Members of the Rippey United Methodist Church will host a pancake breakfast Sunday, April 26, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the church. A free will donation will be accepted, with proceeds going to the Women at the Well congregation at the Iowa Correctional Facility for Women in Mitchellville.
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Discount tickets available from JPRD
Tickets for Adventureland’s 28th annual Substance Free Weekends are available now at the Greene County Community Center. The discounted tickets ($20 each, one-half the regular admission price) are valid for Saturday or Sunday, April 25-26 or May 2-3. For more information, call the Community Center at 515-386-3412.
Read MoreWeather summary, week ending April 17
Days were mostly pleasant and the nights were cool during the week that ended Friday morning at 6 am. Volunteer weather observer John Beltz shares the following observations, taken just west of Jefferson:
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Rippey News, April 13, 2015 Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Rippey United Methodist Church: PO Box 286, 103 W. Main St. Rippey, IA 50235. Pastors: Enna Antunez and Paul Burrow. Phone: 515-436-7731
Read MoreToddler Fest is busy as a beehive
The tagline for the annual Toddler Fest, “Reading Is All the Buzz,” is true, but not descriptive of the Toddler Fest. As in previous years, the Greene County Community Center was busy as a beehive with pre-schoolers and toddlers enjoying all sorts of different activities as their parents encouraged them or played with them. Children could try their hand with…
Read MoreGrand march to the Roaring ’20s
It snowed in Greene County Thursday night, but the weather was nearly perfect for Greene County High School students’ grand march to the prom Saturday evening. The temperature was in the high 60s and the wind was mild, making for a festive evening. A crowd of relatives, friends and neighbors gathered outside the Elks lodge to watch the…
Read MoreReminder: Greene County Reads discussions are this Thursday
Discussions of this year’s Greene County Reads selection, Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline, are this Thursday, April 16. Discussions are slated for 9 am at the Churdan public library, 2 pm at the Rippey public library, and 7 pm at the Scranton public library. Jan Scharingson will lead the discussions. Every discussion is open to all readers so persons are…
Read MoreCommunity blood drive in Jefferson Tuesday
Critical need for some blood types LifeServe Blood Center will hold a community blood drive Tuesday, April 14, from 12:30 to 5:30 pm at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 801 W. Lincoln Way in Jefferson. Call 1-800-287-4903 or visit www.lifeservebloodcenter.org to make an appointment. Walk-ins are welcome.
Read MoreIt’s time for roast beef in Churdan
Members of the First United Methodist Church in Churdan will serve their annual roast beef dinner next Sunday, April 19, from 11 am to 1:30 pm at the church at 804 Head Street. The menu hasn’t changed since the first dinner in 1984 – roast beef, real mashed potatoes and gravy, the famous Mount sweet corn (grown specially for the…
Read MoreFriends to hold used book sale
The Friends of the Jefferson Public Library will mark National Library Week with a used book sale at the end of the week, April 16-18. Hours will be Thursday from 11 am to 8 pm; Friday from 1 to 5 pm; and Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm. The sale will be held in the library basement, which is…
Read MoreGirl Scouts say ‘Thank you!’
Greene County Girl Scout Troop 462 thanked the community for its support in buying cookies and donating money during the 2015 cookie season. They appreciate Fareway and Hy-Vee for allowing the troop to set up cookie booths in their stores.
Read MoreChain Gang forming at the Jeff library
All area crocheters, and anyone who has ever thought she’d like to learn to crochet, is invite to join a new group forming at the Jefferson public library. The Chain Gang will hold its first get-together Monday, April 20, at the library. The group will meet Mondays from 9 to 10:30 am to crochet, and talk, and laugh, and go…
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