Category: Good News

The St Joseph Women’s Council quilt for this year’s raffle is in shades of brown and blue in a “Twister” pattern. Tickets for the queen size quilt are available from church members and at The Printer’s Box in Jefferson. For more years than the ladies can count a quilt has been raffled with the drawing at the Bell Tower Festival.…

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In observance of National Nursing Home Week, May 10-16, Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson hosted several events meant to encourage residents, families, and other close relatives to visit with their loved ones and caregivers.

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What’s better than a brownie? This recipe gets a bit of extra moistness from a bit of corn syrup. The every day version is pictured, but it’s an easy recipe to dress up as warm brownie sundaes or brownie ice cream sandwiches. For the recipe, click here: One Bowl Brownies

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Many people in Greene County wondered where Spring had gone during much of the week that ended at 6 am Friday, May 22, but the weather for both county high schools’ commencement celebrations May 17 was pleasant. High temperature for the week was 81 degrees and the low temperature was 42 degrees. Saturday graduation open houses were inside events. Volunteer…

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May 18, 2015 (submitted by Nancy Hanaman) Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net   Memorial Day observances: The Kinkead-Martin Legion Post #583 of Rippey will conduct the ceremony at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery Sunday, May 24, at 12 pm.  On Memorial Day, they will conduct the ceremony at the Fairview Cemetery, after the 9 am services…

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A display in the north exhibit area at the Greene County Historical Museum is sure to bring out a bit of nostalgia in anyone who watched Grandma or Mother in the kitchen. The Historical Society is sharing 30 aprons from its collection. The aprons have been donated over the years, with the oldest dating back to 1875. Bib aprons, a…

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… but were afraid to ask Jefferson Matters: Main Street’s Tower View Team will divulge the secrets of yarn bombing – what it is, and the particulars of yarn bombing bicycles and bike wheel frames – Tuesday, May 19, from 10 am to noon in the yarn department at Ben Franklin in Jefferson.

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The public is invited to view the “school house” at 208 E. Wilcox Way in Jefferson at an open house Tuesday, May 19, from 5 to 7 pm. The initial construction of the house was done by classes at Greene County High School. The house is being staged for showing by advanced students in the interior design class at the high…

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The Jefferson municipal swimming pool will open next Saturday for the 2015 season. The regular hours and prices are unchanged from last year. The pool will be open daily from 11:30 am to 8 pm. Adults and seniors will start the day with lap swimming from 11:30 to 1 pm. Open swimming will be from 1 to 5:30 pm, and…

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What will the kids do? The last day of school for Paton-Churdan students is this Thursday, and their peers in the Greene County district will finish school Friday. As parents ponder “Now what?”, the Jefferson park and recreation department has plenty of answers in the 2015 Summer Activity Guide. The 24-page book is organized differently this year, in chronological order…

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The Tower View Team and Jefferson Matters: Main Street invite area residents to join them Saturday, June 6, at 2 pm as they celebrate the roof top artwork of Stephanie Hammond and “Renewed Dreams.” “TVT had a dream, Stephanie had a dream, and now we have the first roof top art installation,” a TVT spokesperson said. Hammond will be at…

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Amanda Kelly, LPN, was recognized as employee of the month for April at Regency Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Jefferson.  She is pictured with assistant director of nursing Anne Simpson (left) and administrator Randy Downey (right). Kelly has been with Regency Park since October 2014.  She is originally from Fort Worth, TX, but currently lives in Jefferson with her…

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