The public is invited to a presentation of “Absolute Science” by Rick Eugene Brammer Tuesday, May 9, at 2:30 pm at the Paton-Churdan School. The educational and entertaining program is sponsored by the Churdan public library, the William Paton Public Library, Community State Bank and United Bank of Iowa, Churdan.
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P-C students meet Acton via Skype
Paton-Churdan middle school students had a morning Skype session with the owner and creator of Matchstick Marvels Museum, Pat Acton. Patrick Acton was born in Greene County and raised on his family’s farm near Rippey. After he graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1977, he moved to Gladbrook with his wife April, and soon began experimenting with matchstick…
Read MoreConservation poster winners told
Sisters Becca and Bailey Jo Anderson repeated as winners in the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual poster contest. This year’s theme was “Healthy Soils Are Full of Life”. Becca, a Paton-Churdan third grader, won in the lower age division. Bailey Ho, a P-C sixth grader, won in the upper age division. Both Becca and Bailey Jo are…
Read MoreGreene County Farm Bureau tells scholarship winners
Greene County Farm Bureau will award scholarships to Kasey Lane, a 2016 Paton-Churdan graduate, and Chase Juergensen, a 2017 P-C graduate. Both students’ scholarship applications have been forwarded to the Iowa Farm Buruea for consideration for one of 54 $1,000 scholarships that will be awarded across the state.
Read MoreReminder: June 1 deadline for Century/Heritage Farm applications
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey on Friday reminded eligible farm owners that the deadline to apply for the 2017 Century and Heritage Farm Program is June 1, 2017. The program recognizes families who have owned their farm for 100 years in the case of Century Farms and 150 years for Heritage Farms.
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