In most homes the kitchen is a favorite gathering place, especially on cold winter days. Kids are welcome. This past week Nicole Schilling and Austin Tuel shared on Facebook a story of an extra kid in their Bristol Township kitchen. Bubbles, a four-legged kid, is camped out in the kitchen, at least for awhile.
Read MoreMonth: March 2014
Lenten Luncheon series returns
Area residents from several Christian traditions are once again gathering weekly for a meal, fellowship and a Lenten devotion. Each Wednesday a light lunch is served at 11:45 am, with an ecumenical devotion from 12:15 to 12:45 pm. A donation of $5 is requested to defray the cost of the meal.
Read MoreGood causes and good food
Didn’t someone famous once say that communities that eat together stay together? And didn’t another famous person once say that calories consumed to benefit a good cause are digested instantly and never go to fat? Sociogastrologists can test those claims at a pair of Tip Nights this week at Pizza Ranch in Jefferson and at the Lions’ pancake supper.
Read MorePlans for after prom party underway
Parents of Greene County High School juniors have already spent months planning a fun, safe place for students gather after the junior-senior prom April 12. The students selected “Under the Sea” as the prom theme. The parents are taking the students back to the surface with a cruise ship party theme. Parent organizers have contacted organizations and businesses for donations…
Read MoreA winter bird-watching adventure
Toni Linberg and Matt Wetrich of Jefferson share photos from their Minnesota Avian Adventure last weekend to the far northern reaches of Minnesota. Matt is the Carroll County naturalist. He coordinated the trip as an offshoot of his work, and because he really loves birds. Ask Matt to warble like a bird, and he’ll ask which bird before he whistles. Toni is director…
Read MoreIRGC hears pitch for casino in Jefferson
Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation, with members from all parts of the county, teamed with Wild Rose Entertainment president and CEO Tom Timmons in a presentation for the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission Thursday. A recap of that meeting and the presentation is posted on the News page of GreeneCountyNewsOnline. A large part of the presentation was a video featuring a…
Read MoreGrow Greene County Gaming Corporation has its day
Presentation to IRGC on license for Wild Rose casino The mood was one of excitement and anticipation Thursday morning as Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation made its presentation to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) in support of a gaming license for Wild Rose-Jefferson. About 80 persons from Greene County and Jefferson – most of them supporters of the project…
Read MoreState funds to Greene County schools for Teacher Leadership program
The Greene County Community School District is among the first group of Iowa school districts to receive funding to launch Teacher Leadership and Compensation (TLC) programs. The announcement was made Monday by Gov Branstad, Lt Gov Kim Reynolds, and Iowa Department of Education director Brad Buck. As Teacher Leaders, 27 teachers will receive additional pay next school year. Of the 346…
Read MoreA pair of big performances for GCHS Jazzatonics
The Greene County High School Jazzatonics jazz choir has a pair of prestigious performances coming up. The 13-voice group will perform Friday, March 21, at the Jazz Experience Day at the American Choral Directors Association’s north central regional convention on the Drake University campus. Three jazz choirs from each of the six states in the region were selected to perform.…
Read MoreEyesores disappearing from Jefferson’s neighborhoods
~by Denise O’Brien Van Jefferson got serious about the tattered and battered structures disfiguring the city’s neighborhoods in 2007. Since then, 86 structures–houses, garages, sheds and commercial buildings– have been razed in the city. Two of the commercial buildings had been heavily damaged by fire, and had to be torn down. The rest of the structures were in the eyesore…
Read MoreJeff city council trims expenditures in FY ’15 budget
The proposed budget for the city of Jefferson for fiscal year 2014-15 calls for a slight decrease in the levy rate, but as with the county budget, most property owners will not see a decrease in their tax bill. The total taxable valuation in the city increased 1.14 percent to $117,856,900 (all figures rounded to nearest hundred). Including the valuation…
Read MoreHistorical Society to celebrate Barbie’s 55th birthday
A party for kids, a program for adults Jefferson and Greene County are joining in on what is likely to be an international “happening” in coming days – the commemoration or celebration of the 55th anniversary of the “Barbie” doll being introduced on March 9, 1959.
Read More