Police blotter, May 2015

Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Sunday, May 31: At 4:04 pm a complainant reported an alleged assault that took place at Dairy Queen. At 5:53 pm a caller reported a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 300 block of W. Washington St. The officer arrested Patrick Kennedy, 30, of Jefferson on outstanding warrants…

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Relay for Life passes $50K mark

Books don’t close until Aug. 31 The total of funds raised at the 2015 American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Greene County has surpassed the $50,000 mark, the organizing committee learned at a wrap-up meeting Thursday. Fifteen teams raised a total of $21,057.91, with Home State Bank’s Team Towers leading the way at $6,073.84. The Cancer Crusaders raised $2,594.55,…

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Special centennial fundraiser event at GJ library

Features creative endeavors of Gigi Robinson The Grand Junction public library will host a special program, “The Art, Crafts and Collectibles of Virginia ‘Gigi’ Robinson,” on Sunday, May 24, at 3 pm at the library. The event is a fundraiser to support the library’s centennial programming in 2016. Virginia Robinson served for many years on the GJ public library board…

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Queen size quilt will go to the lucky ticket holder

The St Joseph Women’s Council quilt for this year’s raffle is in shades of brown and blue in a “Twister” pattern. Tickets for the queen size quilt are available from church members and at The Printer’s Box in Jefferson. For more years than the ladies can count a quilt has been raffled with the drawing at the Bell Tower Festival.…

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Easy brownie recipe is extra moist

What’s better than a brownie? This recipe gets a bit of extra moistness from a bit of corn syrup. The every day version is pictured, but it’s an easy recipe to dress up as warm brownie sundaes or brownie ice cream sandwiches. For the recipe, click here: One Bowl Brownies

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Weather data, week ending May 22

Many people in Greene County wondered where Spring had gone during much of the week that ended at 6 am Friday, May 22, but the weather for both county high schools’ commencement celebrations May 17 was pleasant. High temperature for the week was 81 degrees and the low temperature was 42 degrees. Saturday graduation open houses were inside events. Volunteer…

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State Track and Field Meet Friday, 3A results

Junior Daric Whipple and senior Emma Saddoris turned in Top-8 performances in the second day of the coed 3A State Track and Field Meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Whipple placed sixth in the 400 m hurdles with a time of 55.29 seconds, just less than two seconds behind the winning time. Emma Saddoris placed seventh in the long…

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