The Churdan library staff and trustees will host a Community Fun Night Friday, July 30, from 6 to 8 pm. A meal will be served at the library beginning at 6 pm. The menu includes a choice of hamburger or hotdog, chips, carrots, and a beverage. A free will donation will be accepted. Children’s activities in the park will include…
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Seeking donations for Scranton fall fundraiser
Organizers of the Scranton Community fall fundraiser are seeking donations to assist in the event. Scheduled on Saturday, Sept. 18, the money raised will benefit four Scranton entities: Marchant Memorial Library, Parks Department, Fire Department and Community Center. The first event was held in 2019 with plans for a second event last year. However, the pandemic changed things so the…
Read MoreJava & Juice at Art on the Fly this Friday
Java & Juice will be held at Art on the Fly on the west side of the downtown square this Friday, July 30, from 9:30 to 10 am. Java & Juice showcases a business, organization, or local event. The community is invited to enjoy coffee, juice, and a time for sharing of information abut the business or organization. Updates about…
Read MoreRRWA offers nature photography seminar
The Raccoon River Watershed Association invites photographers to attend Nature Photography: Ideas, Challenges, and Solutions Aug. 7 in Perry. Attendees will learn how the nature photographer can use phenology to better understand nature’s calendar and anticipate the occurrence of natural events, including when various species of flowers bloom, when, where, and why various bird species migrate, when mammals bear their…
Read MoreCommunity Conversation to focus on gardens
The Community Conversations series will end a summer hiatus with a program Thursday, Aug. 5, on “Garden Successes and Failures.” All gardeners, including Master Gardeners, are invited to discuss what has worked and what hasn’t worked in their gardens, and to share ideas and questions. The program will begin at 5:30 pm. Those who would like to tour Thomas Jefferson…
Read More‘Powerful Tools for Caregivers’ online course starts Aug. 5
Thirty-nine percent of all adult Americans are caring for a loved one who is sick or has a disability. Caregiving can be a stressful responsibility leading to poor health, mental distress and less life satisfaction for the caregiver. It can be challenging for caregivers to find the support that they need, says Cheryl Clark, a human sciences specialist with Iowa…
Read MoreChurdan library to host program on colors and their history
The history of color is the topic of an illustrated lecture at the Churdan library Sunday, July 25, at 2 pm. Laura Keyes will share the stories of the tints, dyes and shades of color and the specific points in history to which they can be traced. The title of her presentation is “Every Color Has a Story: History on…
Read MoreSchleisman parting with his ‘Johnny Popper’ JD tractors
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Jim Schleisman grew up on a farm near Lake City, Iowa and wanted to continue farming after his Army days in Germany and England in the 1960s. He served in the infantry and artillery and looked forward to coming home to the farm in Iowa. But it wasn’t to be. The opportunity to farm wasn’t…
Read MoreFarm Bureau to sponsor pedal tractor pull at county fair
After taking a year off due to the pandemic, Greene County Farm Bureau will once again sponsor a family friendly kid’s pedal pull event at this year’s Greene County Fair. The event will take place on Saturday, July 10, in the tent building on the fairgrounds. Registration will begin at 11:30 am with competition slated to begin at noon. Children…
Read MoreIndependence Day celebration July 3 in Churdan
The Churdan public library board and staff will host its annual Independence Day ice cream social Saturday, July 3, from 6 to 6:45 pm in the city park shelter house. Ice cream sundaes and floats will be served, with a free will donation going toward the library’s operating expenses. The Town & Country Band will perform in the gazebo at…
Read MoreDNR forecasts Iowa’s 2021 fall pheasant population to be similar to 2020
If Iowa pheasant hunters liked the hunting they had in 2020, they should like it again in 2021. Based on the annual pheasant nesting forecast, Iowa’s pheasant population should be similar to slightly higher than last year, said Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife biologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Bogenschutz bases the forecast on a model using 1961-90…
Read MorePOET acquires Flint Hills Resources
POET, the world’s largest producer of biofuels, has acquired the bioethanol assets of Flint Hills Resources in their entirety, expanding the company’s production capacity by 40 percent. The acquisition includes six bioprocessing facilities located in Iowa and Nebraska and two terminals in Texas and Georgia. POET will now operate 33 bioprocessing facilities across eight states with a combined annual capacity…
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