Spelling seemed to be a family affair at the annual spelling bee hosted by the Greene County Historical Society as part of the Bell Tower Festival. Vander Lindens claimed first place in three age divisions, with Lucy in the grades 3-4 division, Gavin in the grades 5-8 division, and Wendy in the adult division.
Read MoreMonth: June 2018
Yard of the Month honors to Schwanders
A pair of large ash trees shade the charming, south-facing front porch of Chad and Ashley Schwander’s home at 108 W. Vest St, the Jefferson Garden Club’s selection for June Yard of the Month. When the Schwanders moved to Jefferson in 2009 they brought with them a favorite large hosta and a small burning bush (euonymus) for placement in the…
Read MoreFundraising supper in Churdan next Sunday
The Churdan library board and staff will serve a Father’s Day supper Sunday, June 17, from 5 to 7 pm in the Churdan Community Room. The menu includes pork loin sandwiches, baked beans, potato salad, coleslaw, chips and bars. A free will donation will be accepted, with all proceeds going to the Churdan library building fund.
Read MorePair of community blood drives in county
LifeServe Blood Center asks donors spare just one hour and ensure lifesaving blood is available when someone needs it.
Read MoreChrist Lutheran invites kids to day camp June 18-21
Area youngsters entering grades 1-6, as well as 4- and 5-year-olds, are invited to a community day camp at Christ Lutheran Church, 1201 S. Elm St, in Jefferson. The camp will be held June 18-21. School-age children will meet from 10 am to 2:45 pm. Preschoolers will meet from 10 am to 12:30 pm. Children should bring a sack lunch.…
Read MoreWoods, welding students do well at SEP Expo
Michael Schnoes, industrial technology teacher at Greene County High School, reports that two students placed first with their projects at the Southeast Polk Expo in May, and five more students place second. Crawford Petterson and Nick Breon placed first.
Read MorePaton-Churdan tells 6-12 honor rolls
Paton-Churdan principal Annie Smith has released the honor rolls for the second semester. Students named to the honor rolls are: High honor roll – Grade point average of at least 3.6 with no grade lower than a B; five subjects must be completed and there shall be no incomplete grades. Seniors: Madisyn Behrens, Jake Berns, Faith Davis, Mariah Tasler
Read MoreGreene Co Middle School tells honor rolls
Greene County Middle School principal Shawn Zanders has released the honor rolls for the spring trimester. Students on the high honor roll for earning a grade point average of 3/67 to 4.0 and receiving no grade lower than a C- are: Fifth grade – Elise Badger, Ava Binkley, Makayla Byerly, Hailey Carman, Crew Conner, Emma Ewalt, Allison Fields, Kayla Frederick,…
Read More38th annual Bell Tower Festival under way
The 38th annual Bell Tower Festival opened Friday evening in Jefferson, with Terry Rich, 1970 Jefferson High School graduate and now president and CEO of the Iowa Lottery, receiving the Bell Tower of Fame Award. The festival’s opening ceremony began with Wendy Vander Linden playing the National Anthem on the Mahanay Memorial Carillon. Greene County Chamber and Tourism president…
Read MoreHarold Peterson, 1926 -2018
Services were held Monday, June 11, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson for Harold Martin, Peterson, 91, of Jefferson. The Rev Dennis Martens, pastor of the church, offered words of comfort. Soloist was Larry Dowd, accompanied by Mark Erickson. Honorary bearers were Mick Burkett, Bill Hamilton, Wayne Juhl, Cecil Rueter, Paul Mears and Richard “Pete” Peterson.
Read MoreGreene Co softball starts ’18 season with two wins, four losses
~by The Scranton Journal The Greene County softball team opened its 2018 campaign with a 12-10 victory over Saydel Friday, May 25. The Rams came up against two rated teams in the Ogden tournament Saturday where they went 0-3 on the day. After the game against Coon Rapids-Bayard was rained out on Tuesday, May 29, the Rams defeated Gilbert 8-5…
Read MoreRams struggling in baseball, 0-4 in recent action
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County baseball team fell 3-1 at Saydel Friday, May 25. The Rams lost a non-conference game to Winterset 11-4 and two Heart of Iowa Activities Conference games to Gilbert 6-0 and Nevada 8-7. The Rams are 0-3 in conference action and 1-4 overall.
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