March 10, 2020 The new Miracle Recreation Equipment 2020 Catalog features scenes from the Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park's new playground areas along with some history of Miracle Recreation and it's former founder and owner, Claude W. Ahrens. Click on the graphics below to read excerpts from the catalog. [...]
March 6, 2020 In order to mitigate any potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the March 9 International Women’s Day event scheduled to be held at Grinnell Mutual has been cancelled. While there are no confirmed cases in Iowa right now and the risk is low for COVID-19, the situation is fluid and [...]
March 2, 2020 At the International Women's Day event, we will be collecting donations of personal care items to send to Crisis Intervention Services (CIS) and Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA). CIS helps people rebuild their lives in the aftermath of sexual assault, domestic violence, or other violent crimes. MICA helps low-income central Iowan families. [...]
March 1, 2020 Why are some people afflicted with depression or anxiety that won’t ever go completely away? Those interested are encouraged to learn more as Iowa Valley Grinnell presents Dr. J.R. Paulson delivering a free 8-week class, “Depression That Won’t Go Away,” starting March 17. Despite the widespread availability of antidepressant medications, there [...]
February 10, 2020 On March 9, S.H.E. Counts, the Grinnell League of Women Voters, and the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation will be hosting the fifth annual International Women’s Day at the Grinnell Mutual Bartelt Conference and Education Center! This year’s theme is Each for Equal because each one of us can help [...]
February 1, 2020 Pregnancy and a new baby can bring a range of emotions. In fact, many women feel overwhelmed, sad, or anxious at different times during their pregnancy and even after the baby is born. For many women, these feelings go away on their own. But for some women, these emotions are more [...]
January 31, 2020
January 29, 2020 The Tiger Packs program is partnering with Hy-Vee for the Food 4 Thought Fundraiser. Tiger Packs is a local backpack program for pre K- 8th grade students in the Grinnell-Newburg school district to help combat hunger. Each week a bag of kid-friendly, nutritious snacks are sent home for the weekend to [...]
January 27, 2020 Imagine Grinnell is inviting interested community members to continue the legacy of Imagine Grinnell by joining the board or volunteering. The mission of Imagine Grinnell is to turn imagination into action to create a more vibrant, sustainable and healthy Grinnell. Imagine Grinnell began in 1985 with the dreams of a few [...]
December 20, 2019 You can see our Tiger Pack elves have been very busy! Thank you to all our special helpers for packaging yesterday! A big THANK YOU to our wonderful friends from Jensen Heating & Cooling for sponsoring a special holiday package! Another big THANK YOU to our friends at Pagliai's Pizza Grinnell [...]
