Category: Good News

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…

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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.

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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. 

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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…

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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…

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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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Jefferson received 2.31 inches of rain during the week ending July 31. The temperature ranged from a high of 87 degrees to a low of 62 degrees, according to volunteer weather observer John Beltz.

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The 2015 Greene County Fair is in the record books for 172 Greene County  4-H members exhibitors. The exhibits are the result of work in each project area throughout the year and are meant to showcase knowledge and skills gained. For a complete list, by club, of the 172 youngsters and what ribbons they earned, click here: 2015 County Fair…

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Judging of 2015 Greene County 4-H static exhibit entries happened on Tuesday, July 7, at the Greene County Fairgrounds. Nearly 100 exhibitors competed in the event bringing 460 exhibits which were judged by a variety of judges in the areas of animals; agriculture and natural resources; creative arts; science, engineering, and technology; family and consumer sciences; and personal development. The…

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Things are looking brighter at the Greene County Community Center with the installation last week of new LED lighting in the gymnasium. The 400 watt halide light fixtures that were original to the building (1998) were replaced with 36 LED lights. The security lights were also replaced. The LED lights are brighter and come on instantly, rather than waiting for…

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~by Patti Edwardson for the farmers market The Greene County farmers market provides an array of locally-produced and locally-made items each Tuesday evening from 4 to 6:30 pm through the end of September on the courthouse square in Jefferson. Now that it is mid-summer, many fresh fruits and vegetables are being harvested, giving shoppers at the market a variety of…

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