSR girls
have stumbled of late, falling in four
of their last five outings. This past
week the Cougars dropped a pair of
NICL West games to South Hardin
and BCLUW.
AGWSR (6-5 overall, 3-4 NICL
West) was scheduled to play at
Grundy Center on Tuesday, Jan. 13,
and at East Marshall (Le Grand) on
Friday, Jan 16.
South Hardin 71, AGWSR 61
After an even first quarter the
Cougars found themselves down
31-25 at the halfway mark against
South Hardin Friday. Though an
even third quarter kept the game
within reach, South Hardin went on
to take the win by 10.“We are struggling this week after opening with
big win over North Butler,” Cougar
head coach Laurie Gann said. “We
are getting into foul trouble with key
players and committing too many
turnovers. We are trying to do things
too quickly so we have to work on
improving execution.”“I thought
we played sluggish with BCLUW
which resulted in the two point
loss,” she said. “We played better for
more minutes against South Hardin,
however, we turned the ball over
too many times which led to easy
lay ups for South Hardin.”Three
Cougars hit double figures, Megan
Marlette with 17, Maddie Brandt 15,
and Becca Wiarda 13. Marlette and
Brandt had seven rebounds each.
Wiarda led in assists with eight and
steals with four.
AGWSR
151021 15— 61
South Hardin151620 20—71
AGWSR (61) – Mel Morones 1 0-0 2;
Becca Wiarda 6 0-0 13; Morgan Kappel 1 1-2
4; Megan Marlette 6 5-9 17; Maddie Brandt 6
1-2 15; Mandy Willems 1 0-0 2; Alana Groninga 2 2-2 8; Rachel Frazier 0 0-0 0; Cortanie
Nederhoff 0 0-0 0; Addi Johnson 0 0-0 0.
3-point goals: AGWSR 6 (Groninga 2,
Brandt 2, Wiarda 1, Kappel 1), South Hardin 2. Rebounds: AGWSR 32 (Marlette 7,
Brandt 7), South Hardin 24. Assists: AGWSR
20 (Wiarda 8, Groninga 6), South Hardin 16.
Steals: AGWSR 13 (Wiarda 4, Groninga 3),
South Hardin 17. Blocks: AGWSR 1 (Groninga 1), South Hardin 1. Fouled out: AGWSR
– Marlette, Brandt. Total fouls: AGWSR 21,
South Hardin 15.
BCLUW 59, AGWSR 57
At Conrad on Tuesday AGWSR
jumped out to a 19-11 lead in the
first quarter, and held a 32-28 advantage at the half. The Comets chipped
away at the Cougar lead in the second half and managed to escape with
the win by two.
Maddie Brandt earned a double
double with 22 points and 13 rebounds, and also led in the Cougars
in steals with six. Alana Groninga
scored 11, and Becca Wiarda contributed 10 points, six assists, and
five steals. Morgan Kappel added
nine points.
AGWSR 19131312 — 57
BCLUW
11171516 — 59
AGWSR (57) – Mel Morones 0 0-0 0;
Becca Wiarda 4 0-1 10; Morgan Kappel 3 2-4
9; Megan Marlette 1 0-1 2; Maddie Brandt 8
5-7 22; Mandy Willems 1 0-0 3; Bethany Lippert 0 0-0 0; Alana Groninga 4 1-1 11; Rachel
Frazier 0 0-0 0; Cortanie Nederhoff 0 0-0 0;
Mariah Jimmerson 0 0-0 0.
3-point goals: AGWSR 7 (Wiarda 2,
Groninga 2, Willems 1, Kappel 1, Brandt 1),
BCLUW 2. Rebounds: AGWSR 25 (Brandt
13), BCLUW 37. Assists: AGWSR 14 (Wiarda 6, Morones 3), BCLUW 16. Steals: AGWSR 16 (Brandt 6, Wiarda 5), BCLUW 18.
Blocks: AGWSR 3 (Marlette 2, Groninga 1),
BCLUW 1. Fouled out: AGWSR – Morones,
Marlette. Total fouls: AGWSR 24, BCLUW
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