Vietnam Hero Earns His Forever Monument by Mark Ridolfi Months Later
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Lancers reach Elite Eight! Will face Western Dubuque Friday PAGE 7B COVERING OUR COUNTY FROM ELDRIDGE, IOWA SINCE 1968 | northscottpress.com CANDIDATE Q&A Paustian vs. Mommsen vs. Simpson Page 4A McClimon Page 7A WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018 NSP Volume 51, No. 44 | $1.50 newsstand | 75¢ delivered THE NORTH SCOTT PRESS DONAHUE Vietnam hero earns his forever monument By Mark Ridolfi months later. NSP Assistant Editor Join the Fifty years later, his service is revered Larry Gronewald said goodbye sur- Gronewald family among Donahue residents who remem- rounded by friends, family and a stack 3 p.m., Sunday ber. On Sunday, a stone monument will of empty Schlitz beer cans at a party at Donahue's be unveiled in Donahue to inspire those sending the 21-year-old off to war. Sportsmen's yet to hear his story. Old snapshots show guests sitting on Park for the Gronewold is one of 853 Iowa soldiers folding chairs amidst card tables load- dedication of a killed in Vietnam. His death in 1968 is ed with chips and dip. No jeans and T- new memorial to among 16,592 American war-related shirts in this group. Even young people Larry Gronewold. casualties, the deadliest year of active in the mid 1960s wore collared shirts and combat between 1956 and 1972. pressed pants for casual gatherings. His Silver Star proclamation recounts His sister, Linda Holdorf, remembers headed to war in 1967. And her brother, his death in a firefight in Trang Bang, a fun party. Family members were sad Larry, was willing to serve. Larry Gronewald laughs with family and he was leaving. But most young men continued on page 10A The war claimed Gronewald just a few HERO, friends at his 1967 send-off party. Prosecutor mulls McCubbin charges By Mark Ridolfi NSP Assistant Editor Scott County Attorney Mike Walton is wrapping up his review of the audit implicating Long Grove and Park View’s former public works director. He told The NSP he expects a decision on criminal prosecution soon. “I am nearly done with my review of the report. I have a meeting scheduled with the Auditor’s office to clarify some matters. I will make a decision how to proceed in the near future,” Walton said. The audit found former Long Grove Public Workers supervisor Joel McCub- Amy Andersen joined her family as firefighters led a training burn of her family home near Princeton. NSP photos by Mark Ridolfi bin submitted expense receipts from the same trips to both Long Grove and Park Andersons let firefighters View for reimbursement. It also docu- ments hours McCubbin spent in area ca- Memories to ashes: take Princeton homestead sinos while on Long Grove’s clock. The audit was released in August By Mark Ridolfi site for a corporate campus develop- while Walton was in the middle of an NSP Assistant Editor ment. The family moved to the home out-of-town murder trial. It examined The Andersons watched intently, in 1970. Paul Anderson was grown and nearly three years' worth of salary and more interested than unnerved by gone in a couple of years, so most of his expense information provided by Long Princeton firefighters’ systemic burn of time there was as a visitor. He watched Grove and the Park View Water and San- their family home Saturday. the fire consume the roof he helped itary District. McCubbin served both for Paul Anderson and sister Amy Ander- his father shingle, the chimney they’d about 30 years until Long Grove city sen said they’re done mourning the old topped and pitched, and a kitchen addi- clerk Rose Boddicker reported concerns place. tion that burned faster and blacker than to the council, the district board and, ul- “It’s kind of sad. But honestly it was the old wood in the main house. timately, the auditor’s office. really kind of sad the way it was any- Amy backed away as heat intensified McCubbin was paid $156,840 by the way,” said Amy Andersen, of North Lib- and flames spread through upstairs bed- two governments in his last year of erty. The family vacated the farmhouse rooms. “We actually moved our rooms service. Long Grove covered $75,504 in long ago. Another sister still lives on the around a lot. So I lived in every room at a salary and $988.28 in phone reimburse- property, and her home will be burned different point in time,” she said. "Mom Paul and Marijo Anderson pose as ments. Park View paid $71,348.15 in sal- soon, too, as they prepare the 400-acre and Dad even moved rooms." firefighters keep flames at bay. LONG GROVE, continued on page 10A TO SUBSCRIBE, CALL (563) 285-8111 OR VISIT US ONLINE AT NORTHSCOTTPRESS.COM 2A The North Scott Press of Eldridge, Iowa | Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | www.northscottpress.com THENSP NORTH SCOTT PRESS COVERING OUR COUNTY FROM ELDRIDGE, IOWA SINCE 1968 INSIDE SECTION A House District 92 Race 4 Who's On The Ballot 6 Mommsen, McClimon Square Off 7 Nick Arp Is Wartburg Royalty 9 Fall Jazz Concert Is Friday 10 Editorial Pages 16-19 INSIDE SECTION B Polar Plunge 1 Sports 7-11 Family News 2 Police News 13 Rehearsing a scene are (l-r) Cooper Harrison, Aviana Holst, Bethany Schwarz, Kaitlyn Bendickson, Eliot Morrow, Ethan Windt and Obituaries 4-5 Classifieds 14 Connor Oetzmann. NSP photos by Scott Campbell Sheriff's News 6 SPECIAL SECTIONS Fareway Theisen's Scott County Democrats Rehearsal for Murder Aetna Athlon Sports Eastern Iowa Bizzy Bee LP presents classic whodunit this weekend CONTACT US By Scott Campbell NSP Editor Call: (563) 285-8111. Fax (563) 285-8114 If you’re a fan of murder mysteries, Visit: 214 N. 2nd St., Eldridge, IA. North Scott’s Lancer Productions is di- Mon.-Thurs. 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.– aling up a classic whodunit with its fall 5 p.m.; Sat. by appointment. production of “Rehearsal for Murder.” And, it’s the perfect vehicle to show- U.S. Mail: PO Box 200, Eldridge, IA 52748 case the high school’s newly refurbished Email: auditorium. • Editorial & Business The show will be presented Thursday and Saturday at 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2 [email protected] p.m. General admission tickets are $12, • News & Sports and $10 for students and senior citizens. [email protected] Tickets may be purchased at the door or • Advertising online at: tix.nshslp.com [email protected] The play features a smaller than nor- • Legal Notices mal cast, with a minimal set, which di- rector Stacie Kintigh said is perfect for [email protected] the debut of the new theater. Cooper Harrison and Emma Hughes act out a scene early in the play. “Initially, we were looking for a show DEADLINES that would have a smaller set, because NSP photos by Scott Campbell • Address changes and new subscriptions: we didn’t anticipate being back in the 5 p.m. Thursday prior to publication. theater until the beginning of October,” lieve she’d commit suicide and begins to guests to relax and have a cup of hot co- • Club, church and family reports, weddings, said Kintigh. “We didn’t want anything suspect she was actually murdered. Un- coa or coffee and a Danish (baked by LP engagements, anniversaries, reunions and too elaborate. der the pretext of having them read for alum Susan Burda) with them. It’s a cre- announcements of scheduled activities: “This is a show that I actually did his new play, Alex invites all of the sus- ative way to use the new lobby.” Friday at noon. when I was in high school, and I always picious parties to an empty theater and And, it’s just the beginning. • Advertising space reservation: 10:30 a.m. thought it was a really good mystery, locks them in until the truth comes out. “We love the new theater,” she said. Monday. Advertising materials due: 5 p.m. where all the pieces are there to figure it “I want to encourage people to come “The lighting and the sound are such an Friday, out, but it’s got a couple of really serious and see this show,” said Kintigh. “This amazing improvement. Josh (Tipsword) twists in it. is not your normal ‘comedy dramady’ and Emmett (Boedecker) are over and STAFF “It really makes your jaw hit the floor thing that I direct. There is some humor, over again overwhelmed by what they because there are some things that hap- but this story is really driven, and it’s re- can do, and Tom (Goodall) is enjoying Publishers: Wm. F. and Linda Tubbs pen at the end that it’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, ally cool to watch it unfold.” some of the new aspects as well. Editor: Charles S. Campbell I can’t believe that just happened.’ The Kintigh said the students are excited “I think we are all just really excited Assistant Editor: Mark Ridolfi suspects are all in the room, and you just about presenting the murder mystery, to be home, and really excited to see Contributing Writers: Phil Roberts, have to figure out who did it. It’s the old and that rehearsals, which began on what we can do with this space. This whodunit kind of thing.” Teresa LaBella, Tracy Dunn Sept. 17, are going well. whole season is going to be a great way The play features Alex Dennison (Coo- “We have some novice actors, and to feature the theater.” Contributing Editorial Cartoonist: per Harrison), who is a playwright en- some veterans,” she said.