January 3, 2022 WISCONSIN HOLIDAY – Dale and Nancy Hananan traveled to Eau Claire, WI, to celebrate Christmas with Matthew and Heather Hanaman. Their daughter, Sarah, and family and others joined them on Dec. 26. Nancy and Dale drove to Superior to celebrate Sarah’s birthday with her family. Eight inches of snow fell overnight, so there were white days after…
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Jefferson librarians ready for a new year
Staff at the Jefferson public library will again host a winter reading program for adults. The 2022 theme is “Words at Play”. The program will run Jan. 1- through March 19. More details and registration are available at the library. Winners in the December drawings at the library were Amber Thomas, Carol Christensen, Chris Nielson, Donna Wolterman, Jessica Chapman, Kate…
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December 28, 2021 Pre-holiday visitors – Visitors in the home of Virgene Morse earlier last week were Delores and Kevin Blanshan of Waterloo and their son and family, Eric, Dana and Jack Blanshan of Centreville, VA, and Kelsey Blanshan of Ames. Plenty of laughter and food were shared, with 2-year-old Jack providing the entertainment! LIONS CLUB – The Rippey Lions…
Read MoreFriends of Rippey hold organizational meeting
Charlie Munday, new president of the Friends of Rippey (FOR), opened the recent meeting on December 9. Those present shared their connection with the Rippey community. The first order of business was to authorize Charlie and treasurer Paula Rychnovsky to sign checks for the organization. Tina Minor is the secretary. Those present talked about plans for the future including…
Read MoreKiwanis, Wild Rose employee & patrons, and KDLS join for toy drive
The combined forces of the Jefferson Kiwanis, KDLS radio and Wild Rose Casino & Resorts employees were able Dec. 3 to donate approximately 70 new toys along with $50 cash to New Opportunities for them to distribute as needed for the holidays. Casino employees were able to donate toys, and on Nov. 28 KDLS Radio assisted with a 2-hour radio…
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December 6, 2021 Lions Club Christmas The Rippey Lions Club gathered for their annual Christmas meeting on Dec. 1 and started a new tradition of making this meeting a guest night with friends and neighbors. Greg Jacobs opened the meeting welcoming the guests. Guests joining the members included Charlie and Cindy Mundy, Chris Henning, Dick Bardole, Pastor Cat Stokes, and…
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Nov. 30, 2021 The Rippey United Methodist Church Ladies Aid will meet Thursday, Dec. 2, at 2 pm. The Rippey Lions Club will meet Thursday, Dec. 2, at 7 pm for a Christmas guest night and potluck provided by the Lions members. There will be a Christmas program. Fall recital – The students of Janice Johnston performed their Spring Music…
Read MoreChurdan library adds interactive play table
The Churdan public library recently added an interactive play table from after-mouse®. The purchase was possible with the funding from two grants. The first grant, for $5,000, was through funding provided to the State Library of Iowa from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), administered by the institute of Museum and Library Services. The second grant was the library’s fifth…
Read MoreBread baking class in career academy kitchen
Iowa Central Community College and Greene County Schools are teaming up to offer a homemade bread baking class in the Greene County Career Academy culinary kitchen on Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Baking enthusiast Tim Christensen will take participants through the process of making homemade bread. Each participant will take home freshly baked bread along with a…
Read MoreSorenson shoots Nov. 19 lunar eclipse
Drew Sorenson shares with readers a photo he took of the lunar eclipse Nov. 19 with his cellphone. He said he was worried clouds were going to move in, “but at 1:30 am it was beautifully clear. I set out a 6″ f/10 refractor and was able to get some pix with a cellphone,” he said. “In the west, I…
Read MoreDonated deer hides benefit disabled veterans
Hunters donated nearly 4,000 deer hides to Elks Lodges across Iowa last year, which was a slight decrease from the 2020-2021 season. The deer hides are used by the Veterans Leather Program to make professionally-crafted leather gloves for veterans in wheelchairs and also turned into leather used for therapy programs for recovering veterans. The Veterans Leather Program relies on the…
Read MoreAll-State Music Festival afternoon concert includes J-S graduate
The All-State Music Festival in Ames Nov. 18-20 marked the 75th anniversary of the prestigious event that recognizes and rewards excellence in Iowa high school musicians. The Diamond Jubilee event included an expanded printed concert program, new compositions commissioned for all three All-State ensembles, and a Friday Young Artists concert featuring former Iowa All-State musicians who are now professional musicians…
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