July 19, 2023 Thank you Latitude Signage + Design for the great article and for creating these amazing donor and storyboards so we can share the history of our wonderful park. Amazing work! Come take a walk in the park to see it and learn more! https://www.latitudesignage.com/.../ahrens-park-signage...
July 1, 2023 Grinnell is home again this year to nine giving gardens, gardens tended by volunteers from which anyone is welcome to take any produce ready for harvest. Those overseeing the gardens invite everyone to walk into the gardens and harvest ripe produce to consider volunteering to help keep the gardens weeded, watered [...]
May 7, 2023 Garden plans are starting to heat up! Soon we will see lettuce, spinach, radishes and more... Stop by one of the 9 gardens in Grinnell: Ahrens Park Garden Grinnell Early Learning Center Summer St. Garden St. John's Lutheran Church Fairview Elementary Davis Elementary Bailey Park Elementary UPH-GRMC Marvin Garden
April 25, 2023 Our outdoor sand volleyball court is ready for the season with new poles, nets, and repurposed sand! See you on the court!
March 28, 2023 The changing of the season and warmer weather means prairie plants and their weedy competitors are about to emerge. However, our park crew is staying ahead of it! Here are some photos of the prairie burn that took place that will help restore the land and grow a new prairie landscape so [...]
March 26, 2023 Tonight at 11:59pm is the Grinnell Parks and Recreation registration deadline for our new family event, Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt! Register online today: https://grinnellrec.activityreg.com/ Make sure to bring your flashlights AND baskets to collect those eggs! Sponsored by Grinnell Recreation, Ahrens Park Foundation, and Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation.
March 22, 2023 Come celebrate the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation’s (CDAF) 30th anniversary and watch the NCAA Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 24th! Join us at the Grinnell Athletic Recreation Center at Ahrens Park for games, drinks, fun, and fundraising for CDAF. Doors open for the March Blowout Bash Fundraiser at 6:30 PM [...]
March 5, 2023 Don’t miss out on this fun local gravel ride event + a 5K fun run Sign up for 2023 event below! June 10- fun for the whole family! June 10 Central Park- Grinnell Fun for the whole family New this year a 5K fun run Sign up today at https://www.prairieburn100.com/ Prairie Burn [...]
February 25, 2023 A great turnout from the MegRem Softball clinic held at the Grinnell Athletic & Recreational Center - GARC on Feb. 25. Megan Rembielak is a former D1 softball player for Appalachian State University and instructor based out of West Palm Beach, FL
November 4, 2022 Want to learn more about the park? Come take a walk and check out the new park history boards! Special thank you to ASI Signage, Latimer Group for the great work!
