November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, a time to educate about diabetes, how to manage it, risk factors and prevention. Technological advances are making it much easier to optimize our health, with or without a diabetes diagnosis, through Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) therapy. “I can think of very few situations where a person would not benefit from CGM therapy,” said…
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Extension offering food safety class
Registration due Nov. 11 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach- Greene County is offering a food safety training for food service managers on Monday, Dec. 2, from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm at ISU Extension- Greene County in Jefferson. “Certification in ServSafe® meets the Food Code requirements in Iowa to have a certified food protection manager in all establishments,” said…
Read MoreNew snowmobile law streamlines permit requirements for residents
Iowa snowmobilers are no longer required to purchase and display an annual trail user permit, according to a new law that went into effect July 1, 2024. The law folded the trail user permit into the annual snowmobile registration fee, which will now be $30 plus administration fees. The previous price for each type was $15. Registration and permit fees…
Read MoreGenealogical Society meets Nov. 2
The November meeting of the Greene County Iowa Genealogical Society will be held Saturday, Nov. 2, at 10 am. Deb Kucerak will present a program on forensic genealogy. The meeting is open to everyone. It will be held in the handicap-accessible basement of the Jefferson public library.Our reference library is open Wednesday 2-3 pm and Saturday 9-11 am, and to…
Read MoreJefferson Elks Lodge marks 60th anniversary
The Jefferson Elks Lodge is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2024. The Lodge was originally Instituted into the BPO Elks USA on June 11, 1964. Charter members of the Elks were initiated into our order in the gymnasium of Jefferson High School on June 11. Initially, 239 residentds of the county were installed as members. Within the next year many…
Read MoreBeta Tau Delta takes first graders to Blank Park Zoo
It was an up-close and personal encounter with the Blank Park Zoo giraffe, Jacoby, for Greene County first grader Gotham Peterson-Ashworth. His experience was one that 110 other first graders from Greene County and Paton-Churdan had: to feed giraffes lettuce leaves, ride the zoo train, have a hot lunch, feed animals in the petting zoo, have an educational session with…
Read MoreBomgaars Ladies Night supports Greene County Medical Center patients
For the past nine years, Bomgaars has held its annual Ladies’ Night in the fall, offering an evening of shopping with 5 percent of total sales donated to healthcare and women’s organizations in the communities they serve. This year the Jefferson Bomgaars will host Ladies’ Night Sunday, Nov. 3, from 5 to 8 pm, with the donation going to the…
Read MoreExtension offers free program on wintering trees
Iowa State University Greene County Extension & Outreach is hosting a Tree Talk with Brad Riphagen. The topic will be helping your trees survive the winter. Riphagen will talk about keeping your trees alive and give information for the colder weather. This information is valuable to help develop and maintain healthy trees. “Many times, we are unsure of what to…
Read MoreNew Opportunities offers help to problem gamblers
New Opportunities, Inc. has historically worked in area communities to help with prevention of substance use disorders and alcohol use disorders. We are also here to help with problem gambling preventions efforts! Gambling is defined as “to risk money or something of value on an outcome that is unknown in hopes of gaining something of value.” Did you know that…
Read MoreGrCo FFA competing with SEV FFA in food drive
The Greene County FFA will partner with the Central Plains FFA to collect food and goods to donate to their local food pantries. They will accept donations the week of Oct. 7 until the first quarter of the football game at Southeast Valley on Oct. 11. This friendly competition is to see which chapter can collect the most donations for…
Read MorePaton-Churdan inducts new NHS members
The Paton-Churdan National Honor Society inducted four new members Sept. 23 – Anastasia Hobbs, Catarina Hobbs, Alivya Smith, and Ella Tasler. Sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible for National Honor Society based on their scholarship achievement of maintaining a 3.0 grade point average. Eligible students must then apply for membership. Applications are reviewed and scored based on a rubric. A…
Read MoreGJ library KidZone reading program begins Oct. 7
The Grand Junction Public Library KidZone fall reading program gets underway Monday, Oct. 7, at the library. The reading and activity program for kids ages 10 and younger will be from 2:30 to 3:30 pm. A Lego Club program for older students (11 and older) will be from 4 to 5 pm at the library. The program will be on…
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