~by Denise O’Brien Van Carla Offenburger, Greene County Medical Center’s director of community relations, organized three quilt show fundraisers for the hospital before she caught the quilting bug. “Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would become a quilter,” Offenburger says. But she has become a needlewoman, and will display four quilts at the Greene County Quilt Show,…
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Theshing bee this weekend at Pleasant Prairie Farm
Pleasant Prairie Farm/Foster Timmons Farms will host the 17th annual Old-Fashioned Threshing Bee this Saturday and Sunday, July 30-31. At the bee, volunteers and steam engine enthusiasts will harvest oats as the job was done until the 1940s. The volunteers will pitch oat bundles into the threshing machine by hand. The thresher separates the grain from the straw and chaff, and then augers…
Read MoreTraveling and celebrating the Lincoln Highway
Historical Society meets Aug. 5 Grand Junction; lunch, program & tours ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society The Greene County Historical Society will travel to Grand Junction for its Friday, Aug. 5, meeting with a program and tours focusing on the Lincoln Highway heritage of both the community and the county.
Read MoreFarm Bureau annual meeting is Aug. 9
The Greene County Farm Bureau has scheduled their annual meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. A meal will be served at 6 pm with the business meeting slated at 7.
Read More4-H State Fair exhibitors told
Judging of 2016 Greene County 4-H static exhibit entries took place Tuesday, July 12. 4-H members’ projects were evaluated by experts in the areas of animals; agriculture and natural resources; creative arts; science, engineering, and technology; family and consumer sciences; and personal development. Judging is done face-to-face, giving youngsters the opportunity to learn and to practice valuable interpersonal skills.
Read MoreJPL summer reading programs wraps up with party in the park
The summer reading program at the Jefferson public library ended Monday with a party at Russell Park. Prizes were awarded after the children enjoyed a variety of outdoor games, including a human ring toss game, hula hoops, water races and pancake flipping. A game that required children to pour water from a cup on their head to another cup held…
Read MoreOrvie Umbaugh enjoyed Honor Flight to DC
~by Joyce Winkelman, Scranton Journal correspondent At 6:20 am on May 7 at Fort Dodge, Orvie Umbaugh of Scranton felt the lift of the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight as it rose into the sky on its way to Washington, D.C. for a special day of honor, recognition and appreciation from the folks back home for his military service. Umbaugh,…
Read MoreFiremen and others honor Randy Love
Firefighters and emergency responders from Greene County and beyond honored Jefferson fire chief Randy Love and the Jefferson fire department Thursday afternoon. Love, 56, died Sunday. He joined the Jefferson fire department in 1995 and was elected fire chief in 2009. He was a 36-year employee of Jefferson Telecom.
Read MorePlenty of winners at the county fair baby contest
The competition was friendly and prizes were plentiful at the baby contest held at the Greene County Fair Saturday. Babies “competed” in two age divisions – younger than 1 year old and younger than 2 years old.
Read MoreFair quilt winners told
Linda Huff of Jefferson and the Greene County 4-H Foundation were winners when quilters and quilt lovers teamed up at the Greene County Fair. Huff won the Christmas-themed quilt and a pair of throw pillows constructed of quilt blocks entered in the 2015 People’s Choice quilt block contest. Suzanne Sievers of the Stitch donated the material and labor to complete the…
Read MoreChamber members add $3050 to fair premium auction
(Edited July 22 with additional information) Greene County Chamber of Commerce members supported Greene County 4-H members with $3,050 in premiums at the Greene County Fair premium auction Monday morning. The Chamber invited members and the community to provide funds for the auction as a way to encourage and commend the endeavors of local youngsters. As in previous years, Mike…
Read MoreRam volleyball players/parents meeting July 26
The 2016 player/parent meeting for the Greene County High School volleyball season will be held Tuesday, July 26 at the high school. All 2016 players and their parents should plan to attend.
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