DES MOINES – Today’s youth are busier and more engaged than ever. Unfortunately, this also means they have more things to distract them, especially while they are driving. Iowa’s young drivers travel many miles over local, state and interstate highways. Many of these miles are before and after school as well as late at night after work or sporting events,…
Read MoreMonth: October 2015
Card shower
Hortensia Rodriguez will celebrate her 90th birthday on Friday, Oct. 30. Mrs. Rodriguez taught Spanish in the Paton-Churdan schools from 1964 until 1972. Mrs. Rodriguez’s address is: 13250 SW 4th Ct, Unit G304, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027.
Read MoreBranstad in Jefferson Tuesday
Gov Terry Branstad will hold a town hall meeting Tuesday, Oct. 20, at noon a Pizza Ranch in Jefferson. At town hall meetings Branstad typically makes brief comments and then answers questions. All are encouraged to attend.
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Oct. 12, 2015 Community calendar: Friday, Oct. 30: Flu shot linic at the Rippey library from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Saturday, Oct. 31: Beggars Night in Rippey, 5 to 7 pm.
Read MoreRock the ARC puts varied acts on stage to raise funds for food pantry
All area residents are invited to Rock the ARC at an afternoon of entertainment and fellowship next Sunday, Oct. 18, at 2 pm at RVP~1875/History Boy Theatre Co at 115 S. Wilson, Jefferson. The inaugural Rock the ARC a year ago raised $3,750 for the Greene County Christian Action Resource Center (ARC), and organizers hope to surpass that total this…
Read MoreRams win high-scoring game against the Toreadors
It likely has never happened that 194 points were scored at Linduska Field in one evening of football, but that’s what happened Friday night when the Greene County Rams hosted the Boone Toreadors. The freshman game accounted for 103 of those points, a 53-50 Ram loss. Final score in the varsity game was 49-42 in favor of the Rams. The…
Read MoreRams end regular cross country season at Saydel
The Ram cross-country teams ended their regular season at the Saydel Invitational Thursday, Oct. 15. The girls team boasted two medalists – Olivia Hansen in seventh place with a time of 21:40.4, and Emily Finch in 10th place with a time of 21:57.7. Other finishes for the girls were Melanie Doran, 42nd, 25:15; Sunny Mobley, 57th, 27:17.4; Regan Lamoureux, 58th,…
Read MoreP-C loses to Ar-We-Va and CR-B, wins over CAM in volleyball
The Paton-Churdan Rockets lost the first two matches but came back to win the third in Rolling Hills volleyball Thursday at Ar-We-Va in Westside. Scores against Ar-We-Va were 19-21, 23-21, 8-15. “We got off to a great start in set one, but didn’t come out ahead. Even though it was a close finish in set two, we kept control throughout and…
Read MoreMiddle school sports
Cross country team at Saydel meet In the final meet for the season, the Greene County Middle School cross country teams competed at Saydel High School. For the boys team, the lone runner was eighth grader Brian Hardaway, finishing 15th with a time of 13:30.
Read MoreFinancial Aid Resource Company required to stop Iowa marketing
Must pay refunds to Iowans DES MOINES – A San Diego company that sends Iowa students official-looking mailings and charges for services that they can largely receive for free will cease marketing to Iowa residents, pay refunds to Iowans who request them, and pay the state $25,000, through an agreement with Attorney General Tom Miller.
Read MoreCommunity Foundation annual fund drive under way
The Greene County Community Foundation’s annual fall fundraising campaign is in progress. Letters have been mailed to individuals and families who have previously donated as well as others who are known to be strong supporters of Greene County. The Greene County Community Foundation was created in 2005 to provide residents a way they could donate funds to benefit the entire…
Read MoreZombies return for another run
Zombies will make their annual appearance at Daubendiek Park for the Zombie Run, hosted this year by the BIG (Bully in Greene) project and the Jefferson park and recreation department. The zombie-infested adventure race will be full of obstacles to complete and zombies to dodge for boys and girls in grades 4-8. Runners will race to complete the course and…
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