The Greene County FFA has had a busy schedule this past week. The chapter participated in a trapshoot contest in Denison, Deal’s Fall Festival with a petting zoo, a Livestock judging contest at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, and the Greenhand Fire-up in Atlantic.
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JPRD tells plans for zombie run, Halloween party
Youngsters ready for the zombie apocalypse are invited to the Jefferson park and recreation department’s zombie run Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Daubendiek Park. Pre-registration is at 5 pm with the zombie run at 5:30. Pre-registration can also be done at the Greene County Community Center. Students in grades 4-8 are welcome.
Read MoreVeterans fundraiser next Saturday
The Greene County veterans groups will host a fundraising supper Saturday, Oct. 22, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the VFW hall on the east side of the courthouse square in Jefferson.
Read MoreA.P.E. part of NeuterMania
Animal Protection and Education (A.P.E.)of Paton will be at the Great Iowa Pet Expo next Saturday at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, varied industries building. A.P.E. will do a ‘neuter-a-tom” event. Cats will receive a neuter, rabies and FVRCP vaccines, flea treatments, microchip ID and ear mite treatment. Cost is $30.
Read MoreP.E.O. awards scholarship to Towers
Libby Towers (left) accepts a $400 continuing education scholarship from P.E.O. chapter CZ, represented by Elizabeth Guess. Towers, a PK-12 guidance associate at Paton-Churdan, is pursuing her masters of science in education, professional school guidance from Buena Vista University.
Read MoreWeather data, week ending Oct. 14
Jefferson residents had a bit of summer and a reminder of the coming winter during the week ending Oct. 14. KCCI’s SchoolNet 8 reports a high temperature of 81 degrees and the first freeze of the season – 32 degrees in the early hours of Thursday. Jefferson received just .09 inch of rain, allowing harvest to progress.
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Oct. 10, 2016 The Washington Winners 4-H club held its meeting Sept 25 at the Rippey United Methodist Church with 18 members present. Officers were nominated and voted on for different positions within the club.
Read MoreFriend of the Year award to Barb Labate
The Friends of the Jefferson Public Library honored Barb Labate as the library’s “Friends of the Year” for 2016. The presentation was made at a reception Thursday, Oct. 6, at the library. Each year since 1997, the Friends of the Library has honored an outstanding library volunteer. “The library relies on volunteers and we want them to know how appreciative…
Read MoreAAI is Iowa Farm Bureau ‘Renew Rural Iowa’ award winner
American Athletics Inc of Jefferson has been named the recipient of Iowa Farm Bureau’s ‘Renew Rural Iowa’ (RRIA) Entrepreneur Award. Mark Lane, vice president of AAI, credits innovation, relationships, and hard work with the success harbored by the company and the quality products that it produces. From the 1960s when AAI focused on gymnastics equipment, to the 1990s addition of…
Read MoreChocolate FRIENDzy coming to Jefferson
The Friends of the Jefferson Public Library are hosting a Chocolate FRIENDzy Saturday, Oct. 15, to celebrate National Friends of the Library Week. The first ever chocolate party at the library will be held from 9 am to 1 pm. The party is open only to Friends members, but memberships and renewals will be available at the door for a…
Read MoreSoup supper to benefit Relay for Life
The Gardens will be the first to host a fundraiser for the 2017 Relay for Life. A soup supper fundraiser is slated for Thursday, Oct. 20, from 5 to 6:30 pm. The menu will include chili, chicken noodle soup, cheesy potato soup, ham and cheese or turkey and cheese sandwiches, and assorted homemade pie.
Read MoreGCELC selling Yankee Candles
The Greene County Early Learning Center is hosting a Yankee Candle fundraiser. Supporters can shop online at www.yankeecandlefundraising.com and use 99083754 as the group number. The Early Learning Center will receive 40 percent profit for each item sold. Delivery will be in time for holiday giving.
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