Doug Hawn of rural Scranton has been chosen as the recipient of the Greene County Community Impact Award. The award was established to recognize an individual or individuals whose activities have an easily recognized impact upon Greene County residents. This is the fifth year the award has been presented. The award was created in 2010 and those honored include Lawrence…
Read MoreDay: April 20, 2014
Geo caching, a modern day game of “I Spy”
~by Mary Weaver, special to GreeneCountyNewsOnline This writer discovered a 21st century, outdoor version of “I Spy” recently at Squirrel Hollow Park. ESKO CLIMBER 2014 (his geo caching name) came into the park on Sunday, with Minnesota car license plates and began to unload his bike as I was parking and letting my dogs trot into the woods. He greeted…
Read MorePlenty of fun at Easter egg hunts
The weather was nearly perfect for outdoor Easter egg hunts Saturday. About 150 youngsters turned out for the hunt co-hosted by the Jefferson park and recreation department and the Jefferson Kiwanis Club at the Greene County Community Center. Hy-Vee Drugstore donated processing on photos with the Easter Bunny, and 31 other businesses donated prizes or cash. The Grand Junction fire…
Read MoreChurdan libary marks Week of the Young Child
On Wednesday, April 9, the Paton-Churdan Little Rocket Preschool, Tracey’s Tots Daycare and Paton-Churdan’s kindergarten class and several parents and staff of the Churdan public library celebrated the Week of the Young Child with a walk from the Paton-Churdan School to the Churdan Public Library. While at the library the children enjoyed a story time about snakes which included playtime,…
Read MoreMedical center offers personal room service for inpatients
Inpatients at Greene County Medical Center are now being offered individualized room service for their breakfast meal. Previously, a standardized meal time was followed for all patients. The new room service concept allows for patients to order from a full breakfast menu when they are ready to eat – any time between 6 and 10 am.
Read MoreHeartland Cooperative supports Rippey FD’s purchase of grain rescue equipment
Jared Mills (left), location manager of the Heartland Cooperative in Rippey, recently presented Pete Johnson, on behalf of the Rippey fire department, a check for $1,000 from the co-op to aid in the purchase of grain engulfment rescue tubes. The training for use of the rescue equipment will be provided at no charge by the Fire Service Training Bureau, a division of…
Read MoreGrand Junction Lions plan pancake brunch
The Grand Junction Lions Club will host its annual pancake brunch Sunday, April 27, from 8 am to 1 pm at the Grand Junction Community Center. The menu features whole hog sausage 7-up pancakes and a choice of the traditional butter with syrup or fruit toppings. This event is the club’s major fundraiser for the year and allows the club to support many school…
Read MoreElementary student plans sewing bee
The First United Methodist Church in Jefferson will be the scene of an old fashioned sewing bee on Monday. Those present hope to make between 400 and 500 dresses for girls in Nigeria.
Read MoreThe Civil War a la the Churdan library
The Churdan Public Library turned the clock back 153 years on Sunday, April 13, to learn about the Civil War. There were 22 stops along the “underground railroad” which featured many facts and myths about the Civil War. The first stop along the trail was getting assigned a name of a soldier of either the Union or Confederate army. At…
Read MoreLuminaria: A great way to “relay” from afar
Organizers of the Relay for Life of Greene County hope to rally hundreds of area residents next Saturday to raise funds for the American Cancer Society’s efforts to provide patient and caregiver support, advocacy and education, and funding for research. A Color Out Cancer 5K run/walk, team fundraisers, and several fundraisers the day of the Relay provide opportunities for folks nearby…
Read MoreMore poems for National Poetry Month
GreeneCountyNewsOnline is celebrating National Poetry Month with poems by readers every Sunday in April. Nancy Hanaman shares her thoughts on bunnies even more common than the Easter Bunny in April. Click here for to read a dust bunny poem: https://greenecountynewsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Dust-Bunnies-Revenge-N.-Hanaman.pdf Colleen O’Brien Clopton muses with and about words. Click here for her views about words proliferating like garden flowers: https://greenecountynewsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/POEMgarden-of-words.pdf
Read MoreRam girls shuttle hurdle relay to Drake Relays
The Greene County track and field teams qualified one event for the Drake Relays later this week. The girls 4 X 100 meter shuttle hurdle relay, composed of Eme Johnson, Sarah Sandage, Nadia Fisher and Kate Sandage, met the qualifying time of 1:09.27 when they set a meet record 1:08.83 time at the Kip Janvrin Invitation in Panora two weeks…
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