The Churdan Public Library turned the clock back 153 years on Sunday, April 13, to learn about the Civil War. There were 22 stops along the “underground railroad” which featured many facts and myths about the Civil War. The first stop along the trail was getting assigned a name of a soldier of either the Union or Confederate army. At…
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Luminaria: A great way to “relay” from afar
Organizers of the Relay for Life of Greene County hope to rally hundreds of area residents next Saturday to raise funds for the American Cancer Society’s efforts to provide patient and caregiver support, advocacy and education, and funding for research. A Color Out Cancer 5K run/walk, team fundraisers, and several fundraisers the day of the Relay provide opportunities for folks nearby…
Read MoreMore poems for National Poetry Month
GreeneCountyNewsOnline is celebrating National Poetry Month with poems by readers every Sunday in April. Nancy Hanaman shares her thoughts on bunnies even more common than the Easter Bunny in April. Click here for to read a dust bunny poem: https://greenecountynewsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Dust-Bunnies-Revenge-N.-Hanaman.pdf Colleen O’Brien Clopton muses with and about words. Click here for her views about words proliferating like garden flowers: https://greenecountynewsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/POEMgarden-of-words.pdf
Read MoreMany volunteers at Relay for Life
Many hours, many volunteers needed for local Relay for Life event The Greene County Relay for Life Committee has been working diligently for months to ensure the success of the April 26th event. Some of the 30 committee members are shown here at a recent planning meeting. They are: (Front Row L-R) Relay for Life Chairperson Peg Raney, Rosalee Severson,…
Read MoreAuxiliary continues to help medical center with equipment purchases
The Greene County Medical Center auxiliary purchases equipment on an ongoing basis for medical center service departments. Most recent purchases include an obstetrics blanket warmer and a bilirubin infant blood testing machine for the New Beginnings Birth Center; a blood glucose monitoring laptop for Diabetes Management; and an EKG machine for Respiratory Therapy.
Read MoreSchool board the target for persuasive letters from fourth graders
Jefferson-Scranton fourth graders in Mrs Connie Hoffman’s class will likely never forget the unit they did in persuasive writing. They not only wrote letters, they received answers, and even a visit from school board president Sam Harding and superintendent Tim Christensen.
Read MoreGreene County scouts donate to PAWS
Youngsters in Girl Scout Troop 462 and Cub Scout Pack 534 visited the Greene County Animal Shelter Saturday, April 5. The didn’t go empty handed, but took along several bags and boxes of dog and cat food, treats and toys for the animals there. The scouts ranged in age from kindergarten through 8th grade. They, along with some of their parents, also…
Read MoreNHS Stompers sell and deliver a lot of ham balls for a good cause
Greene County High School’s NHS Stompers Relay for Life team rallied the help of other students, teachers, and the community in an Iowa-style take-out ham ball lunch Wednesday to raise funds for the Relay.
Read MoreHungry for ham balls?
Many cooks in Iowa have a go-to recipe for ham balls, but almost one-third of our GreeneCountyNewsOnline family of readers doesn’t live in Iowa! So, if reading about high school students delivering ham balls all over Jefferson has whetted your appetite for this Midwest favorite, here’s just one of many recipes available. Click here: https://greenecountynewsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Ham-Balls.pdf
Read MoreJ-S students in grades 1-4 hold spring program
~Audio link included Jefferson-Scranton students in grades 1-4 entertained each other, their families and friends in the spring music and movement program Thursday. The gym was filled for both a matinee and evening performance.
Read MoreNew 4-H signs “in the works”
Paul Ogren (back, right) of Ogren’s Custom Graphics had a hands-on day with Greenbrier 4-H members David Dideriksen (front, left), Jaden Hoyt (front, right) and leader Linda Hedges. Ogren showed them the eight steps it takes to design and complete six county signs for 4-H. The signs will be used in the coming years to promote and foster 4-H in Greene County.
Read MoreA trip to Uruguay through Drew Sorenson’s camera lens
Drew Sorenson, his wife Adriana and his son A.J. spent the end of March in Uruguay, not as tourists, but as explorers discerning what it might be like to live there. Drew said that the relatively low crime rate and the stable government is similar to Iowa, but the climate is much gentler. He said 80 percent of the population…
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