Day: November 22, 2020

The Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation’s board of directors annually surprises an unexpecting non-profit organization with its Grow Greene County Give Back Award.  This year two organizations were the recipient of an award.  On Thursday morning, Nov. 19,  board member Brenda Muir surprised Sherry Graven, who coordinates the local Adopt-a-Family project with a check for $5,000 to use toward the…

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Hunters donated more than 4,100 deer hides to Elks Lodges across Iowa last year, which was a slight decrease from the 2018-2019 season. The deer hides are used by the Veterans Leather Program to make professionally-crafted leather gloves for veterans in wheelchairs and also turned into leather used for therapy programs for recovering veterans. The Veterans Leather Program relies on…

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Clover Kids is a youth program specially designed for youth in 1st—3rd grade. The focus is hands-on cooperative learning in small groups.  Clover Kids participate in activities, games, and other positive experiences in a supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment. Anyone who participates in Greene County Clover Kids will be eligible to show animals and bring static projects to the…

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Dillan Bates of Scranton won the big prize in the Iowa Lottery’s “Holiday Wishes” scratch game. He purchased his winning ticket at Casey’s in Scranton and claimed his prize Nov. 10 at lottery headquarters in Clive. Holiday Wishes is a $20 scratch game that features 13 top prizes of $25,000 and overall odds of 1 in 2.64. Players can enter…

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The inaugural season for the Iowa Deer Exchange has attracted 350 Iowans who indicated they were interested in receiving venison and 60 hunters willing to provide it. The deer exchange, along with the Help us Stop Hunger (HUSH) program, allows hunters an opportunity to provide high quality lean protein to their neighbors, while continuing to do what they enjoy – hunting…

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