Greene County High School art students participated in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference Fine Arts Festival, held Feb. 28 at North Polk High School. Art teacher Sarah Stott called it “another great year” for her students. Junior Sophia Ausberger won Best of Show with her acrylic mixed media painting. Greene County students have won Best of Show three of…
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St Pat’s mass at St Patrick church
Mass will be celebrated Sunday, March 17 – St Patrick’s Day, at 12 pm at St Patrick historic church in Cedar Township. An Irish meal will be served after Mass. The menu will feature Luck of the Irish beef stew, Happy Go Lucky Spud Soup, Blarney Stone breads, and Shamrock sweets with fairy sprinkles. All are invited. A free will…
Read MoreBlood drives in Jefferson, Scranton
LifeServe Blood Center will hold community blood drives in Jefferson and Scranton in the coming days.
Read MorePlans told for HabiTour 2019
Mix one part exercise with two parts fun, add a generous pinch of support then top with a festive celebration and you’ve got the HabiTour bike ride to support Habitat for Humanity. The ride is set for Saturday, August 24. With route length choices of 25, 50 and 100 miles, each ridden entirely on the safe and gently rolling Raccoon…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Library news – The Rippey library will be staffed by volunteers during the next few weeks. We will do our best while our librarian recovers. Thank you for your patience. The regular Rippey Lions Club meeting Thursday, March 7, will begin with a potluck meal at 7 pm at the Rippey United Methodist Church. Harlan DenBeste is coordinator for the…
Read MoreJefferson featured in national Main Street article
Main Street Iowa director Michael Wagler was the author of an article for the National Main Street publication that focused on Placemaking. Jefferson is one of the communities Wagler highlighted in his article entitled “Activating the Main Street Approach Through Placemaking”. The Tower View Team and other efforts of the local Main Street program with the city of Jefferson were…
Read MoreJefferson Telecom offering Streaming 101 class
Jefferson Telecom is offering a class for customers who haven’t yet jumped on the streaming bandwagon. Many are not familiar with the term, streaming, yet hear others talk about the latest shows on Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime Video. Streaming is content sent in compressed form in a continuous stream over the Internet and played as it arrives. The user…
Read MoreFareway Stores, MDA partner for Shamrocks fundraiser
Fareway Stores throughout Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota are uniting to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) free kids and adults from the harmful effects of muscular dystrophy, ALS and related life-threatening diseases by participating in the MDA Shamrocks program now through March 16.
Read MoreScratch cupcakes coming to Greene County
The RSVP volunteer program is bringing the special flavor and artistry of cupcakes from Scratch Cupcakery to Greene County. The RSVP staff and advisory council are taking orders for Scratch cupcakes now through March 1. There are 18 different selections available, with each selection including a half-dozen cupcakes in several different flavors. Death by Chocolate, Peanut Butter Panic, Coconut Crazy,…
Read MoreStill time to sign up for Watch D.O.G.S.
Dads, uncles, grandfathers and other great men are invited to learn more about the Greene County Watch D.O.G.S. program Saturday, March 2, between 8 and 10 am at Dunkers By Matt in Jefferson. Men who sign up for a day of Watch D.O.G.S. volunteering will be treated to a donut.
Read MoreSoup supper to benefit GJ 150th
The GJ 150 committee will hold a soup supper Sunday, March 3, from 5 to 6:30 pm at the Grand Junction Community Center. The supper was originally planned for Feb. 17. The menu is chili, cheesy potato soup, ham sandwiches, bars, lemonade and coffee. Carry-outs will be available. Persons who would like meals delivered should call the Grand Junction city…
Read MoreJPRD knows spring is near
Register now for soccer, pitching/hitting clinics, Mother-Son Date Night and Chef Camp Parents of wanna-be soccer players are reminded that Saturday, March 2, is the hard deadline for registering children for the Jefferson park and recreation department’s spring outdoor soccer programs. Registration can be done at any time or at a final sign-up event Friday from 2 to 5 pm…
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