Commentary by Clay Ross, Jefferson A while back I wrote a think piece in the style of “change my mind”. It generated knee jerk reactions from some of my detractors. I think it is time to revisit the questions that I posed. I started my piece talking about how the fear mongers that call themselves the Media have people so…
Read MoreDay: September 22, 2021
Tree walk slated at Squirrel Hollow Sept. 30
How many of us take time to look at the trees around us? Four local experts will lead a walk focused on trees at Squirrel Hollow Park. On Thursday, Sept. 30, at 2 pm Trees Forever’s Brad Riphagen will join Greene County conservation director Tanner Sheuermann and Conservation’s Dan Sayre and Joe Allen for an educational tree walk. This free…
Read MoreBargain Day at the library this Saturday
Bargain Day, the last day of the Friends of the Library annual fall book sale, is this Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Jefferson public library. The Bargain Day tradition continues: shoppers will receive a brown paper grocery bag which may be filled to the top with books for $4. Books without a price tag may go in the bag.…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Sept. 19, 2021 Jean’s Jottings – Fall is my favorite time of year and I enjoy driving the back roads when I can. Last Wednesday, after eating in Jamaica, Phyllis Gannon and I visited St. Mary’s Cemetery, where the Gannon ancestors, as well as many friends of hers, are buried. She saw some new gravestones, so I got out and…
Read MoreRam spikers hit South Hamilton
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team played just one match last week, but it was a big one as the Rams downed South Hamilton Sept. 16 in three sets on the Hawk floor: 25-22, 25-18, 25-9. The first game was close but the Rams were able to pull it out. The second game was close for…
Read MoreRam cross country team runs at Panorama
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County High School Cross Country team competed Sept. 17 at the Panorama Invitational. This race on the Par 3 Golf Course is considered a true cross country course with challenging hills through a wooded setting. “This was a very tough field of teams with several ranked teams and ranked individual runners,” said Ram…
Read MoreRams thrash DMC 55-0
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County varsity football team spoiled homecoming for Des Moines Christian Friday night as they pummeled the Lions 55-0. The Rams ran rampant over the Lion defense in racking up 411 yards on the ground. Senior Jackson Morton enjoyed a big night as he scored four touchdowns in the second half on runs of 11,…
Read MoreHistorical Society slates program on women’s suffrage in the U.S., and in Greene County
~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society Mikki Schwarzkopf, an active member of the Greene County Historical Society and one of the group’s leading researchers, will present a program Friday, Oct. 1, in Rippey that will celebrate the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote in the U.S. And she will explain how local activists in…
Read MoreStory Walk around the square for October
October 1, 2021 is the start of another StoryWalk® around the Jefferson downtown square. Families doing this self-guided tour will begin at Funky Zebra, 205 N. Wilson, and work their way around the square clockwise, to read the book “The Apple Pie Tree.” The walk will end at the Greene County Extension Office at 104 W. Washington St. Extension staff…
Read MoreWhat’s in a generation?
~a column by Colleen O’Brien It dawned on me when reading an article about Gen Xers that I did not know what a Gen Xer was. I knew the term Baby Boomer – those born between 1946 to 1964 – because there was always a lot written about them as I was growing up. Because I was born in 1943,…
Read MoreSupes delay pair of agreements
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline During a short meeting of the Greene County board of supervisors on Sept. 20, the board agreed to “keep the process moving” with Realwood Productions, the company doing renovation of the magistrate courtroom on third floor of the courthouse, though the board tabled consideration of a contract submitted by Realwood until the next board meeting.…
Read More4-H Foundation raising funds for Clover Cafe
The Greene County 4-H Foundation will kick off its fundraising drive during National 4-H Week, Oct. 3-9. This board provides $10,000 to $15,000 annually to Greene County 4-H educational programs and projects. “The goal this year is to purchase new equipment for the Clover Café which operates during the Greene County Fair. Many items are decades old and are…
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