The Greene County Chamber is inviting nominations for the 2015 ABC Award to be presented at its annual meeting on Monday, Jan. 25. Nominations are due by Monday, Jan. 4. The ABC Award (Above and Beyond the Call) Award is presented annually to an individual or couple who through personal involvement, leadership qualities and unselfish giving of time and talent…
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Make your own wreath at the Scranton library
The H.F. and Maude E. Marchant Memorial Library is hosting a pair of wreath-making events in time for the holiday season. Kim Winkelman will demonstrate making a wreath Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 7 pm at the library. She will show how to decorate wreaths to give them a personal touch.
Read MoreBlood drives slated in Jefferson, Scranton
With upcoming holidays and the flu season upon us, LifeServe Blood Center thanks donors who plan on helping boost the blood supply this November. LfeServe has scheduled a pair of community blood drives next week as follows:
Read MoreChamber preparing Holiday Events Calendar
Submissions welcome through Nov. 20 The holiday season is a busy one with many events planned in every corner of the county. The Greene County Chamber invites all organizations, churches and member businesses who are planning events or open houses for the public to list them in the 2015 Holiday Events Calendar.
Read MoreOctober warmer, dryer than usual in Jefferson
By the standards people watch in weather, it was a nice October in Jefferson. According to data provided by volunteer weather observer John Beltz, the first 21 days of October were dry. Jefferson received 1.7 inches of rain, with nearly half of that falling on Oct. 28. Normal precipitation for October is 2.41 inches.
Read MoreOpening weekend of pheasant season goes well
DNR reports hunter numbers up, pheasant numbers up, too While the weather didn’t fully cooperate, at least the pheasants did. Iowa’s opening weekend of pheasant hunting began wet and ended with mostly satisfied hunters. “Comparing hunter numbers to the past five to eight years, this opening weekend had a much higher participation rate that I observed,” said Ben Bergman, conservation officer…
Read MoreRVP~1875, Hotel Pattee honored with tourism awards
Greene County Chamber members were honored Thursday evening when the Iowa Tourism Office and the Travel Federation of Iowa presented 27 awards recognizing excellence in the tourism industry during the 2015 Iowa Tourism Conference in Fairfield. RVP~1875 Historical Furniture Shop of Jefferson received the award for Outstanding Retail Experience in the rural category. RVP~1875 was also runner-up in the Outstanding…
Read More‘Dessert and Dance Tunes’ Sunday in Jefferson
The Town and Country Band promises famous and familiar toe-tapping, hand-clapping dance music, as well as pie, at “Dessert and Dance Tunes” Sunday, Nov. 1, at 2 pm at St Joseph Parish Center in Jefferson.
Read MoreFlag pole dedication slated
The new flag pole at the Greene County Community Center will be dedicated to the memory of longtime community volunteer Harry Hoffman in a brief ceremony Friday, Oct. 30, at 5:15. Boy Scouts of Troop 534 will raise the flag and Vi Hoffman will comment. Refreshments will be served inside after the ceremony. All are welcome.
Read MoreGJ mayor candidate Kersey shares thoughts
In the Grand Junction city election Nov. 3, incumbent mayor Gerald Herrick is being challenged by Dave Kersey. Both candidates were given an opportunity to respond to questions about their candidacy and their plans for Grand Junction. Only Kersey responded. His answers are provided here:
Read MoreHistorical Society featuring ‘Scranton memories’
Dawn Rudolph will share her hometown’s stories in a program set Friday, Nov. 6 The Greene County Historical Society will bring its regular monthly meeting to Scranton on Friday, Nov. 6, with one of the town’s best-known citizens of today, Dawn Rudolph, doing a program she is calling “Scranton Memories.” The 1 pm program at the United Methodist Church will…
Read MoreJunior class hopes to hold prom at Wild Rose Casino
The Greene County junior class is already planning the 2016 prom with a “Wizard of Oz” theme, but it’s not known where the Emerald City will be. The students hope it will be in the Greene Room Events Center at Wild Rose Casino.
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