Will present their ideas for Jefferson Students from the ISU College of Design Retail Scapes studio class will return to Jefferson Monday, Feb. 22, from 2 to 4 pm at city hall. All interested persons are welcome to attend. The students visited and toured Jefferson Jan. 27, meeting with more than 40 community members as they gathered information about Jefferson.
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Trails expert Lisa Hein RRVT banquet speaker
WEST DES MOINES – Lisa Hein, who might well be called the “mother of rec trails” across Iowa, will be the featured speaker for the 9th annual banquet of the Raccoon River Valley Trail Association Saturday, Feb. 20. Hein has worked 27 years – “that’s half my life” – as one of the leading trail developers and advocates for the…
Read MoreOT win ends regular season for Rams with 10-10 record
The Greene County varsity boys basketball team finished the regular season with a razzle-dazzle 65-62 win in overtime vs the PCM Mustangs in Jefferson Feb. 12. It was the Rams’ second overtime win for the week, taking a win from Roland-Story 64-62 in Story City Tuesday. The win gave the Rams a .500 season after being 3-8 in early January. The Rams…
Read MoreMadonna Harris, 1927 – 2016
Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 12, at St Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson for Madonna Theressa Harris, 88, of Jefferson. The Rev Jeff Schleisman, pastor of the church, celebrated Mass of the Resurrection. Rhena Lane was organist and Robert Schwarzkopf was vocalist. Casket bearers were Patrick O’Brien, Mike Coyne, Adam Coyne, Mark Thomas, John Tiffany and Mike Holden. Interment…
Read MoreState jazz contest rescheduled to Feb. 17
The IHSMA state jazz choir festival previously scheduled for Feb. 8 has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Greene County High School. Carroll Kuemper will perform at 3:30 pm, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto at 4:15, and the Greene County Jazzatonics at 5. There is an admission charge. The public is welcome.
Read MoreRockets win first game in Region 8, face G-R next
The Paton-Churdan girls basketball team advanced to the second round of Class 1A Region 8 tournament play with a 51-27 win in Coon Rapids over Coon Rapids-Bayard Feb. 11. The Rockets dominated throughout the game, taking an early lead and ending the first quarter up 14-6. The score was 21-13 at halftime and44-18 after three quarters.
Read MoreP-C girls fizzle in fourth quarter, lose to CAM 56-51
Paton-Churdan lost to CAM in girls hoops in Churdan Feb. 9, 56-51. The loss evened the season for the Rockets and the Cougars as the Rockets had won in Anita in December 50-41. “This was a difficult and frustrating loss for us as we were up 10 with seven minutes to go in the game. It was the second straight…
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Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Feb. 8, 2016 Rippey community events: Team Velda will host a soup supper Saturday, Feb. 13, with serving from 4:30 to 7 pm at the Rippey Community Center. A free will donation will be accepted for a variety of soups, bars, cookies, relishes and beverages. This event will jump start…
Read MoreBRR 2016 is history
(Editor’s note: The 39th Bike Ride to Rippey, BRR, hosted by the Perry Chamber of Commerce, was held Feb. 6. The 24 mile route takes bicyclists from Perry to Rippey and back.) ~written in first person by Rippey’s own Jean Borgeson As the riders came in from the east, they were greeted by the friendly staff at Sparky’s, who, when…
Read MoreThree Rams advance to District wrestling meet
Greene County High School will have three wrestlers battling for spots at the Class 2A State Tournament next week. Kane Borgeson, Tommy Bradshaw and Isaiah Yoder all advanced after finishing second in their respective weight classes at the Class 2A Sectional 16 meet held in Perry Feb. 6.
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~a column by Colleen O’Brien The English language is so much fun. There are a million words in it and about 100,000 ways to use them incorrectly. American English delights in promoting confusion or downright dumbfoundedness, both in meaning and in pronunciation.
Read MoreWhipple, Juergensen sign with ISU
Two members of the Greene County Ram football team signed National Letters of Intent Feb. 3 to continue their athletic careers as Iowa State Cyclones.
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