The 2016 Greene County Fair 4-H and FFA swine show was held on Thursday, July 14. Judge was Ben Schmaling of Ogden. The show was coordinated by swine superintendent James Holz. Results of the 2016 Greene County Fair 4-H and FFA swine show were as follows:
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Champions at Greene County Fair sheep show told
The 2016 Greene County Fair 4-H and FFA sheep show was held on Friday, July 15. Judge was Rich Rourke of Iowa City. The show was organized by sheep superintendents Steve Karber and David Wolf. Results of the 2016 Greene County Fair 4-H and FFA sheep show were as follows:
Read MoreResults told from two days of horse shows
The 2016 Greene County Fair 4-H and FFA horse and pony show was held on Thursday, July 14. Judge was Judi Nelson of Cedar Falls. The 4-H and FFA horse fun show held on Saturday, July 16. The shows were organized by horse superintendents Christen Davis and Ashley Kuhl. Results of the 2016 Greene County Fair 4-H and FFA horse…
Read MoreGoat, rabbit fair champions told
The 2016 Greene County Fair 4-H and FFA goat show was held on Friday, July 15. Four exhibitors competed in the event, which was judged by Matthew Konen of Maxwell. The show was organized by goat superintendent Elizabeth Gunn. Results of the 2016 Greene County Fair 4-H and FFA Goat Show were as follows:
Read MoreFashion Fun and Communication at the Fair results told
The 2016 Greene County Fair 4-H clothing event was held Tuesday, July 11. Fourteen exhibitors competed in the event, which was judged by Barb Sexton of Rockwell City. The show was organized by clothing superintendents Jane Finch and Julie Larson. Youth participants also showcased their projects in the 4-H Fashion Show held Friday, July 15.
Read MoreQuilting bug bites Carla Offenburger – see her quilts at upcoming show
~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,…
Read MoreTheshing 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,…
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