Grinnell Lions Ag Day filled with friends, family and tractors

     Julie Beach of Grinnell holds a Grinnell Community Guide publication while her husband, Scott, drives the family-owned Farmall tractor in the Grinnell Ag Appreciation Day Larry VanErsvelde Tractor Parade on Thursday, Aug. 25. The publication features a photo of Julie’s late father, Jim Urfer, who passed away in a car accident on May 21, 2013, the same day the publication was released. Jim, founder of Ag Appreciation Day,  joined the family-owned Grinnell Implement Store in 1959 and remained with the company, alongside his wife, Molly, until retiring in 2003. Scott and Julie operated the store until selling it in March 2022.