Greene County Cattleman Association Banquet is Today
The Greene County Cattlemen Association’s annual banquet is today.
It will be at Clover Hall on the fairgrounds in Jefferson. The evening starts with a social hour at 6pm, followed by a catered prime rib meal from Lidderdale Country Store at 6:30pm. A trophy auction will wrap up the event. President Pat Fields says people can still donate items for their silent auction, along with items designated for their scholarship program.
Other proceeds go toward beef promotion and grilling events for the local chapter. Last year, the fundraiser brought in $17,700.
Tickets are $20 and are available at the door.
Board members include Fields, Mike Holden, Steve Kennedy, Doug Lawton, Dave Tipton, Tom Lawton, Justin Robbins, Mike Ostendorf, Roger Rowles, Mike Towers, Tanner Lawton and Tom Heun.
Annual Paton Firemen’s Stag is Tonight
Everyone is invited to the annual Paton Firemen’s Stag tonight.
It will be at the Paton Fire Station at 101 South Main Street starting at 5pm with a smoked pork chop supper with baked beans and coleslaw. Following the meal will be casino games with five blackjack tables and two craps tables. Plus, Fire Chief Jonathan Marshall says they will have a cash raffle, with first prize of $1,000, second prize is $500 and third prize is $250. All the proceeds will go toward purchasing new firefighter gear like hats, gloves, coats and boots.
Tickets for the Firemen’s Stag are $20 and can be purchased ahead of time from any firefighter or at the door.
New Event Coming to Jefferson Next Month
All Greene County seventh and eighth graders and their parents or guardians are invited to a new event next month.
The “Silence Hides Violence” event will have different stations that participants can learn more about difficult topics such as bullying, dating abuse, cyber safety, harassment, peer pressure, reproductive and sexual health and substance abuse. Youth Sexual Abuse Advocate Brittany Lenaghan explains the importance of the event for the younger teenagers.
It will be on Friday, March 4th between the Webb House and the First United Methodist Church from 6 to 8pm. No pre-registration is necessary for the free event.
Anyone who would like to learn more about ACCESS, call them at 515-292-0500.
Makeup Days for Greene County School District
With lots of snowfall and messy road conditions this winter, area schools have cancelled classes several times already.
For the Greene County School District, they’ve cancelled four days so far this school year due to weather and had one early dismissal. Superintendent Tim Christensen says they are adding two student days to the end of the school year. With the additional days, that means the last day for the 2015-16 school year will be on June 1st.
Christensen notes that the calendar change doesn’t impact graduation, which will be on May 22nd. He adds that if they cancel classes any more this year, the make up days will be added onto the end of the school year in June.
Polk City Man Sentenced to Probation in Greene County Court
A Polk City man was recently sentenced to probation from a November 2014 incident in Greene County.
According to court documents, 23 year-old Rheise Presnall had his prison sentence suspended to one year of probation after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana charge.
The charge stems from an executed search warrant on November 3, 2014 at a rental residence in the 300 block of C Avenue. The Greene County Sheriff’s office seized $39,559 in property, drugs and cash. The Department of Natural Resources also seized another $1,840 in illegal wild game.
Two other suspects from the incident, 23 year-old Maxwell McGlothen of Ankeny had all but one charge dropped in court this past June and was found guilty on driving while barred. 22 year-old Hossein Kolbehdari from Ankeny has pled not guilty to several felony charges and has delayed his trial date to March 1st.