The Greene County Area EMS Association will again sponsor a fall hybrid EMT class to be conducted by the Mercy College of Health Sciences – Des Moines. A hybrid EMT class is one in which the lecture portions of the class are presented over the internet using an interactive program. The lecture portion of this class will be held on…
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New bleachers for a new season of Ram sports
Ram fans will have safer, more accessible bleachers at Linduska Field for the coming football season. A good-sized crew from Boland Recreation of Marshalltown spent two weeks installing 15-row, 166-foot elevated aluminum bleachers on the “home” side of the field. The bleachers are accessible at either end via ramps with handrails, and there are cut-outs in the bleachers for wheelchairs.…
Read MoreRibbons told for county fair open class exhibits
Doug Hawn has finished the enormous task of compiling information about the entries into the various open classes at the Greene County Fair. Eighty-six persons of all ages took a total of 446 entries to the fair. Best in the class ribbons were awarded as follows:
Read MoreCommunity CPR class this Tuesday
Anyone who needs to know first aid or CPR for a job, or who just wants to be prepared to help someone in a bad situation, is invited to a Community Heart Saver CPR class at the cardiac rehab department of Greene County Medical Center. The layman’s course is for people not in the medical profession and will lead to…
Read MoreFarm Bureau honors Vaughn Bauer
Distinguished Service to Ag award Vaughn Bauer(left) of Paton was honored with the Greene County Farm Bureau Distinguished Service to Ag award at the 2015 Greene County Farm Bureau annual meeting held Thursday, July 30, 2015. County president Perry Parker (right) made the presentation after reading the following: “Periodically, the Greene County Farm Bureau presents its Distinguished Service award to an…
Read MoreGreene County Chamber supports young fair exhibitors
The Greene County Chamber of Commerce In support of Greene County 4-H and FFA members provided a free Ag Appreciation breakfast and also participated in the Greene County Fair 2015 Achievement Auction.
Read MoreLocal Farm Bureau tells drawing winners
The 2015 Greene County Farm Bureau annual meeting was held Thursday, July 30, at Clover Hall at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. Drawings were held for door prizes following the business meeting and speakers. Winners of items donated by Greene County Farm Bureau and Farm Bureau Financial agents Kim Tjepkes and Damon Clancy included Bruce Wessling, Glennie Costello, Joeline…
Read MoreWeather data, week ending Aug. 7
The first week in August wasn’t as hot as it often is in Iowa. According to weather data provided by volunteer observer John Beltz, the high temperature was 88 degrees and the low temperature was 59 degrres. Jefferson received less than one-tenth of an inch of rain during the week.
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Aug. 3, 2015 Saturday, Aug. 8, friends and relatives are invited to a celebration for Phil and Sharon (Bardole) McBlain’s 50th wedding anniversary from 2 to 4 pm at the home of Nancy and Dale Hanaman. Cake and homemade ice cream will be served.
Read MoreState Forest Nursery now taking seedling orders
Whether you have a quarter acre or 100 acres to plant, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) State Forest Nursery has seedlings for your project. Orders are being taken for fall 2015 and spring 2016 tree planting. Bare-root seedlings can be purchased for 25-to-55 cents per seedling plus tax, shipping and handling, for large-scale plantings, depending upon species and…
Read MoreDonations needed for P-C ELC garage sale
Paton-Churdan Schools will host a benefit garage sale to raise funds for its new Early Learning Center. The sale is slated for this Friday, Aug. 7, from 10 am to 6 pm, and Saturday, Aug. 8, from 8 am to 2 pm at the school. Persons with items to donate for the sale can drop them off at the school…
Read MoreCelebrate National Farmers Market Week Aug. 2-8
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey encourages Iowans to take advantage of fresh fruits and vegetables available at the more than 220 farmers markets in Iowa as part of National Farmers Market Week, Aug. 2 – 8. “Farmers markets are a great place to find healthy and delicious Iowa grown fruits, vegetables, meats and other products,” Northey…
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