Greene County 4-H Sheep And Goat Weigh-Ins Is Today
All Greene County 4-H and FFA’ers who are planning on show sheep, goat and lamb at this year’s county fair must attend the weigh-ins today in Jefferson.
Greene County ISU Extension 4-H and Youth Coordinator Sarah Jo Reynolds says the weigh-ins will be from 7:30-10:30am at the fairgrounds. She adds that all market lambs and goats must be weighed in and tagged for the county fair and each youth is allowed up to ten market lambs.
The Greene County Lamb Producers are once again covering the cost of each sheep ear tag this year. Goat exhibitors must pay $1.50 per ear tag.
Once the weigh-ins are complete, Reynolds urges all participants to verify the information by May 15th to be eligible to show at county fair by going to your 4-H online account.
Contact the Extension office at 386-2138 for more information.
Greene County Impact Award Ceremony On Sunday
The ceremony for the Greene County Impact Award is tomorrow in Jefferson.
This year’s recipient is Doug Hawn from Scranton.
Committee member Jerry Roberts says the award is given to an individual or a group of individuals whose work contributes to the county and is recognized by community members.
Hawn serves on the Greene County Fair Board, the Greene County Medical Center’s Board of Trustees, the Law Enforcement Center and the Bell Tower Festival.
Roberts notes that the official ceremony will be at 3pm tomorrow in the south rotunda of the Greene County Courthouse in Jefferson. The public is invited to attend with a reception to follow the ceremony.
Grand Junction Fire Chief Resigns
It was announced earlier this week at a Grand Junction City Council meeting that the City’s Fire Chief Mark Renslow resigned from the department.
It was a result from allegations made by an individual through an email accusing the former fire chief of misappropriating funds.
City Clerk Rita Jenkins says the email is bogus and that the address isn’t registered to an existing person.
Greene County Sheriff Steve Haupert says a formal investigation will be led by the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation. He points out that after a conversation between Chief Deputy Sheriff Jack Williams and County Attorney Nick Martino, they felt it best to have a third-party, unbiased investigation conducted since the sheriff’s office works closely with the City as the main law enforcement agency.
Renslow was appointed chief of the department last March and Haupert adds that acting assistant chief Tim Fester will be named as interim fire chief pending approval from Mayor Gerald Herrick.
New Activities Offered By The Cyclists Of Greene
As we draw closer to the start of summer, the Cyclists of Greene is offering new free programs.
Ride Director Chuck Offenburger says there will be two adult bike rides that will start at the Jefferson Depot on Saturdays, starting today, at 8am and Wednesday evenings at 5:30pm. Plus, there will be a family-style bike ride on Sunday evenings at 5pm all starting at the Jefferson Depot.
Offenburger points out that these are weekly bike rides which may change every time depending on where the group wants to go. Each bike ride will have a ride captain to help everyone arrive back safely to the starting point.
All bike rides are free and open to the public and Offenburger recommends that you wear a helmet to each event.
He notes that there will also be a bicycle safety check for individuals under the age of 18 on Sunday, May 4th from 1-5pm at All Ability Cycles in Jefferson. Free services offered include bike examinations, adjustments, tire inflation and helmet fitting. Offenburger adds that if someone needs new parts, then they will have to pay.
For more information about the bike rides or safety check events, contact Offenburger at 515-370-2659.
Greene County Relay For Life Raises Over $50,000
Organizer Peg Raney says the total that they raised for cancer research was $51,934.44.
On Saturday, April 19th, Raney states that they had 250 participants in the Color Out Cancer 5K run/walk which raised $4,700, the silent auction brought in the most it’s ever raised with $5,490, the luminaries had $1,152 and the free-will donation barbecue meal collected about $1,376.43.
Raney notes that the teams raised lots of money as well. The top team was Home State Bank Team Towerswith $5,992.50. Next was The Cancer Crusaders at $3,045.79 and the St. Joe’s Holy Walkamolies raised $2,854.41 as a team.
She points out that $12,175 cash was raised by area businesses and organizations along with another $6,355 for in-kind sponsorships.
Raney would like to thank everyone’s support for cancer research and adds that they are still accepting donations until August. You may contact Raney at 386-2797 to make a donation to the American Cancer Society.