Category: Good News

Members of First United Methodist Church in Jefferson will host what has become an August favorite,  the  annual Sweet Corn Festival  Sunday, Aug. 6, from 5 to 6:30 pm at Russell Park and the adjacent United Methodist Church parking lot. The meal will feature sweet corn picked Sunday morning, along with pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw, and homemade fruit cobblers served with ice…

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Books for children will be the focus of a Back to School Book Sale Saturday, Aug 12, in the basement of the Jefferson public library. The sale will be open from 9 am to 1 pm.

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The Fay family of Churdan will be among six Iowa farm families honored as recipients of the 2017 Way We Live Award at the Iowa State Fair.

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The Scranton High School class of 1955 has made plans to meet every two years for a reunion. This year the meeting was held July 15  at the home of Andy Foster in Jefferson. Snacks were enjoyed along with much visiting and remembering. Celebrating their 62nd year after graduating were (seated, from left) Joyce Stevens Frazier, Clayton Layman and Janet…

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Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net There are still activities remaining in the children’s summer reading program at the Rippey public library as follows: Friday, July 28, Lunch and Buzz; Monday, July 31, county conservation director Dan Towers; and Friday, Aug. 4, pizza party. All programs are from 12 to 2 pm

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Judging of 2017 Greene County 4-H static exhibit entries was done Tuesday, July 11, by a variety of judges in the areas of animals; agriculture and natural resources; creative arts; science, engineering, and technology; family and consumer sciences; and personal development. The static exhibit judging event was coordinated by static superintendents Michelle Hardin, Linda Hedges, Shari Minnehan, and Jo Anne…

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The Jefferson park and recreation department’s youth archery program got a boost this year with a donation from Darcy Blackmer Gill, a former archery student of Doreen and Skeeter Wilber. Gill donated $250 for archery equipment, and her donation was matched by her employer. Pictured are the items purchased.

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Jefferson Telecom has partnered with New Opportunities this year to supply school age children with the basic materials to succeed in school. Suggested donations are new backpacks, #2 pencils, ink pens: red, blue, and black, glue sticks, wide-ruled spiral notebooks, loose-leaf wide ruled paper, 16 count crayons, and washable markers.

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The July 24 Birthday gang celebrated their birthdays a bit early this year — Friday, July 21, at the Tea Garden with meal and dessert.  The group has been meeting for 25 years.

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Greene County 4-H members showed their livestock projects at shows held during the county fair July 11-15. Greene County Extension & Outreach has released results of those shows. DOG – The 2017 4-H dog agility show was held on Tuesday, July 11, with the 4-H dog obedience and showmanship show held Wednesday. Kris Perisho of Pilot Mound judged the dog…

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Greene County’s newest attraction is a brown and white bird camping out at Dunbar Slough west of Scranton. The long-legged bird is a wood stork, which most likely was carried north by Tropical Storm Cindy last month. According to Carroll County naturalist Matt Wetrich, a Jefferson resident, Greene County conservation director Dan Towers first spotted the wood stork on June 29. Wood storks…

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The  staff and the Jefferson swimming pool is planning evening swim lessons Monday through Friday, July 24-28. Baby Bubblers and their parents will have their time from 5:30 to 6 pm. The class is for infants and toddlers age 6 months through 3 years. The class, which is for parents and children, covers pool safety and introduces children to the…

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