April 4, 2022 Community meal – The Friends of Rippey will serve a free fellowship meal for people in the Rippey community on Friday, April 8, at 6 pm in the Rippey Community Building. Barbecue pork sandwiches, cheesy potatoes, baked beans and drinks will be served thanks to the generosity of Tyson Foods and cooking skills of Mayor Dan Brubaker. …
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American Legion honors James Copeland
American Legion Post 11 recently honored James Copeland for 60 continuous years of membership in the American Legion. American Legion Post 11 meets the second Monday of the month at 7 am at the Welcome Center at Thomas Jefferson Gardens. All veterans and service members are eligible for membership and are invited to join.
Read MoreExtension offering ‘Spend Smart. Eat Smart’ program in Churdan, Jefferson
In celebration of Extension week. ISU Greene County Extension & Outreach is offering Spend Smart. Eat Smart. Good Nutrition on a Budget program. Grocery prices are rising, and Iowans may be looking for strategies to eat healthy without breaking the bank. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s “Spend Smart. Eat Smart.” resource is perfect for households with this goal. Area…
Read MoreMake the most of Financial Literacy Month
~provided by ISU Extension & Outreach April is Financial Literacy Month! This annual event reminds us ALL that we are never “done” with financial literacy. The world changes, financial products change, and our own needs change — that means we always need to keep learning about financial topics. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is an excellent source of research-based,…
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March 28, 2022 Bardole travels – March 24 the Jason Bardole family from Wauwatosa, WI, visited the parental Roy Bardole home on their way to Colorado for spring break. What was supposed to be a day riding the go-cart and motorcycle riding, turned into a house filled with family and rain outside! They had fun anyway. Tim, Lori and…
Read MoreISU Extension, Greene County Schools and Iowa Central partner in career readiness training
Three Greene County residents recently successfully completed a long-planned project. A partnership with Greene County Iowa State Extension and Outreach, the Greene County Schools and Iowa Central Community College Career Academy, successfully initiated a model to improve employment opportunities. Data indicates Greene County has a workforce of 5,426, with the unemployment rate of 3.1 percent based upon January 2022 information…
Read MoreMedical center honors employee excellence
At Greene County Medical Center’s employee recognition celebration on March 23, Jesus Valles was given the 2021 Van Zelderen Excellence award. The recognition celebration honored 10 Van Zelderen Excellence nominees, as well as 32 employees with milestone work anniversaries. Valles’ nomination noted, “Jesus helps serve Ever Greene Ridge with enthusiasm and respect for the residents and addresses each individual’s needs…
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Rippey Lions Club – The Rippey Lions Club met March 17 with a meal prepared by Bev Derry, Phyllis Bardole and Maralynn Rinker and served by Maralynn. During the business meeting the group discussed charitable donations for Camp Hertko Hollow for children with diabetes near Boone and other worthwhile groups. Further plans were made for Rippey DAZE on July 30…
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The Greenbrier 4-H club met Monday, Feb. 14, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds. Ilsa Hooper called the meeting to order and reminded members of the need to do the YQCA animal training in order to show animals at the fair. Reminders also were given for the Community Lamb Barn project and the days to pick up tags…
Read MoreVan Zelderen Excellence Award, formerly Employee Exemplifying Excellence award, to be awarded March 23 Greene County Medical Center will celebrate their healthcare workers beginning March 30 with Doctors Day, and continuing through May with Nurses Week and Hospital Week. These events are celebrated nationally each year to highlight hospitals, health systems, providers and healthcare workers and the innovative ways they…
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From the Rippey Library shelves ~ The Rippey Library has a large collection of Rippey High School annuals from 1925 and East Greene through 2007. Janis Scharingson donated East Greene annuals from 1963 and 1964, the first two years that Rippey was part of East Greene. There are pictures of many of the Rippey High School graduation classes in the south…
Read MoreElks donate to three organizations
The Jefferson Elks lodge recently made donations totaling $8,000 from a pair of Elks National Foundation grant programs. Greene County Schools was the recipient of $2,500 for the Ram Reader program, which distributes a book to keep to every elementary student two or three times each year. The funds came through an Elks National Foundation Gratitude grant. An Elks National…
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