Dean and Nancy Rogers are not your typical vineyard owners – and John 15 Vineyard in Scranton is not your typical Iowa vineyard. It is one of the only, if not the only, commercial vineyards in Iowa that does not produce wine or sell grapes to wineries. Instead, they offer a variety of grapes and grape products, “just like Grandma…
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School Night for Scouting rescheduled to Sept. 22
School Night for Scouting has been rescheduled for Monday, Sept. 22, at the Jefferson Elks Lodge, 103 W. Harrison (east of the Jefferson Telecom office ) starting at 6:30 pm. Boys must have a parent or other adult attend with them. This is an informational meeting for families to learn about Cub Scouting. Cub Scouts is for all boys in…
Read MoreDoes salad luncheon slated for Sept. 24
The Jefferson Does will host their annual fall salad luncheon Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 11 am to 1 pm at the Elks lodge in Jefferson. Tickets are $6 and are available at Home State Bank, the Jefferson office of Peoples Trust & Savings Bank, and M & M Applique in the Lincoln Building on the courthouse square. Proceeds benefit Does…
Read MoreTree committee in replacement mode with fall project
The Jefferson tree committee has again received funding from Alliant Energy through the utility’s Branching Out program, administered in Iowa by Trees Forever. According to Brad Riphagen, Trees Forever field coordinator and a local volunteer with the tree committee, the 25 trees will replace trees the committee has planted in recent years that did not survive. Trees will be replaced…
Read MoreLuncheon and cards in Churdan Sept. 25
The Churdan court of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas will host a luncheon and card party Thursday, Sept. 25, at noon at St Columbkille Catholic Church. Luncheon carry-outs will be available from 10:45 to 11:30 am; please call ahead at 515-389-3156. Following the luncheon, all guests are invited to stay for bridge, pitch or nickels. Cost is $5. All…
Read MoreFriend of the Year to be presented Sept. 25
The Friends of the Jefferson Public Library will name and honor the Friend of the Year next Thursday, Sept. 25, at 7 pm at the library. The annual award is presented to a volunteer that provides support and encouragement to and for the library and its programs. The recipient is not announced prior to that evening. Refreshments will be served…
Read MoreYard of the Month honors to Corinne and Tom Ball
The Jefferson Garden Club’s September Yard of the Month is the yard of Tom and Corinne Ball at 1405 Lincoln Ct. Tom and Corinne have lived there for 4-1/2 years. Some of the flowers came with them when they moved from their former home. Corinne is the gardener in the family. The front yard shows off many blooming flowers in…
Read MorePoetry Out Loud draws together poets and poetry lovers
The audience was small but appreciative Sunday as the Greene County Historical Society hosted Poetry Out Loud at the museum. Members of the local poetry group, the First United Coven of Greene County, read original poetry. Poetry by a total of 13 Coven members was read, with a poem by the late Diane Foster being read by her granddaughter Nicole…
Read MoreAt last: Scranton library moves to new facility
There’s an old saying that states, “Many hands make light work.” That proved to be true on Saturday when a substantial number of volunteers formed a human chain stretching half a block on Scranton’s Main Street. Workers, including Dawn Rudolph (pictured, left) passed stacks of books from the current public library, down the sidewalk and into the new H.F. and…
Read MoreChild care highlighted at Sept. 30 open house
Child care affects employers’ bottom line Employers, parents, potential child care providers and interested residents are invited to learn more about the status and upcoming needs for child care in Greene County at a come-and-go eventTuesday, Sept. 30, from to 7 pm at the Greene County ISU Extension office.
Read MoreSchool Night for Scouting this Thursday
There will be a School Night for Scouting Thursday, Sept. 11, at 6:30 pm at the Greene County elementary school in Jefferson. All boys in first grade and older who are interested should attend the open house event, along with a parent or guardian. Persons who cannot attend but would like information about scouting can contact Chad Stevens at 712-830-7794.
Read MoreSchroeder purchases funeral home in Boone
Aaron Schroeder, owner of Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home of Jefferson, recently purchased the Walter-Schroeder Funeral Home in Boone from Randy Walter. The name has been changed to Schroeder Funeral Home. The name is rather coincidental. The Boone funeral home was established in 1932 by Harry W. Schroeder who, according to Aaron Schroeder, is not related to him in any way. The…
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