Community Conversations in June will feature actor and singer Michael Kennedy of the Greene County Class of 2017. Kennedy will perform several songs and talk about his future plans at the American Academy for Performing Arts in New York City. “Come, enjoy and encourage this talented young man,” said Lois Rae Brant, coordinator of the Community Conversations. Community Conversations will…
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DIY garden vase workshop slate for June 3
Persons who want to learn to create beautiful summer arrangements from flowers in their garden can learn how at an upcoming Extension workshop. At DIY Garden Vase on Thursday, June 15, Bonnie Silbaugh of Fudge’s Flowers will demonstrate how to create a display that’s “uniquely you”.
Read MoreThe Fellowship and the Mosque
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I had lunch last week with about 30 women – half of them were Muslims from a nearby mosque and half were members of a nearby Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. The Unitarians were serving the food – chili and stew, green salad and pasta salad, brownies and velvet cake—in the dining room of their fellowship hall.…
Read MoreMahanay bell tower update
The 15 bells that were in a display case in the courthouse are back in Jefferson, inscribed and ready to hang at the top of the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower. They arrived with no ceremony in a pickup truck Wednesday afternoon.
Read MoreFunds available for conservation practices
Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District announced May 18 that funding will be available for local farmers and landowners to assist in the installation of conservation practices through the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) cost-share program. Interested farmers and landowners should contact the Greene County district office by calling 515-386-3817 Ext. 3.
Read MoreClosure of meal site could be good news for younger families
Residents with a Scranton zip code and employees of Scranton Manufacturing will receive a survey questionnaire about childcare in the next few weeks, supervisor Dawn Rudolph told the supervisors Monday.
Read MorePaton alumni hold annual reunion May 6
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Paton Consolidated High School class of 1962 was the last to graduate from the school with 17 members, including eight girls and nine boys. The following year students attended the school of their choice with the majority going to Churdan. The classes of 1963 and 1964 graduated from Churdan Community School before the schools…
Read MoreCouncil briefed on filling vacancy
The Jefferson city council will decide at its June 13 meeting how to proceed in fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Dan Benitz. Benitz was elected last November to fill the District 2 position left open by the resignation of Lisa Jaskey due to the Jaskeys’ relocation. The term expires in 2019.
Read MoreSchool board looking at priorities – mental health vs college courses
A discussion providing mental health counseling or classes for college credit is on a future agenda for the Greene County board of education after a presentation by counselors Kyle Kinne and Teresa Skalla at the May 17 board meeting. Their presentation was prompted in part by the departure of Intermediate School counselor Ann Stuekradt-Walsh. She will not be replaced as…
Read MoreHistorical Society to hear story of 1950s epidemic
Pat Schiltz’ personal experience with the dreaded polio ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society Pat Schiltz of Jefferson says if you weren’t yet alive in the 1950s, you probably have difficulty comprehending just how frightening and widespread an epidemic of the disease polio was back then when it swept the world. She was little Pat Beck then,…
Read MoreSchool board okays project at middle school, new meal policy
A tunnel in the space between the Greene County Middle School and the gymnasium will be shored up this summer to prevent the ceiling from collapsing. The board of education at its May 17 meeting approved a contract with Shive Hattery for the necessary engineering work. Total cost of the project is estimated at $50,000.
Read MoreThird rooftop art installed
Public involved to celebrate new art, new piano at June 2 Party in the Alley The Tower View Team has done it again – the third rooftop art, Patches of Greene – has been installed, but this time it was done by the committee members themselves. This group of volunteers decided to tackle the newest rooftop art installation with all aspects of…
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