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Volume 89 – Number 45
Grundy Center students to present “Guys and Dolls”
Grundy Center High School will present “Guys and Dolls” Friday and Sunday at the school auditorium. Pictured above during a rehearsal last week, Benny Southstreet (played by Jack Beck Brunk), Nathan Detroit (Seth Van Wert) and Nicely-Nicely Johnson (Jacob Waltersdorf) discuss where to hold the floating craps game. Left, Martha (Jeane Mackie), Agatha (Shana Sanderson) and Arvide (Abby Harberts), members of the Save-a-Soul Mission Group, march to turn the ways of the sinners of New York City. (John Jensen/The Grundy Register photos)
“Guys and Dolls”
By Grundy Center High School Drama Department Directed by Emily Boquet and Amalie Guldenpfennig Sky Masterson — Aaron Beck Brunk Sarah Brown — Megan Salo Nathan Detroit — Seth Van Wert Miss Adelaide — Peyton Ralston Arvide Abernathy — Abby Harberts General Cartwright — Emily Robinson Nicely Nicely Johnson — Jacob Waltersdorf Benny Southstreet — Jack Beck Brunk Rusty — Chris Siefken Harry the Horse — Doug Kirchman Mimi — Emilee Johnson Big Jule — Brock Rohler Angie the Ox — Jordan Graham Lt. Brannigan — Kaleb Neher
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Joey Biltmore — Joe McMullen Master of Ceremonies — Jordan Graham Agatha — Shana Sanderson Calvin — Rachel Lanigan Martha — Jeane Mackie Mission Member — Katie Lindeman Waiter — Courtney Kaufman Crapshooters — Joe McMullen, Issac Ralston, Alexander Sealman City Folk — Brandy Hippen, Nichole Shimon Hot Box Dancers — Stephanie Faust, Sydney Hogle, Piper Johanns, Abbie Koch, Dalyn Maxwell, Candice Meyer, April Mixdorf, Delany Sandell, Harper Wells.
Sound — Brooke Mooney • Stage Managers — Lindy Clark and Madison Grineski • Lights — Steve Brunk
By JOHN JENSEN The Grundy Register GRUNDY CENTER — Grundy Center High School drama students present their 2013 musical this weekend, former Broadway musical “Guys and Dolls.” Show times are Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Director Emily Boquet said both she and Assistant Director Amalie Guldenpfennig had been part of this show elsewhere and this year seemed like a good year to do it in Grundy Center. “I knew I had a good group of guys that could pull off the group of gamblers and I knew we had a good group of female dancers,” she said. “And we hadn’t done a classic for a few years.” The show is set in New York City, where Nathan Detroit (played by Seth Van Wert) maintains New York’s oldest craps game, floating from location to location to avoid the ever-present interest of Lt. Brannigan (Kaleb Neher). Van Wert is a veteran of the GCHS stage, having played the Cowardly Lion in “The Wizard of Oz” two years ago and Emmett in “Legally Blonde” last year. “Seth has a lot of experience on stage,” Boquet said. “He always plays a character well and gives it a lot of character.” Seeking a location for his crap game, Nathan has found the Biltmore Garage as a spot, though there’s one problem — he needs $1,000 to use it. To raise the money, he bets high roller Sky Masterson (Aaron Beck Brunk) that he won’t be able to talk local Mission leader Sarah Brown into going on a date with him. In the meantime, Nathan’s girlfriend Adelaide (Peyton Ralston) wants nothing more than to marry him ... after he stops gambling. “Peyton’s been on stage, but this is her biggest role,” Boquet said. “She has a lot of singing experience — a great voice — and can pull off her character well. She’s doing a great job.” Other key characters include gamblers Nicely Nicely Johnson (Jacob Waltersdorf), Benny Southstreet (Jack Beck Brunk), Big Jule (Brock Rohler) and Harry the Horse (Doug Kirchman), Arvide Abernathy (Abby Harberts) and Lt. Brannigan of the local police department (Kaleb Neher). All told, more than 30 students will be on stage during the production. Boquet said rehearsals have gone well. “It’s just a matter of getting it together to see how good it can get,” she said. “There are good scenes, good dancing, lots of funny parts. I think it could come together to be a really great show.”
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City Elections 2013
Stefl, Hamann reelected, Kiewiet to fill vacant seat
The Grundy Center City Council will have a similar look for the next two years as it currently has. According to unofficial results Tuesday night, incumbent City Council members Dave Stefl and Chad Hamann were re-elected to Council posts while current Council member, Brian Buhrow, was elected mayor. Stefl received 319 votes from 388 Grundy Center residents casting ballots (82 percent) while Hamann recieved 227 votes (59 percent). Challengers Mike Ammerman and Mark Lynch received 107 and 104 votes, respectively. Buhrow, who was running unopposed to replace retiring mayor Rex Van Wert, received 316 votes with a scattering of write-ins being mentioned on 41 mayoral ballots. Al Kiewiet won a four-person race to fill a an unexpired Grundy Center City Council term, finishing with 200 votes, more than twice that of his nearest challenger. Bob Greany was second in the race with 93 votes while Noah Martens received 53 votes and Curt Mauer 37. Mary Doak and Dennis Westerman ran unopposed for Park Board, with Westerman receiving 369 votes and Doak 304. Dike Dike did not have any contested races. Mike Soppe was reelected mayor with 161 of the 170 votes cast while incumbents Chad Cutsforth (135 votes) and Nick Cleveland (128 votes) were reelected to City Council. Bob Haugebak, who was not on the ballot but ran a write-in campaign, was elected to the third open Council seat with 131 votes. No other individual received more than three votes. Holland Holland residents elected Steve Cox and Todd Hansen to their City Council in a three-way race to fill two seats. Cox, an incumbent, received 43 votes while Hansen had 38. Incumbent Matt Kuester lost his bid for reelection, finishing with just 19 votes. Scott K. Borchart ran unopposed for Holland mayor, receiving all but two votes cast for the position. Morrison Morrison residents turned out in force to vote in their city election, which featured a hotly-contested race for City Council. All told, 54 of Morrison’s 72 registered voters (75 percent) cast ballots either Tuesday or via absentee methods. Josiah Wildebour, Larry Smith and Robin Folkerts were elected to
Grundy Center Mayor Council
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council, with Wildebour receiving 42 votes, Smith 39 and Folkerts, a write-in candidate, 35. Michelle L. Keller finished with 19 votes while Larry Sager had 18. Smith and Sager were incumbents. David Hach was reelected mayor of Morrison with 42 votes. Folkerts was written in by 10 voters. Reinbeck Jordan Muller, Mike Harrison and Tim Johnson were elected to Reinbeck City Council. Muller received 235 votes, Harrison 152 and Johnson 142. Rob Johnson fell a single vote short of election with 141 votes while Alan Tscherter received 128 votes, Gill Williams 105 and Drew Sommerfelt 70. Wellsburg Cammie Nederhoff was elected mayor with 94 votes, easily defeating Tyler Duhn, who had 10 votes. Both candidates were write-ins. Josh Meyer was elected to the Wellsburg City Council with 76 votes. Larry J. Hazuka, Calvin Werkman and Dale Eilderts received 67 votes each and have unofficially tied for the city’s second and third council seats. The tie will be resolved if it remains after votes are canvassed by the County Board of Supervisors next week. Wellsburg’s Public Measure D passed with 85 percent of the 114 votes cast. Results of the election are unofficial until they are canvassed by the County Board of Supervisors.
What’s Happening Saturday, Nov. 9 “Back to the 80’s” AGWSR High School • 7 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 11 Grundy County Supervisors Grundy County Courthouse • 9 a.m.
Grundy Center City Council City Hall • 6:30 p.m.
“Annie” Dike-New Hartford High School 7 p.m.
Grundy Center Veteran’s Day Ceremony High School Gym • 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, Nov. 7 “Annie” Dike-New Hartford High School 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 10 Dike Lion’s Club Dinner Dike Memorial Hall 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 12 State Volleyball Tournament U.S. Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids
Friday, Nov. 8 “Guys and Dolls” Grundy Center High School 7 p.m.
“Guys and Dolls” Grundy Center High School 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 6 Grundy Center School Board Special Meeting Administration building • 5 p.m.
“Back to the 80’s” AGWSR High School • 2 p.m. Reformed Church of Stout Dinner and Music • 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 13 State Volleyball Tournament U.S. Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids Grundy Center School Board Administration building • 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 State Volleyball Tournament U.S. Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids
Spartans fall in second round Grundy Center High School Seniors Brandon Simms (No. 67) and
Brady Hook (No. 75) hold the trophy the Spartans received for reaching the second round of the Class A football playoffs following Friday’s 35-0 loss to defending state champion Wapsie Valley. The Spartans, who won a playoff game for the first time since 1988 last Wednesday, finish with a 7-4 record. (Patti Rust/The Grundy Register photo)
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