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The Grundy Register

2014

Thursday, November 6, 2014

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Grundy Center, Iowa

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GCHS music department to present musical “Grease”

GRUNDY CENTER — The Grundy Center music department will present “Grease” Friday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m.

The play is based on the 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. It is set at the fictional Rydell High School and follows 10 working-class teenagers as they deal with issues such as peer pressure, politics, personal values and falling in love for the first time.

Seth Van Wert plays the protagonist role of Danny, the leader of the Burger Palace Boys. He is a kind soul who will at times act mean in order to be cool.

Peyton Ralston plays the lead female role of Sandy, an innocent girl who is new to town and who falls in love with Danny.

Other key roles include the Chloe Anderson (Marty) sings “Freddy My Love” at the sleepover to the Pink Ladies, Burger Palace Boys, Kenick- Harper Wells (Rizzo) and Shana Sanderson (Frenchie). (John Jensen/The Grundy Register ie (played by Brock Rohler), photo) Doody (Jack Beck Brunk), dy Center High School band Sonny (Jacob VanHauen) and as well as readings from NHS Roger (Aaron Beck Brunk). members and possible special The Pink Ladies are Betguests. ty (Harper Wells), Frenchy

By Grundy Center High School Music Department The ceremony will con- (Shanna Sanderson), MarDirected by Emily Boquet clude with a traditional 21-gun ty (Chloe Anderson) and Jan salute.

(Abby Harberts).

DANNY: Seth VanWert MISS LYNCH: Noel Saak The public is invited to the KENICKIE: Brock Rohler BLANCHE: Courtney Kaufman event, and all veterans are enROGER: Aaron Beck Brunk TEEN ENSEMBLE: Brandy Hippen, Cearra couraged to attend.

Augon, Jeane Mackie, Michael Schildroth, DOODY: Jack Beck Brunk

Alex Sealman, Brandy Hippen, Amber Laube, SONNY: Jacob VanHauen JOHNNY CASINO: Jacob Waltersdorf Olivia Opheim, Emily Ehrig, Sawyer Bowen, EUGENE FLORCZYK: Chris Seifken Jake Bangasser, Steph Wallen, Cade Rohler, VINCE FONTAINE: Kaleb Neher Kara Ackley, Courtney Porter, Candice MeyTEEN ANGEL: Doug Kirchmann er, Mellina Wrage, Josie Doescher, Michelle McIntire, April Mixdorf, Josie Doescher, Jill SANDY: Peyton Ralston School students who had their first real job at the store.

BETTY RIZZO: Harper Wells Itzen, Abena Mackie, Colton Sandell “A number of those student-emJAN: Abby Harberts Technical/Set Manager: Michael Barkoff ployees were nominated and awardFRENCHY: Shana Sanderson Stage Managers: Lindy Clark and Maddy ed college scholarships valued at MARTY: Chloe Anderson Grineski thousands of dollars through the Peyton Ralston (Sandy) PATTY SIMCOX: Sydney Hogle Sound Techs: Brady North and Noah Bosings “Hopelessly Devoted to See VIDEO PLACE page 8 CHA-CHA DIGREGORIO: Dalyn Maxon quet You.”

Local veterans to be honored at ceremony

GRUNDY CENTER — Local veterans will be honored Tuesday, Nov. 11 (Veterans Day) at 9:30 a.m. as Grundy Center High School National Honor Society students host the school’s annual Veteran’s Day ceremony.

The ceremony will feature patriotic music from the Grun-

“Grease”

Longtime downtown business to close GRUNDY CENTER — After 29 years in business, The Video Place in downtown Grundy Center has announced that it will be closing its doors at the end of the month.

Randy Slocum announced the impending in a press release Monday.

The store opened in 1985 at the start of the video revolution. It later expanded to include tanning.

Slocum said The Video Place has employed more than 100 Grundy County residents during its history, including many Grundy Center High

What’s Happening Sunday, November 9 Dike Lions Club Dinner Dike Community Center 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

New Hartford Craft Show New Hartford School 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Reformed Church of Stout Family Night 5 p.m.

Monday, November 9 County Board of Supervisors Courthouse • 9 a.m.

Grundy Center City Council City Hall • 6:30 p.m.

Can they survive?

Grundy County school districts face realities of declining enrollment

By JOHN JENSEN and ROB MAHARRY The Grundy Register

The Grundy Register and Conrad Record will explore the future of the five school districts serving Grundy County and the biggest challenges facing them in a three-part series. Today’s first part explores enrollment trends and begins to look at the economic angle of small schools.

The number of school districts in Iowa has decreased rapidly over the past half century. Many small, rural districts, especially those outside of growing population centers like Des Moines and the Cedar Rapids/ Iowa City corridor, are being forced to make tough decisions in order to stay afloat as enrollment numbers and state funding dwindle.

In Grundy County, where five different school districts serve a population of just 12,453 (according to 2010 census figures), the reality of this changing educational landscape

‘Small towns take a lot of pride in their schools and have a vested interest in keeping the school up and going.’

— AGWSR superintendent Marty Jimmerson can be seen firsthand. Faced with a large budget deficit, the Grundy Center Board of Education recently voted to close its upper elementary building, and more cuts are on the horizon. The Gladbrook-Reinbeck School District faced a similar budget adjustment a year ago while AGWSR is set to close its aging Ackley Elementary building (and move those students into an expanded high school building) within the next month.

Since the 2007-2008 school year, AGWSR, BCLUW, GladbrookReinbeck and Grundy Center have experienced gradual decreases in

enrollment while numbers at DikeNew Hartford are slightly up overall, largely as a result of the district’s close proximity to Cedar Falls.

“You don’t really see the effect year to year, but it’s one of those things that, as the saying goes, happens very gradually and then all at once,” BCLUW Superintendent Ben Petty said. “When you lose six, eight, 10 kids per year, another year and then another year, it keeps compounding on itself.”

In 2007-2008, BCLUW had a certified enrollment (number of students living within the district) of 638.3 and taught a total of 650.2

students. As of October 1, 2014, those numbers are 580 and 605.4, respectively.

Other districts in the area are seeing similar trends, with the largest drops at AGWSR and Gladbrook-Reinbeck, each of which saw both their certified enrollments and number of students served drop by more than 15 percent from the 2007-08 school year to 2013-14. The impact of such drops affects not only the financial future of the school district, but also the communities they serve.

“Small towns take a lot of pride in their schools and have a vested interest in keeping the school up and going,” AGWSR superintendent Marty Jimmerson said. “For many small communities, the school can be one of its largest employers and can play an integral role in keeping their community alive and prosperous.”

“In small towns the school is generally the social center of

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the community,” Grundy Center Superintendent Jerry Schutz added.

“If you come to Grundy Center on any volleyball night, you’ll see three-quarters of the town in this gym. And, interestingly, when we played (Gladbrook-Reinbeck) there were just as many G-R families as there were Grundy Center.”

The impact of small schools also extend to the local economy.

Schools are traditionally among the largest employers in their area and also bring visitors to town for interscholastic events.

Grundy Center mayor Brian Buhrow, a parent of two students in the local schools, said losing the local school would “devastate the town” and added that the school district being one of the few nonconsolidated rural districts in the area is a real plus to the community.

“I think we’ve seen an influx of See SMALL SCHOOLS page 2

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Small Schools From page 1 people because we are just a single school, we’re not merged, we’re not bussing our kids anywhere,” he said. “When you talk to realtors you’ll see that Jesup, Denver, these schools that are still independent, their towns are growing.”

Schutz of Grundy Center and Shawn Holloway of GladbrookReinbeck said the enrollment drop in their respective districts has led to the need to “right size” their districts.

“Right size the district means your district has to be the right size commiserate with your student population,” Schutz said. “I’ll give an example: Our elementary class sizes average 17, Dike-New Hartford’s run 26, Hudson’s around 25 to 26.

When you have small student-toteacher ratios, that’s great if you can

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afford it.”

Grundy Center has seen a drop from 684.7 students served in 201112 to 658.7 just two years later, yet did not made adjustments in staff to accommodate the change. Those changes are expected next year. G-R experienced an even larger drop, though not as quick, going from 667.5 students served in 2007-08 to 522 this year. It made staff adjustments for this school year and is looking at a possibly even more drastic adjustment for next year.

“Essentially since 2004, student population has decreased by 200 students and we haven’t changed our building approach to how we handle things,” Holloway said.

“That comes with staff adjustments, and at some time we have to look at buildings and find what efficiencies we can in that.”

Daily high and low temperature readings and precipitation amounts at the National Weather Service Station in Grundy Center for the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. on the following dates:

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Gladbrook-Reinbeck has formed a committee and is exploring the possibility of closing a building.

“We’re looking at creating a K-6 and 7-12 system,” Holloway said. “We have a community committee that’s been formed to begin to look at a couple of scenarios.”

The Gladbrook-Reinbeck School Board has yet to decide which, if any, building will be shuttered. Holloway said a decision is expected in February.

Dike-New Hartford is faced with the opposite issue. Though its certified enrollment dropped slightly this year, from 880.5 a year ago to 870 this year, the drop was the first in five years for the district.

Superintendent Larry Hunt said it should be a temporary drop, as the district expects to climb again next year. The increased enrollment has put unique pressure on the district.

“We have added some positions over the last few years,” he said. “A few years ago there were some cuts that made the staff fairly lean. Over the past few years we’ve seen where we could add a few positions — interventionists and things.”

Hunt added that, if the current trend continues, his district may also need to add an additional section to some elementary grades in coming years.

Next week’s second part of this series will further explore the budget problems that some local school districts are having and other tough decisions that are on the horizon.

Part three of the series will explore how local districts are working with each other to continue to provide strong educational opportunities to students.

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Grundy County Memorial Hospital has received national recognition for consistently high patient satisfaction in its Outpatient Services and Emergency Department. Hospital employees, from left, Michelle Brown, RN, Surgery, Mike Nelsestuen, RN, Emergency Department Manager, Brian Kellar, CEO, and Keely Harken, Community Outreach Manager, are shown accepting the award from Patrick Ryan, center, president of health care consulting firm Press Ganey at the firm’s national conference. (Courtesy photo)

GCMH receives recognition for patient satisfaction GRUNDY CENTER - As a critical access hospital, Grundy County Memorial Hospital (GCMH) serves as the first line of health care for the area’s rural communities. This week the hospital received national recognition for the high quality care it provides in both the Emergency and Outpatient areas.

Two 2014 Guardian of Excellence ™ awards were presented to the hospital for Patient Experience scores that are in the top 5 percent of hospitals nationwide.

Hospital CEO Brian Kellar said the awards demonstrate the high standards that hospital employees have for providing health care.

“We serve our patients with the

small town, rural Iowa tradition of treating them as if they are family, and patients recognize and appreciate that,” he said.

Kellar said he is especially proud that the hospital has consistently maintained its status among the nation’s top hospitals.

“The Guardian of Excellence awards single out health care organizations that have sustained the highest Patient Satisfaction scores for one year or longer,” he said. “Our Emergency Department has received this recognition for six consecutive years, and it’s the third time in five years our Outpatient Services has been awarded.”

The Emergency Department had more than 3,600 visits in the past year, while the Outpatient departments of Lab, Radiology, Specialty Clinics, Surgery, and Therapy have combined visits of more than 31,000.

“Our steadily increasing patient numbers are backed up by what our patients say about us —we’re capably providing emergency care and saving lives – while maintaining

the highest standards for delivering excellent care in our Outpatient services, too,” Kellar said.

The Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award™ recognizes leading health care facilities for achievement in the areas of patient experience and satisfaction, employee engagement, and physician engagement in various size hospitals, medical practices, and academic medical centers. Press Ganey partners with more than 11,000 health care facilities, including more than half of all U.S. hospitals, to measure and improve the patient experience.

Kellar says that data compiled from Press Ganey patient surveys is routinely used to measure and improve the patient experience at GCMH. It allows the hospital to compare itself to other hospitals its size, and to work for continuous improvement.

The hospital employs more than 200 people and includes a long term care department for up to 55 residents.

More information on the hospital may be found at www.grundycountyhospital.org.

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Obituaries

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Kenneth Schelling

Kenneth Howard Schelling, 90, of Marshalltown passed away October 28, 2014, at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral services for Kenny were November 1 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation October 31 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the Iowa River Hospice Home. For more information or to send a condolence, please visit: www.mitchellfh. com.

Kenneth Schelling was born on August 10, 1924, in Reinbeck to John and Lucinda Boss Schelling. Kenny graduated from Owasa High School. On April, 16, 1944, Kenny was united in marriage to Mary Flanagan at Sacred Heart Church in Grundy Center. Kenny and Mary have called Marshalltown home for the last fifty years. Kenny previously worked for Swifts, retiring in 1986.

Kenny enjoyed being an electrician, going to farmers markets and loved airplanes and even made airplanes out of beer cans. Above all else, Kenny enjoyed the time spent with his children and grandchildren.

Left to cherish Kenny’s memory is his wife of 70 years, Mary; children: Bob (Linda) Schelling of LaMoille, Jim Schelling of Marshalltown and Ron (La Rae) Schelling of rural Marshalltown; grandchildren: Troy (Cindy) Schelling of Melbourne, Tony (Penny) Schelling of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jennifer (Derek) Ladehoff of Marshalltown, Jimmy (Jamie) Schelling of Dallas, Texas, April (Jamie) Coulter of Melbourne, Beau (Amy) Schelling of Melbourne and Jon Zobel of Oskaloosa. Kenny is also survived by 14 great-grandchildren with one on the way and one great-great-grandchild also on the way. He also leaves behind a sister Edith Eldridge of Iowa Falls.

Kenny was preceded in death by his parents, sisters: Barb Ragsdale and Norma Dole and a brother Donald Schelling.

Caroline A. Fuls

Caroline A. Fuls, 81, of Grundy Center died October 28, 2014, at her home while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A funeral service was held November 1 at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Visitation was October 31at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. Burial followed funeral services at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Memorials may be directed to the family. To leave a message of condolence for the family, please visit www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.

Caroline Anna was born on February 5, 1933, in Grundy Center,the daughter of Henry and Anna (Karjens) Brower. She grew up in the Ackley area. She attended school in Ackley. She married Gene Fuls on February 25, 1949, at First Presbyterian Church in Ackley.

Caroline was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed baking cookies and cakes, camping, quilting, knitting, crocheting, traveling and wintering in Texas. Most of all Caroline enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.

Caroline is survived by her daughters, Mary (Gary) Diekman Of Kempner, TX, Patricia (Terry) Freeze of Dubuque, Betty (Gene) Schuck of Parkersburg, Renita Bacon of Grundy Center, Sharon Metz of Shepherdsville, KY; sisters, Grace Meents, Anna Mae Brower both of Grundy Center; brother, John Brower of Grundy Center; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Albert; brother, Bill (Anna) Wilson; sisters, Henrietta (George) Smeins, Marie Diehl; brothersin-law, George Smeins, John Meents.

Who provides gifts to kids in hospitals that are not able to be home for Christmas

GRUNDY CENTER — That was a question that the Middle School aged kids have been researching.

So, the Middle School WOW Class of Grundy Center United Methodist have taken on that need and are working to make Christmas for kids in hospitals a bit brighter this year.

They invite anyone in our community to learn more about it, or to consider joining them in making a one-time donation to purchase a toy/ gift for a boy or girl that will not be able to be home for Christmas. The gifts/toys will then be distributed in hospitals to bring the Christmas spir-

it to families that spend the holidays in hospital rooms.

Gifts can be made and designated to HOSPITAL CHRISTMAS – Grundy UMC. Donations for the purchase of toys can be dropped off at the United Methodist Church or mailed to: Hospital Christmas, Grundy UMC, 707 6th Street, Grundy Center, IA 50638.

For more information contact Scott and Somer Muller (Middle School Teachers) at 319-239-3416 or 319-239-2421. The deadline for all gifts is Nov. 30.

One injured in Grundy County crash near Ackley ACKLEY — One person received injuries last Wednesday in an accident on 120th Street, four miles southeast of Ackley, in Grundy County.

According to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department, 28-year-old Trent Mennenga was driving a 2007 Freightliner tractor pulling a 2014 grain trailer when the right shoulder of the gravel road gave way, causing

the truck to enter the south ditch and overturn.

Mennenga was taken to the Hansen Family Medical Center in Iowa Falls with upper torso injuries. There is no further information on his condition.

The Ackley Ambulance Service assisted the Sheriff’s Department at the scene.

Grundy Family YMCA Notes New adult fitness classes started this week at the YMCA. Kickboxing & Core — Monday/ We d n e s d a y 6:00 p.m.6:45 p.m.

Spartan Strength — Tuesday/Thursday 6:00-6:45 p.m.

Spinning — Tuesday/Thursday 6:15-7:00 p.m.

Afternoon Kickboxing — Tuesday/Thursday 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Afternoon Boot Camp — Monday/Wednesday 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Total Body Conditioning — Tuesday/Thursday 5:15 a.m.-6:00 a.m.

Cardio & Core Cross-Train — Monday/Wednesday/Friday 5:15 a.m.-6:00 a.m.

Yoga — Monday/Wednesday 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Senior Fitness — Monday/ Wednesday/Friday 3:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m. & Tuesday/Thursday 6:45 a.m.7:30 a.m.

Water Aerobics — Monday/ Wednesday/F 8:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m.

Kickboxing & Strength — NEW class time added! - Tuesday/ Thursday 6:15 a.m.-7:00 a.m.

Thank you to everyone who came out for our Halloween Carnival last Tuesday! We had over 300 people attend our carnival for games, raffle prizes, a spooky Haunted Hallway, and dinner sponsored by the Grundy Center Chamber of Commerce. A special thank you to those who volunteered to help set up, lead games, and bravely lead everyone through the hallway!

One injured in rural Grundy County crash REINBECK — One person was airlifted to the hospital following a rural Grundy County crash near Reinbeck Saturday.

According to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department, a John Deere 8320 farm tractor driven by 16-yearold Spencer Goos and pulling a grain cart, a 2008 Chevy pickup driven by 64-year-old Lou Ann Ehrig and a 1992 Cadillac DeVille driven by 87-year-old Edgar Henricks were all eastbound on Highway 175 approximately three-quarters of a mile west of Reinbeck on Highway 175 when the Ehrig vehicle slowed for the Goos vehicle and the Henricks vehicle struck both from behind.

Henricks was transported by ground ambulance to Grundy County Memorial Hospital and later airlifted to Unity Point-Allen Hospital in Waterloo. His condition was unavailable. Assisting the Sheriff’s Department at the scene were Reinbeck Fire and Ambulance.

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Dike Lions to host pork dinner

DIKE — The Dike Lions Club will host a pork dinner Sunday, Nov. 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dike Community Center. Meals are available for both children and adults.

Craft show set Saturday in New Hartford

NEW HARTFORD — The DikeNew Hartford After Prom committee will host a craft show Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the New Hartford school gymnasium and multi-purpose room.

There will be a food stand, baked goods and more than 35 vendors and crafters.

Proceeds will go to the DikeNew Hartford After Prom.

Cedar Valley Hospice to host luncheon

GRUNDY CENTER — Cedar Valley Hospice Grundy Center will be hosting its annual Soup, Salad and Shop luncheon fund-raiser on Saturday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 707 Sixth St., in Grundy Center.

Enjoy lunch and shop a variety of vendors, baked goods and silent auction items. Three different soups will be served for a free will donation. There will also be a raffle for an iPad and a $100 Casey’s General Store gift card. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the event, from a Cedar Valley Hospice volunteer or at your

local Cedar Valley Hospice office, located at 310 East G Ave., Grundy Center. Donations from lunch will benefit Cedar Valley Hospice.

If you would like to be a vendor at this event, reserve your space by calling Nancy Sharp, Cedar Valley Hospice Grundy Center Facility Manager, 319-824-3868. There is a fee for vendors. Stay up to date on more event details by visiting www. cvhospice.org or by following us on Facebook.

Reformed Church of Stout to host family night

STOUT — The Reformed Church of Stout will host a Family Night Sunday, Nov. 9. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. with entertainment to follow at 7 p.m.

Hospital offers Health Insurance Marketplace help

GRUNDY CENTER — Enrollment for health insurance through the nation’s Affordable Care Act and its Health Insurance Marketplace begins Nov. 15 and Grundy County Memorial Hospital will offer sign-up assistance to members of the public.

Three hospital staff members are trained as Certified Application Counselors (CAC), which means they are able to help people who have questions about the various health insurance options available through the government health insurance program. Certified Application Counselors can help consumers enroll in a health insurance plan by

explaining plan options and helping complete a health insurance application.

Appointments with a Certified Application Counselor are free, and may be made by contacting Grundy County Memorial Hospital at 319-824-5081 or 888-824-5081.

Appointments will begin Nov. 15 and continue as needed until the deadline for enrolling for health insurance coverage for 2015, which is Feb. 15. Appointments may take from 30 minutes to two hours. It is helpful to have a personal e-mail address available when you attend your appointment to streamline the application process.

More information about health insurance coverage available through the marketplace may be found at www.healthcare.gov.

Grundy Center DFS chapter seeks board members

GRUNDY CENTER – The Grundy Center Chapter of Dollars for Scholars is seeking board members.

Dollars for Scholars raises funds that provide scholarships to graduating seniors from Grundy Center High School.

The Board meets approximately five times per year and also organizes the annual Dollars for Scholars Breakfast during the Felix Grundy Festival.

For more information contact any DFS Board member: Molly Eggleston (President), Chris Bangasser, Sue Graham, Keely Harken, Jennifer Havens, Mary Hinderhofer, John Jensen, Al Kiewiet, Jason Kirkpatrick, Melissa Laughlin, Blaine Moats, Patti Rust, Joan Schuller or Irene Stout.

Chili Cook-Off contestants brushing up on their competitive skills Several chili cookers are already signed up to compete at the Festival of Trees, Nov. 15, Saturday night fund-raising event.

So far, there will be seven different pots of chili to sample at the Cook-Off. Those signed up to cook their favorite chili are: Roger & Bonnie Engelkes, Bob & Pat Abels, B. J. Hoffman, Katie McMartin, Dori Schafer, Rev. Phil Dicks and Mary Schmidt.

There will be a wide variety of flavorful chili to sample, from flaming hot recipes, all the way back down to very mild recipes.

Beginning at 6:30 p.m on Saturday Evening, Nov. 15, there will be beer and wine tasting at the Chili Cook-Off event. There will also be lots of appetizers provided. This event will be a “Country Night Out,” a chance to mix & mingle with

your friends among the decorated Christmas displays. Tickets can be purchased at the Chamber Office (319-825-3838), or from Festival Committee members. Committee members are Jill Krausman, Mindy Hamann, Sandy Hawn, Becky Bonnette, Marilyn Myers, Sharon Johnson, Connie Dicks, Lauren Krausman, Amanda Grineski and Mary Schmidt Festival of Trees proceeds will be donated to the Grundy Center Fire Department for the purchase of an awning for their emergency response trailer. Silent auction items will be

available throughout the weekend to help with fundraising for this project.

Public viewing of the Christmas displays will be on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and again on Sunday, Nov. 16, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 2014 Festival of Trees will take place at The Old 56 Dairy, 21461 240th Street, he first barn west of Grundy Center on Highway 14.

Check the Chamber’s website (www.grundycenter.com) for details of all the activities for the Nov. 1516 Pre-Christmas Weekend in Grundy Center.

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It must be true

Memory Lane A Look back through The Grundy Register

Compiled by Lisa Kanagy 10 Years Ago This Week - 2004

• GCHS performs ‘Beauty and The Beast’ this weekend • Dorothy Bakker of Steamboat Rock along with her daughter, Eileen Buiter were talked into piecing a quilt depicting all the Barn Quilt patterns from around the county • The Grundy County Board of Supervisors went on record Tuesday as opposing a proposed re-allocation of state RUTF because it would cut funding for county roads here • Mary Schmidt is being honored for her 25 years of service to Grundy County, 16 years as auditor • The Grundy Center Chamber of Commerce’s 15th annual Festival of The Trees will be on November 11, the theme is ‘Wine & Cheese among the Trees’ • Due to the big wind storm July, 2013, several buildings were destroyed and so now on the Grundy County Fairgrounds there is a new beef barn and hog barn and a repaired sheep barn • It is Red Ribbon Week at DNH, to make the students aware of the dangers of substance abuse • Family Foods 10# meat sale • Center Theatre – Friday Night Lights & The Incredibles

25 Years Ago This Week - 1989

• Beaman residents turned out en masse to help move the 5,000 book collection of the Beaman Public Library on Saturday • The Brownie Troop #6 celebrated Halloween with a hayride and supper • DNH volleyball is on its way to their seventh trip to state • Incumbent Jack Bienfang’s four year reign as Grundy Center mayor came to an end in Tuesday’s municipal election with Larry Van Deest voted in • Marvin Ralston was honored for his 25 years of service to the U.S. Postal Service, he has walked an estimated 45,500 miles • Scenes from ‘I Remember Mama’ of the GCHS play are shown, as it was well attended • Warriors placed six players on the BIC all-conference team in Anthony Sillman on the offensive line • Dike Lady Bobcats set to defend State Title • Frozen Yogurt-pint 99¢

• Center Theatre – Next of Kin, starring Patrick Swayze

50 Years Ago This Week - 1964

• Laurence Murphy from Grant township, a democrat, will be a new member of the Grundy County Board of Supervisors • 76 students from Grundy County have enrolled at ISU for the first semester, this is the largest number from Grundy County that have ever been enrolled in a college • Nick Horbach wishes to announce that the name of the Gamble store in Grundy Center has now been changed to Horbach Furniture • The corn harvest for the county for the year is about over, not more than 10% of the years crop is still in the fields, there were not cribs enough to hold the years crop in the county, the yield should average 90 bushels to the acre some 125 bushels to the acre have been reported • Popcorn - 4# bag for 49¢ • Center Theater – Robin and The Seven Hoods; The Patsy

75 Years Ago This Week - 1939

• Air maps are completed for every Grundy county farm, they will be used by the county soil committee to establish crop allotments • Miss Anne Judge has been reelected as Assistant to County Agent for twelfth time • It is estimated that 500 new corn cribs were put up on the farmers in Grundy county this fall to make additional storage space that is needed • Fred Roberts, Dike rural carrier, broke his right arm at the wrist while cranking an engine at the farm home of his brother last week • Jello - 4 boxes for 19¢ • New Grundy Theatre – The Star Maker; Beware of Spooks; Law of The Pampas

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Cheap Seats

Some days are more interesting than others. Such was the case Thursday, when I received a couple of phone calls that would make not only that morning but also Sunday morning two of the more interesting times I’ve had in awhile.

The first call came from Pastor Phil Dicks of the Grundy Center Methodist Church. For those of you who haven’t figured this out, I am extremely fond of Pastor Phil — he is responsible for bringing me back to Christ and having prompted me to make a lot of positive changes in my life.

Phil talked about having found a second cornerstone at the church, with the thought that there might be a second time capsule in it. About halfway through the conversation I cut Phil off, saying I would be

By JOHN JENSEN right over. Five minutes later I was watching and taking both pictures and video as Denny Dolmage and Dustin Schroeder were cutting open this slab of limestone that they thought might have a box in it.

They found the box, and a quick shake revealed exciting news that the six or so of us gathered wanted to hear.

“It’s got something in it,” Dolmage said.

Soon enough, Dolmage has his grinder out to open the box itself, which had been remarkably preserved. A few minutes later came the moment of truth, as Pastor, Dolmage and a few church members pulled several documents out of the capsule. First we found a letter from the original church pastor. It was in remarkable shape — readable in fact!

a journalist looking for some information. The fact that we were called by another news gathering organization wasn’t all that unusual — it happens from time to time. This one was unique, however, because of where it was from ... Belgium.

It seems the reporter, Romina Van Camp, works for a television network in Belgium and was looking to do some stories on the midterm elections, and Holland, Iowa had found her radar because of the name of the community.

I e-mailed her back (somehow I think my bosses would have been upset by the bill for an international phone call) and mentioned that Holland was really small, but that she might find some people to talk to in Grundy Center.

She was looking for a typical American family to talk to about the election, and I told her she might find what she was looking for at Sunday’s church service. She and her cameraman, his name unfortunately actually escapes me, came to the service to film and talked to several people afterwards.

Really nice people — they would fit in well in Iowa.

Romina explained that Belgium is fascinated by American politics and in general are fans of President Obama. She spent Saturday following the Democratic campaign, attending Congressman Bruce Braley’s Waterloo rally with former President Bill Clinton, and spent Sunday morning working on a story about the more conservative side of the election. After what appeared to be a much-deserved restful Sunday afternoon, they were off to Washington, D.C. Monday to cover the election from there.

I enjoy meeting fellow journalists as much as anybody I know. Many of them, particularly those from small papers, I call friends. I think Romina and her cameraman were the first I’d met from overseas, which was quite cool.

“The documents herein enclosed were found in the old stone and are replaced in the old stone.’

Geo B. Shoemaker Pastor, Grundy Center, Iowa Sept 19, 1891 The old stone that Pastor Shoemaker talked about came from 1869 — just four years after the end of the Civil War and just 23 years after Iowa was granted statehood. He explained a bit of the history to me in an e-mail Saturday.

“The Methodists were meeting in the little octagonal building on the courthouse grounds in the original courthouse. Then they built a wooden building on the site and laid this stone. The old wooden (church) was torn down and the new one was added in 1891.

“The oldest box survived better than the newer one. Reason ... the old box was set in limestone and it breathes and rids of water. The old one held the moisture.”

The old one Pastor talked about was a time capsule from the church’s cornerstone that had been pulled out last spring. That one, from 1891, was in such poor shape that most of the documents inside were ruined.

I made a video of us opening the time capsule and placed it on YouTube.

Search “Grundy Center United Methodist Church” and look for my name as the author to find it. I’ll also most it on our Web site.

• • • While I was at the church, Lisa K. received a somewhat unusual call from

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By KEVIN WILLIAMS Grundy County Conservation Director Your mom told you about it because her mom told her about it, so it must be true – right? It’s why you told your kids.

Your dad always said it (because his dad always said it), so now you always say it, too. Some of those things are wise old words to live by. Others we call old wives’ tales, or perhaps folk beliefs. But they all have this in common - many times they’re accepted without question, and passed on, simply because… well, our parents told us so.

And if that’s not enough, now we have the internet to speed those things along. “Where did you hear that? – on the internet”. I gathered a few wildlife related ones to share.

See if any of these are familiar: Touching a toad will give you warts. Human warts are benign tumors of the skin caused by one of about 60 viruses in the HPV (Human Pappilloma Virus) family and only affect humans. Wart viruses are contagious and can be spread from one person to another by direct or indirect contact with another human wart, but not from a toad to a person.

The idea that touching a toad will cause warts probably arose from the toad’s bumpy, warty-looking skin. Glands on the skin exude a mild, milky poison when the toad is alarmed. Although they do not affect the skin, these secretions irritate mucous membranes of the eyes, nose or mouth lining, effectively encouraging most mammalian predators to release them. But even that defense mechanism doesn’t make a toad safe. Snakes, turtles and birds don’t seem to be bothered by the poison, and skunks reduce it by rubbing the toad on the ground until the toxin is exhausted!

If you touch a molted bird feather, you’ll get lice. Bird lice are extremely host specific not interested in humans. In other words, bird lice live on birds, human head lice live on human heads. The lice found on birds are chewing lice and do not suck blood, feeding instead on skin scales, feathers and scabs.

Lice which are external parasites on mammals are sucking lice and pierce skin to draw blood. Feeding repeatedly, they make a fresh puncture each time they feed. A bird must take good care of its feathers.

Not only do feathers help a bird fly, they protect it from cold and sun and rain, they give the bird its color and shape, they provide camouflage, and they help males set up territories and attract a mate. A bird uses its beak to spread oil on its feathers to waterproof them and to remove lice and other pests that hide in them. But despite frequent preening, eventually, feathers wear out and have to be replaced. The old feathers drop out and new feathers grow in. Some birds get two sets of feathers each year; some birds get only one. But unless you watch the feather fall off the bird and float to the ground, your odds of finding lice on a molted feather are about like winning the lottery.

Daddy longlegs are the most venomous spiders on earth. But, luckily, their mouthparts are too small to bite people. Daddy longlegs aren’t even spiders, in the official sense. They do have eight legs so and are classified as arachnids (like spiders, ticks and scorpions), but spiders have two body parts and Daddy longlegs have only one body part. Most spiders have eight simple eyes, while Daddy longlegs have only two small eyes mounted on a turret high on his back. Spiders make silk, even if they don’t spin a web; but Daddy longlegs cannot. All spiders deliver venom through fangs to paralyze and eat their prey. (Probably more than you even care to know about them.) Despite their reputation, Daddy longlegs have no venom and are equipped only with a pair of claws near their mouth. They feed, for the most part, as a scavenger on dead insects and fruit and plant juices, although they are known to kill small soft insects such as aphids and leafhoppers. Instead of sucking out its body fluids as spiders do, they chew and swallow their prey. From very personal experience I can tell you that Daddy longlegs have a nasty odor when crushed or even when they just crawl across your hand.

That is not a wives’ tale!

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Thanks to all who made my 90th birthday a day to remember.

Thanks to those that had the open house, for the cards, gifts, those who came and others who verbally wished me ‘happy birthday’.

Blessings to all, Doris Chamness We wish to thank our many friends and relatives for helping us celebrate our 65th Wedding Anniversary.

A special thanks to our children for all the planning and The Shack for their hospitality.

Elmer and Ruby Schulta Thank you to family and friends for their cards, prayers and letters of concern at the time of Harlyn’s illness and passing.

The heartfelt words were comforting to us and we appreciate all the support we have received.

The family of Harlyn Meester, Mary Ann Cobie

Birth Announcement

Big sisters Raelyn and Jadyn would like to announce the arrival of their baby brother, along with their parents Mike and Alison Steinmeyer. Kellan Michael Steinmeyer was born at 2:59 AM on October 21, 2014. Kellan weighed 8 pounds, 1.4 ounces and measured 19-¾ inches in length.

Proud grandparents are Robert and Cathy Amfahr and James and Janice Steinmeyer, all of Grundy Center. Great-grandpa is Joel Biggs of Quasqueton.

Celebrating 90 years

Raymond Muller will celebrate his 90th birthday on Tuesday, November 11th.

Raymond married Donna Van Horn in 1948, and has three children: Darlene (John) of Cresco, Joyce (Paul) of Waterloo, and Wendel (Delane) of Nashua. He has 6 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Raymond farmed in the Reinbeck area for many years, then served as Custodian at the Grundy County courthouse until his retirement.

The family will host a dinner celebration on Sunday. Cards may be sent to Raymond @ Grundy Care Center, 102 East J Ave. Grundy Center.

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Farm Program meeting to be held Nov. 19

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) are hosting new farm program meetings at thirteen different sites in Central Iowa in November. Grundy County Extension & Outreach will be hosting this meeting November 19 at 9 a.m. at the Grundy Center Community Center.

“These meetings are designed to help farmers, landowners and other agri-business professionals with current issues related to pending enrollment decisions in the new farm program,” said Steve Johnson, farm and agriculture business management specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach.

Topics include: • ARC PLC regulations and forms • Update, election and enrollment process • Estimating potential ARC PLC payments: 2014-2018 Meetings will last approximately 2 ½ hours and will be facilitated by Johnson. No registration fee is required, although pre-registration is encouraged 48 hours before each meeting. The meetings are open to the public, and refreshments will be served.

Contact Shari at Grundy County Extension Office at 319-824-6979 or sellbakk@iastate.edu or stop in to the office at 703 F Avenue, Suite 1, Grundy Center for a complete list of other locations offering the program.

Childcare Provider training November 12

The prevalence of food allergies among children is rising. They have increased 18% in the last 10 years.

Food allergies are more common among children, affecting 6-8% of children under age 4 whereas 4% of the adult population has food allergies.

“The highest incidence of food allergies occurs among children under the age of 3. Almost 1 in 5 of children in this age group have food allergies,” according to Jill Weber.

“The prevalence of food allergies in this age group, can create lifethreatening situations if a childcare provider is unaware of the management and treatment of food allergies.

Are you responsible for the care of children with food allergies? It often takes just a bite of the allergen to cause a reaction. “There are eight major food allergens that account for 90% of all food allergy reactions,” said Jill Weber. “Food allergies can be easily prevented and treated by knowing some basic principles.

Join ISU Extension Nutrition & Health Program Specialist Jill Weber to learn strategies and practical skills to provide an allergen-safe and healthy environment for the children in your care.

Class is worth 2 clock hours toward childcare license renewal.

Class will be held at the Grundy Center Community Center. Brochures with more information and registration forms can be obtained by contacting the Grundy County Extension office at 319-824-6979, visiting us at 703 F Avenue, Suite 1, Grundy Center, or by e-mailing Shari at sellbakk@iastate.edu.

Registration forms and the $10 enrollment fee must be turned in no later than November 10.

Center Theatre’s Reel-to-Reel

Celebrating 65 years

Ed and Marge Harms will be celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary with a card shower. Ed and Marge were married on November 15, 1949.

Their children are Bob and Cheryl Harms of Gurnee, Ill., Connie and Roland Dew of Grundy Center, Barb Harms of Flagstaf, Ariz., and Scott Harms of Reinbeck.

They have 10 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.

Cards may be sent to 702 2nd St., Reinbeck, Iowa 50669.

Buckington Barnstormers meeting held

The pledge of Allegiance was started by Brad Cunningham. Barb Cunningham called the meeting to order at 4:15 at the Farm Bureau building. Roll call was what is something you did to promote 4-H week.

The treasurers report is $440.87. Old business was National 4-H week.

New business the Barnstormers had to elect club officers. The elected officers are President Bryce Ehlers, Vice president Brad Cunningham, Secretary/Treasurer Lillian Ehlers, and Reporter Jadyn Sawyer. Announcements are community service and record books are due the end of November. Next meeting is November 16th, 2014. Clayton M. is host and presenter. There was no County Council Report. 4-H Pledge was led

by Matthew Luiken. Presentation by Paige Strohbehn and Matthew Luiken. Activity was painting and carving pumpkins for the long term care center. Snacks provided by Paige Strohbehn and Matthew Luiken.

Reporter- Jadyn Sawyer

Commercial Ag Weed, Insect, Plant Disease course set for Nov. 12

Grundy County will offer the Commercial Ag Weed, Insect and Plant Disease Management Continuing Instructional Course for commercial pesticide applicators Wednesday, November 12, 2014.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the course runs from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The registration fee is $35 on or before November 5 and $45 after November 5. To register or to obtain additional information about the CIC, contact Shari at the ISU Extension and Outreach office in Grundy County by phoning 319-824-6979 or e-mailing sellbakk@iastate.edu.

The course will provide continuing instructional credit for commercial pesticide applicators certified in categories 1A, 1B, 1C and 10. Some of the topics to be covered include water quality protection, pests, pest management and pesticides; phytotoxicity; and pesticide stewardship.

Certified Crop Advisor Continuing Education Units in soil and water management and pest management will be offered at this program. Any interested participant should bring his or her CCA number.

Beginning at the Center Theatre on Friday, November 7th at 7:00 will be the family/comedy Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, starring Jennifer Garner and Steve Carell. This movie is rated PG, running approximately 90 minutes in length. At7:30 will be thriller/book adaptation Gone Girl, starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. This movie is rated R for language and sexual content, running approximately 145 minutes in length. There will be no matinees this weekend.

Based on the beloved best-selling book by Judith Viorst, Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life - a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him. He soon learns he is not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette), and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Anyone who says there is no such thing as a bad day just hasn't had one. Don’t miss this new and highly-rated Disney family movie for all audiences!

Based on the global best-selling Gillian Flynn novel of the same name, Gone Girl is a new twisting thriller from Twentieth Century Fox. On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?

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.

Grundy Garden Club meeting held

The Grundy Garden Club held the last meeting of the year on October 22 at the home of Marilyn Hawn with Wava Hemmen as co-hostess.

There were 13 members that answered the roll call as they evaluated this years programs and field trips.

Planning for next year and sign up for hostess and co-hostess was our program.

The activity for the day was working on ornaments for the Festival of Trees.

Hostess arrangement was decorated pumpkins.

Our meetings will resume in March.

Thursday, November 6, 2014

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Calendar of events Grundy Community Center Thursday November 6 Friday November 7

• Grundy Comm. Center – Walking, 7 a.m. - 12 noon, Wilts Room

Congregate Meals, 11:30 a.m., Legion Room

• Grundy Comm. Center – Walking, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m., Wilts Room

Exercise, 9 a.m., Legion Room

Congregate Meals, 11:30 a.m., Legion Room

Sunday November 9

• Grundy Comm. Center – Orchard Hill Church, 9:45 a.m., Legion Room

Steinmeyer Family, Wilts Room

Monday November 10

• Grundy Comm. Center – Walking, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wilts Room

Exercise, 9:00 a.m. Wilts Room

Congregate Meals, 11:30 a.m., Wilts Room

American Legion, Legion Room

Tuesday November 11

• Grundy Comm. Center – Walking, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wilts Room

Congregate Meals, 11:30 a.m., Legion Room

Wednesday November 12

• Grundy Comm. Center – Walking, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wilts Room

Exercise, 9 a.m., Legion Room

Congregate Meals, 11:30 a.m., Legion Room

GC Extension, 6 p.m., Wilts Room

Thursday November 13

• Grundy Comm. Center – Walking, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wilts Room

Congregate Meals, 11:30 a.m., Legion Room

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Nutrition site menu

Friday, November 7 — Chicken Piccata, Red Roasted Potatoes, Broccoli and Cauliflower, Wheat Roll/ Margarine, Peanut Butter Cookie Monday, November 10 — Orange Cranberry Glazed Pork Patty, Roasted Potato Medley, Seasoned Green Beans, Wheat Bread/Margarine, Sliced Pears Tuesday, November 11 — Ham and White Beans, Green Peas, Glazed Carrots, Cornbread Muffin/ Margarine, Mandarin Oranges and Pineapple Wednesday, November 12 — Roast Beef with Brown Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, California Vegetables, Multi Grain Bread/Margarine, Frosted Cake Thursday, November 13 — Baked Chicken with Gravy, Whipped Potatoes, Corn and Lima Beans, Wheat Bread/Margarine, Fresh Fruit Each meal includes milk. All meals must be ordered by 9 a.m. the day before receiving a meal. For more information, to reserve a place or order a meal, call the Grundy Center Senior Center at (319) 824-3843.

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Weddings are times of cele­ b ration 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 submitted for publication within eight weeks of the ceremony. 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.

Thank you for your cooperation.

News from Ivester

District Board District Board will meet at Panther Creek Church on Nov. 7 – 8.

Christmas Faire Times for the Christmas Faire have been extended to 12 noon to 4 pm on November 9.

You may purchase gifts/ donations in honor of someone’s name.

Giving choices are Equal exchange food items, Guatemala handmade items, Foods Resource Bank, Church World Service, Global Women’s Project, New Community Project, Trees for Life, On Earth Peace, IA Peace Network, Heifer International, House of Compassion, and Little Rock Ministries. Give gifts that continue giving.

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Grundy NEWS Register

Thursday, November 6, 2014

From The Archives …

From the Pulpit

New information has been brought to us about the picture that ran in the Oct. 16 Grundy Register. Susan Halbach and also, Robin Van Deest, who was part of the team, has come forward in identifying the team. The picture is of the 1979-1980 JV girls basketball team, which was the class of 1983. (this picture is also in the 1980 Spartan yearbook) The people in the picture are as follows: Front row (l-r) Robin Akers, Rhonda Eiklenborg, Jean Bergman, Staci Hemmen, Robin Weisbrod, Coach Dan Malloy. Back row (l-r) Alisa Manning, Keely Helmick, Amy Knief, Robin Venenga, Sue Geer and Coach Lois Hartman.

We received several responses to the picture above and it is interesting to read all the memories of this building. This is the three-story men’s dormitory building built in 1917 (there was also a large house that served as a women’s dormitory). This building stood on the south east corner of I Avenue and Frost street. This was built as part of the college that was started by the Christian Reformed Churches in Iowa in 1916. There was a commons and small gymnasium. The college was closed after 15 years. In 1950 it was converted into apartments and was known as the Graves Apartments. This has since been torn down and a 4-plex condo has been built where it once was.

Church Worship Services

Grundy Center

American Lutheran Church Luther Thoresen Pastor 319-824-3557 8:45 a.m. Worship Service www.alcgc.org Bethany Presbyterian Church Tom & Jean Bower, Pastors 319-824-5471 10:00 a.m. Worship Service First Baptist Church Nathan Barkley, Pastor 319-824-3324 www.firstbaptistgrundycenter.com 9:15 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship Service 6:30 p.m. Sunday Evening Service 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 Sundays 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 9:00 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School

Holland Colfax Center Presbyterian Robbie Grames, Pastor 319-824-5231 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 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 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship Faith Presbyterian Church 641-847-3188 9:00 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School

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 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship 6 p.m. Evening Praise Service

Pleasant Valley United Methodist Dot Geersema, Pastor 641-869-3637 8:45 a.m. Morning Worship

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Reformed Church 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 Sunday School 6:30 p.m. Evening Bible Study

St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Intern - Kristen Briner-Whipperman 641-869-3992 8:15 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service

First Presbyterian Church Kerry Carson, Pastor 641-366-2342 8:45 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Fellowship

St. Peter’s Country Church Rev. Michael McLane, Pastor 563-581-2866 8 a.m. Morning Worship

United Methodist Church Rev. Gene Kubli 641-366-2325 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship

Steamboat Rock Baptist Church Harrison Lippert, Pastor Bryce Roskens, Associate Pastor 641-868-2458 8:45 a.m. Traditional Service 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Contemporary Service

dike United Methodist Church Dan Ridnouer, Pastor 319-989-2535 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Mark Decker, Pastor 319-988-3967 9 a.m. Worship 10:15 a.m. Sunday School Fredsville Lutheran Church Rev. Lisa Dietrich, Pastor 319-989-2065 8:15 a.m. Adult Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School

Knowing Many Things Modern technology has made it possible for virtually everything that is known to be accessible at the push of a few buttons.

Just ask your question and the search engine provides you with an assortment of answers. And, with “smart phones” it’s almost literally true that all of human knowledge can fit in your pocket. But, what has this access to instant knowledge gained for us? Are we better off because we can settle factual disputes quicker, and has this knowledge made us wiser, or just lazier?

Those of us who remember spending hours, or even days or weeks, in the library researching for our term papers are likely to feel that the younger generation has grown soft and doesn’t appreciate how easy they have it when it comes to accessing information. But, the more important question is whether this instant knowledge makes us better human beings, and here I think the answer has to be that it can, by making us more aware of the suffering and plight of people around the world, and able to reach out to them, charitably or otherwise, at a moment’s notice. And while having access to such vast amounts of information can make us lazier about acquiring knowledge the old-fashioned way (by reading or doing our own research), it also allows us to have a broader, more synthetic view and to be more connected to the rest of humanity.

And we should always remember that truth is One. Knowing many things can blind us to the ultimate fact about our existence, that we owe our very being to the one true God. – Christopher Simon

Conrad Alice Church of God Jim Hartman, Pastor 641-623-5641 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service

United Reformed Church Matthew Nuiver, Pastor 641-869-3633 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 Sunday School 7 p.m. Evening Worship

By Rev. ROBBY GRAMMES Colfax Center Presbyterian Church God’s Hand of Providence in Seasons of Loss. The Westminster Shorter Catechism asks, (Question 11) “What are God’s works of providence?” The answer is, “God’s works of providence are, his most holy, wise, and powerful, preserving and governing all his creatures, and all their actions.” In other words, God is not distant from His creation. He is neither detached nor aloof. His providential hand is actively ruling and preserving each of His creatures as well as their actions. Normally, we tend to contemplate God’s providence as we reflect on the good things that we enjoy. This could be a promotion at work, a healthy new born, a new set of wheels, or a restored relationship. No doubt, these are definitely examples of God’s providential goodness. We need to be thankful when He chooses to bless us in very visible, tangible ways. Yet, God’s providential hand is also at work in those rather painful seasons of life. We need to look no further than the book of Job to see this reality.

The book of Job opens with tremendous Providential assets: “There were born to Job seven sons and three daughters. He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east (Job 1:2-3).”

Job was the big man on the block. He had a weighty faith, a large family, many faithful servants, and he was a multi-millionaire. Yet, in the span of just a few paragraphs, chapter 1 ends with tremendous Providential losses: His faithful servants had been murdered, his livestock slaughtered, and his children tragically killed in a mighty windstorm. As you read thru the Bible, it can be fairly easy to gloss over verses and details. But to the careful reader, and to the one who has suffered tremendous loss, these details are not easily glossed over: “While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, and behold, a great wind came across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young people, and they are dead. (Job 1:18-19).” Seven sons and three daughters gone in the blink of an eye…There are no adequate words to describe the agony that Job must have experienced. So the question arises, “Where is God’s providential hand? Where is God in the midst of such intense pain? Where is God in the midst of such extreme suffering?” Job had several advisors who tried to help him answer that question. They pointed the finger at Job. “Surely you have sinned yourself into this mess. You must be to blame.” Job knew fully well that he was a sinner—a mortal man; a flawed man. Yet, there was no direct sin in his life that you could connect all of his suffering and loss to. Where is God in my suffering—that important question was not answered by Job’s friends, but by Job himself: “And he said, “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord (Job 1:21).” “Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil (Job 2:10)? “But God is unchangeable, and who can turn him back? What he desires, that he does. For he will complete what he appoints for me, and many such things are in his mind (Job 23:13-14).”

Life is painful and difficult. Suffering and tragedy are hard to process and digest. Why does God allow us to taste grief? Why does His Providential hand ordain loss? Again, the answer is found on the humbled lips of Job: “I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes (Job 42:5-6).” God desires for His people to know Him deeply and to delight in Him completely.

God wants to wean His children away from themselves. One the greatest tools to perform this work is the Providential hammer of suffering. It causes us to cry out with Job, “I had only heard of You before, but now my eyes see You.” For God Himself is not distant or detached from our suffering. He walks with us through our suffering, for the Lord Jesus Himself was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. In our loss and grief, we learn what it means rest and delight in the Great Shepherd.

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Dike Register Dates for Dike Thursday, November 6 1 pm High school play Friday, November 7 7 pm High school play football Quarter finals Saturday, November 8 7 pm High school play Sunday, November 9 Local church services Monday, November 10 Girls Basketball practice begins Tuesday, November 11 Veterans Day Post Office Closed Wednesday, November 12 Volleyball quarterfinals State

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By DIANE PAIGE

Birthdays Thursday, November 6: Jason North, Trenton Freese Friday, November 7: Jeff Morgan, Chris Harn, Gabe Bakker, Melissa McCrea Saturday, November 8: Dennis Koch, Karina Hansen, Al Kirkpatrick Sunday, November 9: Miranda Weber jones, Laurie Gerstenkorn, Talia Amjadi, Robert Weissenfluh, Sophia Muller, Emily Merfeld, Marley Kiewiet Monday, November 10: Shayden Loger, John Mommer II Tuesday, November 11: Curt Hansen Wednesday, November 12: Elmer Willms, Kevin Petersen, Ellie Brandt, Dennis Eiklenborg Thursday, November 13: Joni Luhring Wright, Paul Schreck

Work around town

By cracky, North Street is getting curb and gutter.

D-NH school lunch menu

Halloween fun at the Dike Library It was Halloween morning and 28 ladies gathered to start playing bridge at the Dike Library. It was a treat to see ladies from Dike, Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Parkersburg.

Get a look at this foursome all decked out for a day on the town.

Catherine and Opal are signing up with Holly to get their morning started .

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The bridge was fun and the food was fantastic! Do I have a recipe to share with you, a hot chicken salad was delicious along with salads too many to count. Call Diane Paige for the recipe if interested. Wow did we have a day of fun.

We always keep track of points in these bridge matches and the scores ranged from 5000 to 870. Someone

Schmitz inducted into Alpha Chi honor society

WAVERLY — Daniel Schmitz was one of 28 Wartburg College students inducted into the Alpha Chi honor society this fall.

Schmitz, son of Gregory and Lisa Schmitz of New Hartford, is majoring in business administration and accounting.

Alpha Chi is a national honor society recognizing students who rank in the top 10 percent of the junior and senior classes.

Wartburg College's Alpha Chi members have the opportunity to win additional scholarships through the honor society as well as participate in a variety of social and service events on campus.

from out of town scored high and for some reason the cards were not in my favor on Halloween. Yes Diane scored low but they still gave me a prize. everyone took home a prize and we all look forward to another fun day with friends and cards.

All proceeds from the day, ($280.00) were turned over to the Dike Library.

Community Day Turkey Dinner for Lunch

On Thursday, Nov. 20, the DikeNew Hartford Community School District is serving a Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner at the Dike and New Hartford lunch rooms. Serving time is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. You may pay at the door but please make your reservations by Nov. 13 to 983-2206 or 989-2552.

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D-NH After-Prom committee to host craft sale

NEW HARTFORD — The DikeNew Hartford Prom Craft Sale will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the New Hartford multi-purpose room and gym.

Admission will be charged. A food stand will be available for breakfast and lunch with many homemade goodies.

All proceeds from the booth rental, admission and food stand go to the DNH after-prom.If you are interested in setting up a selling booth you need to contact Sandy Becker at 319-983-2561.

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Yes, I am at the Grundy County Lake and a Grundy county conservation employee has made a hole for a new tree. This tree just happens to be a cotton wood. I was told these are a faster growing tree and will provide nice shelter for the shelter. As a fisherman I should have questioned weather or not this was a cotton bearing tree? Fishing line and cotton are not the best of friends but we do like trees. Continue on !!

Football continues The weather outside was frightful on Monday night at the West Branch football field.

The fans and players were fearing nothing as the Wolverines took control of the scoring within the first quarter of the game and continued till the final bell.

In the comfort of many home living rooms the radio stations and computer voices and telephone smart phones were on full volume.

The West Branch Bearcats broadcasters gave live play by play action and the two announcers made comments that told listeners the fans of West Branch were in shock as this

was the first time that the Bears had not been the first team to put numbers on the scoreboard this season.

Bear players had heads hanging and at their first time out their coach was giving the much needed pep talk.

Their woes continued as the Wolverines continued adding points to the scoreboard.

The DNH Wolverines were unstoppable. I could hear the fans enjoying the action on the field but heard the rain word many times so I hope everyone was staying dry.

The DNH Wolverines will play again on Friday night. GO BLUE!!

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Grundy Center Bowling Classic League Van Wert, Inc. 26 10 B.L.O.W.F.’S 24 12 Grandview Heights 18 18 Tom’s Car Care 15 21 Crystal Bowl 13 23 Phelps John Deere 12 24 Year to date High team handicap game — Crystal Bowl 1,120.

High team handicap series — Wert Inc. 3,222.

High individual scratch game — Gary Appel 265.

High individual scratch series — Mike Lauer 690.

High individual average — Dave Maxson, Sr. 193.85 Most improved — Drew Babinat 24.78.

Commercial League Wieland & Sons 159.5 140.5 DeKalb 159 141 Rust Racing 157.5 142.5 Roger’s Boys 157.5 142.5 Crystal Bowl 154.5 145.5 3-D Construction 112 188 High individual games — Chris Buseman 257; Curt Stahl 231; Curt Buseman 227; Scott Kuiper 220; Nathan Sealman 214; Dennis Elsberry 204; Rich Riesberg 203; Danny Sents 194.

High individual series — Curt Stahl 676; Chris Buseman 662; Curt Buseman 599; Nathan Sealman 562; Scott Kuiper 556; Dennis Elsberry 545; Danny Sents 545; Rich Ries-

berg 542.

Lucky Strikers GNB Insurance 31 9 Wild Wade’s Women 22 18 Trunck’s Country Foods 21 19 Miller Time 19 21 Scotty’s Saloon 17 23 Strohbehn Farms 10 30 High team handicap game — GNB Insurance 859.

High team handicap series — Miller Time 2,371.

High individual scratch game — Judy Homeister 180.

High individual scratch series — Staci Kruger 490.

Sunday Mixed Falcon’s 16.0 Manly Drug 14.0 Whatever’s 13.0 Perfect Storm 10.0 Doc’s Patients 5.0 Refreshments 2.0 High team game — Doc’s Patiets 861.

High team serie — Manly Drug 2,412.

High individual games — Men: Curt Buseman 256; Harv Rust 227; Dave Stefl 213. Women: Eunice Riesberg 224; Denise Reuther 199; Peg Stahl 192.

High individual series —Men: Curt Buseman 659; Harv Rust 577; Dave Stefl 561. Women: Eunice Riesberg 584; Peg Stahl 510; Britni Kruse 453.

Class and the White team sixth in its division. Members of the team include, front row (left to right): Candice Meyer, Katie Cole, Dalyn Maxson, Alexa Strickler. Back row (l-r): Madison Glass, Brittany VanSickle, Maddy Grineski, Abigail Harberts, Abbie Koch, Sydney Hogle. Grundy Center is coached by Kari Broer. The Grundy Center fifth-place Class 1A Stunt team includes (left to right):

Candice Meyer, Sydney Hogle, Alexa Strickler, Dalyn Maxson and Katie Cole.

Dike-New Hartford also competed, placing fourth out of 13 teams in the Class 2A Cheer/Dance division and seventh in the small school Timeout Cheer division. GladbrookReinbeck was 12th in the 1A Cheer/ Dance division. (Courtesy photo)

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From the Iowa DNR

Stay alert as you travel rural roadsides over the coming weeks.

Autumn deer behavior, crop harvest and peak travel times for motorists combine to hike the risk of vehicle-deer collisions in Iowa. Still, while that combination of factors challenges drivers, Iowa’s deer herd has shrunk and the rate of car-deer accidents has dropped significantly.

Through the second or third week of November, Iowa bucks are more active, as the breeding season builds to its peak and they begin searching for does. As they pursue not-yet-ready to breed does, this creates multiple scenarios of fast moving, unpredictable deer crossing highways.

Also, with crop harvest in full swing, deer are concentrated into remaining cover. That often is brushy creeks, trees or fence lines which intersect roads. A third factor will be the change away from daylight savings time, November 2; placing more of us behind the wheel during the deerheavy dawn and dusk periods.

Minimize your risk by simply slowing down, especially in those low light periods and when approaching those brushy or tree lined ‘funnels’ near roads. You are also encouraged not to ‘veer for deer,’ leaving your lane of traffic could cause a collision with another vehicle or a roadside obstacle, such as a utility pole or culvert.

Despite the time of year and a four billion mile annual increase in the miles driven by Iowans over the last 20 years, your chance of hitting a deer has actually declined.

The peak of car-deer collisions was in 2006 at nearly 15,000. In 2013, that number had fallen to less than 10,000.

This is attributed to a decade of increased deer harvest. Hunters, Iowa’s primary deer management tool, increased their take of does over the last decade. That came through purchase of a liberal quota of antlerless tags, in addition to their regular deer tags.

Statewide, Iowa has a declining deer herd with the majority of countywide reductions being targeted for portions of central and south-central Iowa.

Statewide, Iowa’s deer herd has been reduced back to levels that existed in the mid-to-late 1990s. More than 80 percent of Iowa’s counties are at or below this population goal. Remaining counties are close to the goal. That was a goal targeted by Iowa legislators in 2003, as they instructed the DNR to reduce deer populations.

Pheasant Opener, Warm, Dry ... Even a Few Birds

Cheerleaders score big at State competition The Grundy Center High School competition cheerleading team participated in the State Cheer Competition in Des Moines for the first time Saturday, with the squads taking a pair of trophies for top-six finishes.

The girls’ placed second out of 10 schools in the Timeout Cheer Small School Division while the White team was fifth out of 13 teams in the finals of the Class 1A Group Stunt

Drivers stay alert for deer movement

Gudahl awarded for 30 years of service

Grundy County Supervisor Barb Smith presents Debra A. Gudahl with an award for 30 years of service. Gudahl is employed in the County Assessors office.

Video Place

From page 1 Video Software Dealers Association, of which Video Place was a member.

Video Place survived longer than many video businesses. Recently Digital Dog Pound announced that it was closing its final Cedar Valley location, leaving only Family Video stores in Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Waverly as the lone brick-and-mortar video stores in the area. Video Place was Grundy County’s lone re-

maining stand alone video store.

Slocum spoke about helping with community projects through the years, noting that the downtown holiday music has originated from the store and that the store has been involved in community activities such as food drives, pet adoptions and raising money for those in need.

“It has been a pleasure serving the Grundy Community,” Slocum said.

From the Iowa DNR No crisp, frosty morning as you stepped into the switchgrass or crop stubble this past weekend. Opening day pheasant hunters packed in water…not hand warmers. And with a hefty hike in expected bird numbers this fall; some were even packing out a pheasant or three.

“Most of the groups I checked Saturday morning had a bird; the groups with dogs,” assessed DNR conservation officer Brad Baker.

He spent part of the day along the Iowa River Corridor, where low lying flood-prone acres have been purchased or taken out of row crops by easements in the last 15 years.

“They were seeing birds today.

The last two years, much of the Corridor was underwater (through much of the growing season),” Baker said.

Upland game hunters have a great reason to head into the field this fall. Pheasant numbers, measured across 200 early morning, gravel road routes, are up a whopping 151 percent from last year’s record low.

Much of that was due to increased winter survival and a hatch that made it through a soggy May and early June. However, biologists also feel many 2013 birds went uncounted, due to bone-dry ‘no dew’ conditions during last year’s August survey.

“We must have seen 20 or 30 on opening day last year,” countered three hunters, as I caught with them on the Hawkeye Wildlife Area.

Scott Shrader of North Liberty, Don Truelow of Kansas and Brian Camper of Illinois were wrapping up a drive as I pulled up in the afternoon. They had one rooster for the day; having been over by Cemetery Road and Grabin’s Road…near the west end of the public hunting area along the Iowa River in Johnson County.

One of them did note that there were no crops standing in some areas on Hawkeye; likely casualties of late rain this year that flooded young growth…or didn’t allow it to get planted at all.

With mild…almost too warm… weather and a good pheasant count, more hunters should be out through the nearly 11-week Iowa season. After an historic low harvest of about 115,000 birds last year, biologists anticipate 200,000 to 300,000 roosters being taken this fall and early winter.

www.thegrundyregister.com The Grundy Center School Board met in regular session on Wednesday, October 24, 2014.

President Johanns called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM. Roll Call: Present: Ascher, Johanns, Mackie, Mathews, Saak Administration/Directors: Schutz, Miller, Lebo, Wagner Visitors: Bruce Gordon, Vicki Murphy, Ellen Stoner, Amber Sly, Chris Bangasser, Kim Geer, Lindsey Aronson, Heather Gutknecht, Sue Graham, Ronda Kruger, Jill May, Rosanne Girres, Steph Hasken, Kris Seitz, Kurt Luhring, Brian Wallis, Shannon Dole, Misty Wells, Ronda Sternhagen, Beth Bockes, Rick Schupbach, Jackie Bachman, Todd Rohler, John Jensen (Grundy Register) Motion was made by Director Mackie, seconded by Director Saak to approve the Agenda.

Motion carried unanimously.

President Johanns welcomed visitors.

The board heard a presentation on the National Honor Society from Mrs. Bockes.

Motion made by Director Mathews, seconded

by Director Saak to approve the Consent Agenda approving the minutes from the 9-17-14 Regular Meeting, 9-17-14 and 10-15-14 Work Sessions, along with bills presented for payment with the exception of the October boiler rental payment to Capital City Boiler at the Upper Elementary Building which will not be paid.

Motion carried unanimously.

NEW BUSINESS: The board was given an opportunity to ask questions to Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Lebo and Mr. Schutz regarding their monthly board reports.

The board reviewed Anderson Erickson price changes due to having the escalator bid, the IASB seminar list and the IASB Delegate List of Priorities.

Motion made by Director Mackie, seconded by Director Ascher to appoint Mary Hinderhofer as the Level I Investigator. Motion carried unanimously.

The board heard presentations from K-12 Special Education by Mrs. Sly, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Lechtenberg, Mrs. Bangasser and Mrs. Stoner.

Motion made by Director Saak, seconded by Director Ascher to approve the open enrollment requests for Whitehill, Meester and Guzzle. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Director Saak, seconded by Director Mackie to approve the FMLA request for Emily Boquet. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Director Mathews, seconded

by Director Mackie to approve the 28-E for Johnston Community School for Special Education services. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Director Saak, seconded by Director Ascher to approve the certified enrollment at 608.10. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Director Mathews, seconded

by Director Mackie to approve the special education deficit in the amount of $39,609.05. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Director Saak, seconded

by Director Ascher to approve the application for open enrollment out in the amount of $18,363.00. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Director Ascher, seconded

by Director Saak to approve the tornado safe room change order changing back up energy as battery instead of generator. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Director Saak, seconded by Director Mackie to recognize the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) as an organization.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Director Mathews, seconded

by Director Mackie to approve the signature card for Green Belt Bank. Motion carried. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Director Mackie, seconded by Director Ascher to approve the Superintendent Goals for 2014-2015. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Director Mackie, seconded by Director Ascher to close the Upper Elementary building June 30, 2015.

Ayes-Mackie, Ascher, Saak Nayes-Mathews, Johanns Motion made by Director Saak, seconded by Director Ascher to approve a first reading of policy 407.6 (Early Retirement for Administrators) changing eligibility from ten to seven years. Motion carried unanimously.

The board reviewed current budget information and Tregoe-Ed priorities analytical process.

Motion made by Director Mackie, seconded

by Director Ascher to move the November 19 board meeting to 6:00 PM instead of 5:00 PM. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Director Mathews, seconded

by Director Mackie to go into closed session per Section 21.5(1)(i) of the Open Meetings Law to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual's reputation and that individual requests a closed session. Motion carried unanimously. Board went into closed session at 6:19 PM. The board came out of closed session at 7:21 PM. Motion made by Director Mackie, seconded

by Director Ascher to offer a 3 year contract at $130,000 per year (though June 30, 2017) to Jerry Schutz. Motion carried unanimously.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 PM. The board met in exempt session to discuss staffing strategy.

GRUNDY CENTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ATTEST: Robert L. Johanns, Board President Christel Kellar, Board Secretary September Bills Vendor Description Amount Samuel French Inc., Musical Material....935.00 Enyart, Kathy, Dance Registration..........130.00 Iparadigms, Llc, Turnitin License Renewal........ ............................................................1,150.00 Marshalltown Community School, Cross Country 8-28...................................................100.00 South Hardin High School, Cross Country 9-4.. .................................................................50.00 Waverly-Shell Rock Csd, Cross Country 9-9..... .................................................................95.00 Marshalltown Community School, Cross Country Fees..................................................200.00 Ballard-Huxley High School, Cross Country 9-15..........................................................95.00 Jesup Community School, Cross Country 9-31 .................................................................75.00 Dike-New Hartford Csd, Cross Country 10-7.... .................................................................75.00 Union Csd, Cross Country 10-14.............65.00 Dodd, Reece, Hs Football 8-29................95.00 Robinson, Bruce, Hs Football 8-29..........95.00 Robinson, Randy, Hs Football 8-29..........95.00 Dodd, Randy, Hs Football 8-29................95.00 Gallagher, Nick, Hs Football 8-29.............95.00 Dike-New Hartford Csd, Volleyball Entry Fee 8-30..........................................................60.00 Iowa Falls-Alden Csd, Volleyball Entry Fee 9-6 .................................................................60.00 Aplington-Parkersburg Csd, Volleyball Entry Fee 9-13...................................................70.00 Benton Community School, Volleyball Entry Fee 9-20...................................................70.00

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Agwsr Community School, Volleyball Entry Fee 9-29..........................................................45.00 Waverly-Shell Rock Csd, Volleyball Entry Fee 10-4..........................................................80.00 Cedar Rapids Community School, Volleyball Entry Fee 10-11........................................80.00 Dike-New Hartford Csd.Jv Volleyball Entry Fee 10-18........................................................60.00 Windstream, Telephone............................46.46 De Lage Landen, Copier Lease Pymt #8.......... ............................................................2,350.00 Handwriting Without Tears, Supplies........65.45 Mcfeely’s, Supplies...................................62.95 Gbpac-Uni, Kaleidoscope Tickets..........149.00 Electric Supply Of Marshalltown, Inc, Supplies. ...............................................................419.17 Walmart Community/Gemb, Supplies....148.09 Visa, Supplies......................................1,546.86 Grassley, Jay, Volleyball Official...............95.00 Kaiser, Chris, Volleyball Official................95.00 Werkman, Vince, Volleyball Official..........95.00 Smith, Marty, Volleyball Official................95.00 Cuvelier, Julie, Hs Volleyball 9-9..............95.00 Kaiser, Chris, Hs Volleyball 9-9................95.00 Thoren, Randy, Cross Country Official 9-25...... .................................................................95.00 Aea 26, Battle Of The Books....................30.00 Pyche, John, Jh Football 9-11..................75.00 Steding, Will, Jh Football 9-11..................75.00 Christensen, Tim, Jh Football 9-11...........75.00 Wells, Jon, Jh Football 9-11.....................75.00 Nciba, 14-15 Membership........................20.00 Iba, 14-15 Membership............................55.00 Hansen, Chris, Hs Football 9-12..............95.00 Applegate, Brian, Hs Football 9-12..........95.00 Cochran, Nick, Hs Football 9-12..............95.00 Zahn, John, Hs Football 9-12...................95.00 Mcneil, Chris, Hs Football 9-12................95.00 Aea 267, Printing/Computer Repair....1,241.96 Air Management,Remodel Science Rooms...... .................................................................53.06 A-Kleen, Rug Cleaning...........................174.50 American Volleyball Coaches Assn, 14-15 Membership Dues....................................75.00 Anderson Erickson, Milk......................1,665.49 Apple Inc, Safe Room............................495.00 B & J Vegetables, Produce.....................101.00 B&B Lock & Key Inc, Service...................80.00 Baruth, Linda, Reimb Shoes....................24.99 Benson Design, Clothing........................530.00 Black Hills Energy,Natural Gas...............483.85 Blythe, Shane, Remodel Science Rooms......... ...............................................................200.00 Broad Reach Books, Library Books.......186.87 Bsn Sports, Clothing/Supplies................808.98 Capital Sanitary Supply, Cleaning Supplies...... ...............................................................312.82 Cardinal Construction, Safe Room Pymt #9...... ........................................................394,226.42 Casey’s General Stores, Inc, Fuel..........631.23 Cdw Government, Headphones.............395.00 Central Iowa Distributing, Inc, Cleaning Supplies........................................................240.50 Chef’s Catalog, Supplies..........................59.85 Cooley Pumping, Portable Toilet Service.80.00 De Lage Landen, Copier Lease Pymt #9.......... ............................................................2,467.50 Decker Sporting Goods, Helmet Reconditioning/Clothing.........................................1,008.00 Delange, Linda, Reimb Shoes..................64.99 Earthgrains Baking Co Inc, Bread..........462.90 Ecolab Pest Elimination Division, Pest Control. .................................................................80.21 Electric Supply Of Marshalltown, Inc, Supplies. .................................................................77.45 Family Foods, Food & Supplies.............125.97 First, Fll Registrations.............................675.00 Folkedahl, Vern, Reimb Supplies.............95.20 Future Horizons, Inc., Conference.........155.00 Goodyear Commercial Tire & Svc Ctr, Tires...... ............................................................1,176.75 Google, Inc, Additional Usage..................20.40 Got You Covered, Clothing.....................259.00 Grundy Center Chamber Of Commerce, Annual Dues.........................................................25.00 Grundy Center Municipal Utilities, Utilities........ ..........................................................12,839.65 Heartland Cooperative, Fuel...............1,117.77 Heartland School Solutions, Annual Maintenance......................................................410.00 Herff Jones, Supplies.............................411.85 Iowa Academy Of Science, Conference...90.00 Iowa Communications Network, Network Services.......................................................426.33 Iowa Communications Network, Network Services.......................................................440.47 Iowa Council Of Teachers Of Mathematics, Conference...............................................90.00 Iowa High School Athletic Directors, 2014-15 Membership Dues..................................145.00 Iowa Northland Regional Council Of, Safe Room Project..........................................781.94 Iowa Sports Supply, Supplies..............1,277.03 J&E Specialty Meats, Concession Supplies...... ...............................................................359.00 J.w. Pepper & Son Inc, Music.................486.75 John Deere Financial, Supplies..............115.45 Junior Library Guild, Library Book Subscription ...............................................................804.00 Kiwanis, Membership - Schutz.................90.00 Krausman, Jill, Concessions Contract Pmt #1.. ...............................................................853.33 Lazel, License Fee...................................99.95 Living History Farms, Field Trip..............440.00 Martin Bros Dist. Co., Food & Supplies............. ..........................................................13,974.26 Mid-America Publishing Corporation, Advertising & Publications.....................................56.61 Miller, Lisa , Reimb Supplies..................149.60 Nasco, Supplies.....................................310.30 Omni Cheer, Supplies............................365.62 Patrick, Kathryn, Reimb Shoes................79.99 Pelzer, Jodi, Reimb Shoes.......................54.99 Pepsi-Cola, Beverages........................1,083.75 Pitsco Education, Supplies.......................76.00 Pitsco Education, Supplies.........................6.08 Polk’s Lock Service Inc, Keys...................42.29 Premier Office Equipment, Supplies......199.00 Prime Time Sportswear, Clothing........2,038.00 Quill Corporation, Supplies.....................303.69 Riddell / All American Sports Corp, Supplies..... ............................................................1,662.95 Rush, Brenda , Reimb Postage..................8.70 Scholastic , Bookroom..............................15.00 Scholastic Reading Club, Book Order......74.00 School Administrators Of Iowa, Registration..... ...............................................................378.00 School Bus Sales, Supplies.....................84.26 Schumacher Elevator Co, Elevator Maintenance......................................................137.08 Simply Ronda, Supplies...........................71.50 Software Unlimited, Inc, Software Upgrade...... ............................................................3,041.70 Spahn & Rose Lumer Co, Remodel Science Rooms.................................................4,045.75 Star Refrigeration Co, Inc, Equipment Repair... ...............................................................360.04 Starr, Chad, Remodel Science Rooms.............. ..........................................................10,564.00 Steeple Jack, Painting............................525.00 Struxture Architects, Tornado Safe Room......... ............................................................6,332.51 Superior Welding Supply Co., Fire Ext Service / Inspection............................................1,022.50 Tender Lawn Care, Lawn Care............2,230.00 Thompson, Melanie, Reimb Shoes..........44.99 Timberline Billing Service, Llc, Medicaid..10.17 Town & Country Wholesale Co, Concession Supplies..................................................415.87 True Value Hardware, Remodel Science Rooms......................................................47.08

Vanhauen Auto And Truck, Vehicle Repair/Bus #1 & #5................................................3,544.14 Waterloo Community Schools, Pmic Services.. .................................................................99.03 Weber Paper Company, Paper...............172.60 West Music, Supplies & Instrument Repair....... ............................................................3,325.44 Wilson Restaurant Supply,Inc, Supplies.725.70 Wilson Restaurant Supply,Inc, Equipment........ ............................................................3,300.00 Wilson, Sheryl, Reimb Mileage/Shies......99.88 Wiltfang Construction, Remodel Science Rooms.................................................6,798.33 Zinkula, Todd, Reimb Supplies.................15.23 Bmo Harris Mastercard, Supplies......11,776.94 October Bills Vendor Description Amount Heineman, Jodi, Hs Volleyball 9-16..........95.00 Nuss, Jill, Hs Volleyball 9-16....................95.00 Dirks, Dennis, Hs Volleyball Official 9-16.95.00 Huneke, Larry, Hs Volleyball Official 9-16......... ...............................................................110.00 Damon, Ken, Jh Volleyball Official 9-18...70.00 Dirks, Dennis, Jh Volleyball Official 9-18..70.00 Town & Country Golf Club, Cross Country Meet 9-25..........................................................75.00 Cheer Button & Bows, Cheer Leading Supplies ...............................................................362.00 Eberline Family Chiropractic, Bus Driver Physicals.........................................................400.00 Icca, State Cheer Competition...............405.00 Werkman, Vince, Hs Volleyball Official 9-23..... .................................................................95.00 Smith, Marty, Hs Volleyball Official 9-23...95.00 Sam’s Club, Concession Supplies.......4,716.32 Walmart Community/Gemb, Food & Supplies... ...............................................................176.11 Visa, Supplies.........................................259.44 Pitney Bowes, Postage Meter Rental.......71.49 Windstream, Telephone............................36.17 Klatt, Herb, Telephone/Fiber...................550.00 Christel, Cash/ Kellar, Cash Box............400.00 Dirks, Dennis, Jh Volleyball Official 9-29..70.00 Whitehill, Mindy, Jh Volleyball Official 9-29....... .................................................................70.00 Cooley Pumping, Portable Toilet Service.80.00 Ibca, 14-15 Dues & Fees........................520.00 Iowa Central Cheer, Cheer Competition.150.00 Wapsie Valley Csd, District Football Dues........ ...............................................................300.00 Creative Sound Productions, 2014 Homecoming Dj......................................................450.00 Hemann, Doug, Jh Football Official 10-2.75.00 Wells, Jon, Jh Football Official 10-2.........75.00 Steding, Will, Jh Football Official 10-2......75.00 Boren, Brett, Jh Football Official 10-2......75.00 Hoyka, Dan, Hs Football Official 10-3......95.00 Cory, Troy, Hs Football Official 10-3.........95.00 Halma, John, Hs Football Official 10-3.....95.00 Burg, Andrew, Hs Football Official 10-3....95.00 Purton, Adam, Hs Football Official 10-3...95.00 Dirks, Dennis, 9Th Grade Spartan Invite 10-4.. .................................................................95.00 Damon, Ken, 9Th Grade Spartan Invite 10-4.... .................................................................95.00 Dirks, Dennis, Jh Volleyball Official 10-6..70.00 Damon, Ken, Jh Volleyball Official 10-6...70.00 Wells, Jon, Jv Football Official 10-6.........75.00 Steding, Will, Jv Football Official 10-6......75.00 Christensen, Tim, Jv Football Official 10-6........ .................................................................75.00 Ralston, Tim, Jv Football Official 10-6......75.00 Mohr, David, Hs Volleyball Official 10-7...95.00 Mohr, Deidra, Hs Volleyball Official 10-7..95.00 Bfg Supply Co, Voc Ag Supplies............599.66 Lacey, Brandt, Hs Football Official 10-10.95.00 Chance, Chris, Hs Football Official 10-10.95.00 Field, Eli, Hs Football Official 10-10.........95.00 Hedden, Michael, Hs Football Official 10-10..... .................................................................95.00 Lacey, Bryan. Hs Football Official 10-10..95.00 Buskohl, Dave, Jv Football Official 10-13.75.00 Mattear, Brad, Jv Football Official 10-13..75.00 Dodd, Randy, Jv Football Official 10-13...75.00 Payne, Dayn, Jv Football Official 10-13...75.00 Vint, Mike, Jh Football Official 10-16........75.00 Steding, Will, Jh Football Official 10-16....75.00 Hemann, Doug, Jh Football Official 10-16.75.00 Boren, Brett, Jh Football Official 10-16....75.00 Aea 267, Supplies & Services/Computer Repair......................................................1,427.56 Agwsr Community School, Jul - Sep 2014 Shared Maintenance.........................12,172.49 Anderson Erickson, Milk......................3,698.16 B & J Vegetables, Produce.......................57.00 B&B Lock & Key Inc, Lock Repair..........125.00 Bangasser, Chris, Reimb Supplies...........39.84 Bernard Food Industries Inc, Food.........249.84 Black Hills Energy, Natural Gas..............584.49 Bockes, Beth, Mileage..............................82.88 Bsn Sports, Clothing.................................45.00 Casey’s General Stores, Inc, Fuel & Pizza........ ...............................................................511.16 Casey’s General Stores, Inc, Fuel & Pizza........ ...............................................................211.66 Cdw Government, Supplies....................249.60 Central Iowa Distributing, Inc, Supplies............. ............................................................2,922.10 Character Counts In Iowa, Registration.200.00 Columbus Catholic High School, Nicl Conference Dues..............................................500.00 Cooley Pumping, Portable Toilet Service.......... ...............................................................280.00 Cooley Pumping, Portable Toilet Service.80.00 Copycat Printing, Clothing......................135.00 Culligan Water Conditioning, Salt.............27.75 Decker Sporting Goods, Clothing........2,173.00 Delta Education, Supplies......................899.89 Delta Education, Supplies...................3,036.90 Earthgrains Baking Co Inc, Bread..........967.86 Ecolab Pest Elimination Division, Pest Control. .................................................................80.21 Electric Supply Of Marshalltown, Inc, Supplies. ...............................................................390.00 Ems Detergent Services, Supplies.........857.41 Endzonecamera.com, Supplies..............180.00 Enyart, Kathy, Dance Fees.....................350.00 Ethington Heating & Cooling, Inc..Repair Parts ...............................................................196.50 Family Foods, Food & Supplies.............873.84 Google, Inc, Additional Usage..................20.40 Got You Covered, Clothing.....................815.20 Greiman, Amber, Reimb Meal..................53.60 Grundy Center Municipal Utilities, Phone/Utilities.....................................................12,323.33 Guldenpfenning, Amalie, Reimb Supplies.59.88 Hajoca Corporation, Supplies.................358.04 Heartland Cooperative, Fuel...............3,464.57 Hudson Community School, Open Enrollment.. ............................................................1,530.25 Iowa Communications Network, Network Services / Sept 14........................................444.38

Iowa Northland Regional Council Of , Safe Room Project.......................................3,407.97 Iowa Sports Supply, Supplies.................185.48 Iowa State Drill Team Association.Annual Dues & Fees/Clothing......................................732.00 J&E Specialty Meats, Concession Stand Meat. ...............................................................901.63 J.w. Pepper & Son Inc, Vocal Music.......293.90 John Deere Financial, Supplies..............145.20 Krausman, Jill, Concessions Contract Pmt #2.. ...............................................................853.33 Lipinski, Dave, Conflict Manager Training.62.34 Madison All4you, Llc, Clothing.................47.00 Makemusic, Inc., Subscriptions..............260.00 Makerbot, 3D Printer...........................3,420.09 Martin Bros Dist. Co., Food & Supplies............. ..........................................................21,073.14 Mason City Music Boosters, Ms Honor Band Meals........................................................15.00 Mid-America Publishing Corporation, Advertising & Publications...................................174.87 Midwest Technology Products, Equipment........ ...............................................................566.44 Mussig, Quenten, Piano Tuning.............120.00 Napa Auto Parts, Supplies.........................4.49 Nciba, Ms Honor Band Registration.........30.00 Oltrogge Cpa, Keith D., Audit Work...2,000.00 Omni Cheer, Clothing.............................809.56 Pace Supply, Supplies............................390.00 Pace Supply, Supplies..............................55.00 Pepsi-Cola, Beverages........................3,247.49 Pitney Bowes, Postage Meter Rental.......71.49 Polk’s Lock Service Inc Service..............815.00 Prime Time Sportswear, Clothing...........821.00 Quill Corporation, Supplies.....................404.20 Rapids, Supplies......................................86.16 Rohler , O.d., Stefanie, Safety Glasses..400.00 Sadler Power Train Inc, Repair Parts.......66.65 Sam’s Club, Food & Supplies.................105.12 Scholastic, Classroom Magazines......1,443.75 School Administrators Of Iowa, Mentor Program/Membership...............................2,182.00 School Specialty, Inc, Lot Stage Curtains.......... ............................................................9,300.00 Scolab Inc, Subscription.........................500.00 Shimon, Brian Or Julie, Computer Deposit Refund........................................................150.00 Spahn & Rose Lumer Co, Supplies..........68.64 Superior Masonry Company, Remodel Science Rooms......................................................74.58 Superior Welding Supply Co., Supplies....33.70 Teaching Strategies Llc, Assessment Toolkit..... ...............................................................223.94 Tender Lawn Care, Lawn Care............1,445.00 Town & Country Wholesale Co, Concession Supplies..................................................492.65 True Value Hardware, Supplies................67.94 Universal Welding And Machine Shop, Repairs .................................................................33.00 University/Northern Iowa, Registration...175.00 Visa, Supplies......................................2,018.02 Weber Paper Company, Paper...............165.00 Winona Heating & Ventilating, Repair Parts...... ...............................................................477.00 Youth Frontiers, Inc., Retreat Deposit.1,500.00 Bmo Harris Mastercard, Supplies........5,488.81

A regular session of the Grundy Center City Council was called to order at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 7, 2014, in the Council Chambers by Mayor Buhrow. Present: Stefl, Hamann, Miller, Kiewiet and Ammerman. Absent: none.

Stefl moved and Miller seconded the approval of the meeting agenda. Motion carried five ayes.

Hamann moved and Stefl seconded the consent agenda consisting of: approval of the minutes of the regular session held September 22, 2014; and approval of the bills list for September 2014. Motion carried five ayes.

Bills Paid in September 2014: City Employees, health ins reimb........3,382.35 Admin – Petty Cash, postage...................25.07 30.64........................................................31.33 .................................................................27.88 Advanced Systems, services.................166.24 AFLAC, insurance premium ....................83.94 Agape Rescue, services...........................65.00 Agsource Laboratories, services.........1,611.45 Alliant Energy, utilities.............................128.65 Allied Insurance, insurance.................1,536.00 Aspro, asphalt.....................................1,000.00 AXA/Equitable Financial, deferred comp (3)..... ...............................................................105.00 Ayers, Sue, refund....................................50.00 70.00 Bangasser, Dan, boots...........................128.39 39.95 Black Hills Energy, utilities...................1,055.47 Blacktop Service Company, cold mix..2,411.10 BMC Aggregates L.C., fill sand...........5,467.05 Brubaker, Dennis, services..................1,000.00 Buck, Carla, refund17.45.....................1,000.00 330.00 Casey’s General Store, fuel.................1,455.41 CCP Industries, supplies........................211.30 1233.28 Central Iowa Water Assn, water........29,329.65 Dearborn National, insurance...................95.00 Ecolab, services.......................................65.21 Electric Supply of Marshalltown, Inc, supplies..

30.86......................................................269.30 Family Foods Grundy Center, supplies....19.35 Galls, uniforms (2)..................................626.75 GNB Insurance, insurance................11,048.00 Grundy Center Communications, telephone..... ...............................................................325.30 Grundy Center Community School – Jr class, fundraiser...............................................272.00 Grundy Center Municipal Utilities, utilities (3).... ............................................................8,739.25 Grundy County Engineer, repairs...........256.82 Grundy County Extension, training...........35.00 Grundy County Treasurer, property taxes.........

3,484.00 283.96.................................................6,106.26 Harvest Partners, trucking...................2,642.45 62.00......................................................100.00 Heartland Co-op, fuel (4).....................2,009.80 Henely, Chris, training (2).......................200.48 IA LEIN, training.....................................175.00 Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, training (2)...........................................................444.86 Iowa Falls Fire Extinguisher, inspections.481.77 2,106.06.................................................119.00 IUPAT, union dues..................................215.80 John Deere Financial, parts.....................36.84 Karr, LLC, supplies.................................163.96

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547.07 Keystone Laboratories, Inc, testing..........33.00 Klocke’s Emergency Vehicles, ambulance repair....................................................65,093.00 33.00.................................................................

Manatts, concrete mix............................175.09 33.00 Manly Drug Store, meds.........................282.24 McMartin Tire, repairs.............................200.00 521.29.......................................................parts 24.00......................................................repairs 100.00 Mid-American Publishing Corp, publishing........ ...............................................................164.53 MSC-Dollar General, supplies (2)............38.77 NAPA Auto Parts, parts ..........................377.92 Northland Products Company, supplies.157.95 Office of Vehicle Services, inspection......10.00 38.49 Pepsi, concessions.....................................5.04 408.08 Phelps Implement, Inc, parts..................400.00 Physician Claims Company, services (2)..........

3,709.71.................................................305.00 Precision Lawncare, services ................330.00 Randall, Ron, refund..................................8.85 2,366.82...................................................44.50 40.69 REC Grundy County, utilities..................122.96 Rouse Motors, repairs..............................44.27 Sadler, Jamie, refund...............................17.45 22,154.98 Sams Club, supplies...............................153.96 Schendel Pest Control, services..............40.00 138.52 Scotty’s Sanitation, services..............15,201.67 Spangenburg, Inc, parts & repairs..........634.70 232.76 Star Equipment LTD, parts & service ....904.77 Stuber, Joe, refund...................................17.45 Sunset Law Enforcement, supplies........508.20 Superior Masonry Company, repairs......695.00 Swimming Pool Supply, parts ..................28.90 1,897.96............................................................

Tender Lawn Care, services...................180.00 Terry-Durin Co, street lights.................5,249.00 1,666.67 Town & Country Wholesale, supplies.....109.11 1,508.87............................................................

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TrueValue, parts ......................................23.13 Unifirst Corporation, floor mats.................43.00 US Cellular, cell phones ..........................78.86 Utility Equipment Co, parts..................2,269.59 156.85 VISA, supplies (2)...................................558.44 78.34 Wellmark BC/BS, insurance premiums ............

20,398.86..........................................18,862.56 Windstream, telephone............................14.60 EFTPS, payroll taxes (2)...................15,668.06 IPERS, contributions...........................7,627.05 214,023.75 State of Iowa-Treasurer, income tax withholdings .....................................................2,004.00 4,931.60..............................................4,731.00 Treasurer-State of Iowa, sales tax.......3,528.00 lliant, utilities...........................................133.56 Bangasser, Dan, cell phone.....................39.95 Benefit Resources of Iowa, services......416.67 Boren, Kim, janitorial services................400.00 Grundy Center Communications, telephone..... ...............................................................344.44 Grundy Center Utilities, utilities...........6,943.66 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. Phylis Ash, 704 M Avenue, was present to make comment on her two lots that she is willing to donate to the city along M Avenue. She is to bring titles to the City Clerk for review of the City Attorney. No further comments made.

Miller moved and Kiewiet seconded action on Resolution 2014-51, a resolution to approve the contract for health insurance rates with Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Motion carried with five ayes.

Stefl moved and Hamann seconded approval of the open burning notice to be published for Monday, October 20, 2014 through Friday, November 28, 2014. Motion carried with five ayes.

Finance Committee commented on waiting to hear from auditors for field work to be completed and the Street Finance Report has been submitted and approved.

Safety Committee commented eight weeks left of police training academy for two new officers and a huge thank you to Terry Oltman and Doug Frost for covering so many hours.

Public Works Committee reported the city’s

portion of the light project is pretty much done with just a bit of dirt work to complete; issue has come up with the mast arms on the poles on the north side of G Avenue and will be resolved soon; seal coating of streets is done; hydrant flushing and street sweeping has begun.

Stefl moved and Hamann seconded adjournment of the meeting. Motion carried five ayes.

Brian Buhrow, Mayor Attest: Kristy Sawyer, City Clerk

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS The Grundy County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on October 27, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. Chairperson Riekena called the meeting to order with the following members present: Schildroth, Smith, Bakker, and Ross.

Motion was made by Ross and seconded by Smith to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Schildroth and seconded

by Ross to appoint Kimberley Lindaman to the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Board of Commissioners for a term ending on June 30, 2017. Carried unanimously.

Gary Mauer, County Engineer, reviewed department matters with the Board.

Motion was made by Ross and seconded by Bakker to raise the deductible on the insurance on the real property owned by Grundy County to $5,000 and to remove coverage on all structures valued under $5,000. Carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Bakker and seconded

by Schildroth to introduce Construction Evaluation Resolution #10-2014/2015 as follows: WHEREAS, Iowa Code Section 459.304(3) sets out the procedure if a Board of Supervi-

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sors wishes to adopt a “construction evaluation resolution” relating to the construction of a confinement feeding operation structure; and WHEREAS, only counties that have adopted a construction evaluation resolution can submit to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) an adopted recommendation to approve or disapprove a construction permit application regarding a proposed confinement feeding operation structure; and WHEREAS, only counties that have adopted a construction evaluation resolution and submitted an adopted recommendation may contest the DNR’s decision regarding a specific application; and WHEREAS, by adopting a construction evaluation resolution the board of supervisors agrees to evaluate every construction permit application for a proposed confinement feeding operation structure received by the board of supervisors between February 1, 2015, and January 31, 2016, and submit an adopted recommendation regarding that application to the DNR; and WHEREAS, the board of supervisors must conduct an evaluation of every construction permit application using the master matrix created in Iowa Code section 459.305, but the board’s recommendation to the DNR may be based on the final score on the master matrix or may be based on reasons other than the final score on the master matrix. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF GRUNDY COUNTY that the Board of Supervisors hereby adopts this construction evaluation resolution pursuant to Iowa Code section 459.304(3). The vote on the resolution was as follows: Ayes – Schildroth, Smith, Bakker, Ross, and Riekena. Nays – none. Resolution adopted.

Mardy Holst, AHTS Architects, presented drawings of footprints for proposed buildings for additional office space on the lot south of the Law Enforcement Center as well as on the lot west of the current annex building. After discussion, the supervisors asked Holst to prepare a front rendering of a two story building on the lot south of the Law Enforcement Center for their review.

Motion was made by Schildroth and seconded

by Bakker to adjourn. Carried unanimously.

Harlyn Riekena, Chairperson Rhonda R. Deters, County Auditor

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS The Stout City Council met in regularly scheduled session on Monday Nov. 3, 2014 at 7:00 pm. in City Hall. Mayor Joe Rich called the meeting to order at 7:04 pm. Officials present: Rogers, J. Ross and D. Ross. Also present C. Hauser and D. Klingenborg. Absent: None Guests: Barb Engel and Kenny DeVries Council member J. Ross moved to approve the consent agenda, and minutes dated Oct. 6, 2014, seconded by S. Rogers Ayes:3. Motion carried. D. Ross moved to approve the Oct. bill list in the amount of $6161.81, seconded by J. Ross. Ayes: 3. .The following claims include expenses for the City, Park and Fire Department AgSource, Oct Water Test..................... $32.00 Allied Insurance, Oct premium............ $903.20 Barb Engel, Fall Festival re-imbursement........ ............................................................ $205.70 Card Center, Annual League Conf. Expenses.. ............................................................ $644.10 Century Link, Oct phone bill................ $115.52 Chuck Juel, Repair park sign................ $35.00 CIWA, Sewer for PO, FD, Wtr and mtr read fee ............................................................ $172.26 Cooley Pumping, Oct port a pot............ $90.00 Fredsville Churh, purchase desk........... $30.00 INRCOG, update waste mngt contract............. ............................................................ $100.00 IPERS, Oct IPERS 14.88% due.........$297.35* Iowa league of Cities, Budget workshop.......... .............................................................. $35.00 Kenny DeVries, spray park.................. $175.00 Kwik Trip, fire-gasoline.......................... $36.03 MidAmerican Energy, Oct Electric....... $282.45 MidAmerican Pub. Corp.,Oct publishing.......... .............................................................. $42.35 Mileage/food expense, Oct.................. $267.51 Payroll, Oct........................................ $1998.34 State Bank, Oct loan payment............. $700.00 Total Expenses.................................. $6161.81 September receipts per fund: General $17955.34, Ag levy $438.94, PO Rent $229.17, Interest $21.00, Permits $0, Road Use Tax $1692.93, LOST $1246.76, Bulk water $79.39 Total Revenue $21663.53 MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS: New Business-not necessarily in order of discussion A. Review ordinance book for possible changes-S. Rogers provided a fence ordinance compiled of sections from surrounding cities. Council will take and review and come back next month with opinion.

B. 2014 Fall Festival was a hit! Thank you to volunteers Barb Engel, Sara Nefzger and Elizabeth Stickfort for all your hard work. And Jim and Kim Folkerts for sponsoring the hay ride.

Other Business: A. None Water Clerk Report: Report for Oct 2014-3 sewer shut off notices to review RESOLUTIONS: None NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD MONDAY DEC. 1st 2014 AT 7:00 P.M. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED-CHANGE MAY BE POSTED J.Ross moved for adjournment, seconded by S. Rogers. Meeting adjourned at 8:50 pm.

Respectfully submitted, Celane Hauser, City Clerk Joe Rich, Mayor

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Grundy County Sheriff’s Department

Legals IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR GRUNDY COUNTY, STATE OF IOWA Docket No. (Sale No.): 14-0593(1) Court No. EQCV059159 Special Execution PLAINTIFF: MIDWESTONE BANK, f/k/a FIRST STATE BANK VS. DEFENDANTS: CAROL ANN BALES - IN REM; DANNY RAY BALES - IN REM; H&H DISTIBUTING CO. INC. - IN REM; CAVALRY PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC; - IN REM; LVNV FUNDING LLC - 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 13 in Block 11 of the Original Plat of the Town of Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa, and locally known as 105 North Main Street, Conrad, Iowa 50621; Lot 14 in Block 11 of the Original Plat of the Town of Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa and locally known as 103 North Main Street, Conrad, Iowa 50621.

Street Address: 103 & 105 North Main Street, Conrad, Iowa 50621.

The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Date of Sale is December 16, 2014, at 10 a.m., at the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, 705 8th St., Grundy Center, Iowa 50638 Phone (319) 8246933 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 - $162,572.05; Costs $285.00; Accruing Costs - Plus; Interest - 6% of $90,367.85 from September 5, 2013 = $6,937.28 and 6% of $72,204.20 fom September 4, 2013 = $5,554.78.

Attorney is Erika L Allen (319) 824-6951.

Date: October 23, 2014 Sheriff: Rick D. Penning Deputy: By Chief Deputy Tim Wolthoff

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT GRUNDY COUNTY Case No. EQCV059212 Original Notice Wayne H. Hoodjer Carol Ann Hoodjer Plaintiff(s) vs.

Citbank, N.A. as Trustees for the Registered Holders of Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Series 1999-H1 Defendant(s).

To The Above-Named Defendant(s): You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of the clerk of this court naming you as a defendant in this action, which petition prays the Court declare the mortgages void and cancel the mortgages of record as described in the Petition, and quiet title to the property in Plaintiffs and against Defendant and all persons claiming under Defendant so that Defendant be barred and forever stopped from having or claiming any right or title to the premises adverse to Plaintiff pursuant to Iowa Code Section 649.2. The name and address of the attorney for the plaintiff(s) is Kevin R. Hitchins. The attorney’s phone number is (641) 752-4507; facsimile number: (641) 752-5179.

You must serve a motion or answer on or before the 30th day of November, 2014, and within a reasonble time thereafter, file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Grundy County, at the courthouse in Grundy Center, Iowa. If you do not, judgement by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

If you require the assistance of auxiliary adis or services to participate in court because of a disability, immediatly call your district ADA coordinator at (319) 833-3332. (If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942) Clerk of Court Grundy County Courthouse Grundy Center, IA 50638 Important: You are advised to seek legal advice at once to protect your interest.

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT GRUNDY COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Gerald G. Strickler, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR101898 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Gerald G. Strickler, Deceased, who died on or about 3rd day of October, 2014: You are hereby notified that on the 8th day of October, 2014, the last will and testament of Gerald G. Strickler, deceased, bearing date of the 6th day of November, 1980 *and Codicil dated March 29, 1993, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that David C. Strickler 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.

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 8th day of Ocrober, 2014.

David C. Strickler

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Executor of estate

*Designate Codicil(s) if any, with date(s)

Larry E. McKibben Attorney for Executor Moore, McKibben, Goodman & Lorenz, LLP P.O. Box 618 Marshalltown, IA 50158 Date of second publication 30th day of October, 2014.

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A one vehicle accident occurred October 22 at 2:00 PM on S-75 north of 310th Street. ROBERT KRUSE, age 71, Conrad, was northbound and observed a semi approaching the road from a business driveway on his right. Kruse took evasive action to avoid a collision and entered the west ditch. Bus remained upright.

The 2011 Bluebird school bus Kruse was driving received an estimated $5,000 damage. No summons, no injury. Investigated by GRUNDY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. A two vehicle accident occurred October 24 at 2:30 AM on 160th Street west of Grundy Rd. KATELYN SANTA CROCE, age 20, Cedar Rapids, was westbound on 160th Street. NATHANIEL RIGGLE, age 22, Dike, was eastbound in the westbound lane. Riggle swerved back towards his lane and Santa Croce swerved towards the shoulder but vehicles were unable to avoid a collision. Riggle’s 2005 Mercury received an estimated $5,000. Santa Croce’s 2005 Nissan received an estimated $7,000 damage. RIGGLE was arrested for OWI 1st. He was also issued citations for NO INSURANCE, VIOLATION OF A RESTRICTED LICENSE and DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. Investigation and arrest by GRUNDY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. A two vehicle accident occurred

October 24 at 9:45 AM on T-55 south of 140th Street. CHRISTINE THIELE-THOMPSON, age 64 New Hartford, was southbound. JACOB BRUCH, age 18, New Hartford, was behind Thiele-Thompson and attempting to pass. Another vehicle was northbound. Bruch had to shorten its pass because of the oncoming vehicle and struck the back end of Thiele-Thompson’s vehicle.

Bruch then left the scene. ThieleThompson’s 2010 Chevrolet received an estimated $2,000 damage.

Bruch’s 2001 Chevrolet received an estimated $2,000 damage. BRUCH was issued a citation for UNSAFE PASS and LEAVING THE SCENE OF A PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENT. No injury. Investigated by GRUNDY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. A two vehicle accident occurred October 27 at 3:45 PM on 200th Street east of L Avenue. CONNOR HAMILTON, age 21, Holland, was following SHAWN ALBERS, age 26, Wellsburg, who was driving an International farm tractor pulling a manure spreader, westbound on the gravel road. Hamilton rear-ended Albers’ vehicle due to the dust from the road. Hamilton’s 2003 Honda received an estimated $4,000 damage.

No summons, no injury. Investigated by GRUNDY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. A one vehicle accident occurred

October 27 at 6:43 PM on Hwy 14 south of 270th Street. SHERRI STOAKES, age 45, Gladbrook, was southbound when a deer entered the roadway and was struck. Stoakes’ 2010 Ford received an estimated $4,000 damage. No summons. No injury. Investigated by GRUNDY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. A one vehicle accident occurred October 27 at 10:06 PM on Hwy 20 at the 186 mile marker. BARBARA CRAWFORD, age 40, Ft. Dodge, was westbound when a deer entered the roadway and was struck. Crawford’s 2005 Chevrolet received an estimated $4,000 damage.No summons, no injury. Investigated by GRUNDY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. A one vehicle accident occurred October 27 at10:32 PM on Hwy 14 south of 320th Street. BRANDON SHARP, age 22, Grundy Center, was southbound and hit a large deer lying dead on the road. Vehicle went over the top of the deer causing undercarriage damage. Sharp’s 2001 Audi received an estimated $2,500 damage. Investigated by GRUNDY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. SEAD CATIC, age 20, Johnston, was arrested November 1 at 10:43 PM on Hwy 20 at the 220 mile marker and charged with OWI 1st. Released on a promise to appear. Arrested by IOWA STATE PATROL.

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DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commented on the Iowa crop progress and condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October.

“The weather was ideal this past week as it allowed fields to dry and farmers took advantage, with harvest progress reaching 61 percent of corn and 91 percent of soybeans.

Corn harvest is now just 10 days behind the five year average and soybean harvest is now slightly ahead of average pace,” Northey said.

The weekly report is also available on the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s website at www.IowaAgriculture. gov or on USDA’s site at www.nass. usda.gov/ia. The report summary follows here: CROP REPORT

Iowa farmers were able to harvest one-quarter of the State’s corn crop during the week ending November 2, 2014, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. There were 6.4 days suitable for fieldwork, the second most days suitable statewide this crop season. Other activities for the week included fall tillage, manure and fertilizer application, corn stalk baling, and hauling grain.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 4 percent short, 84 percent adequate, and 12 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 1 percent very short, 5 percent short, 83 percent adequate, and 11 percent surplus. Southwest Iowa was the wettest with almost one-third of its topsoil and subsoil in surplus condition.

Sixty-one percent of Iowa’s corn acreage was harvested, 4 days behind 2013 and 10 days behind the five-year average. Moisture content

of corn at harvest was estimated at 18 percent. Seventy-six percent of the corn crop was reported in good to excellent condition. Soybean harvest reached 91 percent complete, 3 days behind last year but a day ahead of normal. This was the first time this season soybean harvest was ahead of average.

Grain movement from farm to elevator was rated 60 percent moderate to heavy, increasing 2 percentage points from the previous week. Although off-farm grain storage availability was rate 89 percent adequate to surplus, a few elevators were running short on storage space or limiting incoming grain. On-farm grain storage availability was 83 percent adequate to surplus.

Hay and roughage supplies were estimated at 97 percent adequate to surplus. Livestock conditions were normal, with more cattle turned out on corn stalk fields.

Grassley Q & A: Free Speech Fosters Free Elections Question: What are the five essential freedoms of the First Amendment?

Answer: During the ordinary grind of everyday life, Americans may become complacent about the core principles of our democracy that guarantee our individual rights.

These central freedoms set us apart from those whose homelands are ruled by authoritarian regimes, not governed “of, by and for the people.”

The founders agreed upon a lasting legacy of profound consequence for those who fought and won independence and for those who would defend the natural rights of citizenship for generations yet to come. With 45 words, the First Amendment secures the sacred promises that protect freedoms of speech, religion and the press. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Our laws may not dictate if or how people worship. People may picket, parade and protest peacefully. Citizens may complain and demonstrate about the government. In America, we work to bridge the divide of regional, cultural, racial and political differences because we are cemented by fundamental liberties enshrined in the First Amendment. It empowers each individual to worship, publish and petition. From revolutionary era pamphleteers to 21st century social media purveyors, the times have changed, but the First Amendment provides timeless support to a free and open society.

Question: Why is free speech especially critical during elections?

Answer: Although voters may grow weary of political advertising, telephone surveys and campaign mailings, Americans ought to give thanks for the constitutional protections and judicial precedents that give free speech free rein in our marketplace of ideas. This fall in the United States Senate, an effort supported by 54 lawmakers would have put free speech on the chopping block. The Senate Majority Leader proposed a constitutional amendment that would abridge the fundamental right of free speech by enabling the government to limit not just funds contributed to candidates but also to restrict spending by private individuals or groups to express political views during an election.

The effort to leverage control of elections by muzzling free political speech fell short. Let’s remember the big picture. Exercising the right to vote, a hallmark of our rights and responsibilities as U.S. citizens, gives the people a direct line to selfgovernance.

Dialing back First Amendment rights that help foster an educated citizenry is an assault on a government, “of, by and for the people.” Pro-democracy protestors, from Hong Kong to Egypt, crave free elections that some Americans seem to take for granted. Voter turnout historically drops in the U.S. midterm elections. In 2010, only 36.9 percent of the voting-age population cast a ballot. We need more participation to keep representative government robust, not less. Imagine if Americans were subject to criminal

penalty for challenging government policy or knocking on their neighbor’s door to talk about politics. The First Amendment helps protect our way of life, liberty and our pursuit of happiness. Throughout the nation’s history, these basic freedoms have survived periodic threats, from the criminalization of free speech under the Alien and Sedition Acts to restricting political protests of the draft during World War I. The legal march to broaden the scope of the First Amendment gained momentum in the 20th century with key Supreme Court rulings that protected free political speech. Proposals in the 21st century that would criminalize spending by private individuals to express their point of view would close the door on decades of legal precedent and open the door for elected officials to bend the rules of democracy for self-preservation.

At the same time, I support disclosure laws that strengthen the public’s right to know how much money is being spent and who the donors are to political campaigns. Accountability and transparency are critical tools to uphold good government. Some argue that the saturation of campaign advertising and polling causes some people to tune out the message instead of encouraging more people to tune in to the election. Don’t forget living in a free society also allows people to turn off the television or decline to answer the telephone when it rings. Allowing political free speech a legal platform to reach as many voters as often as possible is a small price to pay for free elections in a free society.

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Rebels one game from dome after dominating wins

By ROB MAHARRY Mid-America Publishing GLADBROOK- Gladbrook-Reinbeck came up one game short of reaching the Class A state semifinals at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls after a loss to Wapsie Valley in the quarters last season, but the Rebels will have another chance to get there in 2014 thanks to a pair of commanding wins over Belmond-Klemme and BGM, respectively.

Last Wednesday, the Rebels opened postseason play with a 49-18 blowout of Belmond-Klemme (6-4, 4-2 in district play) in Gladbrook.

Senior quarterback Cam Kickbush got the scoring party rolling early when he found the end zone on a sixyard bootleg run to the left with 8:49 remaining in the first quarter, but the Broncos responded with a 61-yard drive that took just over two minutes and culminated with a Taylor Meints five-yard touchdown run on a triple option play. A missed extra point made the score 7-6 in favor of the Rebels with 6:37 to play in the first.

“We knew they were going to get a big play. We didn’t think it was going to happen on the first drive.

It might have happened on the third drive or the fifth drive,” G-R head coach John Olson said. “It wasn’t a surprise. We knew it was going to happen at some point in the game.”

G-R turned to its top running back, junior Eric Stoakes, for its next touchdown as he waltzed in from three yards out on a pitch from Kickbush to put his team ahead 146. The Rebel defense came up big on the next Belmond-Klemme drive when it stuffed quarterback Korby Sander on a fourth and short, forcing a turnover on downs. A 46-yard pass from Kickbush to wide receiver Jake Schuman down the left sideline set up Colton Dinsdale for a two-yard touchdown run, and G-R led 21-6 after the opening quarter.

Kickbush added another short touchdown on the ground, and freshman Hunter Lott picked off Sander and returned it to the Bronco eightyard line. On the next play, Kickbush found receiver Phil Zimmerman on a near-perfectly executed fade route in the back of the end zone, and the Rebels led 35-6 with just under three minutes remaining in the first half.

Meints scored his second touchdown with just seconds to go before the break, and G-R took a 3512 advantage into the locker room.

Stoakes busted loose for a 50-yard

touchdown scamper in the middle of the third quarter, and junior Josh Cooley broke multiple tackles on a screen pass from Kickbush to score from 55 yards out and put the Rebels ahead 49-12 by the end of the third.

Meints scored once again in the fourth quarter, but it was too little, too late for the Broncos.

Stoakes led the Rebel offense with 15 carries for 167 yards and two touchdowns, and Kickbush carried eight times for 66 yards and two scores while completing 8-of-10 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns as well. Senior Bryce Ehlers anchored the G-R defense with 8.5 total tackles and one tackle for loss.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck 56, BGM 14 Gladbrook-Reinbeck advanced to the state quarterfinals with a 56-14 drubbing of defending state runnerup BGM of Brooklyn on Monday night in Gladbrook as the Rebels controlled the contest from start to finish.

Neither team scored on its initial possession, but the Rebels gained momentum when BGM’s Tanner Jansen muffed a punt and Cameron Murphy pounced on it at the Bears’ 19-yard line. Kickbush proceeded to score on a bootleg to the left from eight yards out with 5:32 remaining in the first quarter, and G-R led 7-0.

Just a few minutes later, Stoakes broke for an 80-yard touchdown run, and Kickbush hooked up with Schuman on a rollout pass to the left for an 81-yard touchdown to put the Rebels up 21-0 by the end of the first quarter. Kickbush snuck into the end zone from a yard out early in the second quarter, and Lott scored on a 29yard jet sweep run to give his team a 35-0 advantage. Stoakes added another touchdown late in the quarter, and the Rebels led 42-0 at halftime.

“When you’ve got somebody like Eric Stoakes who can go the distance every time, it’s a big deal,” Olson said.

Lott took the opening kickoff of the second half back 85 yards to make the score 49-0 and put any lingering hopes of a comeback to rest for BGM. Dinsdale ran for an 85yard touchdown late in the third to make it 56-0, and the Bears scored a pair of touchdowns near the end of the contest to bring the score to its final of 56-14.

Stoakes’s stats were almost identical to the Belmond-Klemme game

as he ran 14 times for 167 yards and two scores. Kickbush completed 2-of-4 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 49 yards and two touchdowns on four carries. Ehlers led the defense with nine total tackles, and senior Zach Pierce added 6.5 total tackles (1.5 for loss) and a solo sack for the Rebels.

“Our line was amazing tonight,” Stoakes said.

With the wins, the Rebels improved to 10-1 overall and 6-0 in district play, and they will take on undefeated Pekin on the road at Packwood on Friday evening for a chance to advance to the dome.

BGM finished its season 8-3. Olson praised his team’s multi-dimensionality and said that the ability to spread the ball around will continue to be crucial to the Rebels’ success.

“Tonight, they really keyed on our tailbacks, and that set up Colton Dinsdale and Hunter Lott for long touchdown runs along with some of these other guys. I think that’s a sign of a diverse offense,” Olson said.

“We know at some point and time, our tailback isn’t going to be able to rush for 250 yards.”

Gladbrook-Reinbeck 49, Belmond-Klemme 18

Belmond-Klemme 6 6 0 6 - 18 G-R 21 14 14 0 - 49 First Quarter G-R- Kickbush 6 run (Petersen kick) B-K- Meints 5 run (PAT missed) G-R- Stoakes 3 run (Petersen kick) G-R- Dinsdale 2 run (Petersen kick) Second Quarter G-R- Kickbush 9 run (Petersen kick) G-R- Zimmerman 8 pass from Kickbush (Petersen kick) B-K- Meints 25 pass from Sander (PAT missed) Third Quarter G-R- Stoakes 50 run (Petersen kick) G-R- Cooley 55 pass from Kickbush (Petersen kick) Fourth Quarter B-K- Meints 12 run (PAT missed) Team totals B-K G-R Rushes-yards 43-200 35-338 Pass yards 97 146 Comp.-Att.-Int. 7-13-1 8-10-1 Total Offense 297 484 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-2 Punts-avg.

5-33.2 0-0.0 Penalties 3-15 5-46 Individuals Rushing- B-K: Taylor Meints 17-139, 2 TDs; Korby Sander 21-50; Terell Buck 4-11; Drew Christianson 1-0. G-R: Eric Stoakes 15-167, 2 TDs; Cam Kickbush 8-66, 2 TDs; Colton Dinsdale 3-7, 1 TD; Logan Flamme 1-63; Cameron Murphy 4-19; Dmitiry Strohbehn 1-5; Hunter Lott 1-5; Kainen Hendricks 2-6.

Passing- B-K: Sander 7 for 13, 97 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. G-R: Kickbush 8 for 10, 146

yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT. Receiving- B-K: Meints 4-69, 1 TD; Mike Anderson 1-18; Albaro Lucio 1-9; Terell Buck 1-1. G-R: Josh Cooley 1-55, 1 TD; Jake Schuman 1-47; Dinsdale 3-32; Phil Zimmerman 1-8, 1 TD; Flamme 1-5; Lott 1-(-1).

Tackles (Solos-Assists)- B-K: Luke Worden 5-3; Meints 4-3; Sander 3-4; Michael Knapp 4-1; Cole Kern 3-1; Terell Buck 3-0; Anderson 3-0; Rory Dillon 1-2; Lucio 0-4; Tanner Heaberlin 1-1; Jamin Manus 0-1. G-R: Bryce Ehlers 3-11; Zach Pierce 1-10; Dinsdale 1-10; Cooley 2-6; Cameron Clark 2-5; Braden Trepp 1-6; Ty Eiffler 1-5; Schuman 2-2; Flamme 2-1; Kickbush 1-2; Tyler Pierce 1-1; H. Lott 0-2; Austin Lott 0-2; Jake Mohlis 1-0; Cameron Murphy 0-2; Stoakes 0-1; Dalton Schwartz 0-1.

Fumble Recoveries- B-K: Anderson 1, Isaiah Rodriguez 1. G-R: Clark 1.

Interceptions- B-K: Sander 1. G-R: H. Lott 1.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck 56, BGM 14 BGM G-R

0 0 0 14 —14 21 21 14 0 — 56 First Quarter G-R- Kickbush 8 run (Petersen kick) G-R- Stoakes 80 run (Petersen kick) G-R- Schuman 81 pass from Kickbush (Petersen kick) Second Quarter G-R- Kickbush 1 run (Petersen kick) G-R- Schuman 29 run (Petersen kick) B-K- Stoakes 15 run (Petersen kick) Third Quarter G-R- Lott 85 kick return (Petersen kick) G-R- Dinsdale 85 run (Petersen kick) Fourth Quarter BGM- Jansen 1 run (Crady kick) BGM- Kilmer 2 run (Crady kick) Team totals BGM G-R Rushes-yards 43-200 24-331 Pass yards 97 112 Comp.-Att.-Int. 7-13-1 2-4-0 Total Offense 297 443 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-0 Punts-avg.

5-33.2 0-0.0 Penalties 1-5 0-0 Individuals Rushing- BGM: Colton Massengale 30134, Kevin Kilmer 4-46, 1 TD; Tanner Jansen 11-25, 1 TD; Dalton Jack 1-0. G-R: Eric Stoakes 14-167, 2 TDs; Cam Kickbush 4-49, 2 TDs; Colton Dinsdale 2-89, 1 TD; Hunter Lott 1-29, 1 TD; Cameron Murphy 3-(-3).

Passing- BGM: Jansen 9 for 16, 80 yards, 1 INT. G-R: Kickbush 2 for 4, 112 yards, 1 TD. Receiving- BGM: Mayson Sherwood 5-48, Jayce Knight 2-27; Massengale 2-5.

G-R: Jake Schuman 1-81, 1 TD; Dinsdale 1-31.

Tackles (Solos-Assists)- BGM: Massengale 6-3; Jack 2-1; Sherwood 2-0; Jarred Santosus 2-0; Jansen 2-0; Knight 1-1; Scott Brau 1-1; Jake Andes 1-1; Kilmer 1-0; Geert Boelen 0-1; Brenden Hasley 0-1; Kalvon Steffen 0-1. G-R: Bryce Ehlers 4-10; Zach Pierce 2-9; Cameron Clark 4-2; Josh Cooley 3-3; Dinsdale 2-4; H. Lott 2-4; Kickbush 3-1; Ty Eiffler 1-4; Braden Trepp 1-4; Bennett Petersen 0-4; Jeff Tscherter 1-1; Jacob Walters 1-1; Stoakes 1-1; Kainen Hendricks 0-3; Logan Flamme 1-1; A. Lott 0-2; Luke Holman 1-0; Cameron Murphy 0-1.

Fumble Recoveries- G-R: Murphy 1; Z. Pierce 1.

Interceptions- G-R: Cooley 1.

Second-quarter surge lifts Cougars to playoff victory

By JOHN JENSEN The Grundy Register ACKLEY — AGWSR scored three touchdowns in a four and onehalf minute span of the second quarter last Wednesday and went on to score a 41-18 victory over Algona Bishop Garrigan in a Class A firstround playoff game.

The Cougars (9-1) faced NashuaPlainfield in a playoff quarterfinal Monday.

“It’s one step at a time like a ladder,” Cougar coach Skip Eckhardt said. “We’re in the tournament now.

They’re a great team and we just had things going well tonight.”

The win was AGWSR’s first in playoff action since its 2004 team reached the state semifinals. It did not throw a pass in the game but averaged 6.3 yards per rushing attempt.

“We’re happy with 3.4 (yards per carry),” Eckhardt said. “You add that up and what’s that mean? First down.”

Wednesday’s game was the second straight and the fourth time in its last six games that AGWSR has not thrown a pass. On the season the Cougars have passed just 27 times, with 10 of those coming in one game.

“How can you get away with that against these great teams?” Eckhardt

asked rhetorically. “I don’t know — our guys just stick in there.”

Bishop Garrigan (6-4) made uncharacteristic mistakes in first half, turning the ball over twice and being flagged for five penalties while accumulating just 53 yards of total offense. Senior quarterback Reece Wadle completed just 1-of-6 firsthalf passes for nine yards while being intercepted twice.

AGWSR, the top rushing team in Class A, dominated the line of scrimmage while distributing the football among four backs. Junior tailback Levi Stockdale paced the Cougars with 117 yards while senior quarterback Cody Williams ran for 93 yards, senior fullback Clay Meinders had 54 and sophomore tailback Josh Balvanz had 50 yards.

The Cougars marched methodically down the field the first two times they had the ball. The first drive went 45 yards on six plays and was capped by a 19-yard Stockdale scoring run while the second went 98 yards on 11 plays and was capped by a 15-yard Balvanz scoring run.

Miguel Reyes kicks after each sixpointer gave the Cougars a 14-0 lead 24 seconds into the second quarter.

Defense and special teams set up AGWSR’s next two scores. Freshman Liam Stubbe returned a Bishop Garrigan punt 49 yards to the Garrigan 18, and Stockdale needed just one play to go the remaining 18 yards to the end zone.

Two minutes later the Cougar defense scored, as senior linebacker Clay Meinders picked off a pass and returned it 31 yards to the end zone.

Eckhardt said Stockdale was an unsung hero on the play.

“Levi Stockdale basically held up the whole line on his own,” the coach said. “All of our linemen got fooled. Stockdale took the brunt of the linemen and stopped the back and then Clay got up there and got the ball.

“That was a great play by Stockdale,” he said.

Bishop Garrigan returned a punt 84 yards for a touchdown just before halftime to make the score 27-6 at the break.

The Cougars opened the second half with a 14-play, 67-yard scoring drive capped by a four-yard Williams run, and Meinders scored on a 17-yard run early in the fourth quarter as AGWSR built a 41-6 lead.

Bishop Garrigan scored a pair of late touchdowns, including a 30-yard option pass to its quarterback on the game’s final play.

Bishop Garrigan 0 6 0 12 — 18 AGWSR 7 20 7 7 — 41 Scoring Summary First Quarter AGWSR — Levi Stockdale 19 run (Miguel Reyes kick); 7-0 Second Quarter AGWSR — Josh Balvanz 15 run (Reyes kick); 14-0 AGWSR — Stockdale 18 run (Kick failed); 20-0 AGWSR — Clay Meinders 31 intercep-

tion return (Reyes kick); 27-0 BG — Reece Wadle 84 punt return (Kick failed); 6-27 Third Quarter AGWSR — Cody Williams 4 run (Reyes kick); 34-6 Fourth Quarter AGWSR — Meinders 17 run (Reyes kick); 41-6 BG — Cameron Langerman 6 run (Pass failed); 12-41 BG — Wadle 30 pass from Zac Kibby (No attempt); 18-41 Team Totals AGWSR Garrigan First downs 20 10 Rushes-yards 50-314 35-143 Pass yards 0 43 Comp-Att-Int 0-0-0 3-9-2 Total offense 314 186 Punts-avg.

3-44.3 5-34.0 Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-yards 2-10 5-40 Possession Time 24:35 23:25 Individuals Rushing — AGWSR: Levi Stockdale 17117, 2 TDs; Cody Williams 13-93, 1 TD; Clay Meinders 9-54, 1 TD; Josh Balvanz 11-50, 1 TD. Bishop Garrigan — Ben Vaske 14-76; Zac Kibby 5-36; Cameron Langerman 7-24, 1 TD; Reece Wadle 9-7.

Passing — AGWSR: None. Bishop Garrigan: Kibby 1-of-1 for 30 yards, 1 TD; Wadle 2-of-8 for 13 yards, 2 int.

Receiving — AGWSR: None. Bishop Garrigan: Wadle 1-30, 1 TD; Vaske 1-9; Kibby 1-4.

Tackle leaders — AGWSR: Meinders 7 1/2; Stockdale 7 1/2; Brandon Johnson 5; Williams 4 1/2; Mason Eilderts 4; Liam Stubbe 3.

Bishop Garrigan: NA. Tackles for loss — AGWSR: Johnson 1; Caleb Meinders 1; Clay Meinders 1; Stockdale 1; Michael Young 1. Bishop Garrigan: NA. Quarterback sacks — AGWSR: Johnson 1; Caleb Meinders 1; Stockdale 1; Michael Young 1. Bishop Garrigan: NA.

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Wolverines sweep into regional final

By JOHN JENSEN The Grundy Register DIKE — Dike-New Hartford opened Class 2A, Region 6 tournament play last week with a pair of one-sided victories. The Wolverines swept BCLUW 25-15, 25-7, 25-10 Tuesday before taking out St. Ansgar 25-10, 25-8, 25-10 Friday.

The top-ranked Wolverines (363) bid for their eighth straight state tournament bid Wednesday in Cedar Falls against Wapsie Valley. D-NH swept the Warrirors Sept. 23 in regular-season play. Since then Wapsie is 17-1, with its lone loss to Jesup.

The Wolverines dominated a Saint Ansgar team that reached the regional semifinal round despite having a record barely better than .500. A 10-1 run in set one gave them a 15-5 lead while a 9-1 start in set two set the stage for the victory.

Set three saw the Wolverines jump ahead 11-3.

“I think our servers did a good job really keeping them out of rhythm - we served short, we served some deep balls, mixed it up very well with our serving and then that allowed us to get into our offense,” Wolverine coach Diane Harms said.

“We use our serve as our first weapon, keeping a team out of flow, out of system.”

With St. Ansgar struggling to get strong hits on offense, D-NH was able to balance its offense. Three Wolverines had six or more kills, including freshman Baylee Peterson with six kills in nine attempts.

“Bayley hit the ball very well tonight, she was very effective and I think that allowed her to get a few more attempts out there,” Harms said. “She always has nice swings but tonight she was able to score.”

Briana Weber paced the Wolverines with 11 kills while Lizzy Blough recorded seven. The Wolverines hit .500 as a team, recording 30 kills and just six attack errors on 48 attempts. The Wolverine defense held St. Ansgar to a .050 attack efficiency, as the Saints had 16 kills and 13 errors.

St. Ansgar 10 7 10 D-NH 25 25 25 Kills: St. Ansgar 16 (Noelle Hulshizer 8, Three tied 2), DikeNew Hartford 30 (Briana Weber 11, Lizzy Blough 7). Assists: St. Ansgar 15 (Amber Brigam 13), Dike-New Hartford 24 (Rachel Koop 20). Digs: St. Ansgar 20 (Tara Kramer 10, MiKayla McCurdy 5), Dike-New Hartford 17 (Sydney Petersen 8, Weber 4). Blocks: St. Ansgar 6 (Alexandra Patterson 4), Dike-New Hartford 12 (Katie Nielsen 5, Baylee Petersen 3). Service aces: St. Ansgar 0, DikeNew Hartford 8 (S. Petersen 3, Koop 2, Weber 2).

Attack efficiency: St. Ansgar .050, Dike-New Hartford .500.

Serve efficiency: St. Ansgar .815, Dike-New Hartford .917.

“Coming in having not played for so long, and BCLUW coming in and playing very, very well, it took us a little bit to come in and find our rhythm,” she said. “About midway through the first game I thought we started to find our rhythm and find our timing and just kind of kept working on things. Our defense got quicker, I thought our blocking get better - that just allowed our offense to run better.”

A key point in the match came with the Wolverines clinging to a 1614 lead when senior Rachel Koop began serving short in an attempt to get the Comets out of their offense.

The result was a six-point D-NH rally that that built a two-point advantage to a 22-14 one.

“A team that likes to run a little quicker tempo, that quicker stuff, that is hard to do that if you serve short,” Harms said. “Our servers did a good job of dropping the ball in short.”

Garber, however, said the serve receive wasn’t a huge factor in the match, particularly with the difficulty of playing in Dike-New Hartford’s gymnasium with its low ceiling.

“I felt like we handled serve receive better than I thought we might,” she said. “I was really worried about that.”

Garber said her team spent a night at the school district’s junior high gym in Union preparing for the unusual environment, though there’s only so much the team can do.

“It’s a challenge to prepare for this gym,” she said.

The Comets finished with just 13 kills on the night, seven of which came in the first set, and hit just .052 as a team. Hannah Sams paced them with four kills while Nicole Montgomery and Haley Veldhouse had three each. Bobbi Paper had 10 assists and Mallory Vawter 11 digs.

“It just felt like we never got in our aggressive groove at the net,” Garber said. “I shouldn’t say never — we had it at the beginning, but we just struggled to maintain that.”

Dike-New Hartford, meanwhile, finished with 39 kills, 13 of which came from UNI recruit and threetime Class 2A Player of the Year Briana Weber and 12 of which came from senior Lizzy Blough, who has been forced into an expanded role the second half of the season after 6-foot-5 hitter Brooke Morgan was lost to a season-ending foot injury.

“We’ve moved Lizzy all over the place with Brooke going out,” Harms said. “She was just on the outside, but when Brooke went down we’ve asked her to go in the middle and go outside. Tonight she was very effective both places - very explosive.”

Senior setter Rachel Koop, a UNI recruit, added 29 assists and five kills on dumps into the middle of the Comet defense.

“We’ve asked her to do that a lot Dike-New Hartford 3, BCLUW 0 more, to a lot of different places and Despite a strong start, the everything,” Harms said. “We’ve BCLUW saw its record-setting 2014 just asked a lot of our players to add season come to an end at the hands a lot more to what they were doing of the Wolverines. before and they’ve done a wonderful The Comets played point-for- job of doing that.” point with a Wolverine team playing The teams traded points in the for the first time in 10 days before early going, with the Comets takthe hosts made serving adjustments ing a 9-8 lead on a D-NH violation. that BCLUW had no answer for.

The Wolverines came back to take a “We played them point-for-point 10-9 lead on a Taylor Hedges service and then felt like we got stuck about ace and built the lead to 14-10 be14,” Comet coach Kristen Garber fore Garber called a timeout to settle said. “Part of that was what they her team. The Comets pulled back to were doing - we didn’t have an an- within a point on a Montgomery kill swer for it. They were hitting over before the Wolverines ran off seven the block and finding the holes.” straight points to take control. Back Harms said her team had a dif- to-back blocks sealed the Wolverficult time getting going after its ines victory. longest layoff all year. The Wolver- D-NH took command in the early ines’ last match before their regional going of set two, scoring 17 of the opener was an Oct. 18 tournament in game’s first 20 points on its way to Council Bluffs. a 25-7 win. Set three was more of the same, with Dike-New Hartford jumping ahead 11-5 on its way to a 25-11 victory. The match took just 52 minutes to complete.

BCLUW 15 7 10 D-NH 25 25 25 Kills: BCLUW 13 (Hannah Sams 4, Nicole Montgomery 3, Haley Veldhouse 3), Dike-New Hartford 39 (Briana Weber 13, Lizzy Blough 12). Assists: BCLUW 13 (Bobbi Paper 10), Dike-New Hartford 37 (Rachel Koop 29, Sydney Petersen 4). Digs: BCLUW 28 (Mallory Vawter 11, Olivia Callaway 6), Dike-New Hartford 50 (Taylor Hedges 11, Koop 11, Petersen 11). Blocks: BCLUW 3 (Three tied 1), Dike-New Hartford 15 (Katie Nielsen 7, Baylee Petersen 3, Weber 3). Service aces: BCLUW 1 (Callaway), Dike-New Hartford 6 (Hedges 2, Koop 2) Attack efficiency: BCLUW .052, DikeNew Hartford .351. Serve efficiency: BCLUW .824, Dike-New Hartford .917.

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D-NH, IF-A/AGWSR runners compete at state cross country meet

Crew takes fourth in Class 2A

By PATTI RUST Sports Correspondent FORT DODGE – Runners from Dike-New Hartford and Iowa FallsAlden/AGWSR represented the local area at the Iowa High School Cross Country Championships in Fort Dodge Saturday, a brisk morning with temperatures in the 30 degree range and windy, yet sunny conditions. John Crew, competing individually in the Class 2A boys’ race, topped area runners with a strong fourth place individual showing, and the Dike-New Hartford girls’ team earned an 11th place finish overall.

“Everything we did this week we wanted the runners to have fun, be confident, and race to compete,” Dike-New Hartford head coach Will Reingardt said. “If we did this the rest would take care of itself and we would have a great week and state meet. They most definitely followed through with this all week and proved themselves Saturday.”

Crew put together what Reingardt describes as his best complete race of the season with his fourth place finish in a time of 16:21.2.

“We have been focusing on him getting stronger throughout his race and using his foot speed and athleticism at certain parts of the courses,” he said. “He is running strong, smart, and determined and that is a credit to his work. I am proud of how he worked through getting back from the injury in the middle of the season to where he is now.”

Going into the state meet Coach Reingardt felt it was good for the Wolverine girls’ team to be “under the radar”, unranked until this past week when their 15th place ranking was announced.

“That gave them some extra fire and motivation to do better than 15th,” he said. “They really put everything out there and ran strong races. Finishing 11th as a team in a very tough 2A field is a great accomplishment for these girls.”

Haylee Luna led the Wolverines with a 22nd place finish. Kadi Wright went 48th, Jurane Lizer 69th, and Oliva Eiklenborg 87th. Olivia Verhulst and Kelsey Bakken placed 97th and 08th, and Hannah Dove went 107th.

“Haylee got out strong and maintained her race,” Reingardt said. “Jurane also stepped up for us finishing third on the team with a new personal record. Olivia Verhulst wanted to end her cross country career with a bang she told us, and she had her

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From page 16 “I think we’re in a good place,” he said. “I think our confidence is good.

There are still a few things we’re trying to improve on - that’s kind of a continuous process - but the kids are playing well now. Hopefully we bring our A-game over to Hampton when we play Lake Mills. They will be a real challenge for us but hopefully we’re up to it.”

Earlier in the week Grundy Center dominated the regional match with West Marshall, taking the Trojans out of the each set early and taking the win in three straight, 25-9, 25-9, 25-7.

The Spartans put up a balanced attack at the net, Lindeman with 11

best start to finish race as she was our number five runner.”

“I’m very proud of this girls’ team on how they came together and found a way to work together all season,” he said.

The state meet marks the end of the season for the Wolverine runners, and the end of the high school cross country careers for four seniors, Hanna Hunt, Olivia Verhulst, Nikki Weissenfluh, and Nick Nielsen.

“This group of seniors will be missed as they have put in the work and efforts that we want all our future runners to display,” Coach Reingardt said. “They lead by example in all they do from running to their character to what they do in the classroom.”

In the Class 3A competition, Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR was represented by two individual runners, Landon Boomsma and Bethany Lippert. Boomsma ran to the 38th spot in the boys’ competition and Lippert finished 51st in a field of 123 female runners.

Coach Michael Rottink indicated that while the conditions on Saturday didn’t support achieving Boomsma’s personal goal for the state meet, his state appearance provided valuable experience.

“He was really hoping to beat his PR time that he’d set at Manchester - wanted to run in the 16:30’s - but that just wasn’t in the cards for today on a cold and windy course,” Rottink said. “Getting in the experience of running the state meet is very valuable. Getting out with the leading pack for the future will be something to work on. He went from running at about 70th place at one mile to passing about 20 runners in the last mile.”

“We had a great season,” Rottink said. “His (Boomsma’s) state qualification was realistic but not a guaranteed result, and his run at state will provide him both experience and motivation for the future.”

IF-A/AGWSR girls’ coach Jamie Maxwell didn’t feel it was necessary to create expectations or add any pressure to Lippert’s mindset going into the state meet, given that she is competitive enough by nature.

“I told her all week she needed to remember why it is she enjoys running, that she has a natural gift, and that she has worked hard to earn her spot at the state meet,” Maxwell said. “Bethany ran very well in a competitive field of runners. She appeared to be focused on running her own race. I am pleased with the way she ran and look forward to the potential she brings to the team in the next two years.”

State Cross Country Meet Class 2A Girls’ Results Team Results – 1) Monticello 63; 2) Cascade, Western Dubuque 92; 3) Osage 130; 4) Unity Christian, Oran; 5) Western Christian,

Hull; 6) Mid-Prairie, Wellman; 7) Des Moines Christian; 8) Mediapolis 216; 9) Kingsley Pierson/Woodbury Central 226; 10) North Polk, Alleman 241; 11) Dike-New Hartford 267; 12) North Fayette Valley 286; 13) South Hardin, Eldora 301; 14) West Central Valley, Stuart 304; 15) Red Oak 333.

Top Individuals – 1) Paige Holub (Monticello) 14:58.8; 2) Becca McDermott (Cascade) 15:03.0; 3) Ellie Friesen (Osage) 15:26.1; 4) Kylie Kelchen (Cascade) 15:28.3; 5) Kenedie Kats (Western Christian) 15:32.0; 6) Anna Hostetler (Mid-Prairie) 15:38.0; 7) Macie Weber (Cascade) 15:38.7; 8) Haley Fye (East Marshall) 15:39.0; 9) Bailey Hare (Odebolt-Arthur-Battle Creek-Ida Grove) 15:40.7; 10) Jordyn Patterson (Monticello) 15:44.1.

Dike-New Hartford Individuals – 22) Haylee Luna 16:10.1; 48) Kadi Wright 16:42.2; 69) Jurane Lizer 17:25.5; 87) Olivia Eiklenborg 17:55.7; 97) Olivia Verhulst 18:23.9; 98) Kelsey Bakken 18:24.4; 107) Hannah Dove 19:10.3.

Class 2A Boys’ Results Team Results – 1) East Marshall, Le Grand 84; 2) Monticello 106; 3) Unity Christian, Oran 114; 4) Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 147; 5) Shenandoah 152; 6) Western Christian, Hull 157; 7) Osage 171; 8) Red Oak 230; 9) Albia 234; 10) Davis County, Bloomfield 235; 11) Northeast, Goose Lake 246; 12) Louisa-Muscatine 257; 13) Southeast Valley, Gowrie 259; 14) Waukon 266; 15) Sioux Center 268 .

Top Individuals – 1) Eric Lenz (Tipton) 16:09.2; 2) Chase Smith (Garner-Hayfield/ Ventura) 16:18.7; 3) Danny Halva (North Fayette Valley, West Union) 16:20.6; 4) John Crew (Dike-New Hartford) 16:21.2; 5) Matt Manternach (Monticello) 16:21.8; 6) Gable Sieperda (George-Little Rock) 16:30.1; 7) C. J. May (Aplington-Parkersburg) 16:38.3; 8) Lee Christensen (Estherville Lincoln Central) 16:39.1; 9) Jared Draper (Mid-Prairie, Wellman) 16:41.3; 10) Preston Kauder (Cascade, Western Dubuque) 16:43.2.

Dike-New Hartford Individuals – 4) John Crew 16:21.2.

Class 3A Girls’ Results Team Results – 1) Decorah 66; 2) Gilbert 69; 3) Assumption, Davenport 125; 4) Williamsburg 130; 5) Moc-floyd Valley 155; 6) Pella 163; 7) Ballard 249; 8) Mount VernonLisbon, Winterset 251 (tie); 10) Humboldt, Bishop Heelan 269 (tie); 12) Grinnell 272; 13) Vinton-Shellsburg 273; 14) Harlan 286; 15) Wahlert Catholic 288.

Top Individuals – 1) Grace Bibbons (Gilbert) 14:37.7; 2) Abby Kohut-Jackson (Ballard) 14:55.4; 3) Joy Ripslinger (Assumption, Davenport) 15:02.6; 4) Sienna DeJong (Oskaloosa) 15:10.1; 5) Carly Rahn (Gilbert) 15:14.8; 6) Shaelyn McEnany (Independence) 15:17.3; 7) Tiffany Williams (Atlantic) 15:18.4; 8) Amanda Taylor (Decorah) 15:18.6; 9) Ciara Buchheit (Pella) 15:20.2; 10) Julia Schumacher (Assumption, Davenport) 15:20.2.

IF-A/AGWSR Individuals – 51) Bethany Lippert 16:16.9.

Class 3A Boys’ Results Team Results – 1) Gilbert 73; 2) Mount Vernon-Lisbon 78; 3) Pella 96; 4) Grinnell 168; 5) Charles City 179; 6) Center PointUrbana 191; 7) Dallas Center-Grimes 194; 8) Decorah 208; 9) Algona 209; 10) Bishop Heelan 219; 11) Marion 255; 12) VintonShellsburg 263; 13) Harlan 272; 14) Ballard 325; 15) Moc-Floyd Valley 331.

Top Individuals – 1) Thomas Pollard (Gilbert) 15:04.5; 2) Josh Yeager (Center Point-Urbana) 16:09.4; 3) Logan Murray (Mount Pleasant) 16:16.1; 4) Jackson Schulte (Grinnell) 16:17.6; 5) Wesley Greder (Gilbert) 16:19.0; 6) Ben Warner (Pella) 16:20.0; 7) Bradley Richard (Gilbert) 16:21.7; 8) Reid Smock (Mount Vernon-Lisbon) 16:23.7; 9) Nolan Teubel (Mount Vernon-Lisbon) 16:27.6; 10) Spencer DeJong (Oskaloosa) 16:28.5.

IF-A/AGWSR Individuals – 38) Landon Boomsma 17:15.0.

kills, Edgerton with 10, and Kayla Mathews with nine. Alyssa Mathews set the offense up with 27 assists, and she served 18-for-20 with five aces. Lindeman went 14-for-15 at the serving line with six aces. Sents led in digs with 17 and served 12for-12 with four aces.

11, Busch 8). Serving: Grundy Center 64-74, 7 aces (Piper Johanns 17-18, 1 ace; Sents 12-12, 1 ace), South Hamilton 31-32, 2 aces (Busch 1, Carly Swenson 1).

From page 16 Meinders, Miguel Reyes, Grant Sicard, Austin Ubben, and Cody Williams. Emotions ran high at the conclusion of the final game of their high school career.

“They’re great guys,” Eckhardt said. “They’ve been going out for all of the sports, being good kids, in the classroom, in plays…what do you say? I’m gonna miss them. It’s kind of like (they are) my boys; it’s gonna be tough.”

(Zade McCall kick); 0-7 Nashua-Plainfield – Zade McCall 97 run (kick failed); 0-13 AGWSR – Josh Balvanz 12 run (kick failed); 6-13 Second quarter AGWSR – Clay Meinders 2 run (Miguel Reyes kick); 13-13 Third quarter AGWSR – Meinders 23 run (Reyes kick); 20-13 Fourth quarter Nashua-Plainfield – Jordan Klingman 1 run (McCall kick); 20-20 Nashua-Plainfield – Mason Hyde 27 field goal; 20-23

Punts-avg.

Penalties

AGWSR 6 7 7 0 -- 20 N-P 13 0 0 10 -- 23

Team totals Rushes-yards Pass yards Comp.-Att.-Int. Total offense

Grundy Center 3, South Hamilton 0 Grundy Center 25 25 25 South Hamilton 14 15 6 Kills: Grundy Center 35 (Hana Edgerton 8, Katie Lindeman 6, Landry Luhring 6), South Hamilton 4 (Ady Wintermote 3). Assists: Grundy Center 34 (Alyssa Mathews 29), South Hamilton 8 (Mackenzie Busch 7).

Blocks: Grundy Center 5 (Edgerton 2), South Hamilton 12 (Avery Klemp 5). Digs: Grundy Center 70 (Riley Sents 23, Luhring 14, Lindeman 13), South Hamilton 45 (Alissa Moss

Grundy Center 3, West Marshall 0 Grundy Center 25 25 25 West Marshall 9 9 7 Kills: Grundy Center 37 (Katie Lindeman 11, Hana Edgerton 10, Kayla Mathews 9), West Marshall 8 (Lexi Keigan 4, Morgan Hopper 3). Assists: Grundy Center 33 (Alyssa Mathews 27), West Marshall 7 (Madi Stalzer 4). Blocks: Grundy Center 0, West Marshall 0. Digs: Grundy Center 47 (Riley Sents 17, Landry Luhring 9), West Marshall 26 (Nicole Riemenschneider 7, Mackenzie Coberly 6).

Serving: Grundy Center 67-73, 21 aces (A. 18-20, 5 aces; Lindeman 14-15, 6 aces; Sents 12-12, 4 aces), West Marshall 23-24, 1 ace (Coberly 5-5, 1 ace; three tied 4-4).

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Scoring Summary First quarter Nashua-Plainfield – Reece Reams 48 run

AGWSR 52-277 43 4-8-0 320

N-P 40-322 72 3-8-2 394

3-39.3 4-30

0-0.0 2-10

Individuals Rushing – AGWSR: Cody Williams 21119; Levi Stockdale 12-55; Clay Meinders 8-49, 2 TDs; Josh Balvanz 9-48, 1 TD; Mason Eilderts 2-6.

Passing – AGWSR: Williams 4-8, 43 yards.

Receiving – AGWSR: Nathan Karsjens 3-34; Jeremiah Stull 1-9.

Tackle Leaders – AGWSR: Stockdale 10.0; Clay Meinders 9.0; Liam Stubbe 6.5; Brandon Johnson 4.0; Caleb Meinders 3.5.

Tackles for Loss – AGWSR: Clay Meinders 1.0; Stockdale 1.0.

Fumble Recoveries – AGWSR: None.

Interceptions – AGWSR: Landon Sanders 1.0; Liam Stubbe 1.0.

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Wolverines move to second round with win over Bellevue

By PATTI RUST Sports Correspondent DIKE – Though Bellevue scored first it wasn’t long before Dike-New Hartford turned the tide and never looked back, scoring 21 points in both the second and third quarters while holding the Comets scoreless for the remainder, to claim a 42-7 Class 1A first round playoff win at Dike last Wednesday night.

“I thought our kids played extremely hard,” Wolverine head coach Don Betts said. “We kind of let them set the tone early, but when we started dictating the tone of the game it turned pretty quickly. I think our special teams really flipped that switch for us with a couple of big returns and some outstanding hits. It was a great effort by our players.”

The Wolverines’ slow first quarter start included a Conner Ragsdale touchdown run that was called back on a Wolverine holding penalty, followed by a Comet recovery of a Wolverine fumble. But after Bellevue scored on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Keenan Plossel to Tyler Banowetz in the first quarter, DikeNew Hartford’s offense came alive to score three touchdowns in the second period, all on drives capped off with short touchdown runs by Trent Johnson to make it 21-7 Wolverines at the half. The third Johnson TD was preceded by a Connor Neuroth interception on a Comet fourth and two to set up the score with 32.8 second left in the half.

In the third quarter the Dike-New Hartford offense mixed things up on offense, scoring on a 43-yard run by Johnson, a 70-yard punt return by Connor Neuroth, and a 59-yard pass from Connor McCleeary to Preston Wheat.

Offensively the Wolverines accumulated 443 yards, while defensively holding the Comets to just 113. Johnson led all rushers with 218 yards and four touchdown runs.

McLeeary, in his first game back from an early season injury, completed 6-of-10 passes for 126 yards.

Jackson Lage went 6-fo-6 in PATs. According to Coach Betts, as with many of the games this season much of the Wolverine offensive success is credited to the line.

“Our offensive line played extremely well again,” Coach Betts said. “Those guys have really set the table for all we have done this year.

Nic Gronowski (85) and Calvin Wildeboer (42) throw blocks for Wolverine running back Nick Durnin (24) in Dike-New Hartford's first round playoff win over Bellevue. (Patti Rust/The Grundy Register photo) Trent Johnson had another big game, as did Preston Wheat. Connor McCleeary played well. It is great to have him back. It was a great effort offensively.”

Big plays on the defensive side of the ball included three Wolverine interceptions, two by Neuroth and one

by Wheat, in addition to six tackles for loss.

“Defensively, we didn’t really do anything differently after the first quarter, we just got after them,” Betts said. “We thought we were the more physical team and just needed to play that way.”

“Our whole defense played very well, but Kyle Dennis, Tommy Irvin and DJ Ackerson really set the tone on the defensive line,” he said. “Our secondary really confused their quarterback by changing our look. I don’t think we let him get very comfortable after the first couple of drives.”

The 8-2 Wolverines were scheduled for a second round playoff matchup with 10-0 West Branch at West Branch on Monday, Nov. 3.

D-NH 0 21 21 0 — 42 Bellevue 7 0 0 0 — 7 Scoring Summary First quarter Bellevue – Tyler Banowetz 20 pass from Keenan Plossel (Jacob Rentz kick); 0-7 Second quarter Dike-New Hartford – Trent Johnson 4 run (Jackson Lage kick); 7-7 Dike-New Hartford – Johnson 10 run (Lage kick); 14-7 Dike-New Hartford – Johnson 10 run (Lage kick); 21-7

Third quarter Dike-New Hartford – Johnson 43 run (Lage kick); 28-7 Dike-New Hartford – Connor Neuroth 70 punt return (Lage kick); 35-7 Dike-New Hartfod – Preston Wheat 59 pass from Connor McCleeary (Lage kick); 42-7

Team totals Rushes-yards Pass yards Comp.-Att.-Int. Total offense Punts-avg.

D-NH Bellevue 45-317 18-(-14) 126 127 6-11-0 12-24-3 443 113 2-32.0 4-35.0 Individuals Rushing – Dike-New Hartford: Trent Johnson 26-218, 4 TDs; Connor Ragsdale 7-57; Nick Durnin 6-24; Connor McCleeary 1-8; Connor Neuroth 1-6; Jacob Moore 2-2; Calvin Wildeboer 2-2. Bellevue: Lucas Anderson 5-13; Ty Oster 1-(-1); Keenan Plossel 8-(-26).

Passing – Dike-New Hartford: McCleeary 6-of-10 for 126 yards, 1 TD; Moore 0-1.

Bellevue: Plossel 12-24 for 127 yard, 1 TD, 3 Int. Receiving – Dike-New Hartford: Preston Wheat 2-62, 1 TD; Neuroth 2-50; Zach Nicholson 109; Drew Aalderks 1-5. Bellevue: Tyler Banowetz 7-105, 1 TD; Noah Reed 2-13; Alex Hinke 2-5; Lucas Anderson 1-4.

Tackles Leaders – Dike-New Hartford: Wheat 7.0; Blaine Becker 4.5; Carter Bixby 4.0; Kyle Dennis 4.0; DJ Ackerson 3.5. Bellevue: Banoweta 7.5; Chad Olson 6.5; Reed 5.5; Corbin Stillmunkes 5.0; Oster 4.5; Peters 3.5; Mason Lyons 3.0; Alex Sprank 3.0.

Tackles for Loss – Dike-New Hartford: Dennis 3.0; Ackerson 2.0; Wheat 1.0. Bellevue: Banowetz 1.0; Sprank 1.0; Stillmunkes 1.0; Oster 1.0; Lyons 0.5; Reed 0.5.

Fumble Recoveries – Dike-New Hartford: None. Bellevue: None.

Interceptions – Dike-New Hartford: Neuroth 2; Wheat 1. Bellevue: None.

Wolverines From page 16 for us,” Betts said.

Two series later, Connor Neuroth intercepted a Bear pass and returned it to midfield, and six plays later the Wolverines were on the scoreboard again, this time on a Johnson fiveyard run.

West Branch drove to the Wolverine 12 on the ensuing drive, only to see Preston Wheat break up a fourthdown pass in the end zone. The Bears drove back to the Wolverine 21 the next time they had the ball, only to see a pair of Wolverine quarterback sacks, including a third-down effort

by DJ Ackerson, thwart the threat as time ran out.

West Branch finally found the scoreboard early in the third quarter on a 69-yard drive after forcing a Wolverine punt. Sophomore runner Luke Lenoch did much of the damage before quarterback Lucas LaMont sneaked in for the touchdown. Jake Sonnenberg blocked the Bear extrapoint kick, a play that would prove critical as the game wore on.

The West Branch momentum did not last long, as D-NH countered with its longest scoring drive of the night, a 75-yard, six-play effort capped by a 56-yard Johnson scoring run.

West Branch scored again on its next drive, only to see Sonnenberg thwart the conversion effort for a second consecutive drive, this time as he broke up LaMont’s conversion pass into the end zone, preserving the two score lead, 21-12.

Johnson’s fourth touchdown of the night, this one from two yards out, made it 28-12, and West Branch closed again, this time on a Lenoch six-yard run, and again the Wolverines deflected the conversion pass, this time by Neuroth.

D-NH’s final drive typified the game. Johnson carried three straight times for a first down before breaking free two plays later on his touchdown that wasn’t. Even that, however, worked into the Wolverines’ hands, as it allowed them to run three additional minutes off the clock before Ragsdale found the end zone on a two-yard plunge.

Dike-New Hartford 14 0 7 14 — 35 West Branch 0 0 12 6 — 18

Scoring Summary First Quarter DNH — Trent Johnson 22 run (Jackson Lage kick); 7-0 DNH — Johnson 5 run (Lage kick); 14-0 Third Quarter W B — Lucas Lamont 1 run (Kick blocked); 6-14 DNH — Johnson 56 run (Lage kick); 21-6 W B — Devin Kindon 6 run (Pass failed); 12-21 Fourth Quarter D NH — Johnson 2 run (Lage kick); 28-12 WB — Luke Lenoch 6 run (Pass failed); 18-28 DNH — Connor Ragsdale 2 run (Lage kick); 35-18 Team totals First downs

DNH 19

WB 16

Rushes-yards Pass yards Comp-Att-Int Total offense Fumbles-lost Punts-Avg. Penalties-yards

44-372 36-184 31 120 4-11-1 14-27-1 403 304 0-0 2-1 2-34.0 2-25.0 9-91 7-55 Individuals Rushing — Dike-New Hartford: Trent Johnson 36-355, 4 TDs; Connor Ragsdale 6-20, 1 TD; Team 2-(minus 3). West Branch: Luke Lenoch 25-124, 1 TD; Lucas LaMont 9-41, 1 TD; Devin Kindon 2-19, 1 TD. Passing — Dike-New Hartford: Connor McCleeary 4-of-11 for 31 yards, 1 int. West Branch: LaMont 14-of-27 for 120 yards, 1 int.

Receiving — Dike-New Hartford: Carter Bixby 1-14; Connor Neuroth 2-11; Preston Wheat 1-6. West Branch: Matt Shawver 5-71; Mason Hays 3-18; Kindon 4-16; Lenoch 1-10; Sam Aspelmeier 1-5.

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Johnson runs for record 355 as Wolverines stun No. 4 West Branch

By JOHN JENSEN The Grundy Register WEST BRANCH — Dike-New Hartford sophomore Trent Johnson had some explaining to do ... to his mom ... after Monday’s record-setting performance in a 35-18 victory over fourth-ranked and previously unbeaten West Branch in the second round of the Class 1A playoffs.

The win sets the Wolverines up for a rematch with South Winneshiek Friday in Calmar. The Warriors handed D-NH one of their two losses, 28-19 in Dike on Oct. 10. Since then the Wolverines have run off four straight double-digit victories.

Johnson’s school-record 355-yard, four-touchdown rushing effort was punctuated by a fifth touchdown ... that wasn’t ... after he raised his finger to the air to celebrate while 15 yards clear of the defense, but 10 yards from the goal line, erasing the score and drawing a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty late in the fourth quarter.

“I’ve got to go say sorry to my mom for that one, she’s not going to be too happy about that,” Johnson said. “She doesn’t like that at all. I looked up in the stands, she was glaring at me.”

If Johnson’s mother doesn’t forgive him, his coach and the rest of the D-NH fans will as he helped the Wolverines to one of their biggest victories in school history.

“This is as good a win as we’ve had around Dike-New Hartford in a long time,” he said.

Johnson, whose effort topped the Wolverines’ previous single-game rushing record of 295 yard set in 2005 by Michael Schreck, gave credit where credit was due.

“I have to give all the credit to my line,” he said. “They were giving me huge holes and they were always encouraging, and then if I didn’t do something right they would tell me what to do. It’s all them.

“I’m going to take them out for a steak dinner or something — they deserve that one,” he said.

The No. 9 Wolverines never trailed and held the Bears’ Class 1A-best

Grundy Center (11) junior Alyssa Mathews sets for senior Noel Saak (4) in the Spartans' regional win over West Marshall. (Patti Rust/The Grundy Register photo) Dike-New Hartford running back Trent Johnson (No. 44) races past blocks from Ty Sohn (No. 72) and Josh Latting (No. 77) on his way to a school-record rushing effort Monday in West Branch. (John Jensen/The Grundy Register photo)

scoring offense scoreless in the first half and 26 points below its 45-point per game average. The Bears finished with 304 yards of offense, but failed on a pair of first-half trips into the end zone and turned the ball over twice.

“We stopped them enough,” Betts said. “When we flip that switch we’re a heck of a football team. We’re tough, we’re physical. This may not be the best football team we’ve ever had at Dike-New Hartford, but I think it’s the most physical football team.

They don’t mind mixing it up and

that’s how you win playoff football games.”

Johnson was a workhorse, carrying the ball on 36 of the Wolverines 52 offensive plays and accounting for 88 percent of their offensive yardage. Fullback Connor Ragsdale was the only other Wolverine ball carrier, finishing with 20 yards and a touchdown, while senior quarterback Connor McCleeary threw for 31 yards.

The Wolverines capitalized on a pair of West Branch turnovers and made several critical defensive stops in the

first half to take a 14-0 lead into the locker room. After picking up a pair of first downs on its opening drive, West Branch fumbled near midfield and Zach Nicholson recovered, setting up a four-play, 47-yard Wolverine scoring drive capped by a 22-yard Johnson scamper. The first of Jackson Lage’s five perfect extra-point kicks on the night made it a 7-0 game.

“We came out and got that early score and, boy, that flipped a switch See Wolverines page 15

Cougars season ends with loss to Nashua-Plainfield

By PATTI RUST Sports Correspondent NASHUA – The 2014 season came to an end for the AGWSR Cougar football team Monday night when they fell 23-20 to NashuaPlainfield in a hard-fought second round Class A football battle. The closely played contest would come to a heartbreaking end for the Cougars, as the outcome was decided by a Husky field goal with just 25 seconds left on the clock.

Nashua-Plainfield got out to an early first quarter lead with backto-back touchdown runs, the first a 48-yard run by Reece Reams, and the second a huge 97-yarder by Zade McCall. AGWSR followed with a 12-yard touchdown run by Josh Balvanz to make it 6-13. The Huskies would threaten to score again at end of the quarter when they came within 10 yards of the goal line, but the Cougar defense held.

In the second period AGWSR would threaten to score with just over five minutes left in the half when they advanced the ball to the five-yard line, but this time the Husky defense held. With under two minutes to go in the half, AGWR regained possession on a Landon Sanders interception of a NashuaPlainfield pass. Quarterback Cody Williams led AGWSR down the field into scoring position with just over a minute to go when he connected on passes to Jeremiah Stull and Nathan Karsjens. Clay Meinders took the ball the final two yards for the score to tie the game at 13-13. A Husky last ditch effort to score before the halftime buzzer was spoiled by another Cougar interception, this time at the hands of Liam Stubbe with 12 seconds remaining.

The third quarter saw AGWSR move ahead 20-13 when Meinders

AGWSR head coach Skip Eckhardt and senior Clay Meinders embrace after the Cougar's 23-20 second round playoff loss to Nashua-Plainfield Monday night. (Patti Rust/The Grundy Register photo) scored again, this time on a 23-yard run.

Nashua-Plainfield would even the score at 20-20 early in the fourth period on a Jordan Klingman two-yard run, then would move ahead with the late field goal to take the win.

AGWSR head coach Skip Eckhardt said he couldn’t have asked any more from this Cougar team, and in the face of the season-ending loss had nothing but praise for their efforts.

“They’ve done everything I’ve asked of them since 2011,” he said.

“You can’t get any more out of them.

The sun will rise tomorrow. We’ll rest a little bit, then get back at it.”

The Cougars graduate 11 seniors from this years’ successful 9-2 team: Brandt Claussen, Jeremiah Clemons, Nolan Clemons, Sully Hofmeister, Jay Jaspers, Brandon Johnson, Clay See Cougars page 15

Spartans advance to regional final

BY PATTI RUST Sports Correspondent GRUNDY CENTER – The Grundy Center volleyball team advanced to the regional final with a pair of postseason wins over South Hamilton and West Marshall this past week. The 28-9 Spartans were to face 46-3 Lake Mills in the Class 2A Region 5 final at Hampton on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 7:00 p.m.

Against South Hamilton on Friday the Spartans had a somewhat slow start with a number of uncharacteristic errors early, but quickly cleaned things up to take the match in three sets, 25-14, 25-15, 25-6.

In set one South Hamilton kept it close until midway through, with a slight 12-11 Spartan lead at one point, primarily due to the Spartan miscues.

“We missed a number of serves, had a few missed hits and swings,” Spartan head coach Darwin Sents said. “Once it got to about 10 points the girls did a great job of straightening things out, eliminating errors, and attacking. I thought our defensive control was really good again and everybody was involved in the offense.”

South Hamilton challenged early again in the second set, with a strong blocking effort and hanging tough on long rallies. The Spartans countered with strong back row play and strategically placed hits to maintain the advantage.

“They are a good blocking team but our back row covered the hitters,” Sents said. “We just had to move the ball around a little more and not be quite as predictable.

There were two long rallies but we came up with both of those points.

That was big emotionally on our side.”

When the third set rolled around the Spartan momentum carried them through for their biggest set win of the night.

“This group is so much fun because they play so hard for every point and they fight for everything they can get right now, and that’s what it’s going to take,” Sents said.

Hana Edgerton led the Spartan attack at the net with eight kills, and

Katie Lindeman and Landry Luhring both scored six. Alyssa Mathews provided the offense with 29 assists. Riley Sents put up 23 digs, and Luhring and Lindeman contributed 14 and 13 respectively. Piper Johanns led in serving, landing 17of-18 with an ace, and Sents served 12-for-12, also with one ace.

The semi-final win also marked the final home match for Grundy Center seniors Noel Saak and Riley Sents.

“Riley is a four year starter and Noel for three,” Coach Sents said.

“They’ve both been on the floor a lot. They’re a huge part of the success we’ve had over the years. It’s always hard to see the seniors pay their last match on the home floor, but it was nice to see them play well and get the win.”

The seniors also reflected on their final home match in the Spartan gym.

“I’m going to miss having games in our own gym but I’m glad our season isn’t over yet,” Saak said. “I love my team to death this year; we are so close and have the best chemistry.

I love hanging out with all the girls and don’t ever get tired of seeing them every day. I’m super excited we made it this far and I’m really excited to play to see who goes to state.”

“It was a little sad playing my last match in the Spartan gym because I have grown up in this gym,” Sents said, ”but I know that I have many more matches left with this amazing team and that makes me excited for the rest of the season.”

“I think this team has a lot of heart, determination, and love for the game which is awesome,” she said.

“We might not be the tallest team but we make up for that with hard work and perseverance. I’m really excited for the regional final. I think we’ve been working really hard this year to get to this point and I can’t wait to see what we are able to accomplish through this postseason.”

Coach Sents is feeling good about where the team is at going into the regional final.

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