The monthly Community Conversations series continues this month with Greene County elementary school counselor Teresa Skalla discussing “Kids of Trauma” and what our community can do to help all children. Community Conversations is held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 801 Lincoln Way, in Jefferson. Fellowship with refreshments will begin at 5 pm, with Skalla’s presentation at 5:30. All are welcome.
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Rotary’s Professional of the Year Award to Terry Johnson
Bruce Bahnson honored with Avenues of Service Award The Rotary Club of Jefferson recently honored Terry Johnson, chief executive officer of Genesis Development, with its Professional of the Year Award. Club president Travis Dvorak presented the award to Johnson on behalf of the club.
Read MoreOpen house slated for Terry Johnson’s retirement
The board of directors of Genesis Development would like to invite the public to a reception honoring Terry Johnson, CEO, on his retirement from 40 years of service at Genesis Development. People are invited come to the Genesis Development main office at 401 West McKinley on Wednesday, July 31, from 4-7 pm. Johnson has taken Genesis Development from a small…
Read MoreOld-fashioned threshing bee this weekend
Pleasant Prairie Farm/Foster Timmons Farms will host the 19th annual Old-Fashioned Threshing Bee this Saturday and Sunday, July 27-28. At the bee, volunteers and steam engine enthusiasts will harvest oats as the job was done until the 1940s. The volunteers will pitch oat bundles into the threshing machine by hand. The thresher separates the grain from the straw and chaff,…
Read MoreJefferson Telecom holding school supply drive
Jefferson Telecom has partnered with New Opportunities this year to supply school age children with the basic materials to succeed in school. Last year, roughly 250 children were given all of their school supplies including a backpack due to donations by the community.
Read MoreNew session of HS equivalency classes starts Aug. 6
Orientation sessions next week Adults who do not have a high school diploma are encouraged to enroll in High School Equivalency Diploma classes (HSED). Iowa Central Community College is offering a new session of classes in Jefferson. Orientation will be held Tuesday, July 31, and Thursday, Aug. 1, at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson. Interested students should plan to…
Read MoreSeven tickets, 50 warnings during sTEP
Jefferson police captain Heath Enns has released numbers from the special Traffic Enforcement Project conducted by the JPD July 3-7. Officers made one arrest for operating while intoxicated and wrote two citations for speed and one each for open container of alcohol, failure to use a seat belt, stop sign/light violation, driving without a license, and a registration violation.
Read MoreStop the Bleed class July 18
The public is welcome to join Greene County Medical Center employees at a Stop the Bleed class Thursday, July 18, at 2 pm in the education classroom at the medical center.
Read MoreElks pay for swim lessons for area youngsters
Members of Elks lodge 2306 gave the Jefferson park and recreation department $750 to provide a third session of free swim lessons for area youngsters and for swim passes. The donation was an Elks Gratitude Grant. In the Gratitude Grant program, local Elks lodges receive funds back from the National Elks Foundation for specified community projects.
Read MoreWinner of fair quilt named
Linda Walker was the winner of the quilt made of blocks from the 2018 people’s choice quilt block contest. Suzanne Sievers of the Stitch donated her time and material to create the full size quilt.
Read MoreLocal cattle do well at national show
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Three local beef producers competed in the National Dexter Cattle Show held in Lincoln, NE, on June 29. They brought home numerous honors with plans to compete again at the Iowa State Fair. Representing the area were Dawn Rudolph of Scranton (Double D); Rick Seydel of Coon Rapids (Timberview) and Terry Sprague of Guthrie Center.
Read MoreJeff grad returning as half of singer/songwriter duo
Jefferson native Julia Bordenaro (JHS class of 1985) and her husband Ira Levin, also known as The Levins, will perform Sunday, July 21, at 4 pm at History Boy Theatre in Jefferson. They will showcase songs from their new release, Caravan of Dawn, with hit the Top 10 on the Folk DJ Chart in May and Top 20 on the…
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