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Happiness Express Chorus to present annual show

Proceeds benefit school music programs, including Greene County ~See video below The Happiness Express Chorus will host the award winning barbershop quartets Crossroads and Perfect Timing in its 50th anniversary show Saturday, April 12, at 7 pm at the Denison Fine Arts Center at Denison High School. The show is the group’s annual fundraiser, with proceeds benefiting the school music…

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Spring cemetery clean-up time is now

Memorial Day will be here before you know it! All those who tend or decorate graves at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery or St Joseph Catholic Cemetery are reminded to remove any non-permanent items before the first week in April. The Jefferson park and recreation department takes care of the cemeteries. Park and recreation director Vicky Lautner explains that now is…

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New look at Excuses features local art

A changing gallery of art is a highlight of the new décor unveiled this past week at Excuses Pizza, Pasta and Subs in Jefferson. Most of it is for sale, with a portion of the proceeds going to local charities. Currently hanging is art by Dana Harrison, Roger Aegerter and the late Diane Foster, and photography by Joe Cummings, Jamie…

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Pink-Out fun raises $4,000

The Greene County Rams girls basketball team continued its tradition of raising funds for cancer research and support during the 2013-14 season. This year’s activities netted $4000 that will be donated to several organizations. This year’s fundraising projects included the sale of t-shirts, posters and wristbands, a silent auction bake sale, Chuck-a-Duck games at halftime, and the auction of tribute…

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Stay safe in dangerous weather

Jefferson residents will have a tornado drill Wednesday morning. Greene County emergency management director Dennis Morlan  encourages all Greene County towns to do the same. The drill, slated for Wednesday at 10 am, is part of Severe Weather Awareness Week. Under city policy, sounding the tornado siren does not mean a tornado is barreling down on the city. It is meant to…

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Singers help singers

  Contribution  to aid high school vocal music program   The vocal music department  of Green County High  School is the recipient of a $300 check presented by  the Happiness Express Chorus of Denison as part of its program of “Enriching  Lives Through Singing.” The gift represents a portion of $4,300 that is being distributed to  vocal music departments of 12…

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It’s time for roast beef!

Members of the Churdan United Methodist Church will serve their 30th anniversary  roast beef dinner next Sunday, March 30, with serving from 11 am to 1:30 pm at the church. Pictured are John Hunt and Joyce Clark after they updated the church’s sign with dinner info. The menu hasn’t changed since the first dinner in the spring of 1984. The meal is a…

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Sweet treats from the medical center auxiliary

The Greene County Medical Center auxiliary is ready to help cheer on spring with a sale of “ready to bake” pastry puffins and spring time cut-out cookies. Orders for the sweet treats can be placed at the Gift Garden near the main entrance to the medical center starting this Wednesday, March 26, through April 2. Orders can be picked up…

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Students preparing for music contest

The Greene County High School music department will host the Iowa High School Music Association 3A state solo and ensemble contest next Saturday, March 29. Musicians from Greene County, Perry, Boone, Nevada, ADM, North Polk and Gilbert High Schools will perform solos and in ensembles of all sizes. All Greene County High School band and choir students will perform. Band…

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