With recent cool weather it’s easy to forget that we’ve already had a 90-degree day in Greene County and that summer will soon come to stay. Staff at the Jefferson park and recreation department hasn’t forgotten. They’ve forged ahead getting the pool ready to open, with new filters installed and lifeguards fully trained.
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High school students exhibit their art
Students in art classes at Greene County High School displayed their art earlier this month in the school foyer. Art by select students is also on display at Home State Bank in Jefferson. Students can select from a variety of classes in all media. Art teacher is Diane Kunzler. (Click on the art to enlarge in a new screen.) Art…
Read MoreChurdan library tells door prize winners
The Churdan public library held an open house throughout National Library Week last month. Winners of door prizes were Joyce Winkelman, Jenny Fisher, Larry Sims, Alisa Olson, Dezetta Thompson, Tyler Lightner, Ethan Nygaard, Lauren Oakes and Emmett Minnehan. The week ended with an Easter egg hunt. The library board of trustees and staff thanked all the businesses and individuals who donated to the Easter egg…
Read MoreCatch-A-Sketch winners told
Jefferson Telecom partnered with Jefferson-Scranton elementary school to facilitate the Catch-A-Sketch program again this year. The Catch-A-Sketch program provides area third graders an opportunity to design artwork depicting Jefferson that will be proudly displayed in the upcoming telephone directory’s yellow pages. While presenting the project to the third graders, Jefferson Telecom also gave all students their own personal copy of…
Read MoreGreene County HS band, choir perform
The Greene County High School band and choir presented its annual awards concert May 6, performing the same music they performed at the Iowa High School Music Association’s large group contest at Gilbert High School on May 9. The following recordings are from the concert in Jefferson. The concert band performed Variations on a Korean Folk Song by John Barnes…
Read MoreHardin Happy Hustlers tidy up Highway 4
The Hardin Happy Hustlers 4-H Club gathered Sunday, May 4, for its semi-annual ditch clean up along a two-mile stretch of Highway 4 just north of Jefferson. After the work the club reconvened at Dairy Queen in Jefferson. Pictured are club members (from left) Lucas Fisher, Logan Woodruff, Jared Marshall, Sadie Reedy, Ben Bravard, Sam Naberhause, Caden Wilden, Dalton Ostrander, Zachary…
Read MoreWomen’s Club donates $5,000 to GJ Community Center
The $5,000 donation recently presented by Marie Moran (left) on behalf of the Grand Junction Women’s Club to the Grand Junction Community Center project represents proceeds from a chili supper last fall and a lot of rummage, laughter and canasta. Larry Pote (right), a member of the Community Center finance committee accepted the check as mayor Jerry Herrick looked on.
Read MoreThanks from Rubab and Rahaf…
From Rubab Malik… My name is Rubab Malik and I am an exchange student from Pakistan. I have spent the 2013-14 school year living in Jefferson, Iowa and I am going to Greene County High School. I am on a scholarship with Iowa Resource for International Service (IRIS) through the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program. The YES Program was…
Read MoreFourth graders enjoy annual farm tour
For many years, Greene County Farm Bureau board members Tim and Vickie Robbins have hosted a farm tour for all fourth grade students in the county to educate them about the care and raising of farm animals, farm safety, and everyday by-products that we get from animals and crops. This year’s farm tour was held Friday, April 25 with 89…
Read MoreMarket to Market fun for all
Intermittent sprinkles of rain didn’t dampen the high spirits of 2,200 runners who were in Jefferson Saturday morning to start the Market to Market Relay Iowa. The 300 teams, many in costumes, provided a lot to see for anyone looking for Saturday morning entertainment. The starting point was set up in front of the Lincoln statue on the south side…
Read MoreHive boxes are artistic creations
Greene County high school students are proving that any place is a good place for art. At the invitation of Cail Calder, owner of Bee Mindful in Scranton, art students painted nine hive boxes in designs of their choosing. Calder’s hope is that eventually FFA students will learn about beekeeping by maintaining a few of the hives, with the honey…
Read MoreConner Gunn wins conservation poster contest
Conner Gunn (pictured), a sixth grader at Greene County Intermediate School in Grand Junction, created the winning poster in the Greene County soil and water conservation district’s annual poster contest. Conner is the son of Charles and Robin Gunn of Grand Junction. Greene SWCD state secretary Amber Kenan presented Conner with a certificate and prize of $25 in Greene County Chamber…
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