Category: Good News

Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net April 5, 2017 Friends of Rippey website is down.  The organization has arranged for a new webmaster to start a new website.  Unfortunately, it looks like the current site has been wiped out of existence, so we will try to get the new one up and running with the weekly…

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The 12th annual “Toddler Fest” will be held Saturday, April 8, from 10 am to noon at the Greene County Community Center. Toddlers 2-5 years old and their families are invited to spend time together at this free event that encourages children to “Bee A Reader”. “We are so excited to present our special guests…Scholastic’s Clifford the Big Red Dog…

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Youth prevention specialist Ray Lozano encouraged Greene County middle school and high school students to take care of themselves and make smart decisions about alcohol and drug use at special assemblies Wednesday morning. Lozano is a nationally known speaker who has toured the country since 1986 sharing stories of his childhood and teaching students about the dangers of alcohol and…

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Work started this past week on the addition to Greene County Elementary School. The new construction on the northwest corner of the building will add four classrooms that will initially be used as preschool rooms. With the added space, fourth graders The addition also includes a new main office with security features. All visitors to the building will be “buzzed…

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Honors for Michael Kennedy The Jazzatonics, Greene County High School’s jazz choir, placed fourth in Class 3A in the vocal Jazz Championships, held March 28 at Valley High School in West Des Moines. Selection for the Championships is made through a taped audition. It was the sixth consecutive year the Jazzatonics qualified.

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An estimated 400 parents and grandparents visited Greene County Elementary for Muffins and Math last week. The special event gave students in grades K-3 and chance to share with their parents the math games they play to sharpen skills. Parents were then able to take the games home with them so the learning fun can continue there.

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Students in grades 1-3 at Greene County Elementary entertained their parents, grandparents and each other Thursday in the middle school gym with their music and movement program. With the theme “Jukebox Time Machine,” almost anything was possible. The children showed there are as many ways to get up and get moving as there are kinds of music. Student art in…

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The Hardin Happy Hustlers held their meeting at the Greene County Middle School in Jefferson on March 5. Seventeen members were present. Old business included FSQA training and testing.  Livestock training and testing last day is March 23.

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Sen. Chuck Grassley reminds Iowans of a bit of good news in a Q & A sent out by his office March 25. Q: What tips do you have for Iowans this tax filing season? A: For starters, file your tax return on time to avoid interest, fees and other penalties. The good news is that taxpayers have a few extra…

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Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net March 27, 2017 Friends were notified of the death of Karen Peters, 78, of Burlington, formerly of Rippey, Ft. Dodge, and Humboldt.  Karen was the daughter of Bruce and Bernice (States) Cain and graduated with the class of 1956.

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The Paton-Churdan athletic teams made a clean sweep in academics this year, according to activities director Chris Petersen. Every Rocket athletic team – cross country, volleyball, boys basketball and girls basketball – achieved the Distinguished Academic award from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and the Iowa High School Athletic Association.

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During the early weeks of February, students from Greene County Elementary and Intermediate Schools “jumped all over heart disease and stroke” by participating in the annual Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser. 

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