Scranton youngsters have free transportation twice a week to the swimming pool in Jefferson thanks to the Scranton Betterment committee’s fundraising efforts. The pool shuttle is available Tuesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 14. The bus will leave from the east side of the former school at 12:45 pm and arrive back in Scranton at about 4:30 pm. The transportation is…
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Easy-peasy computer course starts this week
Barb Brooker will offer a very basic computer class for persons of any age, particularly the older set. Learn how to access the internet for information and enjoyment, as well as how to receive and send emails. Those with technophobia are very welcome.
Read MoreFarm Bureau annual meeting is next week
Greene County Farm Bureau members are reminded that the deadline for reservations for the annual meeting is Wednesday, July 23. The annual meeting is slated for Thursday, July 31, at Clover Hall at the Greene County Fairgrounds. A roast beef meal will be served at 6:30 pm and the business meeting will start at 7:30.
Read MoreKids’ Pedal Pull an annual favorite at the fair
Greene County Farm Bureau, Bomgaars, Durbin Auto, Breadeaux Pizza, and the Twiins Shoppe sponsored the Kids’ Pedal Pull at the Greene County Fair on Saturday, July 12. Thirty-nine youngsters ages 4 – 11 participated in their respective age groups. Pictured at right is 8-year-old winner Katie Pfalzgraff.
Read MoreLet the city crew do the hard part of yard work
The city of Jefferson crew will chip brush curbside at no charge July 21-24. Residents should pile brush in tidy armload piles, with the cut ends facing the street, and the city crew will do the work of hauling it away. That leaves time to do other more enjoyable things…..and aren’t most things more fun that dealing with brush? Residents…
Read MoreGreene SWCD tells gas card winners
The Greene SWCD (Soil & Water Conservation District) has announced the winners of their annual Greene County Fair drawing for gas gift certificates. This year’s winners for the $25 gas cards are Makinzie Goettsch of Des Moines and Peg Hoyt of Scranton won $25 gas cards.
Read MoreIn the neighborhood – Rest in peace, Velda
For many years Velda DeMoss briefed everyone in Greene County on the news and events of her neighbors in Rippey with the weekly Rippey News in the Jefferson Herald. Velda lost her battle with cancer earlier this week. Nancy Hanaman provides a poetic tribute to her. “Velda has known me for all of my 68-1/2 years and went to high…
Read MoreExhibits selected for State Fair show 4-H members’ best work
The exhibits 4-H members take to the Greene County Fair show what they have learned working in various project areas during the 4-H year. Judges select the exhibits they consider the best in the project areas to be displayed at the Iowa State Fair, where they are once again judged. For a list of all the exhibits selected for the…
Read MoreNorthey visits the fair
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey visited the Greene County Fair Thursday afternoon so he can “let people know that county fairs are alive and well in Iowa,” he said. He started his day at the Wright County Fair in Eagle Grove, then stopped at the Webster County Fair in Fort Dodge and the Calhoun County Fair in Rockwell City…
Read MoreElks provide pedestal for moldboard plow
Elks Lodge 2306 of Jefferson recently provided $1,000 for the pedestal on which the replica moldboard plow sits in the Thomas Jefferson Gardens. The funds came from the Elks National Foundation Gratitude Grant program, which is available to lodges that meet per capita goals of financial support for the foundation. Pictured are (from left) Elks exalted ruler Hollie Roberts, past…
Read MoreFast moving entertainment at the fair
Entertainment on the grounds during the Greene County Fair is just that: entertaining! Poppin’ Penelope has a long line of children waiting for her balloon creations whether she’s in the bus barn or at Clover Hall. As she twists and ties balloons into fanciful creations her hands move so fast they’re hard to see. Tate Minnihan of Wisconsin let Penelope…
Read MoreJuly is Donor Awareness Month in Greene County
The Greene County board of supervisors in May proclaimed July as Donor Awareness Month in Greene County. The action was at the request of MeLinda Madison (center) of Jefferson, who has advocated for increased awareness of the need for organ and marrow donors for many years. A year ago she and her brother donated several of their mother’s organs when she passed…
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