The Greene County Cattlemen will hold their annual banquet Saturday, Feb. 21, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds. A social hour will begin at 6 pm, with a rib-eye steak dinner catered by Lidderdale Country Store served at 6:30. The trophy auction and drawings for numerous door prizes will begin after the meal.
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“Pools Paradise” in rehearsal
Rehearsals are well under way for the Community Players of Greene County’s (CPGC) lunder upcoming production of Pools Paradise, a comedy written by Philip King. The three-act comedy is under the direction of Josh Tuel, a first time director for CPGC. He is assisted in the directing duties by Linda Nichols, also a first time director. The cast included CPGC…
Read MoreGrammy-nominated jazz ensemble to perform April 9
Beta Tau Delta sponsored concert Although the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, which will appear in Jefferson on April 9, didn’t win a Grammy this year, the 16-piece band was in good company. Its album, “OverTime: Music of Bob Brookmeyer,” was among five nominated for a 2014 Emmy in the large Jazz ensemble category.
Read MoreDocumentary about PTSD and farming coming to Churdan
Area residents are invited to mark their calendars to attend a showing of the documentary Terra Firma Monday, March 23, at the Paton-Churdan school auditorium. The event will begin at 6:30 pm. The Churdan library board and staff is organizing and hosting the event. The film is about three female combat veterans who learn to deal with their PTSD through…
Read MoreGreene County Gobblers hold annual dinner
The Greene County Gobblers chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation held its 10th annual Hunting Heritage banquet Saturday evening at Clover Hall in Jefferson. About 125 hunting enthusiasts enjoyed a meal catered by Lidderdale Country Store. The evening included a silent auction that raised $1,625 and a live auction cried by Kevin Lentz raised more than $5,000. The 41…
Read MoreExtension slates pesticide applicator courses
Greene County Extension will host several continuing instructional courses (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators throughout February and March. The training is required to be completed by the end of the year in order to maintain commercial certification with the state of Iowa.
Read MoreINS offers scholarships for 2015 grads
Iowa Network Services (INS), based in Des Moines, has established the INS scholarship program for students pursing a STEM-related course of study. High school juniors and graduating seniors within the 2014-2015 school year are eligible. Scholarship awards ranging between $500- $1,000 will be offered to students who have outstanding academic and achievement records. Since Jefferson Telecom is an independent telephone…
Read MoreBetter For You Bakery now a year-round business
A seed sown at the Greene County farmers market is sprouting into a year-round business in the snows of February. Tina Meseck, doing business as Better For You Bakery LLC, is launching her fulltime business in time for Valentine’s Day treats. Meseck’s business name, Better For You Bakery, is descriptive. She learned to love baking from her grandmother and her…
Read MoreHerrick is Employee of the Year at medical center
Lori Herrick, emergency department (ED) manager, was chosen as 2014 Employee of the Year at a special employee recognition celebration on Jan. 29 at Greene County Medical Center. The recognition celebration honored all Employee of the Year nominees, as well as all employees with 5-year milestone anniversaries. Herrick (right) is pictured accepting the award from medical center CEO Carl Behne.
Read MoreBeta Tau Delta presents the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
…and Jefferson’s First Family of Jazz Members of Jefferson’s first family of jazz musicians, Dick, Jim and Sue Oatts, will return for an evening concert in their home town on Thursday, April 9. The Oatts contingent will appear with New York City’s famed Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, a 16-member band that features Dick Oatts on sax and flute. The group’s director…
Read MoreP-C speech team advances to state contest
The Paton-Churdan speech team competed at the Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group contest in Ankeny on Jan. 24. The team participated in one event this year: Short Film. Its silent film, The Illusion, was given a “I” rating and will advance to the state contest at West Des Moines Valley on Feb. 7.
Read MoreFeeding dairy beef topic of Extension webinar
Feedlot producers are invited to attend a beef roundtable webinar Thursday, Feb. 12, from 1 to 4 pm at the Calhoun County Extension office in Rockwell City. This will be the closest webinar to Greene County, according to local Extension staff.
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