King Theatre
Locally owned theater is open seven days a week, and offers video and DVD rental.

Ida County Courier
Weekly newspaper and shopper that is locally owned and has a circulation of more than 9,000 people. http://www.idacountycourier.com

Courier Square
Contains Experthies hair salon and Nautilus training center.

Oak Grove Plaza
A “mini” shopping center with Pamida, Bomgaars, Ida Grove Food Pride, a medical building, Lewis Family Drug, and the Skate Palace roller rink and convention center.

GOMACO Corporation
The worldwide leader in concrete construction equipment has its headquarters in Ida Grove (www.gomaco.com). There are also offices in England, Singapore, India and Austria, with a worldwide network of distributors who provide sales and support for the paving equipment. GOMACO has 300,000 square feet of manufacturing and office space, and is a major employer in the area with close to 350 employees. Other companies associated with GOMACO include: Godbersen Equipment Company (www.godbersen.com) – a used equipment dealer; Gomaco Trolley Company (www.gomacotrolley.com) – a manufacturer on authentic trolley cars; GOMACO University (www.gomaco.com/university) – a training center for GOMACO customers; and Bobalee (www.bobalee.com), a cylinder manufacturer located in Laurens, Iowa. Founded by Harold Godbersen. Learn more about Harold Godbersen’s legacy here.

Midwest Industries
Manufacturer of recreational equipment (www.shorelandr.com), including boat hoists, trailers and hydraulic equipment. A major employer in the area, with more than 300 employees. Founded by Byron Godbersen. Learn more about Byron Godbersen’s legacy and his castles here.

Byron Originals
Manufacturer of recreational equipment. Parent company of Midwest Industries. www.byronfuels.com, www.leisurelocker.com

Lake LaJune Estates
Private residential development, lots available for residential housing. Design and architecture of the original houses was by Byron Godbersen.

Municipal Airport
Hard surface runway of 3,180 feet. Located one hour from commercial airlines. More information on the airport…

Delux Motel
53 modern rooms with a restaurant (Boz-Wellz www.bozwellz.com) within walking distance. These rooms have air conditioning, cable, and one jacuzzi suite is available.

Lake LaJune Chalet
Byron Godbersen built Lake LaJune (named for his wife, LaJune) in 1969 to demonstrate recreational equipment for the customers of Midwest Industries. On the lake is a half-scale reproduction of the HMS Bounty, constructed by Midwest employees in 1970. Five miles of rope were used in the rigging, the masts and the yardarms. In 1973-74, he constructed a hangar with a huge banquet room with carpeted walls, mosaic tile floor, a fireplace and waterfalls with running water. The hanger also houses Byron Godbersen’s private plane, a working replica of a 1929 Mercedes constructed from a kit, a WACO bi-plane, and a display of several of Byron Original’s wooden model airplanes manufactured in Ida Grove. The hanger is utilized for banquets, entertaining and political functions. Before his inauguration in 1988, President George Bush spoke at the hangar.

Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School Systems
The BCIG School District was formed in August 1994. The district currently serves approximately 800 students at four attendance centers. The elementary (K-4) and high school (9-12) are located in Ida Grove, with the middle school (5-8) located in Battle Creek (seven miles to the west). The fourth attendance center is the Early Childhood Center (ECC) in Ida Grove. In the ECC is the special needs preschool classroom, alternate kindergarten classroom, and the Sac-Ida Alternative High School. The ECC building also houses the Sealed With A Kid Daycare, Gingerbread Preschool, two Head Start classrooms, Western Hills AEA 12 offices, and the administrative offices and auditorium for the BCIG School District. www.bc-ig.k12.ia.us

Horn Memorial Hospital
Licensed for 42 beds, employs 140 people. Inpatient, outpatient, respite care, emergency, and hospice services. Other services offered include general surgery, anesthesia, cardiac, oncology, podiatry, orthopedics, EMT, ophthalmology, urology, audiology, OB/GYN, vascular and pulmonary. http://www.hornmemorialhospital.org

Ida Grove Golf & Country Club
Private, nine-hole watered fairways course. Provides adult and youth activities, including golf for the summer recreation program. The clubhouse facility is available for private parties and meetings.

Ida Grove Public Library
Open six days a week, the library offers many things for young and old, alike. At the library, you can read and check out books, use computers hooked up to the Internet, make copies on copy machine, enjoy listening to books on CD, and much, much more. The library has a beautiful meeting room for public use. More information on the library…

Ida Grove Outdoor Swimming Pool
Open during the summer, the outdoor pool provides a full program of Red Cross swimming lessons and water exercise classes.

Ida Grove Community Recreation Center
Facility includes an indoor lap swimming pool, weight room, aerobics room, golf room, gymnasium with walking track, racquetball, sauna, whirlpool, a community room available for rental and much, much more! http://www.idagroverec.com

Ida County Courthouse
A National Historical Landmark. Original building constructed in 1872. Addition was constructed in the 1980s.

Moorehead House
Ida County Historical Society Museum. All preservations are accomplished through local donations and grants. It is open two days a week in the summer, and by special appointment at other times. The Historical Society hosts an open house every year during the Christmas season. A complete tour takes 1 1/2 hours. Contact Vi Witte at 712-364-2070 to set up your tours.

The Moorehead House was constructed in 1883 by the sons of one of the first settlers here. It was turned over to the Ida County Historical Society in 1982 with the stipulation that it would be restored in the form of a museum.

Morningside Rehab and Care Center
A 64 bed care facility that is dual certified by the State of Iowa for Medicare and Medicaid residents. Morningside is well known for their quality care of residents and for the low staff turnover.

Ida View Apartments
Apartments available for senior citizens.

Ida Grove Post Office
Located at the corner of Third and Main streets.

Ida Grove City Hall & Community Hall
Local government headquarters, plus meeting rooms and a large hall available for rent.

Cobb Memorial Park, Moorehead County Park and Ida Grove City Park
Recreation parks and camping areas. Includes tennis courts, canoeing, fishing, playground equipment for the kids and a wide variety of ducks, geese and swans. http://frontiernet.net/~idaccb/

Maple Vallee Villa
Senior citizen apartments with 33 one-bedroom and seven two-bedroom units.

“Old Town”
The original village platted by Judge Moorehead, located on the north end of Ida Grove. The “Village of Ida” was built in 1871 and consisted of 12 blocks.

Ida Grove Volunteer Fire Department
Ida Grove’s Fire Department consists of a 30-man unit and is one of the very best volunteer fire departments in the state.

Ida Grove Ambulance Service
Ambulance service is headquartered at Horn Memorial Hospital.

Pizza Hut
One of the more unique Pizza Huts around. It is located on the banks of a man-made lake. Enjoy your meal on the patio and let the kids feed their scraps to the many ducks, geese and swans which call the area’s lakes home. http://www.pizzahut.com

Medical Arts Building
Contains doctors’ offices and dentistry services.

Western Iowa Tech Building
Houses various classes, including carpentry and Emergency Medical Services.

Northwest Iowa Area Activities:

Ida Grove is a short drive for numerous historical and fun destinations. See how much fun you can have by traveling….