~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal It’s a good day at the office when you can qualify a wrestler for the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament; it’s even better when you qualify a school-record number of wrestlers. The Greene County Rams headed to Humboldt for their Class 2A District Tournament, and six wrestlers, a school record, qualified for…
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Ram boys hoops enters postseason on heels of 93-57 win over SH
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams boys basketball team is entering the first round of their postseason after a scoring outburst. With a regular season record of 4-18, the Rams are heading into the first round of the postseason after picking up a head of steam in their regular season finale. The last two games…
Read MoreRam girls end regular hoops season without a win
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams girls’ basketball team recently finished their regular season schedule and showed improvement as the season progressed. Last week featured the final two regular season games of the year for the Rams girls, and they ended up with a 40-26 loss to Southeast Valley Feb. 10 and a 57-21 loss…
Read MoreP-C Rockets close boys regular hoops season with loss to Woodbine
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Paton-Churdan Rockets boys basketball team closed their regular season slate of games against the Woodbine Tigers Feb. 17. The Rockets traveled to Woodbine to face off with the Tigers in their last regular season game of the year and came away with a 98-47 loss to one of Class 1A’s Iowa High…
Read MoreRam bowlers end regular season with wins
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal There is no better way to end your regular season slate of action than with a win as the postseason is set to begin. The Greene County Rams girls and boys bowling teams welcomed the Carroll Tigers to Spare Time Lanes and Lounge in Jefferson Feb. 13 for the last regular season meet…
Read MoreRotary Club opens grant cycle for auction proceeds
The Rotary Club of Jefferson is now accepting applications for grants from the proceeds of its 26th annual charity auction. This year the club will give priority in its grants on three of Rotary International’s areas of focus: the health of women and children; peace and conflict resolution; and literacy. Non-profit organizations or entities whose programs or projects benefit others…
Read MoreJeff Telecom donates to ARC food pantry
Jefferson Telecom is pleased to donate $500 to the Greene County Christian Action Resource Center (ARC) food pantry, reinforcing its commitment to supporting families in need in our community. As part of a holiday giving initiative, Jefferson Telecom pledged to contribute to the ARC food pantry for every Internet upgrade made before Dec. 31. Jefferson Telecom stepped in to make…
Read MoreDummkopfs/Doomkoffs
‘It seemed wrong to write about normal life after that horrendous election.’ -American novelist Anne Tyler The quote above was sent to me by a Jefferson friend, and I immediately thought of a column I wrote a couple of weeks ago that was about my life as an elder rather than my usual political comment; and how I felt when…
Read MoreRetired ISP trooper Bob Hurley to speak at GJ library about his memoir
Robert Hurley will be at the Grand Junction public library Monday, Feb. 24, at 7 pm to discuss his book, 10-31 Crime in Progress. Hurley, a Jefferson resident of 44 years, is a retired Iowa State Trooper. A Dubuque native, he served in the Air Force in Japan as a security police officer. Returning to the United States, he earned…
Read MoreUnderstanding our transgender neighbors
~by Bryan Helmus Transgender individuals, whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth, deserve the same fundamental rights and respect as everyone else. Significantly, the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association hold that gender is expressed on a wide spectrum, not a binary structure consisting only of males and females. But none of us need…
Read MoreCounty naturalist Fernholz at first Coffee Chat at GJ library
Grand Junction public library will kickoff off a new program, Coffee Chat, on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 10:30 am with Jacob Fernholz, Greene County conservation naturalist, discussing the “Spring Lake Fishery.” Fernholz will discuss the current status of the fish population at Spring Lake Park, northwest of Grand Junction, and future plans for improving the lake and its role as…
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