Honoring 25 Years of Service to Ahrens Park
May 28, 2024 Honoring 25 Years of Service: Meet Shane Gosselink, Ahrens Park Facilities Manager We are thrilled to announce Shane Gosselink’s 25th anniversary as the Facilities Manager of Ahrens Park! For a quarter of a century, Shane has been dedicated to the park, ensuring that it remains a beautiful, safe, and welcoming place for […]
Alliant, Ahrens Park and Three Other Entities Partner on Clean Energy Initiative – Construction Begins on New Solar Park in Western Grinnell
April 25, 2024 Alliant Energy, with four Grinnell community partners, has broken ground on multiple adjacent solar projects that will total five megawatts (MW), at the new Grinnell Solar Park in Western Grinnell south of Sixth Ave. on the site locally known as the former RC Industries location. Alliant Energy will own, operate and maintain […]
Park Facility Rentals
April 13, 2024 Exciting News! Did you know that you can now book our facility reservations online through the Grinnell Park and Recreation website? Whether you’re planning a birthday party at the Ahrens Family Center, a family reunion at one of our outdoor shelters, a team practice, or pickleball court at the GARC, it’s now […]
2nd Annual Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt Held at Ahrens Park
April 1, 2024 In case you missed it, Ahrens Park and Grinnell Parks and Recreation hosted the 2nd Annual Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt on Friday, March 29th. 270 kids were registered for the event with 6000 eggs (2000 per field) and 18 grand prizes available to win. To win a grand prize a child had […]
Thank you to these GHS Students and Grinnell College for grant to help support new dog park at Ahrens Park
January 21, 2024 Featuring one of Grinnell College’s Fall 2023 Mini-Grant Recipients: Enhancing Education, Parks, and Fire Safety in the Grinnell area. Picture shows from L.to R., GHS teacher Kevin Hosbond, Ahrens Park Foundation CEO Chad Nath, sweet dog Finley, GHS students Maxwell Mintle, Ethan Walker, and Carson Penyich For more information on […]
Thank You to the Ahrens Park Foundation Staff!
January 10, 2024
Trunk or Treat at Ahrens Park
October 29, 2023 Thank you to all who participated in the annual Trunk or Treat at Ahrens Park on Saturday, October 28th! Despite the chilly temperatures, there was a large turnout with many fun and spooky costumes and trunks! Sponsors of this event included: Ahrens Park Foundation, Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation, and the […]
New Outdoor Play and Learning Addition to Ahrens Park
September 28, 2023 Ahrens Park will soon be home to a new outdoor play and learning addition. The Ahrens Park Foundation (APF) is developing a naturalized Outdoor Play and Learning Environment, located just west of the Ahrens Family Center, which houses the Grinnell Community Early Learning Center. This innovative new space will provide access to […]
Park Signage along Walking Path
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…
Volunteers maintain nine Giving Gardens for fellow residents
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 and […]