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Deal’s Orchard is the place to be this weekend
Plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the low 70s enhanced the Fall Festival at Deal’s Orchard west of Jefferson Saturday, and the forecast for Sunday is even a little bit nicer. Lunch will be available from 11 am to 2 pm, and there will be plenty for families of all ages to do through 6 pm.
Read MoreRams fall to Tigers 35-18 on gridiron
Ahead at halftime, but win still eludes Rams The Greene County Rams played their best football game of the season but came up short against the Gilbert Tigers at Linduska Field in Jefferson Friday. The Rams, winless on the season, lost to the 5-1 Tigers by a score of 35-18.
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Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Oct. 4, 2016 Greene County Historical Society meets in Rippey Friday, Oct. 7, at noon. Rippey baseball will be featured and memories shared, led by Mary Weaver, Dan Peters and Lester Zanotti.
Read MoreRam v’ball team loses to Nevada
The Greene County varsity volleyball team fell to Nevada Oct. 4 in Nevada by scores of 12-25, 14-25, 17-25. “Nevada is a disciplined and scrappy team and we just couldn’t stay with them throughout the match. We had moments when we competed right along with them, but we could not sustain any type of momentum,” coach Donna Carhill said.
Read MoreFisher wins archery competition
Kaleb Fisher of Churdan won his division at the Iowa State Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) competition held Sept. 10 in Cedar Rapids. He competed in the 50-meter recurve Cub division and earned first place honors with a combined score of 504 out of a possible 720 points. Fisher started archery at the local level with Don Orris and the…
Read More‘Orphaned art’ up for sale at medical center
Visitors and patients at Greene County Medical Center who have visited since the expansion/renovation project and haven’t seen a favorite picture from the “old days” may find it at the auxiliary’s “Orphaned Art Sale” this Thursday.
Read MoreBags tourney in GJ Saturday
The Grand Junction “Keep Our Pool Afloat” committee will host a bags tournament this Saturday, Oct. 8, at 4 pm a the Grand Junction Community Center. Proceeds will benefit the pool repair fund. Persons who would like registration information can call 515-738-2585.
Read MoreNew picture book tells bell tower story
The Bell Tower Community Foundation has rolled out a limited edition commemorative book in time for the 50th anniversary of the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower. Mikki Schwarzkopf, who as a new Jefferson resident decades ago wrote the story of Floyd and Dora Mahanay and the bell tower, also wrote the new book, which is full of photos and tales not shared before.
Read MoreCommunity ed offering computer classes
Iowa Central Community College in collaboration with the Greene County Schools will offer a pair of a computer classes for adults through the community education program. In the Beginning Excel class students will cover the basics of Microsoft Excel, the computer spreadsheet program. Students will learn to navigate through the Excel screens, create, modify, save, print and format documents, as…
Read MoreHome State Bank one of Iowa’s 2016 Top 150 Workplaces
Home State Bank has been awarded a 2016 Top Workplaces honor by The Des Moines Register. The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a leading research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace improvement. Several aspects of workplace culture were measured, including alignment, execution, and connection. “The…
Read MoreDoes to host district meeting
Jefferson Does drove 196 of the Benevolent, Patriotic Order of Does will host the Iowa/Minnesota/Nebraska East district meeting Oct. 14-15 at the Jefferson Elks No 2306 lodge.
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