It took a crew of volunteers just an hour to create 32 hanging baskets that will hang around the Jefferson’s downtown square until cold weather returns. The city street department keeps that baskets watered, so that last summer the sweet potatoes hung several feet from the baskets.
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Strut Your Mutt at the Ding Dong Dash
A new addition to the Ding Dong Dash Saturday morning, June 9, is ‘Strut Your Mutt,” a fundraiser for the new Greene County animal facility. The fun includes a photo opp created for the event by Don Orris. The 1-mile walk will begin at the Greene County Community Center, head east to the fairgrounds, and return. It’s part of the…
Read MoreCommunity Conversation about community fun
A look ahead at summer activities is on the agenda for a Community Conversation Thursday, June 7, Trinity Lutheran Church, 801 W. Lincoln Way, Jefferson. A member of the Bell Tower Festival steering committee will share highlights of June 8-9 festival, and Jefferson park and recreation director Vicky Lautner will tell what’s new for the summer at the municipal pool…
Read MoreFarmers market senior coupons available
Sign-up and distribution of farmers market senior coupons will take place Monday and Tuesday, June 11-12, and Thursday, June 14, from 8 to 11 am at the Greenewood Community Center on Greenewood Road in Jefferson. The program is available to persons age 60 and older who are single with a yearly income less than $22,459 or married with a combined…
Read MoreNew face at farmers market – manager Haley Diem
Haley Diem of Auburn will join the Greene County farmers market as market manager. She’ll also be a vendor, doing business as Thunder Moon Farm. Diem was a staff member for the Mill City (MN) farmer’s market day for two summer seasons and two indoor seasons. She first did an internship with the market, developing and testing recipes to…
Read MoreHSAP students have astronomy experience
~by Marla Orfield, Greene County Schools HSAP supervising teacher Twenty-one persons gathered under a clearing sky to view the wonders of the night sky on Monday, May 21. Despite clouds and rain earlier in the day, the group was able to see many celestial objects using their eyes and/or a telescope. Home School Assistance Program (HSAP) students and guests met…
Read MoreGreene Co Ele names May Rams of the Month
Greene County Elementary named the Rams of the Month for May. 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. May Rams of the Month are (front, from left) Vanessa Hale, Olivia Smith and Cater Hinote; and (back, from left) Jameson Daubendiek and…
Read MoreBirds of a feather…
A writer of a children’s story could come up with a dozen reasons a robin built her nest on a window sill in Sally’s Alley. Did snooty mother birds kick her out of Russell Park? Was she looking for a neighborhood with less bird chatter? Had she moved from a large city and craved the action of downtown?
Read MoreFree fishing weekend June 1-3
Iowa residents can try fishing without buying a license on June 1, 2 and 3 as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) free fishing weekend. All other regulations remain in place. “This is a great time to take kids fishing or invite a neighbor or friend to come along,” said Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa DNR’s…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please email your Rippey news to jeanb@iowatelecom.net May 21, 2018 NOTICE – The Rippey library board meeting has been postponed until Wednesday, May 23, at 5 pm in the library. ALUMNI PARTY – Rippey Alumni Party will be Saturday, May 26, at noon in the Rippey United Methodist Church.
Read MoreGreene County class of 2018 honored at Awards Night
At the annual Greene County High School Awards night Tuesday, May 15, 72 members of the class of 2018 received honor cords, scholarships and other recognitions. The awards totaled $710,000, with $206,000 of that being locally funded.
Read MoreElks distribute $2,500 in grant funds
Jefferson Elks Lodge 2306 presented checks to several different organizations on Wednesday. The funds came from the Elks National Foundation Gratitude Grant program, which is available to lodges that meet per capita goals of financial support for the foundation. A Gratitude Grant in the amount of $2500 was received and distributed.
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