Editor’s note: Click here for a live link to clippings Wand sent with his column. ~by Kevin Wand, Class of ’69 and 25-year Navy veteran Fifty years ago last month, 45 high school varsity football players from Jefferson Community High School started preseason training. That fall the Class of ‘69 was entering its final year in school and there were…
Read MoreDay: September 15, 2018
Greene County Singers slate Sept. 16 concert
Greene County Singers will present its late summer performance “Let Music Live” Sunday, Sept. 16, at 2 pm at the Presbyterian Church in Grand Junction light refreshment. There is no admission charge and the public is invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served after the concert.
Read MoreMore State Fair ribbons for Carlson
Results from the Iowa State Fair food contests continue to be released and Marianne Carlson’s name is listed. Carlson, of Jefferson, won third place overall in the Keith’s Beer Bread competition. She placed second in the yeast beer bread class. Entries were judged on taste, texture and appearance. She also placed second in the fruit class of the Salsa Sensations…
Read More4-H news
Greenbrier 4-H Club – The Greenbrier 4-H club met at Landus Cooperative on Sept. 10. Nehemiah Hoyt was introduced as a new member. As members arrived thank you cards were written to New Cooperative, Tom and Sue Wind, Heartland Co-op of Rippey, Greene County Environmental Habitat Corp., Hawn Farms, and Rueter’s Red Power for their generous support of the 4-H program.
Read MoreNat’l Farm Safety and Health Week, Sept. 16-22
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig on Friday encouraged Iowans to keep safety in mind whether working on the farm or traveling through rural Iowa this harvest season. National Farm Safety and Health Week is Sept. 16 to 22 and the theme is “Cultivating the Seeds of Safety.” “Fall is an exciting time with lots of activity on our farms…
Read MoreP-C v’ball team loses close home match to E-EHK
The Paton-Churdan Rockets won the first game when they hosted the Exira-EHK Spartans for volleyball Thursday, but lost three close games to go to 3-4 on the season. Game scores were 25-20, 23-25, 25,27, 23-25.
Read MoreRams lose five of six games of v’ball triangular in Gilbert
The Ram varsity volleyball team lost both matches at a triangular in Gilbert Sept. 13. The Rams won their first game against the Carroll Tigers 25-19, but lost the next two, 20-25, 11-15. The Rams lost all three games against the Gilbert Tigers 13-25, 18-25, 6-25. Against Carroll, the Rams served at 93.2 percent, their best serving of the season.…
Read MoreMiddle school sports update
Boys finish first at Panorama Invitation cross country meet The Greene County middle school cross country team opened it season with a first place finish for the boys. Three runners finished in the top 10 at the Panorama Invitational Thursday. The girls finished seventh of eight teams that had enough runners for a team score.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Allan Sieck
In support of David Weaver To the editor: I am writing in support of the election of David Weaver as our representative in the 47th district of the Iowa House of Representatives. David’s views reflect a broad and even cross section of Greene and Boone counties. As a farmer and candidate who was born and raised in the heart of…
Read MoreRams 4-0 on season with 46-7 football win over Gilbert
Rams have outscored opponents 166-23 The Greene County Rams traveled to Gilbert for the second consecutive year, and unlike last year, when the Rams led 31-22 after three quarters but lost the game 37-31, the Rams played four quarters of solid football Friday night on both offense and defense. They claimed a convincing 46-7 victory, their fourth win of the…
Read MoreRam girls seventh, boys 14th at Panorama cross country meet
The Greene County girls placed seventh and the boys placed 14th at the Panorama cross country invitational Thursday at the Panora Golf Club. Sophomore Conner Allender paced the Rams with a time of 23:52, good for 16th place. Other places and times and were Kassie Lamoureux, 25th, 24:39; Makala Kafer, 29th, 25:22; Ashlee Harmeyer, 54th, 26:49; Izzy Bravard, 55th, 26:49;…
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