The Paton United Methodist Church will host a ham ball dinner Sunday, Nov. 6, from 11:30 am to 1 pm at the church. The menu includes ham balls, baked potatoes, green beans, homemade rolls, a salad bar, pie and beverages. Tickets will be available at the door. The church is handicap accessible. Carry-outs will be available. All are welcome.
Read MoreCategory: Good News
Prohibition topic of author talk Nov. 8
Also an Election Night fundraiser supper The Churdan public library will present Iowa author Linda Betsinger McCann and “Prohibition in Eastern Iowa” Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 6:30 pm at the library. While most people know of organized crime and Al Capone in Chicago, they forget that Capone was in Iowa as well, and that there were murders in Iowa over…
Read MoreChocolate FRIENDzy winners told
Winners of the first-ever Chocolate FRIENDzy Oct. 22 were Cheree Derry with her recipe for Peanut Butter Potato Chip Balls in first place and Cassie Baugh with Chocolate Caramel Bars. Derry’s prize was the book Inside Charlie’s Chocolate Factory. Baugh won the movie “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.” The come-and-go event featured seven tables with various chocolate treats for…
Read More‘Scholarships for Students’ fundraiser a success
The GCEA (Greene County Education Association) thanks several businesses and individuals for helping with a successful barbecue fundraiser for “Scholarships for Students.” “We appreciate your donations and contributions to this event. Money raised will support scholarships to graduating students next spring,” a GCEA spokesperson said.
Read MoreWeather data, week ending Oct. 28
Jefferson received no rain during the week that ended Oct. 28, according to KCCI’s SchoolNet 8 reporting station at Greene County High School. Low temperature for the week was 41 degrees; high temperature was a summery 83 degrees Frida afternoon.
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Oct. 24, 2016 The city of Rippey has set Friday, Oct. 28, from 5 to 7 as Beggars’ Night. The date was set not to interfere with the Cartober Fest on Oct. 29.
Read MoreA.P.E. introduces mobile vet clinic
Animal Protection and Education (A.P.E.) of Paton rolled out its new mobile veterinary clinic at the Great Iowa Pet Expo in Des Moines this weekend. The rig, a conversion of a 1997 Born Free motor home, is the first non-profit mobile veterinary clinic in Iowa. A.P.E. will use it in providing trap-neuter-return (TNR) and low-cost spay and neuter clinics in…
Read MoreElections topic of Community Conversation Nov. 3
Community Conversations, a free public event hosted by Trinity Lutheran Church, will be held Thursday, Nov. 3, at the church, 801 W. Lincoln Way, in Jefferson. Billie Jo Hoskins, deputy auditor for elections, will speak at 5:30 pm, following snacks and visiting at 5 pm.
Read MorePancakes in Scranton Nov. 5
Scranton Betterment will serve a pancake supper Saturday, Nov. 5, from 5 to 7 pm at the Scranton Community Center lunch room (use the south entrance). A free will donations will be accepted. Call 712-652-3344 for carry-outs.
Read MoreWeather data, week ending Oct. 21
Aside from early morning fog that delayed farmers getting to their fields Sunday and Monday, Jefferson residents enjoyed nearly perfect autumn weather during the week that ended Oct. 21. There was one last taste of summer, a high of 88 degrees on Monday, and a reminder that winter is on its way, with a low temperature of 33 degrees on…
Read MorePheasant season begins Oct. 29; counts look good
Iowa’s pheasant hunting tradition will begin another chapter on Oct. 29, when nearly 60,000 hunters will pursue ringnecks during the season opening weekend in fields across the state.
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Oct. 17, 2016 The city of Rippey has set Friday, Oct. 28, from 5 to 7 as Beggars’ Night. The date was set not to interfere with the Cartober Fest on Oct. 29.
Read More