Grand Junction mayor Jerry Herrick (right) and his wife Shirley (middle) had a pleasant chore to do Saturday afternoon – updating the sign showing progress on fundraising for a new Grand Junction Community Center. This time, it didn’t mean adding red to the thermometer. It meant changing the numbers along the side. Vernon Fritz (left) stopped by with advice.
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Waldo honored at Regency Park
Jane Waldo, CNA, was recognized as employee of the month for July at Regency Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Jefferson. She is pictured with administrator Randy Downey and director of nursing Beverly Mentzer. Waldo has been with Regency Park for 33 years and is a valuable asset to the facility, administrator Randy Downey said. She can be found most days…
Read MoreDistiguinshed Service to Ag award to Cec Rueter
Also will be recognized as ‘Iowan of the Day’ at State Fair Aug. 12 The Greene County Farm Bureau’s Distinguished Service to Ag award was presented to Cecil Rueter (right) at the 99th annual meeting of the Greene County Farm Bureau on Thursday, July 31. Board member John Beltz (left) made the presentation. The award is given periodically to an individual…
Read MoreCalling all crafters….
Greene County Chamber & Development is now looking for crafters and direct marketing vendors for the annual Red Barn Home and Craft Show, slated for Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. The event, which is in its third decade, draws approximately 1,000 crafters and shoppers each year. The show will be a one-day event with room…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
~by Jean Borgeson, posted Aug. 6, 2014 Church news: Rippey United Methodist Church, PO Box 286, 103 West Main St. Rippey, IA 50235 – 515-436-7731 Pastors: Enna Antunez and Paul Burrow Adult Sunday school at 9 am, worship service at 10:30 am. Every Tuesday: Quilters at 9 am, coffee and fellowship at 10 am – Everyone welcome Wednesday, Aug. 6: …
Read MoreSpecial fun at farmers market this week
All area residents are invited to celebrate National Farmers Market Week at the Greene County farmers market this Tuesday. The local market is held every Tuesday from 4 to 6:30 pm on the east side of the courthouse square in Jefferson. This week, everyone at the market can register to win a gift basket of items donated by many of…
Read More“They’re here! Are we ready?” is subject of Aug. 18 town hall meeting
Putting Greene County residents “in the know” about the growth coming to the county in the next year or two is the purpose of an old-fashioned town hall meeting slated for Monday, Aug. 18, at the Greene County Community Center in Jefferson. The meeting will begin at 6 pm in the gymnasium. There’s so much going on Greene County, with…
Read MorePrice Family Farms – veggies, eggs, and laundry detergent
Available at Greene County farmers market Linn Price’s quest to save money at home led her to a product that can save other people money, too. Doing business as Price Family Farms at the Greene County farmers market, she sells produce grown in a high tunnel near Spring Lake. The produce is “transitional organic,” she explains, as she’s in her…
Read MoreReminder: Greene County Schools registration is Monday
Attention parents! Registration for all students in the Greene County district for the coming school year is Monday, Aug. 4, from 8 am to 7 pm at the high school in Jefferson. The good news is that it’s one-stop – no need to go to more than one building, and elementary class lists will be posted. The long weeks of…
Read MoreDrowning drill at the pool a useful, learning experience
Jefferson park and recreation director Vicky Lautner was happy after a drowning drill at the Jefferson municipal pool last Wednesday afternoon. The guards knew exactly what to do when an unconscious “victim” with a neck injury needed rescuing. “What the drill showed was that our guards are ready to do what they need to do,” Lautner said.
Read MoreBack to work on downtown welcome center
It’s beginning to look a lot like Monticello! Exterior work at the welcome center at the Thomas Jefferson Gardens is moving along with the addition of Federalist faux pillars on the front of the building. A new large door has been installed on the north side of the building, and a new large window on the south side adds welcome daylight. The…
Read MoreJPRD, Elks team up for Safety Camp
A baker’s dozen children learned how to be safe in all sorts of different situations at the Jefferson park and recreation department’s annual Safety Camp last week. This year’s Safety Camp was sponsored by the Jefferson Elks lodge. Most of the children are pictured with (adults, from left) instructor Jennifer Kennedy, Elks Hollie Roberts and Diane Gibson, and instructor Cassidy Adamson.…
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