Category: Good News

Combine a shared interest in gardening with a lawn location not suited for grass and the result is a lush shade garden at the home of Collette and Jim Unger at 1218 Rush Ridge Road, the June 2019 Jefferson Garden Club Yard of the Month.

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The names of 202 military veterans are etched on two large, black granite stones at the Highland Township Cemetery. Those stones, along with a third bearing the emblems of the five branches of the U.S. military, comprise a Veterans Memorial that was dedicated on Memorial Day.  Lighted American flags flank the memorial.

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Lunch on Wednesdays will be a special time in Jefferson’s downtown, with an added attraction to the daily Tower Tunes Live concerts at the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower. Each Wednesday in June, a different downtown restaurant will offer a $5 box lunch special. The lunch will need to be ordered after 11 am and will be available to pick up…

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The theme for the 2019 summer reading program is “A Universe of Stories”. The Jefferson public library staff invites children ages 4 years through the 5th grade to begin registering this week for the free program. Everyone can begin reading June 12 and participate in activities throughout the months of June and July. There will be a “Where In the…

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The local veterans groups will serve a spaghetti meal Saturday, beginning immediately after the Bell Tower Festival parade until 2:30 pm. The menu features pasta and sauce donated by Barilla America of Ames, garlic bread and beverage. The lunch will be served at the VFW post on the east side of the courthouse square. The building will be cool even…

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Registrations are still being accepted for the Bill Riley Talent Search slated for Saturday, June 8, as part of the Bell Tower Festival. Cash prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place winners in both the Sprout and the Senior divisions. First place winners will qualify to compete at the Iowa State Fair in August.

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Greene County Farm Bureau will host a children’s pedal pull for kids ages 4-11 Friday evening, June 7, to kick off Greene county’s Bell Tower Festival weekend. The event will be set up in the southeast corner of the Bell Tower square in front of Thomas Jefferson Gardens. Farm Bureau board members will be on hand to start registering participants…

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Locations for Java & Juice in June will take attendees far and wide. The June schedule is: • June 7: ShineOn Designs/More Time – 106 E. State St • June 14: Genesis Development – 401 W. McKinley St • June 21: Congregate meal site at the Greenewood Center – 401 Greenewood Rd • June 28: Landus Cooperative – 1500 N.…

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Greene County Elementary has named the Rams of the Month for April and May.  One student in each grade is named a GCE Ram of the Month. These students are chosen by the staff for almost always being respectful, responsible, and safe. They also exhibit the school’s mantra – Right Attitudes Make Success.

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The First Presbyterian Church of Grand Junction will add another year to its long tradition of Memorial Day dinners. The dinner will be served Monday from 11 am to 1 pm at the church. The menu will feature ham balls, cheesy potatoes, green beans, salads, beverages and desserts. Tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger.…

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LifeServe Blood Center will hold a community blood drive Wednesday, May 29, from 2:30 to 6 pm  at the Grand Junction Community  Center.

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Greenbrier Greenbrier’s May 13 4-H meeting was held at Landus Coop. Arthur Bardole began the meeting with a reminder of livestock ID’s due to the extension office May 15 for animals not already weighed in. Also the YQCA training should be completed with the certificate of completion sent to Kayla at the extension office by May 15.

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