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2011, 2013 2014, 2015 The Grundy Register Thursday, July 16, 2015 Serving Grundy County since 1928 Grundy Center, Iowa Volume 91 – Number 29 www.TheGrundyRegister.com $1.00 Newsstand Price Felix Grundy Festival 2015 Hailey Junker Ashley Moore Cortanie Nederhoff Rebecca Steckelberg Grundy Center Police Chief Doug Frost was Grand Marshal for the 2015 Felix Grundy Festival parade. The 2015 festival featured cool tempera- tures that brought out large crowds both Friday and Saturday. Many more photos from this year’s festival are featured on pages 6 and 7 of today’s Grundy Register. (John Jensen/The Grundy Register photo) Council spars over civil citation issue Courthouse By JOHN JENSEN Miller said it is important to enforce Councilman Chad Hamann employees seek The Grundy Register the ordinance either way and that echoed Kiewiet’s earlier concern GRUNDY CENTER — The this council cannot make decision about the previous situation that was assistance with Grundy Center City Council sparred based on past enforcement. not dealt with at the time. possible air over the possible issuance of a civil “We have to enforce the ordinance “We need to make sure we don’t citation during last Tuesday’s regular or we’ll never have a walkable pick and choose what violations we quality issues meeting. community,” she said. enforce,” Kiewiet said while adding Alexandria Steinmeyer Clark Stevens Mayor Brian Buhrow said the Councilman Dave Stefl added that that the situation needs to be taken By JOHN JENSEN owner of property at 304 Seventh the Council has been citizen-friendly care of. The Grundy Register Street removed the sidewalk along in the past. A resolution authorizing the civil GRUNDY CENTER — Several Five queen candidates, the property without the proper “I don’t think we are being that citation passed 4-1, with Stefl voting members of the Grundy County permit or paying to have the concrete here,” he said. against the measure. Courthouse staff met with the Board removed. He said City Attorney Discussion noted that trees of Supervisors Monday to seek one king vie for Grundy Seth Schroeder agreed that a code hanging over the sidewalk at ROGER BOCKES, OWNER of assistance with possibly serious air violation had occurred. the property in question made it Heavy Equipment Manufacturing quality issues in the basement. County Fair royalty Council disagreement came about impossible to use before its removal. (HEM), briefed the Council on The group spoke serious illnesses By JOHN JENSEN include Grundy Center’s Hailey when Council member Janetta Buhrow referenced a letter sent to plans to rebuild his business after a that have befallen staff that has The Grundy Register Junker, Reinbeck’s Ashley Moore, Miller brought up the fact that no the city by the citizen threatening a devastating fire late last year. HEM worked in the courthouse basement GRUNDY CENTER — Six Wellsburg’s Cortanie Nederhoff, action had been taken in the past lawsuit against the city if it trimmed has purchased the former Frederick and sought assistance in testing Grundy County youth will vie for Conrad’s Rebecca Steckelberg and when a property owner removed the trees. Furniture warehouse that sits just for and possibly alleviating the Grundy County Fair Queen and Holland’s Alexandria Steinmeyer. sidewalk without the Council’s “We tried to settle it in a civil south of HEM’s former facility and concerns. County Sanitarian Carie King titles when the Fair kicks off its Conrad’s Clark Stevens is a knowledge at the time. Councilman manner and this is where we’re will begin moving into the building Sager, speaking for a group that official five-day run next Wednesday. candidate for Fair King. Al Kiewiet noted that he feels that at,” Buhrow said, noting that both as soon as the purchase is closed included County Treasurer Brenda Five young ladies will compete for Junker will be a senior at Dike- violator should be taken care of he and Public Works Director Dan on. Plans are to expand the building Noteboom, County Assessor John the Fair Queen title, which includes New Hartford High School this fall. before the city would file a citation Bangasser had attempted to talk to Freese and Custodian Mark Jungling, the opportunity to represent Grundy The daughter of Jenn Boege and against the current offender, though the property owner. See COUNCIL page 9 said she has had respiratory issues County in the Iowa State Fair queen Terry Junker said she would best since she worked in the basement contest while one young man will be represent Grundy County as Fair and that when she spoke with others in the Fair King contest. Queen because she is a “fun, loving they reported similar symptoms. This year’s event will be part of and caring person. She said she used money from Family Fun Night, which begins at “I am family orientated and love The show must go on ... her department’s budget to test for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the grandstand. to encourage and be a role model youth coordinators. We’re definitely formaldehyde and found levels The king queen will present ribbons to children,” she wrote in her Poultry show to going to try to recognize those kids nearly three times that which is during the final four days of the application. “I love to volunteer and 2015 for the efforts they put in.” considered healthy by the federal Fair and will represent the Fair love to make people smile. I want to be held despite Instead of showing the bird itself, government. She then purchased an at community events through the encourage kids to try everything at Grundy County Fair youth will show judges pictures of air purifier that is effective against following year. statewide ban their birds’ body, head, wings, feet formaldehyde and that has helped. This year’s Queen contestants See CANDIDATES page 3 By JOHN JENSEN Preview and feathers. Those will be presented She said she also brought the air The Grundy Register on a sheet of paper along with the purifier to the driver’s license side GRUNDY CENTER — There “It was kind of a devastating thing breed of the bird, and birds will be of the basement and that it improved may be a statewide ban on poultry when we found out that we weren’t exhibited in the same classes as the issues there as well. When she What’s Happening exhibits that includes county fairs. going to be able to have the birds past. moved the purifier back to her office The ban, however, will not stop the at the Fair, but I’m just glad that “It won’t be very easy to pick she said the issues returned to the Wednesday, July 15 Monday, July 20 Grundy County Fair from having its we were able to bring this back,” champions out of that, so we’re driver’s license office. Grundy Center School Board Grundy County Supervisors usual Poultry show. Traeger said. “I’m hoping that this is trying to keep it level,” Traeger “There’s something going on,” Secondary Media Center County Courthouse • 9 a.m. Instead of live animals, however, only a one-year thing and then we’ll said. “It will be a little more laid she said. 5 p.m. the 2015 Grundy County Fair will Sager asked the Supervisors for Tuesday, July 21 be able to bring the birds back (next back. They will still get ribbons and Thursday, July 16 feature a Virtual Poultry Show, with funds to test the air throughout the Kling Memorial Library year).” premiums, blue, purple, etc. based Kling Memorial Library pictures replacing live birds, which courthouse and to obtain air purifiers Book Club • 10 a.m. Once the ban was announced, on what the judge thinks. Book Club • 10 a.m. where necessary. Open to 4th - 6th graders are not allowed due to the outbreak members of the Fair Board and Traeger said showmanship will be Open to 1st - 3rd graders of avian flu earlier this year that Extension began meeting with similar to the past, though instead “(Everything we use) has Wednesday, July 22 Grundy Center Farmer’s Market affected at least 18 Iowa counties. Poultry Superintendent Heather of bringing the bird to the judge chemicals that we’re not going to Grundy County Fair Courthouse Square Grundy County Extension Youth Greiner to find a solution. the exhibitors will bring pictures. stop using,” she said. “We want Through Sunday, July 26 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Coordinator Andrea Traeger said, “She helped come up with the idea Those youth will be eligible for the something to purify the air.” Story Time at the County Fair despite the ban, it was important that of using pictures for it,” Traeger said. saw awards as the past, including Sager added that they regularly 1:30 p.m. youth with poultry projects have a “We also got some ideas from the chance to show their birds. state that came down to the county See FAIR page 9 See SUPERVISORS page 9 The Grundy Register, P.O. 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