Summer fun continues at Paton Fun Day Saturday, July 8. Activities begin at 8 am with a 5K fun run. A Show & Shine car show and coed sand volleyball are slated for 10 am.
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Greene County tractor ride July 16
The Four County Antique Tractor Club (Greene, Audubon, Carroll, and Guthrie) will host its 20th annual ride around Greene County on Sunday, July 16. Route organizer Perry Parker of Churdan says the ride will assemble and leave from the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson at 9 am sharp. The first leg of the route will take drivers north of Jefferson…
Read MoreYard of the Month to Gorsuches
The Jefferson Garden Club has chosen Jeff and Roxanne Gorsuch to receive the July Yard of the Month honors. Their home at 410 S Locust St is surrounded by multiple types of robust flowers and shrubs. In the front yard a rock garden shows off roses, purple coneflowers and cannas. A large barrel of petunias sits near the house.
Read MoreCDBG funds to Scranton, Jefferson for housing rehab
~by The Scranton Journal Scranton and Jefferson were selected to receive funding for owner-occupied housing rehabilitation through the state of Iowa CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) program. The announcement of more than $7.4 million in funding by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) was made on June 29.
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~a column by Colleen O’Brien Some serious folks think that reading fiction is beneath them, non-fiction being the stuff of the truly brainy. But recent studies from a fellow at the University of Toronto reveal that reading fiction “influences” one’s “empathetic response in the real world.” So says researcher Keith Oatley of the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development…
Read MoreKids with a Connection hosts Fun in the Park
Kids with a Connection mentoring program sponsored Fun in the Park on June 17. Youth in kindergarten through 5th grade were invited to participate in a morning of games, food and fun at Kelso Park, starting with muffins and juice and ending with a picnic lunch. Seventeen youngsters were encouraged to play games with 20 Ram football players and coaches,…
Read MoreSt Brigid, St Columbkille to oratory status
After 16 months of waiting, parishioners at St Brigid Catholic Church in Grand Junction got word Sunday that the church will go to oratory status next July. Parishioners at St Columbkille in Churdan also learned that their church will become an oratory at the same time. Members there learned in January their church was under consideration for the diminished status.…
Read MorePeoples Choice quilt raffle to benefit 4-H Foundation
For the third year, the quilt made with Peoples Choice blocks from the 2016 Greene County Fair will be raffled with proceeds donated to the Greene County 4-H Foundation. This year’s quilt was pieced and quilted by Suzanne Sievers at the Stitch in Jefferson. Sievers used 25 blocks made from batik fabrics entered in last year’s block contest to produce…
Read MoreHosts named for July Java & Juice
Jefferson Matters: Main Street invites the public to attend the Java & Juice in Jefferson’s Main Street district every Friday from 9:30 to 10 am. Locations in July are: July 7 – All Ability Cycles, 208 E. Lincoln Way July 14 – Skeeter Creek Fabricators Art & Antiques, 104 E. State St July 21 – the Stitch, 217 E. Lincoln Way July 28 – Welcome…
Read MoreHS equivalency classes start July 18
High school equivalency diploma classes are available through Iowa Central Community College at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson. Classes will begin Tuesday, July 18, and are held regularly Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 8:30 pm. Use the south entrance to the church.
Read MoreNew things to see on the courthouse square
Jefferson’s courthouse square has new things to see this summer, rain and/or shine. Three new historical plaques have been installed on pillars. A plaque highlighting Beta Tau Delta’s contribution to the community over the past 100 years is on the north side of the courthouse. Circus legend Yankee Robinson is highlighted at the corner of Lincoln Way and Chestnut St,…
Read MoreCrops in fair condition, weather a mixed bag
Iowa experienced scattered tornadoes, hail, and isolated precipitation but reporters expressed need for more rain across much of the state during the week ending July 2, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork. Activities for the week included herbicide application, cultivating, and haying.
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