Jan Scharingson, who retired 12 years ago after teaching English/language arts at East Greene Schools for 33 years, has once again been honored for her role in education. She was presented Wednesday evening with the Iowa State Education Association’s Friend of Education Award for the Greene County Schools. ISEA president Mike Beranek made the presentation.
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DAISY Award to Brenda Groves
Surgery nurse Brenda Groves, RN, became the 11th nurse to receive the DAISY Award at Greene County Medical Center. Four individual nurses and the entire acute nursing team were recognized at the Wednesday afternoon awards event. Groves has been at the medical center since 2002. Since the DAISY Award was instituted at the medical center in 2014, Groves has been…
Read MoreForty years of nutritious meals, fellowship for seniors
~by Linda Ross for Elderserve The Elderserve board is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the incorporation of Elderserve Inc, the non-profit organization that subcontracts with Elderbridge to serve congregate meals and Meals on Wheels in Greene County. The official incorporation date is May 26, 1979.
Read MoreCongregate meals slates 40th anniversary event
The Greene County congregate meal program is celebrating 40 years of service this monty. The public is invited to a coffee and cookie event to thank all the many people who have helped make the program a success through volunteering and monetary donations. The coffee will be held Thursday, May 16, from 10 to 11:30 am at the Greenewood Center,…
Read MoreWere you taught to pick up your toys?
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Each year, 9 million tons of plastic waste end up in the oceans of Earth. Mammals, fish, birds die by ingesting it or the prey that winds up with it in their stomachs. We humans have it in our systems too because we eat the fish of the seas. A year ago in May, National…
Read MoreGunn to present colors, promote Dayton rodeo
Brittany Gunn has been chosen to present the American flag at the Dayton Championship Rodeo Aug. 30 – Sept. 2. Until then, she will be carrying the flag in area parades to promote the event. She was selected at tryouts May 5.
Read MoreGrCo music department honors seniors
Demir Bulut, an exchange student from Turkey, was given a cymbal signed by the rest of the concert band at the Greene County High School music department’s annual Awards Concert Tuesday. Classmate Jordan Davis made the presentation, noting that Bulut had stepped in and “guided the percussion section responsibly,” and that he proved to be an excellent cymbal player. Band…
Read MoreAnimal shelter to get $5K from county’s Dreyfus fund
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors unanimously approved a request for funds from Don Orris and Mary Weaver on behalf of the proposed new animal shelter. At the regular board meeting on May 6, the supervisors pledged $5,000 from Dreyfus funds toward the $1.13 million total construction cost for the project. According to board chair…
Read MoreChrist & Ascension Lutheran working to revitalize in outreach
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal “I like to say that my retirement lasted 66 miles,” joked Pastor Jerry Schultz of Christ Lutheran Church in Jefferson and Ascension Lutheran Church in Coon Rapids. Pastor Schultz and his wife Carol had concluded their service at the Rolfe Lutheran Church with plans to retire in her hometown of Jefferson in June of 2018.…
Read MoreCommunity blood drive Tuesday in Jefferson
Potential blood donors are invited to roll up a sleeve, save three local lives and show off their superpower this summer with LifeServe Blood Center. A blood drive is scheduled in Jefferson on Tuesday, May 14, from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 801 W Lincoln Way, in Jefferson.
Read MoreRotary funds purchase of new AED at rec center
A 20-year-old automatic external defibrillator (AED) at the Greene County Community Center has been replaced through a grant from the Rotary Club of Jefferson. The $1,814 purchase price included child patches. The AED will be located on the desk in the upstairs fitness room, close to members who ae working out, JPRD director Vicky Lautner said. The old AED was…
Read MoreDahl’s Custom Meat Locker opens in Bagley
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Kaitlin and Jared Dahl took over the operation of the locker in Bagley on April 1. They’re experienced in the meat business, as both worked at the facility for several years. It’s now known as Dahl’s Custom Meat Locker. “We had the opportunity to take over the operation,” explained Kaitlin. “It’s a good way for…
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