Retirees and those who will soon join those ranks learned or reviewed the ins and outs of Social Security and what they can do to assure peace and harmony in their families after their demise at the first annual Re-fire hosted by Home State Bank Sept. 8 in the conference rooms at Wild Rose Casino. The event was planned for…
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Weather data, week ending Sept. 11
Temperatures ranged from a high of 89 degrees during the day Saturday (temperatures shown reflect the period ending at 6 am the day listed) to an overnight low of 49 degrees during the week ending Sept. 11. According to volunteer weather observer John Beltz, Jefferson received 2.45 inches of rain during the Sunday night storm.
Read MoreWalk the Talk in Jefferson Oct. 3
October as Bully Awareness Month will kick off with a Walk the Talk Run Walk Roll Saturday, Oct. 3. Two locations are slated: Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant Hill and the Greene County Community Center in Jefferson. Check-in at both locations will begin at 8 am, with an untimed one mile event at 9 am and a timed 5K event…
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Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Sept. 7, 2015 Rippey Lions club begins fall season: The Rippey Lions Club met for its first meeting this fall Sept. 3. Lions Club members and guests enjoyed meat cooked over the grill and a potluck meal.
Read MoreRams lose on the road to Algona Bulldogs in District 2 gridiron opener
Edited Sept. 15, game stats added The Greene County Rams opened Class 3A District 2 play Friday with a 35-28 loss to the Algona Bulldogs in Algona. Both teams were 2-0 going into the game. The Ram team is not particularly large but senior Daric Whipple, in his third season as starting quarterback, has developed a convincing aerial game. That…
Read MoreRams host cross country invitational at Spring Lake
Running conditions were better than for previous meets and the terrain was more diverse as the Greene County Rams hosted their invitational cross country meet at Spring Lake park northeast of Jefferson Thursday. The girls finished sixth of nine teams and the boys finished ninth of nine team.
Read MoreRams go to Nevada for HOIAC volleyball
The Greene County Rams dropped a Heart of Iowa volleyball match Thursday to the Nevada Cubs in Nevada. Game scores were 22-25, 7-25 and 13-25. “I was very pleased to see us stay with a team like Nevada in the first game. We played very well,” coach Donna Carhill said. “We weren’t able to sustain that level of play for the…
Read MoreRams open volleyball season at So Central Calhoun tourney, then play in HOIAC
The Greene County varsity volleyball team opened its season at the South Central Calhoun tournament Saturday, Sept. 5. The team won four of 10 games and finished third in the pool. The Rams topped South O’Brien 21-19, 21-19. Against the host Titans the Rams went 1-2 with scores 21-17, 18-21 and 19-21. They dropped two to the Audubon Wheelers, 14-21…
Read MoreDave, Cherie Roquet named to Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame
A record breaking 125 Iowa 4-H volunteers from 91 counties were inducted into the 2015 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame on Sunday, Aug. 23, at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair. Inductees or their representatives were presented a certificate by the Iowa 4-H Foundation as they were introduced on stage. A reception, sponsored by donors to the…
Read MoreFirst United Methodist kicks off year with Back to Church Sunday
The First United Methodist Church in Jefferson is again marking the Sunday after Labor Day, Sept. 13, as “Back to Church Sunday.” Members invite all who do not have a church home to check out the Methodist Church. The morning will begin with breakfast for the family at 8:30, with Sunday school for all ages at 9, coffee and conversation…
Read MoreYard of the Month honors to Wrights
The Jefferson Garden Club’s Yard of the Month honors for September go to Lyle and Mary Ann Wright who live at 503 N. Maple St. Their son Michael, a professional landscaper, assisted with the planting of a variety of flowers in the front. Passers-by will see hydrangeas, coneflowers, black-eyed Susan, roses and purple salvia. A drooping weeping willow spruce grows…
Read MoreThe fame in the name
~a column by Colleen O’Brien There are famous and infamous people who leave their mark on language. These people can be inventors, aristocrats, courtesans, crooks. Unlike a Charlemagne or a Joan of Arc, there are many once well-known individuals and their deeds that add richness to our language even as they themselves faded into obscurity; their names live on without…
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