Cold weather is soup weather! GreeneCountyNewsOnline shares a recipe for easy corn chowder. The recipe makes a family size batch, but it keeps well as a leftover, too, so it’s good recipe for any household. Click here for the recipe: Easy Corn Chowder
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Gobble Gobble so you won’t Waddle Waddle
Folks who want to ward off guilt for eating too much at Thanksgiving dinner can start the day with exercise in Paton. The fourth annual Paton 5K Gobble Gobble run/walk starts Thanksgiving Day at 8:30 am at the Loren Shriver Community Building in Paton. The registration fee is three canned items per runner, with all items being donated to the Action…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Rippey News Nov. 19, 2014 Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Friends of Rippey reminder: There will be a Christmas breakfast on Dec. 6 from 8 to 11 am. Egg casserole, sausage, fruit, cinnamon rolls, coffee and juice will be served for a free will offering. A quilt donated by Sharon Riley will be offered for…
Read MoreIt’s time for red kettles
It’s not only the weather that’s beginning to look like Christmas. When the red kettles come out, Christmas can’t be far behind. The Salvation Army’s signature red kettles will make their appearance this Friday, Nov. 21, and they’ll be in many area locations through Dec. 20. Kettles and bell ringers have been familiar sights at Fareway and Ben Franklin/Radio Shack…
Read MoreSecond Daisy Award to celebrate extraordinary nurses
Greene County Medical Center will honor a second DAISY Award winner at a public ceremony Thursday, Nov. 20, at a 10 am in the long term care activity room. The medical center held its first DAISY Award ceremony in August when Jenny Taylor, director of clinical services, was awarded this special recognition. In total, 13 nurses were nominated for the…
Read MoreHunger Games: MockingJay opening with special events at SCT
There’s no need to leave Greene County to see a movie on it’s opening day. The Sierra Community Theatre will have a premier showing of Hunger Games: MockingJay Part I this Thursday, Nov. 20, the same night the movie opens.
Read MoreUgly sweater contest at Churdan libary
The librarians at the Churdan public library are looking for the ugliest Christmas sweater/sweatshirt in the area. “Does your sweater blink, drip with ornaments, is it covered in glitter, or even worse? We want to see it,” a library spokesperson said. All area residents are invited to take their sweater “as is,” or “adorn” it to create THE ugliest. Sweaters must be in the…
Read MoreProceeds from Does’ basket auction to Adopt-a-Family
The Jefferson Does are ready to solve any gift-giving dilemma with a wide variety of gift baskets up for silent auction. Basket themes range from chocolate chip cookies to tools, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Disney’s “Frozen,” and even a basket for Bowser in between.
Read MoreGreene County HSAP group tours courthouse
A group of well-prepared Home School Assistance Program (HSAP) students and their parents toured the Greene County courthouse on Monday, Nov. 10. Prior to the tour they researched words like “rotunda,” “mosaic,” “mural,” and “cornucopia.” They also were asked to think about the purpose of a courthouse and what services are offered there. During the tour Don VanGilder (right) talked about…
Read MoreCold weather doesn’t last forever; JPRD planning for next pool season
Winter barreled into Greene County this week. Volunteer weather observer John Beltz reported a high temperature of 59 degrees on Monday and a high of only 26 degrees on Tuesday, Veterans Day. The low temperature Nov. 14 was single digits — 6 degrees! But, for those who can say nothing nicer about winter except that it doesn’t last forever, there’s good news. The…
Read MoreCover crop tour this Thursday
Monday, Nov. 17, is the last day to reserve a seat for a cover crop field tour hosted by the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District. The tour is slated for Thursday, Nov. 19, starting at 10 am from the Milwaukee depot on E. Lincoln Way in Jefferson. Participants are asked to be there by 9:45.
Read MoreWhere in Iowa is Jeff?
He’s in Jefferson, dancing in front of the Mahanay Bell tower The Greene County Chamber on its Facebook page shared a video of Jeff Hoskinson, home town unknown, who didn’t stop at taking photos of his travels around Iowa. He traveled more than 5,000 miles in the Hawkeye state, with friends recording 150-plus video clips of him dancing in iconic…
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