Student at East Greene elementary and Greene County Intermediate School in Grand Junction made their communities their classrooms Friday morning as they learned the satisfaction of volunteer service. Students all year have talked about being safe, respectful and responsible as being the “keys to success.” The school-wide service project was to show students that responsible citizens make positive contributions to…
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Marty Brenden honored on his approaching retirement from teaching
Graduating seniors weren’t the only ones celebrated at the Greene County High School Awards Concert May 6. Marty Brenden, who is closing out a long career as a school music director, the last 15 years of which have been in the Jefferson-Scranton district. For the majority of those years, Brenden was assistant director and did not conduct bands in public, meaning that…
Read MoreGenealogical Society donates to replacement platform lift
The Greene County Genealogical Society, represented by Valerie Ogren (right), recently donated $106 to the Jefferson public library. The donation will go toward the replacement of the platform wheelchair lift. The Genealogical Society maintains its reference room on the lower (basement) level of the library. The platform wheelchair lift, which was installed in 1991, provides access to the lower level,…
Read MoreFirst Full Moon Ride of the summer is Wednesday
The Cyclists of Greene will have its first Full Moon Ride of the year this Wednesday, May 14. The rides are scheduled to catch twilight outbound from Jefferson and return by the light of a full moon. All COG bicycle rides originate at the Milwaukee depot on E. Lincoln Way in Jefferson, the trailhead of the Raccoon River Valley Trail.…
Read MoreEighth graders assist tree committee, learn the right way to plant trees
Gerry Stein’s eighth grade science classes got their hands dirty last Tuesday, May 6, helping the Jefferson tree committee plant trees. This is the 10th year Stein has called on the expertise of Trees Forever field coordinator Brad Riphagen to teach students the correct way to plant trees. The students, “practicing,” have planted hundreds of trees over the years at…
Read MoreMay is Beef Month!
Area cattlemen and the Iowa Beef Industry Council invite Iowans to celebrate May as Beef Month! In many families, ground beef is the “go-to” beef selection, and finding a variety of recipes to utilize ground beef can be a challenge. GreeneCountyNewsOnline shares a family-tested recipe for Porcupine Meatballs. No, they’re not made of ground porcupine meat, but rice mixed in…
Read MoreHabitat announces 2014 Helping Hands projects
Local Habitat for Humanity volunteers are gearing up for another year of repairing homes across Greene County through the Helping Hands program. Several more low-income homeowners in Greene County will receive assistance this summer.
Read MoreHealthy Kids Day provides elementary fun for high school students
Greene County High School students stepped out of their regular routines Friday for Healthy Kids Day with special activities planned by students in the Skills for Healthy Living classes. During morning classes, students were all treated to a healthy Energy Bite snack. Following a recipe of flax seed, coconut, oatmeal, peanut butter and chocolate chips, members of the class had made…
Read MoreJefferson named a Tree City USA
The National Arbor Day Foundation and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Forestry Bureau announced that the city of Jefferson received the 2013 Tree City USA award at the 24th annual Community Forestry Awards luncheon, held in Des Moines April 3.
Read MoreWork progressing on Marchant library in Scranton
Exterior work on the new Marchant Memorial Library in Scranton is near completion. David Lewis (pictured), an employee of Brincks Exteriors, recently installed the soffit on the west side of the building. The front of the building is awaiting the installation of bricks on the ground level. There is still work to be completed on the interior, but barring unforeseen…
Read MoreVet Peters teaches eighth graders about vertebrate anatomy
Greene County eighth grade science teacher Gerry Stein got to step back and watch someone else teach last Tuesday as Jefferson veterinarian Mark Peters did the culminating lesson of a unit on vertebrates. As he has for the past three years, Peters dissected a piglet for the classes. The piglet had died in transport to a local producer; the producer saved…
Read MoreRippey Lions Club, members recognized
Stefan Sandberg, NW Lions Club district governor, was a guest at a recent Rippey Lions Club meeting and presented awards to the club and three members. Club president Harlan DeBest (left) accepted a certificate from Sandberg honoring the Lions Club for 70 years as a local organization, with the first meeting in 1944. In addition to this presentation, he also…
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