The Greene County Medical Center auxiliary will hold its annual garage sale this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Clover Hall at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. One of the auxiliary’s bigger fundraising sales every year, it relies on donations from the community as well as from auxiliary members.
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Teacher Appreciation Week is May 2-6
Who wouldn’t enjoy a cart full of breakfast items appearing at their work station with an invitation to pick somethin, no charge, to start the day? That’s what teachers at Greene County High School will have this Friday compliments of the student council as part of Teacher Appreciation Week, May 2-6.
Read MoreStudents learn how to plant trees from a pro
Greene County eighth graders learned the correct way to plant trees Tuesday as they helped the Jefferson tree committee plant 30 trees on S. Maple St and W. Madison St. Brad Riphagen, a field coordinator for Trees Forever and a longtime Jefferson resident, of led each eighth grade science class through the correct way to plant trees as he provided a…
Read MoreChild Care Provider Appreciation Day is Friday
~Child Care Resource and Referral Friday, May 6 is Provider Appreciation Day. This special day recognizes providers and teachers of young children everywhere. It is celebrated each year on the Friday before Mother’s Day.
Read More“Yet” – a word the community should embrace with young people
Greene County elementary principal Scott Johnson wants to change the mindset of the community to include the word “yet.” Johnson briefed the Greene County Schools board at its April meeting about a book study elementary teachers have done on Mary Cay Ricci’s “Mindset in the Classroom.”
Read MoreFarm Bureau tells scholarship winners
Greene County Farm Bureau has announced Paton-Churdan senior Noah Juergensen and Greene County senior Lakota Larson as scholarship recipients for the class of 2016.
Read MoreStudents donate hygiene kits for homeless persons
Students at the Greene County Alternative School used a service learning opportunity under the Teen Outreach Program (TOP) to make hygiene kits for homeless individuals and families in Greene County.
Read MoreIowa State Fair entries now available online
DES MOINES – Premium books and entry forms for competitive events at the 2016 Iowa State Fair will be available at iowastatefair.org beginning Sunday, May 1. The Iowa State Fair boasts a variety of competitive event categories, including the largest Food Department of any state fair, the state’s largest art show, one of the largest livestock shows in the world…
Read MoreWeather data, week ending April 29
Jefferson finished April with a lot of showers, receiving 1.73 inches of rain during the week that ended at midnight Friday, April 29, with another 1.5 inches or so on Saturday. According to KCCI’s SchoolNet site, high temperature for the week was 84 degrees on Sunday. The low temperature Sunday was warmer than the high temperature the end of the…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net April 25, 2016 The Rippey public library board of trustees will host an open house for Katrina Buttler, new librarian, Wednesday, April 27, from 3:30 to 5:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to meet and greet Katrina.
Read MoreGardening workshop planned for grades 4-12
Youth in 4th through 12th grade are invited to attend a youth gardening workshop May 14. Greene County Extension and Outreach and Greene County Master Gardeners are teaming up to offer the workshop from 9 am to noon at the Extension office in Jefferson. Youth in grades 4-7 will learn skills and put them to use planting the gardens at…
Read MoreSoil and Water Conservation Week, April 24 – May 1
Soil and Water Conservation Week is April 24 to May 1. The week is an opportunity to recognize the important conservation practices placed on Iowa’s landscape and bring attention to the ongoing work by farmers, landowners and urban residents to protect the state’s soil and water resources.
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