June 14, 2018 Grinnell's array of giving gardens are yielding fresh produce available to all. Several deliveries of produce have already been made to Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA) to be made available to families using the MICA food bank. Many of the ongoing gardens are at locations where volunteers do the planting, tending and [...]
May 29, 2018 On Friday, May 25, second grade students from Bailey Park and Fairview Elementary Schools initiated the latest in recreation equipment on two new playgrounds at Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park. Last fall, the Ahrens Park Foundation announced a $1 million multiphase, multiyear capital improvements project for the nearly 25-year-old park. The new playgrounds—one [...]
April 26, 2018 Ahrens Park is replacing equipment and surfacing in two playgrounds which had reached the end of their useful lives, and the April 20 We Are Grinnell Day came along at just the right time. Led by Coach Tony Stenburg, the GHS Student Athlete Leadership Team (SALT) arrived at Ahrens Park on [...]
April 16, 2018 We are excited to share a sneak peek of what the two new playground areas will resemble at Ahrens Park! As long as mother nature cooperates we will start the build later this week and hope to be finished by the end of next week. Stay tuned to see the progress. [...]
February 21, 2018 Last year, Imagine Grinnell and the Poweshiek County Master Gardeners partnered to launch Marvin Gardens, a garden and orchard on Grinnell's South side where anyone can pick fresh fruits and vegetables. This year, Ahrens Park will become home to another "edible landscape" project, thanks to a $5000 grant from ISU extension. [...]
October 5, 2017 The Ahrens Park Foundation is embarking on a $1 million multi-phased project to upgrade Ahrens Park. The foundation is seeking contributions from the community in order to qualify for grant funding. The first phase, replacement of the park's two playgrounds, is planned for spring of 2018. "The Ahrens Park Foundation has [...]
October 2, 2017 For the second year in a row, kites embellished the blue skies of Grinnell with the help of Rotarians, professional kite flyers, ambitious youngsters, patient parents and grandparents. Some 500 Grinnell residents participated in Kites Over Grinnell sponsored by the Grinnell Rotary Club on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Ahrens Park. [...]
June 26, 2017 Grinnell ended 2016 with four giving gardens, and the 2017 gardening season has seen the addition of three more gardens, including one in Ahrens Park, as well as an increase in the people watching over those gardens. Imagine Grinnell will host a bike tour of giving gardens on Saturday, July 8. [...]
October 10, 2016 Photos show the transformation of Dolly's Garden at Ahrens Park during the October 8th fun-filled landscape design class hosted by Imagine Grinnell and the Ahrens Park Foundation. Three heirloom peach trees, a large strawberry patch, and several gooseberry bushes are just a few of the new additions for the edible landscape planted in the garden. A second [...]
September 22, 2016 Imagine Grinnell holding October “Edible Landscape” Workshops at Dolly's Garden beginning October 1st Imagine Grinnell and The Ahrens Park Foundation will host two fun-filled landscape design classes on October 1 and October 8th. Participants of any gardening level will learn about how to integrate perennial food-bearing plants, shrubs and trees into [...]
