Day: April 12, 2015

The tagline for the annual Toddler Fest, “Reading Is All the Buzz,” is true, but not descriptive of the Toddler Fest. As in previous years, the Greene County Community Center was busy as a beehive with pre-schoolers and toddlers enjoying all sorts of different activities as their parents encouraged them or played with them. Children could try their hand with…

It snowed in Greene County Thursday night, but the weather was nearly perfect for Greene County High School students’ grand march to the prom Saturday evening. The temperature was in the high 60s and the wind was mild, making for a festive evening.     A crowd of relatives, friends and neighbors gathered outside the Elks lodge to watch the…

Discussions of this year’s Greene County Reads selection, Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline, are this Thursday, April 16. Discussions are slated for  9 am at the Churdan public library, 2 pm at the Rippey public library, and 7 pm at the Scranton public library. Jan Scharingson will lead the discussions. Every discussion is open to all readers so persons are…

Critical need for some blood types  LifeServe Blood Center will hold a community blood drive Tuesday, April 14, from 12:30 to 5:30 pm at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 801 W. Lincoln Way in Jefferson. Call 1-800-287-4903 or visit www.lifeservebloodcenter.org to make an appointment.  Walk-ins are welcome.

Members of the First United Methodist Church in Churdan will serve their annual roast beef dinner next Sunday, April 19, from 11 am to 1:30 pm at the church at 804 Head Street. The menu hasn’t changed since the first dinner in 1984 – roast beef, real mashed potatoes and gravy, the famous Mount sweet corn (grown specially for the…

The Friends of the Jefferson Public Library will mark National Library Week with a used book sale at the end of the week, April 16-18. Hours will be Thursday from 11 am to 8 pm; Friday from 1 to 5 pm; and Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm. The sale will be held in the library basement, which is…

Greene County Girl Scout Troop 462 thanked the community for its support in buying cookies and donating money during the 2015 cookie season. They appreciate Fareway and Hy-Vee for allowing the troop to set up cookie booths in their stores. 

All area crocheters, and anyone who has ever thought she’d like to learn to crochet, is invite to join a new group forming at the Jefferson public library. The Chain Gang will hold its first get-together Monday, April 20, at the library. The group will meet Mondays from 9 to 10:30 am to crochet, and talk, and laugh, and go…

Dan Potkonak was recognized as Employee of the Month for March at Regency Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Jefferson. He is pictured with administrator Randy Downey (left) and maintenance director Lyle Brinker (right). Potkonak joined the Regency Park staff as the maintenance assistant last August and has been a valuable asset.  He was unanimously voted to be March’s Employee…

This week, April 12-18, is Week of the Young Child (WOYC). Child Care Resource and Referral asks Iowans to come together for children. As part of this national celebration, you can honor young children and all those who make a difference in children’s lives.

Snow was a bit of a surprise Thursday evening. It was even more of a surprise to see the “white stuff” still on the ground Friday morning. Hopefully volunteer weather observer John Beltz won’t need to report snow again for the next seven or eight months. Beltz’s weather data for the week ending Friday, April 10, at 6 am follows:…