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Marlene Smouse loves to decorate her home for Christmas. Both the exterior and interior of the house are ablaze in festive lights and decor. For that reason, her display was judged as the winner of the Scranton Memorial Light Contest.

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The Greene County Genealogical Society will hold a regular meeting Saturday, Jan. 5, at 10 am in the basement meeting room at the Jefferson public library. Installation of 2019 officers will take place. The genealogy library will be closed January, February and March, but the group will continue to meet the first Saturday of the month at 10 am. Persons…

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An account has been opened at  Community State Bank in Paton to accept donations for Jess and Tiffini Toliver and their family. Their home in Eagle Grove burned in the early hours of Dec. 26. The home and most of their belongings were destroyed.

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Nicole Gohn of Jefferson was the winner of the adult Tag-a-Tree drawing held as part of the Community Christmas tree lighting Dec. 6. She wished for her children to be happy and healthy. Shelby Finley of Jefferson wished for an American Girl doll. The Thomas Jefferson Gardens board gave each winner a $25 Chamber Check, redeemable at any Greene County…

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The H. F. and Maude E. Marchant Memorial Library in Scranton is making a schedule change in its hours of operation starting January 1. The change comes to better align hours of operation with the times that most patrons are using the library. The Library board of trustees has been considering a change for several months. January 1 seemed an…

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Ledges State Park in Boone County and Springbrook State Park in Guthrie County are among the 27 state parks hosting a First Day Hike on New Year’s Day. Hikers can expect to be surrounded by the quiet beauty of nature in winter.

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The new Scranton Community Cookbooks arrived recently, just in time for holiday gifting. The cookbook was published in conjunction with the upcoming Scranton quasquicentennial celebration on Saturday, June 29, 2019. People who pre-ordered the cookbooks are receiving their copies now. Extra copies of the cookbook are available at theScranton  library and Scranton office of Peoples Bank. For more information, contact…

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All Scranton residents are invited to participate in the first Memorial Christmas Light contest. The Varceis Club is sponsoring the event in memory of the late Betty Gregory, who loved the holidays and decorating for the season. Judges will cruise the Scranton community on Saturday, Dec. 22. They will consider all outdoor lighting displays. There’s no entry fee. Just make…

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The Town and Country Band will perform a pair of Christmas concerts this weekend. The first performance of a mini tour slated for Dec. 2 was cancelled due to road conditions. The band will perform  Saturday, Dec. 15, at 7 pm at the First Baptist Church in Churdan, and on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 1:30 pm at the United Methodist…

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The Community Players of Greene County will hold auditions for a production of “Death by Dessert” by Nathan Hartwick. Auditions will be held Friday, Dec. 14, at 7 pm and Saturday, Dec. 15, at 1 pm in the Greene County High School classroom of Darren Jackson. Enter the school through the west door.

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The annual Nativity Festival held Sunday drew dozens of nativity sets for display and an audience of 200 for a concert, of which 140 stayed for a soup supper and pie auction. The event netted $7,912 for the Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity. The nativity display was coordinated by Jill Lamoureux. It was the seventh Nativity Festival, but the…

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While you’re checking things off of your Christmas list, don’t forget the most important gift to give: the gift of life. Blood donation only takes about an hour and has a huge impact in your community. One blood donor can save the lives of three people with a standard donation.

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