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The Grundy Register Thursday, January 30, 2014 Serving Grundy County since 1928 Grundy Center, Iowa Volume 90 – Number 5 www.TheGrundyRegister.com $1.00 Newsstand Price Exchange students share experiences of home, Iowa By JOHN JENSEN Midwestern U.S. take for granted … has helped him make friends. The Grundy Register and often would like to see a little Both said they are required to GRUNDY CENTER — Gideon less of. take classes in English and American Danbauchi and Jelena Jaggi’s homes “Snow. I was in my room and history and government. Danbuchi are a world apart, yet the two are (they) said ‘Gideon come to the talked about learning about historical joined by a common thread as window’ and I saw it falling. I aspects of U.S. history while Jaggi overseas visitors spending the year thought ‘Awesome’ when I saw it in focused on the governmental as exchange students at Grundy real life.” differences between here and home. Center High School. The first chance he could, “It’s interesting but pretty hard Danbauchi is a 16-year-old from a Danbuchi said he was outside making for me because we have a totally small town in Nigeri where his father a snowball, playing like a little kid. different system,” she said. “We serves as a pastor. He is staying “I just made a snowball and don’t have a president; we have like with the Day family. Jaggi, also 16, kicked it,” he said. seven different parties. People vote a comes to the United States from Both students said school is lot, It’s interesting to see something Switzerland where she is already a very different in the United States new how other countries are ruled.” college student. She is staying with than what they attended at home. Danbuchi said he has hopes of the Cleveland family. Both said they Danbuchi has attended boarding becoming a doctor. While in Grundy came to the United States wanting to school, hours from his parents’ home, Center he’s been able to observe a see something new. since he was 11. Jaggi has already surgery at Grundy Center Memorial “I was pretty bored (at home) finished what Switzerland calls high Hospital and watch his sister’s because I knew everything, so I school and is taking college classes. wisdom tooth surgery. He said seeing thought I wanted to see something “(School is) pretty intense over the surgeries has done nothing but new,” Jaggi said. “I want to discover there,” she said. “Where I go to excite him more about the future. the world and see different cultures school we sometimes have school for Both talked about wanting to take and totally learn the language 11 hours. Every day is different. It’s advantage of their remaining time because my English was pretty bad. I not really comparable (to here). We in the United States. Jaggi said she was like ‘I can improve my English, are in same school from first through hopes to see downtown Chicago in see new things here …’ sixth grade and then get separated all its glory while Danbuchi said he’ll Danbauchi said he tried several into three different groups — the fast enjoy anything he has the change to times to get a scholarship so he learners, normal ones and the kind of see. could see a new part of the world bad kids. “I just want to see a little more before passing the test to get into the “After eighth grade we can of the country,” she said. “I want to program. choose to go to college or finish have a good time, and spend time “I was excited,” he said. school — school just goes through with my family.” Danbauchi said he truly had no ninth grade.” “I would like to see new places if idea what to expect in the United Foreign exchange students Jelena Jaggi (left) and Gideon Danbauchi have been part of Grundy Center High A new experience for Jaggi was I have the chance, but if I don’t it’s States. His uncle had been to the School since the beginning of the school year. (John Jensen/The Grundy Register photo) the prevalence of sports in American OK,” Danbuchi said. United Kingdom and he had seen high schools. When Danbuchi returns home expect people to be coming up to she said. roads are pretty wide,” she said. movies, but … “We don’t have any sports in he’ll have one more year of high me. Not even my host brothers knew So far she said it’s been different “Everything is a checkerboard and “it was almost scary from the school, we have to do that in clubs school and then plans to attend them sometimes. It was actually than she expected. Things are big … really straight. We don’t have that — movies I watched as a kid,” he said. and it’s pretty new for me,” she said. college. If he has the chance, he said nice — you are in a new country and but also different. our roads have curves.” “There were guns everywhere and “We wouldn’t even have time for it.” he’ll return to the United States to people are already open to you. It “I remember the first day I was Jaggi said the biggest city she’s big cities everywhere. Before we Danbuchi said the sports are one study again. feels pretty good. here my brothers took me to town seen in the United State so far is came we had orientation - I knew of his favorite parts of the school “I like it here,” he said. Jaggi said she has always been and I was wondering why are there Des Moines, and that’s “pretty big culture was different.” here. He ran with the Grundy Center Jaggi will have to repeat the year impressed with the United States so many stop signs,” she said. already. The most different than what he cross country team last fall and is part of school she missed while coming because it seemed so big. “Everything is totally different — “So I’m thinking, ‘How is New expected, he said, are the people. of the basketball team this winter. In to the U.S. Once she finishes her “I came from this tiny, tiny even the roads. York or Los Angeles?’” “I thought the people would be the spring he’ll be in much more of current program, she said she’ll have country and then the US everything “We never have pickups and A major shock for Danbuchi nice, but when I came the people his own element as a member of the the chance to continue with higher is so big and I wanted to see that,” there are huge trucks over here, the was something those from the were more nice than I expected them soccer team. He said playing sports education. to be,” he said. Jaggi’s first true experience with the people of Grundy Center was a bit of an eye opener about how she County law enforcement contract rates to climb might be met. By JOHN JENSEN Mauer said the new bridge will be submitted the same budget request last year despite needing a budget presented to the Board. Supervisors, “When I first came here I went The Grundy Register significantly larger than the one as he did a year ago. Key projects amendment to cover additional costs however, can adjust budget requests to the pool and people came up to GRUNDY CENTER — Grundy being replaced. for Fiscal 2015 include siding the this year. to bring that number down. It was County law enforcement contracts County departments continued to sheriff’s office and roofing the jail. “In 2014 we’ve had more need,” also mentioned that increasing the me and said ‘Hey, you must be the will see a 4 percent rate hike in present budget requests to the Board. He added that the County may want he said. “We hope it’s an aberration.” portion of insurance that employees new exchange student, I’ve heard Fiscal Year 2015. Monday the The Grundy County Fair Board to start setting money aside for the Rickert’s request for general pay could also drop the rate. a lot about you,’” she said. “I was Board of Supervisors approved submitted a request that was $1,000 eventual purchase of a yard tractor, assistance and mental health dollars like, ‘OK, I don’t know you but nice the new rate for contracts, which less than its request of a year ago as the current one has reached about were also the same as a year ago. He IN OTHER BUSINESS, the to meet you.’ I knew that they were cover enforcement contracted (though more than the Supervisors 70 percent of its estimated lifespan. said he expects to see some requests Board: going to be friendly, but I didn’t by the Grundy County Sheriff’s approved). Fair Board President Auditor Rhonda Deters presented for assistance due to the recent spike • Approved a fuel purchase from Department. Ron Flater thanked the Board for a budget that included a $1,000 in propane prices, though he has not Diamond Oil of Des Moines for The contracts are for Conrad, their appropriation last year, noting increase for electronic supplies received any requests yet. 5,000 gallons of winter blend diesel Dike, Reinbeck and Wellsburg, that the Board had to work extra to due to expected electronic polling Following the budget requests, at $3.2114 per gallon and 3,000 What’s which require officers to live in bring electric service up to code last changes.