The FFA pancake breakfast scheduled for Feb. 23 has been rescheduled for Friday, March 2, from 7 to 8:30 am at the Ram Restaurant at Greene County High School. FFA members will serve pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage and beverages. The community is welcome. Free will donations will be accepted.
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Ram girls do service project at Ronald McDonald House
The Greene County Ram varsity basketball team traveled to the Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City last weekend, Feb. 17-18, to complete a service project started during the basketball season.
Read MoreCattlemen’s banquet slated for Feb. 24; public welcome
The annual Greene County Cattlemen’s banquet and auction will be held Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Greene County Fairground’s Clover Hall. Social hour begins at 6 pm with a prime rib dinner at 6:30 pm. Following the meal, the trophy auction will be held along with the awarding of numerous door prizes.
Read MoreExtension, Farm Bureau to host grain marketing workshop in Ogden
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach of Boone and Greene Counties and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation are teaming up to offer a local “Winning the Game” workshop to help farmers work though their 2018 pre-harvest marketing plan.
Read MoreOrnamental and turfgrass applicators course is March 7
Early registration ends Feb. 28 An ornamental and turfgrass applicators continuing instruction course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators will be held Wednesday, March 7. The program can be seen at locations across Iowa through the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) team.
Read MoreSoup luncheon Saturday in Rippey
The Rippey library staff and board of trustees will host a soup luncheon Saturday, Feb. 17, from 11 am to 2 pm at the library. Proceeds from a free will donation will be used to supplement the library budget. All are welcome.
Read MoreSneak peak: Scranton Memory Room
~by The Scranton Journal Volunteers are putting the finishing touches on the Scranton School Memory Room, located in the Community Center. The area has been completely remodeled with new lighting windows, ceiling, carpet, slat wall, insulation, HVAC duct work and lighted display cases. All of the donated items have been catalogued so that a permanent record of the memorabilia is…
Read MoreHoyles receive windbreak award
Sherwood and Jean Hoyle of Scranton were awarded the 2017 Izaak Walton League Windbreak Award at the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District’s (SWCD) February meeting.
Read MoreHunter safety course slated
A hunter safety training course will be offered Feb. 27, March 1 and 3. The course, sponsored by the Greene County conservation board, is scheduled for 6:30 to 9 pm on Tuesday and Thursday. The classes will be held at the Milwaukee Road depot in Jefferson. The class on Saturday will be located at Slininger Woods west of Jefferson from…
Read MoreRecruiting volunteers for Scranton sesquicentennial
Additional volunteers are needed for the Scranton sesquicentennial committee to assure a successful event on Saturday, June 29, 2019. Organizational meetings have been held with several people joining the group but more help is needed.
Read MoreJefferson Matters offers design assistance
Jefferson Matters: Main Street is offering building owners in the Main Street district an opportunity for free design consultation with Main Street Iowa design specialists Tim Reinders and Maia Jessen. A simple form needs to be completed indicating interested areas such as roof work, masonry, site improvements, parking, signage, awnings, transom windows, doors, handicapped accessibility, rear entrance, interior updating, upper…
Read MoreFree movies this week at Sierra Community Theatre
A week of free movies at the Sierra Community Theatre starts Wednesday, Feb. 7, and continues through Thursday, Feb. 15. Classics Week kicks off with the 1957 winner of seven Academy Awards, “Bridge on the River Kwai”. Show times are 2 and 7 pm Wednesday and 7 pm Thursday, Feb. 8.
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