An event that was scheduled for this Saturday in Jefferson has been postponed.

The Jefferson Elks Lodge will be hosting the district Hoop Shoot contest at the Greene County Middle School gym at 10am next Saturday, January 22nd due to inclement weather this Saturday. The winners from the six Elks Lodges in the district, including Perry, Council Bluffs, Estherville, Boone, Ames and Jefferson will compete for a chance to advance to the state contest. 

The winners from Jefferson’s local contest that took place last month includes Keegan Minnihan for the 8-9 year-old boys and Kenna Minnihan for the girls. The 10-11 year-old top finishers were for the boys, Kading Winters and for the girls, Edynn Smith. As for the 12-13 year-old boy champion, it was Donovan Martin and for the girls, it was Alivya Smith.