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Brunch and bingo for Scranton sesqui

Scranton area residents are making plans for a big celebration when the community celebrates its sesquicentennial: 150 years. The date of June 29, 2019 has been selected. To raise funds for the expenses that go with a celebration, the committee has planned a brunch and BINGO event on Sunday, May 7. People of all ages are invited to come enjoy…

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HOWL Camp concludes with session on healthy snacks

HOWL (Healthy Organized Wellness and Living) Camp’s final session is Cooking Healthy on May 10 at the Greene County Extension office. Youngsters in grades 5-8 will make healthy snacks to keep them energized and motivated throughout the day. Participants will make flatbread pizza, peanut butter balls, make-ahead Mexican rollups, and berry & greens smoothies.

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Genealogical Society meets Saturday

The Greene County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, May 6, in the basement meeting room of the Jefferson public library.  Annette Coil will  present a program on how to utilize familysearch.org.  This is a free site with much information to help all genealogists. Guests are always welcome.  The meeting room in handicapped accessible.

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Register now for Scranton Fishing Day

The sixth annual Scranton Kids Fishing Day will be “keepim’ it reel” Saturday, June 3, at 9 am, at Scranton’s Lost Lagoon. Sign-up sheets are available now at the Marchant Memorial Library and Peoples Trust & Savings Bank in Scranton. Contact Ashley Squibb for more information and also to register. 

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Register now for MG bus tour of Warren County

All those interested in flowers, food, and having fun are invited to join Greene County Master Gardeners on Saturday, June 3, as they spend the traveling through Warren County. Scheduled stops include Edge of the Woods Raspberry Farm, Central Iowa Organic Fertilizer (The Worm Farm!), Flying Frog Farms, Busy Bee Garden Center, The Garden Barn, and Ted Lare Garden Center.…

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Hospitality training draws from entire county

The importance of a welcoming attitude and the abundance of “things to see” in Greene County was highlighted at a customer service and hospitality training provided by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach on Tuesday, April 25, at the Historical Society Museum. Twenty-nine persons from several Greene County towns attended.

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State parks start camping season Saturday

It looks like the cold rainy weather is breaking just in time for the weekend when state park campgrounds will celebrate Camping Kickoff, Saturday, May 6. State park campgrounds will feature special hikes, demonstrations, fishing clinics and much more to celebrate the start of the season. A full schedule of programs is available at www.iowadnr.gov/campingkickoff. Campers will also receive a free May/June issue of Iowa Outdoors magazine.

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Robbins wrap up two decades of fourth grade farm tours

Tim and Vickie Robbins hosted the Greene County Farm Bureau’s annual farm tour for all county fourth grade students at their rural Scranton farm Thursday, April 20. Approximately 110 Greene County and Paton-Churdan students spent the morning at nine hands-on learning stations set up by volunteers, Horn O’Plenty FFA members, and Farm Bureau board members.

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