The first fundraising event for the 2019 Scranton sesquicentennial celebration will be a potato bar luncheon Sunday, March 5, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Scranton Community Center. A white elephant silent auction will follow the lunch.
Read MoreCategory: Features and More
Marijuana topic of Community Conversation
“Marijuana: What’s the Big Deal?” is the topic at the Community Conversation Thursday, March 2, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson. Speaker is Angie Baack, community prevention consultant at New Opportunities. Baack will explain various products containing THS, signs and symptoms of abuse, emerging and current trends, myths and facts, and the latest research on medical marijuana. Parents of pre-teens…
Read More4-H FSQA testing/training slated for Thursday
Greene County 4-H members are reminded that Thursday, Feb. 23, is the first test/training date for Food Safety Quality Assurance (FSQA) certification. Testing is from 3 to 5:30 pm; training is from 6 to 7:30 pm. All youngsters exhibiting beef, dairy (cattle and goat), meat goat, rabbit, poultry, sheep or swine at the Greene County Fair and Iowa State Fair…
Read MoreArchaeology Roadshow at Whiterock Conservancy
Persons who have found an artifact and want to learn more about it can ask an expert when Whiterock Conservancy hosts the third annual Archaeological Roadshow Saturday, Feb. 25.
Read MoreA houseplant older than most of us
Luann Waldo, publisher of The Scranton Journal and the Bayard News Gazette, is featured along with her 85-year-old Christmas cactus in the February/March edition of The Iowan magazine. The short feature, titled “This Gift Keeps on Giving,” was written by Lora Koch. Waldo shared with her readers in January that her Christmas cactus had bloomed another year. The plant was…
Read MoreWhat did you drive to school?
New Hope Bargain Shoppe opening soon
The end of a five-and-dime in downtown Jefferson has made way for a new resale shop that supports a charitable cause. Lisa Willis, manager of the New Hope Bargain Shoppe in Jefferson, said the store will have a soft opening next week. An official ribbon cutting will be done at a later date.
Read MoreDean and Ruth Shiflet reflect on 75 years of marriage
~by Luann Waldo, The Scranton Journal “We’re just coasting now,” explains Dean Shiflet about his 75-year marriage and life with Ruth. The Kansas natives moved to Bagley in 1955 to build their lives around their family and farm. They haven’t regretted that decision. Dean met Ruth after he graduated from high school in Udall, KS. He was taking his kid…
Read MoreCattlemen slate annual dinner for Feb. 25
The Greene County Cattlemen are making preparations for their annual banquet to be held Saturday, Feb. 25, 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 MoreHunter training safety course slated
There will be a hunter safety training course offered Feb. 28 and March 2 and 4. The course, sponsored by the Greene County conservation board, is scheduled for 6:30 to 9 pm on Tuesday and Thursday. These will be held at the Milwaukee Road Depot in Jefferson. The class on Saturday will be located at Slininger Woods from 8 am…
Read MoreNHS supports Lots of Socks
Members of the Greene County High School chapter of the National Honor Society recently presented a check for $330 to Kristie Hurley, volunteer coordinator of RSVP 55+ for the Lots of Socks project. The funds will be used to augment the socks and under garments donated in the Lots of Socks drive held last fall.
Read MoreCookies for a Cause
This year’s Valentine’s Day bake sale at Jefferson Telecom has been dubbed “Cookies for a Cause.” The bake sale will be held Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 8 am to 5:30 pm at the Jefferson Telecom showroom at 105 W. Harrison St. All proceeds will benefit the Greene County Relay for Life. This year’s Relay, “A Game Changer,” will be Saturday,…
Read More