The fire departments from Rippey, Jefferson and Grand Junction had a joint training Saturday, Oct. 18, in Rippey. The firemen burned a vacant house that is remembered as the home of harry and Erma (Lansing) Burk Holmes. The house was purchased by the Rippey United Methodist Church with the intention of demolishing it to make space for a parking lot. ~Jean Borgeson, Rippey correspondent
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Ag students tour West Central’s Jefferson location
West Central Cooperative’s Jefferson location hosted the future of agriculture at its location on Friday, Oct. 17. About 20 members of the local FFA chapter who are beginning an agronomy unit toured the crop protection, crop nutrient and seed facilities at West Central’s largest Greene County location. Bill Taggart, who oversees agronomy operations in Jefferson, led the tour with the…
Read MoreHalloween dance Sunday
The Raccoon River Aktion Club will host a Halloween dance Sunday, Oct. 25, from 2 to 4 pm at the Elks lodge in Jefferson. A DJ will keep the dance music coming, and costumes are welcome. There is a $2 admission charge, and attendees are also asked to bring non-perishable items for the Action Resource Center food pantry. All are…
Read MoreFirst Presbyterian to host retreat
“Telling Your Story” by Michelle Laughlin First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson invites the public to a retreat featuring writer/speaker/advocate Michelle Laughlin Saturday, Oct. 25, at 2 pm at John 15 Vineyard. Laughlin’s life is a story of perseverance and achievement. Before she was born, she experienced amniotic band syndrome which left her with only one arm and no legs.…
Read MoreEmerald ash borer and other tree concerns topic of Community Fellowship
At the weekly Community Fellowship Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Trees Forever field coordinator Brad Riphagen will talk about trees, emerald ash borer, what residents should know and do about the emerald ash borer, and any other concerns people have about trees. The afternoon will begin with social time at 4 pm. Riphagen will speak at 4:30, and a light…
Read MoreNational Teen Driver Safety Week, Oct. 19-25
DES MOINES – Today’s youth are busier and more engaged than ever. Unfortunately, this also means they have more things to distract them, especially while they are driving. Iowa’s young drivers travel many miles over local, state, interstate and rural roads. Many of these miles are before and after school as well as late at night, after work or sporting…
Read MoreLunch at the co-oop Saturday
Members of the Hardin Happy Hustlers 4-H club hope to help busy farmers and make some money at West Central Coop this Saturday, Oct. 18. The club will serve lunch from 11 am to 2 pm, offering hamburgers or grilled pork tenderloin sandwiches, chips, beverages and cookies for $5. Proceeds will go to club activities. Rain date is Saturday, Oct 25
Read MoreLocal Elks lodge marks golden anniversary
Elks lodge 2306 of Jefferson will celebrate its 50th anniversary at an invitation-only banquet at the lodge this Saturday, Oct. 18. Exalted ruler Hollie Roberts has chosen as her theme this golden anniversary year “Honoring the past, embracing the future.” In keeping with that theme, the Elks are celebrating the anniversary, as well as making major improvements to their building and…
Read MoreSpare Time Lanes draws people to Jefferson from all over Iowa
Drawing visitors Jefferson is the goal of many people. John and Vickie Woodford, owners of Spare Time Lanes, have been doing that for nearly two decades. This month, just as they have the past 13 Octobers, they’re hosting out-of-town bowlers every weekend. They have as many as 60 bowlers coming for the four week Iowa State USBC Women’s Bowling Association’s 600…
Read MoreChurdan library, P-C school join forces for Healthiest State Walk
The Paton-Churdan school, along with the Churdan public library, sponsored the Governor’s Healthiest State Walk. Participants were asked to meet at the school last Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 9:30 am to walk as a group. More than 200 school and community people came and walked to the library and back.
Read MoreSeptember Bucket Fillers named at Greene Co elementary
Bucket Fillers at Greene County Elementary for September are (from left) Austyn Funcke, Ellie Badger, Madison Mobley and Dimitri Brown. With them is Lori Subbert, Hy-Vee Drug Store manager. The elementary school is a “Bucket Filling” school based on Carol McCloud’s book Have You Filled a Bucket Today? The premise of the book is that everyone carries an invisible bucket…
Read More“The Music Man” in rehearsal
Choir members at Greene County High School are putting in extra hours at school preparing their production of Meredith Willson’s Iowa classic “The Music Man.” Pictured are the townspeople of River City, Iowa, rehearsing the first chorus number of the show, “Iowa Stubborn.” “Oh, there’s nothing halfway About the Iowa way to treat you, When we treat you Which we…
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