Hardin Happy Hustlers: The monthly meeting of the Hardin Happy Hustlers was held Dec. 4 at the Extension office in Jefferson. There were 16 members present. Gabe Ebersole led the club in the 4-H pledge, and Jared Marshall gave the treasurer’s report. Old business included officer training in Boone on Dec. 2, which was at the Boone County Extension office…
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Community Lamb Barn project sign-up still open
Greene County 4-H members still have time to enroll in the 2017 Community Lamb Barn project. The goal of the Greene County Community Lamb Barn Project is to make market lambs available to Greene County youngsters who are interested in completing a livestock project but who don’t have facilities and/or financing to allow it. Any youth currently enrolled in 4-H…
Read MoreSummer-like fundraising lunch next Sunday
The public is invited to look forward to summer at a Sunday luncheon next Sunday, Jan. 22, at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall in Jefferson. Serving will begin at 11:30 am. The menu is the same menu that’s been served on very hot August days at the Sweet Corn Festival in Russell Park – pulled pork sandwiches, cole…
Read MoreWatch for a new Christmas tree for 2017
Greene County auditor Jane Heun was among the shoppers looking for a bargain on an artificial Christmas tree after the holidays She was able to purchase a new tree for the courthouse rotunda in an after-Christmas sale priced at $2,000, reduced from $3,600. The tree arrived last week in five boxes; free shipping was part of the sale.
Read MoreDonated food = batteries at Jefferson Hearing Center
Wearers of hearing aides had an opportunity to replenish their supply of batteries and help Manna Ministries food pantry replenish its food stock. Jefferson Hearing Center recently traded batteries for donations of non-perishable items for the food pantry. Pictured with the donated items are Beth Rasmussen (left), officer manager at Jefferson Hearing Center, and Marie Carman, a Manna Ministries volunteer.
Read MoreMore Bucket Fillers named
Bucket Fillers at Greene County Elementary for the months of October and November were named before the Christmas break. The Bucket Fillers program recognizes children who share love and happiness. They’re nominated for the award by adults in the school, with selection done by a committee. Bucket Fillers for October were (from left) Ryan Brogotti, Logan Winebrenner, Brennan Jacobs and…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Jan. 11, 2017 Rippey public library: Librarian Shawneene Kenan; phone: 515.436.7714; website: www.rippey.lib.ia.us; E-mail: rippeyli@windstream.net. HOURS: Monday 1-6 pm; Tuesday 2-6 pm; Wednesday 3-6 pm; Thursday 2-7 pm; Friday 3-6 pm.
Read MoreJunior class chili supper this Friday
The Greene County High School junior class invites the public to a chili supper Friday, Jan. 13, at the Elks lodge in Jefferson. The Greene County High School girls and boys basketball teams will host CMB for a Mega Night in the Greene County Middle School gym and the Greene County Community Center. The Elks lodge is conveniently located just one…
Read MoreSilbaugh youth wrestling tournament next Sunday
The Jefferson park and recreation department will host the annual Steven Silbaugh Memorial Youth Wrestling Tournament next Sunday, Jan. 15, in the Greene County Middle School gym. Wrestlers in grades PK-2 will weigh in from 8 to 9 am with competition beginning at 10 or when brackets are complete. Wrestlers will be divided into two divisions: PreK-K and 1-2.
Read More‘A Matter of Balance’ starts Jan. 16
The very successful A Matter of Balance program, coordinated and taught by Greene County Medical Center’s public health nurses Laine Custer and Jill Juergensen, has a new class starting Monday, Jan. 16. The class meets for two hours every Monday and Thursday, from 9 to 11 am, through Feb. 9 Classes will be held at Ever Greene Ridge at 1001 W. Washington St in Jefferson. The…
Read MoreScholarship applications being accepted
High school seniors who reside in Greene County are invited to apply for scholarships offered by the Greene County Soil & Water Conservation Club and Greene County Soil & Water Conservation District by Friday, Feb. 17.
Read MoreFrom the ACS – another resource for survivors
A new evidence-based survivorship resource is now available and can be shared with health systems and survivors. Springboard Beyond Cancer is a new online tool for cancer survivors jointly created by the American Cancer Society’s Behavioral Research Center and Cancer Control Departments and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). It was created to help patients and survivors manage their care and…
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