Churdan area residents are invited to set sail on an exciting adventure aboard the RMS Titanic Sunday June 12, to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. The evening will begin at 5:30 pm with a variety of activities in the library. At 6 pm all participants will be summoned to the grand dining hall for their…
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Garden Club selects ‘Yard of the Month’
In a quiet corner of her yard, Nancy Walker has combined treasured garden art with perennials for a charming and contemplative space. At her home at 204 W. Russell St, an antique garden gate welcomes visitors as do large-leafed hostas Walker calls “elephant ears.” Walker’s garden was selected as the June Yard of the Month by the Jefferson Garden Club.…
Read MoreChurdan library tells summer reading plans
The Churdan library staff is planning a “whale of a good time” this summer. The summer reading program, which begins June 15 and will continue every Wednesday through Aug. 3, will explore an “Ocean of Possibilities.” The Rubber Ducky group, birth to 2 years old, will meet at 9 am each Wednesday. The preschool story time will be at 9:30…
Read MoreChews Jefferson lunch concerts start June 1
Chews Jefferson is a Wednesday lunch event for the summer. Residents and visitors are encouraged to order take-out lunch from a Jefferson restaurant and enjoy a Tower Tunes Live concert downtown. A variety of Mahanay Maestros will play live each Wednesday from 12:15 to 12:30 pm. Each will select their own playlist. The first Chews Jefferson will be Wednesday, June…
Read MoreYour Life Iowa topic of Community Conversation
Nancy Rowedder, prevention supervisor at New Opportunities, will provide information about Your Life Iowa at the Community Conversation Thursday, June 2 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 801 W. Lincoln Way, Jefferson. Your Life Iowa is a program of the Iowa Department of Public Health that provides resources for persons dealing with substance abuse, gambling, or mental health issues, as well as…
Read MoreGenealogy Society meets June 4
The Greene County Genealogy Society will hold its monthly meeting Saturday, June 4, at 10 a. at the meeting room of the Jefferson public library. The room is handicapped accessible. All are welcome. Annette Coil has the program on Tips from Genealogy TV.
Read MorePaper airplane contest slated
Students in kindergarten through eighth grade are invited to start their summer vacation with a paper airplane contest Thursday, May 26 – National Paper Airplane Day. Children can make paper airplanes at home or visit the library Monday or Tuesday to make one. The contest will be held at Greene County Community Center, with students in grades K-4 competing from…
Read MoreChronic wasting disease course offered in Greene County
Hunters, landowners, and conservationists interested in managing chronic wasting disease in Iowa’s deer herd are encouraged to attend an education course at the Greene County Extension office in Jefferson on June 9, 16, and 23. The program, called Chronic Wasting Disease Ambassadors, is hosted by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, who will…
Read MoreSchool serving free lunch this summer
Greene County Schools is participating in the USDA’s summer food service program. Meals will be provided Monday-Friday, June 6 through July 29, at no charge to all children. Meals will be available as follows: Jefferson – Greene County elementary, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Scranton – Scranton Community Center, 11:45 am to 12:05 pm Grand Junction – Grand Junction Community…
Read MorePartner of Nursing award to Care Management director Sessions
Amy Sessions, Care Management director, was honored May 11 as the 2022 Partner of Nursing at Greene County Medical Center as another way to honor team members during Nurses and Hospital Week. There were six nominees recognized this year. Sessions’ nomination described her dedication to the medical center noting, “Amy does wonderful education with the respiratory patients and with the…
Read MoreCounty Veteran Affairs office plans special events
Greene County Veteran Affairs has two special events planned in May and June. Veterans from around the county are invited to meet for coffee and a doughnut at Dunkers by Matt on the downtown square in Jefferson on the second Thursday of each month. Refreshments will be available from 8:30 to 9:30 am. The first meeting is Thursday, May 12.…
Read MoreLocal author Rose Olhausen to present library program
The Jefferson public library will present local author Rosemarie Olhausen discussing her new book, “Still the One: More Life with Roger”, Saturday, May 14, at 10 am at the First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson. This is Olhausen’s second book, a follow-up to “My Life with Roger: Celebrating Forty-Plus Years of Laughter, Travel and Sports”, published in 2011. Olhausen’s book is…
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