Iowa’s 24 active osprey nests are bustling with activity as young ospreys are beginning to hatch. The osprey nest at the Wells Fargo campus in West Des Moines had two young hatching June 7 and can be viewed live online at http://www.iowadnr.gov/Conservation/Osprey-Cam
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Weather data week ending June 10
The hot, humid weather that usually hits Iowa for the State Fair in August came in time for the Bell Tower Festival. In fact, the uncomfortable weather arrived Thursday. High temperature for the week ending June 10 was 97 degrees on Friday. Low temperature was 58 degrees on June 7, according to KCCI’s SchoolNet 8.
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Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net June 6, 2016 Pictured are members of Kinkead-Martin American Legion Post #583, Rippey, taken at Old Rippey Cemetery after being at the Fairview United Methodist Church services and the Bowers/Angus Cemetery and before concluding their day at the Rippey Cemetery. Sunday, after the Pleasant Hill church services, some of these…
Read MoreAttn vets: You’re invited to be in the festival parade
The VFW, the VFW auxiliary and the American Legion invite military veterans to ride a float in the Bell Tower Festival parade next Saturday. Organizers have construction of the float well in hand; all they’re looking for is veterans to ride it. No physical training, no formations required.
Read MoreSummer reading program under way at Jeff library
Attention all children: “Get On Your Mark, Get Set…READ!” It’s time for the 2016 summer reading program at the Jefferson public library. Registrations are being taken now for the program.
Read More‘Smart’ competitions part of FIFTY Fest next Saturday
FIFTY Fest, the 37th annual Bell Tower Festival, will again include an old-fashioned spelling bee hosted by the Greene County Historical Society. This year’s spell-down is slated for Saturday, June 11, at 2 pm at the Greene County Community Center. Trophies will be awarded to first and second place winners and everyone will receive a ribbon.
Read MoreArea landowners to host watershed photo exhibit June 12 in Perry
The work of three Greene County women who are landowners is included in a community photo exhibit, “River Stories: Views from an Iowa Watershed”. The exhibit will be open to the public Sunday, June 12, at the Town/Craft Center at 1122 Willis Ave, Perry.
Read MoreFIFTY Fest art show seeking entries
All area artists are reminded that it’s time to select art of any media – paintings, sculpture, pottery, fabric, photography and mixed media – for the Bell Tower Festival art show. Art lovers who want to share favorites from their private collections are also invited to display those items during the show.
Read MoreThe tradition continues at Pleasant Hill
A decades-long tradition continued at Pleasant Hill Church in Grant Township with the Memorial Service last Sunday and a meeting of the board of directors of the Pleasant Hill Memorial Chapel Corporation. The service, as in more years than most people can remember, featured Wallace Teagarden reciting Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
Read MoreWeather data, week ending June 3
Last Monday, Memorial Day, was the first 90-degree day in Jefferson this summer. According to KCCI’s SchoolNet website, the high temperature for the week ending June 3 was 91 degrees on Monday. Low temperature was 59 degrees on June 2. Jefferson received .61 inch of rain, with much of it being daytime rain that changed plans for class picnics on…
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Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net May 30, 2016 Pictured is the defibrillator the city of Rippey purchased in 2015 with funding assistance from the Greene County Community Foundation in the amount of $1,575. The defibrillator is housed in the Rippey Community room and available to anyone living in the community. The request was written by…
Read MoreThe Case of the Missing Ps no match for rec center surveillance
The Case of the Missing Ps – pants, perfume, purrs and pills – was solved last week using the watchful eyes of the new surveillance system at the Greene County Community Center. The new system had been “live” for only a week before rec center staff and the Jefferson Police Department had a chance to prove how useful it can…
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