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.
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Junior 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…
Read MoreRed Cross accepting nominations for Heroes of the Heartland breakfast
DES MOINES — Do you know someone who has saved a life, made your community a safer place or gone above and beyond to help someone in need? Each year, the Central Iowa Chapter of the American Red Cross honors individuals who have made significant and positive differences in their communities and exemplify the Red Cross mission. Nominations are now…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Jan. 4, 2017 Rippey Ladies Aid will meet Thursday, Jan. 5, at 2 pm for their regular meeting. The Rippey Lions Club will meet on Jan. 5, at 7 pm at the Rippey United Methodist for a potluck meal. Mary Liebich is the coordinator for the meal and Pastor Paul…
Read MoreP-C students send Christmas wishes to Japan
A Marine unit in Fuji, Japan, received Christmas gift bags from Paton-Churdan art teacher Tami Minnehan, mother of Marine Sgt Daniel Minnehan. Paton-Churdan students joined the project by making cards and writing letters to the Marines. The packages arrived Dec. 23, but Sgt Minnehan made his men and women wait until Christmas Day to open them. Paton-Churdan preschoolers are also…
Read MoreDonation to food pantry subs for daily fee at rec center this week
The Jefferson park and recreation department is once again holding its holiday food drive to benefit the Greene County Christian Action Resource Center food pantry. Now through Dec 31, the daily fee for non-members will be waived for anyone who brings at least one non-perishable item for the food pantry. At least one item per person, per day is requested.…
Read MoreLegion tells winners in fifth grade essay contest
American Legion Post 11 held a brief assembly at Greene County Intermediate School Dec. 22 to announce that Eli Mohr is the first place winner in this year’s essay contest for fifth graders. He received $30 and his essay will be forwarded to district level competition. Cody Stephenson was second and received $20. Kaylee Stalder was third and received $10.
Read MoreHS staff members sacrifice hair to help a colleague
Five Greene County High School staff members started the holiday break with Marine-style haircuts as a fundraiser to repair the modified van of colleague Charlie Hane. The student body watched as Chad Morton, Heath Telleen, Dean Lansman, Kyle Kinne and Charlie Hane were administered buzz cuts by Morton’s mother Carole, now of Jefferson, and school custodian Brenda Miller. The project…
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