Grand Junction fire and rescue will serve their annual pancake breakfast Saturday, July 2, from 7 to 10 am at the Grand Junction Community Center. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, whole hog sausage, scrambled eggs, orange juice, milk and coffee. Tickets at the door, $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 5-12, and free for children 4 and younger. There…
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Java & Juice June 24 at Sierra Theatre
Java & Juice will be held Friday, June 24, from 9:30 to 10 am at Sierra Community Theatre, located at 212 E. State St in Jefferson. The gathering will take place in the downstairs conference room. The public is invited to attend to learn about upcoming events and about the Sierra Community Theatre. Java & Juice is a project of…
Read MoreFirst Presbyterian Church hosting Pastor Andy and Andrea Monroe Baker Sunday
First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson invites the community to hear guest pastor Andy Baker this Sunday, June 19, at 10:30 am. Baker serves at the Nehemiah Center in Managua, Nicaragua, working with pastors as well as designing youth ministry curriculum and creating sermon series. His wife Andrea, a 1999 Jefferson-Scranton graduate and the daughter of Bill and Martha Monroe of…
Read MoreCram the Cab now through Saturday
Greene County Farm Bureau is partnering with the Jefferson Fareway store and Rueter’s Red Power in Grand Junction to conduct its seventh annual “cram the cab” food drive now through June 18. The goal is to cram a tractor cab from Rueter’s with non-perishable groceries and hygiene items that will be donated to the Greene County Christian Action Resources Center.…
Read MoreLocal author Lynn Menz to present library program
The Jefferson public library will present the next author in its 2022 Author Series. Local author Lynn Menz will talk about his latest books, “Observations from a Questioning Mind” and “Maui: Its Call, Its Magic” on Tuesday, June 21, at 2 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson. Lynn and his wife Ellie enjoy spending time on the Hawaiian island…
Read MoreScranton veterans recognized with flags
~by Vicki Subbert for The Scranton Journal Two years ago a friend mentioned her disappointment that there were no flags on the graves of all our veterans in the Scranton cemetery. That year we placed about a dozen flags on the graves of our friends and family. We quickly realized that there were so many who had none. This project…
Read MoreServSafe® course in Jefferson July 25
Registration deadline July 4 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Greene County will host a ServSafe® food safety management certification class in Jefferson on Monday, July 25. Mary Krisco, food and health specialist, will teach the class. Krisco has been a ServSafe® instructor since 2013 and has trained more than 1,000 food service professionals in ServSafe®. This eight-hour class…
Read MoreGarden Club funds planters for Arch Alley
The Jefferson Garden Club has added another creative element to Arch Alley on the north side of Jefferson’s historic downtown square. Six black iron planters have been placed at the north end of the alley as a welcome to the unique space. The planters will be located three on the east side and three on the west side of the…
Read MoreGreene County farmers’ market begins June 14
Tuesdays from 4 to 6 pm, June 14 through Sept. 20 The Greene County farmers market will open its 22nd season Tuesday, June 14 in a new location this year. The market will be set up next to Thomas Jefferson Gardens of Greene County (TJG), 201 East Lincoln Way, on Chestnut St south of Lincoln Way. The TJG board will…
Read MoreDisability Rights Iowa seeks input
Iowa — Disability Rights Iowa releases a public survey every other year and asks Iowans “What should we focus on to best serve your community?” This year the survey includes a question on how Disability Rights Iowa can maximize its resources to provide assistance across the entire state of Iowa. In other words, should Disability Rights Iowa focus on helping…
Read MoreRSVP volunteers selling Scratch cupcakes
RSVP volunteers in Greene County are selling cupcakes by Scratch Cupcakery now through June 17. Six-packs of cupcakes can be ordered in several assortments ranging from “Death by Chocolate” to “Vanilla Overload,” with fruit flavors, mint, cheesecake and even bacon in between. The cupcakes will be delivered frozen July 6. Scratch cupcakes can be stored frozen for up to two…
Read MorePaton-Churdan honors academic excellence
Paton-Churdan held its annual Academic Achievement Breakfast last week. Students in grades 9-11 with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher were invited for breakfast and recognition. “We are so proud of these Rockets for putting in the work and setting their bar high in their academic coursework,” said school guidance counselor Libby Towers. She also thanked breakfast…
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