Category: Good News

Trinity Lutheran Church of Jefferson continues its Community Fellowship series Wednesdays in January. The public is invited for social time at 4 pm, a speaker at 4:30 pm, and a light supper at 5:30 pm. A free will donation is accepted for refreshments and supper, and their is always ample time for questions after the speaker’s presentation. Trinity Lutheran Church…

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All potential blood donors are asked to consider donating blood at LifeServe Blood Center’s community blood drive this Tuesday, Jan. 13, from 12:30 to 5:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson. Due to the recent winter weather, the Blood Center’s blood supply has reached a critically low level, with less than a two day supply available of most blood types. For…

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Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation’s series of town hall meeting to discuss how charitable funds generated by Wild Rose Jefferson should be distributed begins this evening, Jan. 11.

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Greene County residents endured bitter cold and snow that changed school schedules during the week ending Jan. 9. Snowfall totaled 4.3 inches; strong winds limited visibility and dropped wind chills to dangerously low temperatures. Weather data collected by volunteer weather observer John Beltz follows: Date High temp Low temp Precip Snowfall Jan. 3 32 12 Jan. 4 37 0 0.06…

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Rippey News Jan. 5, 2015 Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Rippey United Methodist Church:  PO Box 286, 103 West Main St. Rippey, IA 50235. Pastors:  Enna Antunez and Paul Burrow. Phone: 515-436-7731 Adult Sunday school at 9 am; worship service at 10:30 am. Every Tuesday: Quilters 9 am, coffee and fellowship 10 am – everyone…

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The next fundraiser for the new Grand Junction Community Center is a bags tournament! Beat with winter blues with some rousing bag tossing Saturday, Jan. 17, starting at 6:30 pm at Misty Lanes in Grand Junction. There will be prizes for first and second place, with two-person teams competing in the double elimination tournament.

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The Jefferson park and recreation department and Jefferson Hy-Vee dietician Kari Page are teaming up to offer a “Chef 4 a Day” cooking class for youngsters Monday, Jan. 19, a no-school day in Greene County. Children will learn to scoop, roll, spread, pour and stir up tasty treats. Children will also learn about the importance of including all the food…

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When the weather forecasters predict snow and Iowans crowd grocery stores to stock up in preparation, potatoes are often in the cart with bread and milk. Baked potato soup is a creamier, richer version of Grandma’s potato soup. It holds well in a slow cooker and is just as good leftover as it is the first day. For the recipe,…

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A lot of parents chuckle at the line in the Christmas song It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,  “and Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again.” Well, that day is tomorrow, Jan. 5. But, students will soon have another day at home. Martin Luther King Day on Monday, Jan. 19, isn’t a holiday for…

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The University of Northern Iowa’s Panther Marching Band was one of only a few university marching bands in the London New Year’s Day Parade, known as the LNYDP on that side of the pond.

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Temperatures were of the winter variety for the first full week of winter, according to weather data provided by volunteer observer John Beltz. The information is for the 24 hours preceding 7 am on the date listed. Date High temp Low temp Precip Snowfall Dec. 27 32 24 0.04 0.5 Dec. 28 24 11 Dec. 29 29 11 0.01 0.1…

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Rippey News December 29, 2014 Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Dean Wilson of Los Angeles, CA, (left) and Lynn Wilson of Stillwater, MN, (right) helped their father, Errol Wilson (center), celebrate his 96th birthday, which was Dec. 17, 2014. Errol resides at the Rowley Masonic Home in Perry. The staff sang Happy Birthday to him,…

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