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Month: July 2017

‘Cram the Cab’ nets food, cash for local food pantry

Customers at the Jefferson Fareway store were able to contribute to Greene County Farm Bureau’s second annual Cram the Cab campaign June 26 to July 1 by “rounding up” the purchase at the register or by donating non-perishable food. All contributions were donated to the Greene County Christian Action Resource Center. In addition to the many carts full of groceries,…

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JPRD has full schedule of fun, educational activities

The youth softball, baseball and swimming season are over but the Jefferson park and recreation department has many activities planned throughout the summer. There is still room in the Chef 4 a Day classes this week. Pre-sous chefs will learn easy cooking steps as they make health snacks Tuesday through Friday, July 18-21. Children ages 6-8 will meet at 1…

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Tourism continues in Jefferson

Tour buses have a new parking place in Jefferson this summer with the opening of the Welcome Center at the Thomas Jefferson Gardens. A group on a “mystery tour” hosted by a Des Moines bank last Tuesday was one of several tours slated in Jefferson this summer. The group two dozen or so people toured the gardens, visited RVP~1875 and…

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Gwen Black is Greene County Fair queen

Gwen Black was crowned Greene County Fair queen Friday evening. She will represent the county in the Iowa State Fair queen pageant as well as present trophies and ribbons at county fair events. She was selected by a panel of judges from Beta Tau Delta sorority. The selection was made based on prior interviews with the judges and answers to…

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JPD tells numbers from July 1-4 sTEP

Jefferson police officers wrote 12 citations and issued 79 warnings during a special Traffic Enforcement Project (sTEP) July 1-4. Citations were issued as follows: driving while license suspended or revoked, three; speed, three; seat belt, two; registration, two; .02 alcohol violation, one; and other traffic violation, one.

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Comedian coming to Greene County

“Vodvill” comedian Richard Renner will do six free performances Monday and Tuesday, July 17-18 in Greene County towns. His appearances are sponsored by the Greene County Librarians Association and the Greene County board of supervisors. “Whether juggling, unicycling, ropewalking, or creating a zany improvisation, Richard performs with unbounded energy and skill,” a press release states. His performances are as follows:

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World news from the positive angle

~a column by Colleen O’Brien I have been investigating uplifting news, trying to find it, in fact, as if it were a crime being sought out by a Woodward and Bernstein team of investigative journalists. There is some uplifting news; in fact, there’s enough actually to uplift us in a time of low-grade fever that awakes us in the AM…

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It’s Fair Week in Greene County

~The Scranton Journal The Greene County Fair is under way with free entertainment, fun and games for youngsters, grandstand entertainment and livestock shows for the 4-H and FFA youth of the county. Click here for the complete schedule. Headlining the grandstand entertainment is the Grand River Rodeo on Friday night. The action begins at 7 pm and will conclude at…

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