The problems Greene County children face – how to recognize them and how to help children – will be the topic at a Community Conversation Thursday, May 3, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 801 W. Lincoln Way, in Jefferson. Speaker will be Kyle Kinne, Greene County Schools and special needs counselor.
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Skeptics are doing real science
I recently visited the opinion page of GreeneCountyNewsOnline searching for the letter on cats in Jefferson. When I saw Colleen O’Brien’s article “Refuting the Falsehoods”, I clicked on it and started reading. Of course it had an interesting opening paragraph – Colleen is a talented writer and I appreciate her writing even though I’m not exactly a tree hugger.
Read MoreMay Java & Juice hosts told
Jefferson Matters: Main Street and the Greene County Chamber & Tourism continue working together in the scheduling hosts for the Friday morning Java & Juice get-togethers. Hosts for May are all off the downtown square. Java & Juice begins at 9:30 am with coffee and a light refreshment. At 9:45 the host is welcome to tell the business’s story. The…
Read MoreGreene Co graduate part of ‘Prisma’ creation
Kelsey Buenz, a Greene County High School graduate and a sophomore at Iowa State University, was one of 75 architecture students involved in creating a Prisma, a kinetic sculpture that’s more than 70 feet long and more than 1300 square feet. Prisma is on display at Reiman Gardens on the ISU campus. The project was a semester project, starting with…
Read MoreTalking to teens about alcohol
~provided by New Opportunities As children approach their teenage years they begin to encounter new stresses in life. Peer pressure and curiosity sometimes take over. Experimenting with new ways to deal with stress also begins at this age. They see adults having fun and drinking alcohol for various reasons.
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