~by Greg Brenneman – ISU ag engineering specialist It is important to keep stored grain as cool as we go into the spring and summer months. Some warming of stored grain may have already occurred during warmer weather and with the sun shining on the south side of grain bins. With the weather forecast for Friday through next Tuesday to…
Read MoreMonth: April 2018
Prom grand march at the high school Saturday
Due to the cold weather predicted for Saturday, the Greene County High School prom grand march will be held at the high school auditorium. Doors will open to the public at 5 pm. The grand march will begin at 6 pm.
Read MoreLandus Cooperative pledges $50K to career academy
Landus Cooperative is the first corporate donor to pledge funds for the regional career academy that will be built adjacent to a new Greene County High School. The Landus Cooperative board of directors is making a five-year pledge to the career academy totaling $50,000. The announcement was made Thursday as a letter to the editor by the board of directors…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Landus Cooperative board of directors
April 5, 2018 Dear Editor, The pace of change in agriculture is increasing. Technology for autonomous tractors and unmanned robots that can pluck weeds from field rows already exists. In coming decades, the grain stored in the cement silos in Churdan, Paton, Scranton, and Jefferson will undoubtedly be grown with the aid of more technology. With all the change coming…
Read MoreRam girls open golf season at The Hill
The Ram girls golf team opened the season Thursday, hosting Perry and Des Moines Christian at The Hill in Grand Junction. The temperature was 48 degrees when the meet started. Des Moines Christian won the meet with 192, followed by Perry at 199 and the Rams at 203.
Read MoreWelding workshop slated for 4-H members
4-H members who want to learn proper welding techniques and put newly acquired skills to use are invited to attend a welding workshop. The workshop is slated for Saturday, April 14, at Greene County High School. The registration deadline is Monday, April 9.
Read MoreToddler Fest is Saturday, April 7
The 13th annual Toddler Fest will be held Saturday, April 7, from 10 am to noon at the Greene County Community Center. Toddlers 2-5 years old and their families are invited to spend time together at this free event that encourages children to “Bee A Reader”. Special guest will be Scholastic’s Clifford the Big Red Dog. Parents will want to…
Read MoreAuthor will be part of Greene County Reads discussions next week
Bryn Greenwood, in her book “All the Ugly and Wonderful Things,” grabs the reader from the first sentence: “My mother always started the story by saying, ‘Well, she was born in the backseat of a stranger’s car’ as though that explained why Wavy wasn’t normal.” By the end of the first paragraph, which continues with the circumstances of Wavy’s backseat…
Read MoreGeneaogical Society meets Saturday
The Greene County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, April 7, at 10 am in the basement meeting room at the Jefferson public library. The room is handicapped accessible. Cindy Wiggins will have the program. Also, as of April 1, the genealogy room at the library will be open Wednesday afternoons from 1 to 4 pm and Saturday mornings from 9…
Read MoreInteract hosts ‘A Dance to Remember Your Prom’
Adults of every age are invited to an evening of dancing Thursday, April 5, from6 to 9 pm at the Greene Room at Wild Rose – Jefferson. The Greene County High School Interact Club is hosting the event. Adults are invited to dance under the Greene County prom’s “Starry Night” and celebrate their own prom memories by listening and dancing…
Read MoreScranton RAGBRAI meeting Thursday
RAGBRAI® (Register Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) will go through Scranton on Monday, July 23. The riders will leave Denison Monday morning, traveling south and east toward Coon Rapids. The riders will exit Coon Rapids on County Road E-63, turning north on Highway 25. They are supposed to be routed into Scranton before turning east on County Road E-53…
Read MoreProm is this Saturday
Public invited to see decorations, watch grand march The Greene Room Events Center at Wild Rose – Jefferson will be transformed into a “Starry Night” for the Greene County junior-senior this Saturday, April 7.
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