Michele Hull, director of the RSVP 55+ volunteer program in Greene, Guthrie and Boone counties will be the speaker for Community Conversations Thursday, April 7, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson. RSVP 55+ provides opportunities for older residents to provide meaningful assistance to others. Opportunities range from being a pen pal with an elementary student to visiting the homebound elderly.…
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Tree walk, pruning demonstration April 6 at Daubendiek park
How many of us take time to look at the trees around us? Two local experts will lead a walk focused on trees at Daubendiek park. Trees Forever’s Brad Riphagen will join Greene County conservation director Tanner Sheuermann Wednesday, April 6, at 2 pm for an educational tree walk and pruning demonstration. This free walk at Daubendiek Park is a…
Read MoreRegistration open for T-ball
The Greene County Youth Athletic Association (GCYAA) reminds parents that registration for the 2022 T-ball season is now open and will close on May 15. Parents can go to www.gcyaa.org to fill out the online registration. Parents will create a profile and enter their information only once that will save time for future registrations. Tee ball (Ages 4 – 6) The Tee…
Read MoreRotary sets date for centennial celebration
The Rotary Club of Jefferson will celebrate 100 years of “Service Above Self” and positive impact on the community Sunday, May 15, from 2 to 4 pm at the Rotary Room at Jefferson Community Golf Course. The public is cordially invited to attend. A program at 3 pm will highlight some of the projects and organizations that have shared in…
Read MoreLamb Producers hold annual banquet
The annual Greene County Lamb Producers banquet was held Saturday, March 12, at Clover Hall at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. The meal of smoked leg of lamb was prepared by the Lamb Producers with side dishes and dessert provided by Lidderdale Country Store. More than 140 people were in attendance. The evening concluded with Kevin and Kaleb Lentz…
Read MoreReunion Rendezvous returns to Bell Tower Festival
The Greene County School Foundation will host an event to welcome class reunions to the Bell Tower Festival this year. Foundation board member Karen Lawton is chairing the Reunion Rendezvous event along with Peg Raney and Annie Ostendorf. Classes planning a reunion are asked to contact Annie Ostendorf at 515-370-1397 or ostee@netins.net or Beth Vander Wilt at 515-386-2155 or info@jeffersonmatters.org…
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March 28, 2022 Bardole travels – March 24 the Jason Bardole family from Wauwatosa, WI, visited the parental Roy Bardole home on their way to Colorado for spring break. What was supposed to be a day riding the go-cart and motorcycle riding, turned into a house filled with family and rain outside! They had fun anyway. Tim, Lori and…
Read MoreJefferson post office topic at Historical Society meeting April 1
~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society When the Greene County Historical Society meets Friday, April 1, Denise O’Brien Van of Jefferson will share the intriguing, 85-year history of the U.S. post office in Jefferson. O’Brien Van is a Jefferson native who had a career in journalism in Des Moines and Chicago before she and husband Jack Lewis,…
Read MoreAudrey Arnold, 1930 – 2022
Services will be held April 1 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Audrey Fay Arnold, 91, of Jefferson. Tim Heisterkamp will offer words of comfort. Sheilah Pound will be soloist, accompanied by Cheryl Nailor. Honorary bearers will be Bill Figenshaw, John Danielson, Dennis Tiffany and Steve Johnson. Interment will be at the Scranton Township Cemetery. Audrey Faye Arnold, age…
Read MoreISU Extension, Greene County Schools and Iowa Central partner in career readiness training
Three Greene County residents recently successfully completed a long-planned project. A partnership with Greene County Iowa State Extension and Outreach, the Greene County Schools and Iowa Central Community College Career Academy, successfully initiated a model to improve employment opportunities. Data indicates Greene County has a workforce of 5,426, with the unemployment rate of 3.1 percent based upon January 2022 information…
Read MoreMedical center honors employee excellence
At Greene County Medical Center’s employee recognition celebration on March 23, Jesus Valles was given the 2021 Van Zelderen Excellence award. The recognition celebration honored 10 Van Zelderen Excellence nominees, as well as 32 employees with milestone work anniversaries. Valles’ nomination noted, “Jesus helps serve Ever Greene Ridge with enthusiasm and respect for the residents and addresses each individual’s needs…
Read MoreBallot set for June 7 primary election
There will be only one local race in on the Greene County portion of the June 7 primary election. Dan Benitz, Cassie George and James Hedges will be on the Republican ballot for county supervisor for District 3. The winner in the primary will run against Democrat Mike Holden in the Nov. 8 general election. Incumbent Tom Contner, a Republican,…
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