Month: July 2015

While construction is moving along on the new Grand Junction Community Center, fundraising for furnishings is going forward, too. The committee is raffling a pair of tickets to see the Oak Ridge Boys Nov. 7 at Wild Rose Jefferson. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20 and can be purchased at the Grand Junction city hall or from Joan…

~by John Beltz, Greene County Farm Bureau board member The 100 year history of the Greene County Farm Bureau was the topic of a panel discussion hosted by the Greene County Historical Society July 10 during the Greene County Fair. The event was held at the Historical Building located at the fairgrounds and was open to the public.

Greene County residents are invited to attend a workshop – Creating Energy Efficient, Healthy Homes – hosted by ISU Extension and Outreach of Webster County at Iowa Central Community College’s east campus in Fort Dodge. The workshop is slated for Saturday, Aug. 1, from 8:30 am to 4 pm. The workshop will bring forward concepts that can be applied to…

It was a hot, humid week in Jefferson. Volunteer weather observer John Beltz reports a high temperature of 91 degrees, but the apparent heat was well over 100 degrees. Low temperature was 60 degrees, but more often the overnight low was close to 70 or warmer. Jefferson received a total of .94 inches of rain.

When a nice meal on a hot summer day calls for dessert, this sour cream lemon pie answers. Cool and light with a subtle lemon flavor, it doesn’t require heating up the kitchen. A ready-made crust keeps time to a minimum. For the recipe, click here: Sour cream lemon pie  

(Editor’s note: According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, with 2011 the most recent year for which information is available, sandhill cranes have been spotted in Boone and Guthrie counties, but not Greene County.) Seeing is believing. Add Johnson County to the areas in Iowa with uncommon reports of sandhill crane reproduction. An adult pair has seen regularly on…