APF News

Important reminder for anyone using the GARC: Facemasks are REQUIRED at this …
Important reminder for anyone using the GARC: Facemasks are REQUIRED at this time for anyone over the age of 2. This includes entering/exiting the building, standing in the lobby, walking to get a drink,

Thank you Imagine Grinnell Foundation for picking Ahrens Park to be one of the r…
Thank you Imagine Grinnell Foundation for picking Ahrens Park to be one of the recipients of the 1000+ Trees Initiative. If you would like more info check out https://www.facebook.com/imaginegrinnell/ to see all the good

Imagination Playground is coming soon to the GARC! A great way for kids to get …
[ad_1] Imagination Playground is coming soon to the GARC! A great way for kids to get creative with play! [ad_2] Source

Pool season come and go too quickly for the little ones?! Sign them up for pare…
[ad_1] Pool season come and go too quickly for the little ones?! Sign them up for parent/child swim, where they can splish and splash to their hearts content! Ages 0 – 4 [ad_2] Source

Be sure to Trick-or-Treat safely! – Wear a mask and keep 6 feet of physical di…
Be sure to Trick-or-Treat safely! – Wear a mask and keep 6 feet of physical distance – Use individual bags and contactless transactions – Take hand sanitizer and use it often – Only participate

Come on out to the park for the Trick or Treat Trot this morning!
Come on out to the park for the Trick or Treat Trot this morning! Source

Park Improvement Projects Outpace Summer Activities
September 1, 2020 The pandemic and derecho may have changed league and tournament play at Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park this summer but they didn’t deter the park’s capital improvement project checklist. Ahrens Park is home

Giving Gardens Growing Produce to be Shared
June 23, 2020 The community garden project that began in 2013 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center has bloomed into 11 Giving Gardens–nine in the city of Grinnell and two in Brooklyn. The Giving Gardens

Public outdoor facilities at Ahrens Park close indefinitely
April 6, 2020 In order to help limit the spread of COVID-19 and support community efforts to promote social distancing and self-isolation, all public outdoor facilities located at Ahrens Park are now closed except

Foundation Offices temporarily closes doors
March 23, 2020 In order to help limit the spread of COVID-19 and support community efforts to promote social distancing and self-isolation, the administrative offices of the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation and

Ahrens history shown in Miracle Recreation 2020 catalog
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

Final phase of Ahrens Park improvement plan to begin
September 12, 2019 The third and final phase of the current improvement plans for Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park are to begin, creating a new entrance to the park, an additional exit out of the park

Ahrens Park Adds PHASE II
June 10, 2019 Twenty-five-year-old Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park is getting a Phase II facelift, this time for the tennis and basketball courts. In fall 2017, the Ahrens Park Foundation announced a $1 million multiphase, multiyear

Celebrating the life of Mollie Tibbetts
May 18, 2019 On Saturday, May 18, a special project celebrating the life of Mollie Tibbetts came to fruition in Grinnell. Two sculptures, created by artist Gail Chavenelle of Dubuque, Iowa, were unveiled and

Give A Garden
September 20, 2018 Get Into Grinnell Blog (Posted by the Grinnell Chamber of Commerce) Are you familiar with Grinnell’s Giving Gardens? The first community Giving Garden was started in the summer of 2013 at Grinnell Regional