In the neighborhood

Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net March 28, 2016 Upcoming events: The annual Lions Club father/son banquet is set for April 2 at the Rippey United Methodist Church. Doors open at 11:30 am with the meal at 12 noon. Entertainment following the meal will be Rick Fazel playing guitar and singing a variety of songs. As…

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Community Foundation awards $119,000 in grants

~by Jacque Andrew, special to GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County Community Foundation (GCCF) awarded 18 grants amounting to $119,000 at a special recognition Monday at the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall in Jefferson. As donors to the GCCF’s annual drive to build its endowment were recognized by president Tom Wind, he noted that 88 Greene county residents donated $9,302.  The principal…

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Fourth graders to perform April 5

Greene County fourth graders will present a spring concert Tuesday, April 5, in the Intermediate School gymnasium in Grand Junction at 7 pm. The students will sing seasonal songs and perform on recorders. Family, friends and relatives are encouraged to attend.  ~The Scranton Journal

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Women’s History Month

~a column by Colleen O’Brien Women’s History Month is done with for another year. Women’s history is sketchy — so little written about so few over the millennia; always there but not talked about, the little woman. Or even talked to, in some eras. We know that women were around because the human race is still around.

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Babysitting Basics class April 2, 9

There is still space available in Greene County Extension’s popular Babysitting Basics course. Youth in grades 5-6 will meet on two consecutive Saturdays, April 2 and 9, from 8:30 am to noon. The workshop will be held at St Joseph Parish Center in Jefferson. Cost is $25 for all registrations received by March 30. If there is room, additional registrations…

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Greene County Chamber reveals Bell Tower Festival logo

The Greene County Chamber of Commerce last week unveiled the logo for the 37th annual Bell Tower Festival.  The logo, designed by local artist Kevin Richards, highlights the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower. This year’s celebration, 50 Fest, will feature all the fun and tradition that has become synonymous with the Bell Tower…

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