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1968 which makes it illegal to advertise “any
Rates
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$10.00 for 20 words,
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HOUSES FOR RENT
House For Rent: 2-bedroom,
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washer/dryer and furnace.
Newer carpeting throughout.
Large deck. Nice neighborhood.
No Smoking & No Pets. $675
month +deposit and references.
Call after 6 pm 515-391-9064.
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Clean-up at the Jefferson Municipal
Cemetery and St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
will take place on Monday, March 31,
2025 and Tuesday, April 1, 2025, weather
permitting. Any items not in a permanent
vase will be removed by the cleaning crew.
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515-386-8297
GREENE COUNTY ASSESSOR
is accepting application for a
Full Time Clerk/Administrative Assistant
Requirements include:
• Great customer service
• This position will provide office clerical support.
• Enter deed transfers
• Help public/taxpayers with qualified credits
• Work in multiple office programs
• General clerical and office work
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite is required
Real Estate / Business / Accounting background
preferred but not required.
Application can be found at:
https://greenecountyia.municipalone.com.
Please send your resume and application to:
asmith@greenecounty.iowa.gov or mail to:
Adam Smith, Assessor
114 N Chestnut St
Jefferson, IA 50129
Applications accepted until 4:30pm Friday,
March 28, 2025, in the Assessor’s Office.
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Now Accepting Offers
For Cash Rental Lease
Notice is hereby given that the Greene
County Board of Supervisors is accepting
offers for the cash rental lease of the
following described real estate, to-wit:
parcels 0509200003, 0509200005,
0509200006, and 0509400017 located in
Section 9, Township 84 North, Range 32
West of the 5th P.M. in Greene County, Iowa.
The real estate contains approximately 55.73
tillable acres and 44.77 acres of pastureland
according to FSA records.
Interested parties should contact the Greene
County Engineer’s Office in person at 114
North Chestnut Street, Jefferson, Iowa, or by
phone at 515-386-5650. The written lease
agreement will be for a term of one year
beginning on April 1, 2025, and ending on
March 31, 2026.
A draft of the proposed written lease
agreement is available for inspection at
the Greene County Engineer’s Office.
The Greene County Board of Supervisors
reserves the right to reject any and all offers.
Offers must be turned into the Engineers
Office by 4:30pm on March 31, 2025
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CONGREGATE MEALS
All interested older
citizens of Greene
County are invited to
participate in the congregate
meal program
in Jefferson. The meal
is served at noon each
weekday at Greenewood
Community
Center. Please have
reservations or cancellations
in by 7:30 a.m.
the day of the meal,
515-386-9170. Elderbridge
Agency on
Aging suggests people
over 60 contribute
$5.00 to $8.50 or
what they can afford.
Persons under age 60
must pay $8.50. Please
return all dishes daily.
Congregate Meals site
is open for in-house
eating with some social
distancing requirements.
Masks are recommended.
March 18: Chili,
whole wheat crackers,
fruit, cinnamon roll.
March 19: Roast turkey,
mashed potatoes
with gravy, carrots,
pears.
March 20: Hamballs,
sweet potatoes, green
beans, pears.
March 21: Egg salad
sandwich, 3 bean
salad, tropical fruit,
cookie.
March 24: Chicken
noodle soup, crackers,
strawberries& pineapple,
cookie.
Grand Junction Fire & Rescue Inc.
4th Annual
Friday, April 11, 2025 • 5:30 - (until fish is gone)
Grand Junction Fire Station
$
12.00 per plate
5 and under eat free
Serving: Breaded Cod, Homemade Mac & Cheese, Fries and Coleslaw.
Tea or Lemonade served with meal. Bring your own beer.
Proceeds will go twards purchasing a new ambulance.
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10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
This Event Will Include:
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Food will be served
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Commercial, Residential
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GREENE COUNTY
LAND FOR SALE
Reduced Price $1,400,000
George W Henning Trust
VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.COMMINS.NET
FOR MORE SALE INFORMATION.
Broker Chris Eddy
515-577-4428 cell
or 712-999-2288
GREENE COUNTY, IOWA FARMLAND AUCTION
534 ACRES M/L OFFERED IN 8 TRACTS | THURSDAY, APRIL 3 | 10:00 AM
CHURDAN COMMUNITY ROOM | 410 SAND STREET | CHURDAN, IA
Peoples Company is pleased to represent the Coleen M. Janssen Estate in the sale
of 534 acres m/l of Greene County, Iowa land, offered as eight tracts. The property
is located 3 miles west of Churdan, Iowa.
Tract 1: 80 acres m/l | CSR2 soil rating of 87.5
Tract 2: 120 acres m/l | CSR2 soil rating of 82.3
Tract 3: 77 acres m/l | CSR2 soil rating of 86.1
Tract 4: 63.20 acres m/l | CSR2 soil rating of 82.2
Tract 5: 139.70 acres m/l | 92 acres enrolled in CRP
Tract 6: 27.80 acres m/l | 13.60 acres enrolled in CRP
Tract 7: 23.30 acres m/l | 3 acres enrolled in CRP
Tract 8: 3 acres m/l | single-family home and outbuildings
MATT ADAMS: 515.423.9235, IA LIC S59699000
STEVE BRUERE: 515.222.1347, IA LIC S43684000
Coleen M. Janssen Estate
534 ACRES OFFERED IN 8 TRACTS
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CHURCH NEWS
ABUNDANT LIFE
MINISTRIES
1308 West Lincoln
Way, Jefferson
(515) 386-8347
E-mail: almjefferson@me.com
Website: www.almjefferson.com
Facebook: @almjefferson
App: ALM Jefferson
Pastor: Isaak Wangler
Sunday Service:
Meeting in person every
Sunday morning
at 10:00am for worship.
Service is also live
streamed
to Facebook and You-
Tube. Children’s classes
nursery-6th grade
available.
CHURCH OF
CHRIST
1210 S. Elm, Jefferson
(515) 386-3060
Minister: Bruce R.
Webster
Wednesday: 7pm bible
study.
Sunday: 9am bible
study, 10am worship
service.
CENTRAL CHRIS-
TIAN
108 N. Elm Street,
Jefferson
Office Hours 9 A.M.
to 1 P.M. Monday thru
Thursday.
Email: jeffccc108@
gmail.com
Website: www.jeffersonccc.org
Facebook: @jeffccc108
(livestreaming
worship service Sundays
at 10 a.m.)
Pastor: Rev. J. Alexander
Sundays: 10:00 worship
service.
Tuesdays: 9:00 Devotions
Group.
Thursdays: 7:00 AA
Meeting.
2nd Thursday: 10:00
Coffee and Conversation.
CHRIST LUTHER-
AN
1201 S. Elm, Jefferson
(515) 386-3100
E-mail: christlutheran.jefferson@gmail.
com
Website: www.clcjefferson.org
Pastor: Pr. Angelo
Luis
Sunday: Worship at
9:30 . Live Streaming is
available on our Christ
Lutheran Facebook
page. Sunday School
time will follow after
worship.
Ecumenical Bible
Study - Minor Prophets
at CLC on Wednesdays
at 8:00.
Feb. 26- rescheduled
Women’s Bible Study
6:30
Feb. 28-March 2 Marriage
Retreat Riverside
LBC Story City
March 3, 10 , 24, and
31 Confirmation Class
after school.
March 4 – Mardi Gras/
Fat Tuesday 6:00 supper
March 5 – Ash
Wednesday 6:30 Imposition
of Ashes
March 9 - 8:30 Council,
9:30 Worship, Confirmation
follows
March 10 – TLC/Youth
after school (Spring
Break 17-21)
March 11 – 10:00
Greene County Clergy at
CCC 9:00-3:00 Lutheran
Day on the Hill- Capitol
Lutheran Church, DM
March 12, 19, 26 April
2, 9- 6:00 Lenten Supper,
6:30 Holden Evening
Prayer
March 27 6:30 Women
of the ELCA Bible Study
(note change in date)
FIRST BAPTIST
104 W. Central Ave.,
Jefferson
Website: www.fbcjefferson.com.
Facebook:
firstbaptistchurchjefferson
Pastor: Daniel Cunningham
Sunday: 9:00 Bible
Study & Sunday
School. 10:00 am Sunday
Morning Worship
Service.
FIRST PRESBYTE-
RIAN, USA
302 12th Street S,
Grand Junction
(515) 738-2172
Pastor: Bill Kem
Commissioned Pastor:
Wendy Pittman
Tuesday: 9 am Zoom
Devotions.
Thursday: 8:30 am
Big Ball on Zoom.
Sunday: 10:30 am
Worship In Person and
on Zoom.
Monday: 8:30 am Big
Ball on Zoom.
FIRST PRESBYTE-
RIAN
208 West State St.,
Jefferson
(515) 386-2514
E-mail: www.firstpresjefferson.org
Pastor: Bill Kem
Commissioned Pastor:
Wendy Pittman
Tuesday: 9 am Zoom
Devotions.
Thursday: 8:30 am
Big Ball on Zoom.
Sunday: 10:00 am
Worship In Person and
on Zoom.
Monday: 8:30 am Big
Ball on Zoom.
FIRST PRESBYTE-
RIAN, USA
502 S. Main St., Paton,
IA
(515) 968-4469
Pastor: Bill Kem
Commissioned Pastor:
Wendy Pittman
Tuesday: 9 am Zoom
Devotions, 2 pm Bible
Study.
Thursday: 8:30 am Big
Ball on Zoom.
Sunday: 9 am Worship
in person.
Monday: 8:30 am Big
Ball on Zoom.
FIRST UNITED
METHODIST
13th and Hager
Streets, Grand Junction
(515) 408-7010
Pastor: Angie Cunigan
Sunday: 9:00 a.m.
Worship, fellowship.
FIRST UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
307 S. Wilson, Jefferson
(515) 386-4411
email: secretary@jeffumc.com
website: jeffumc.com
Pastor: Heather Dorr
Sunday: 10am Worship.
GRACE BAPTIST
329 E. 7th St., Glidden
(712) 659-3893
Website: www.gbcglidden.webs.com
Pastor: Rev. R.E.
Hamilton
Associate Pastor:
Aaron Struble
Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
Sun. School (all ages);
10:30 a.m. Morning
Service; 5:30 p.m.
Praise & Prayer Time;
6 p.m.
Evening Service.
GREENE COUN-
TY CATHOLIC
CHURCHES
Father: William Schreiber
Email:
515-386-2638
Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday- 5:00 p.m.
St. Columbkille- 807
Head St Churdan, IA.
Sunday- 8:00 a.m. St.
Brigid- 602 E. Hager
Street, Grand Junction,
IA.
10:00 a.m. St. Joseph-
503 N. Locust St, Jefferson,
IA
Weekday Mass Schedule
Tuesday St. Joseph @
8:00am.
Wednesday St. Columbkille
@ 8:30am.
Thursday St. Joseph
@ 8:00am.
Friday St. Brigid @
9:00am.
TRINITY LUTHER-
AN
801 W. Lincoln Way,
Jefferson
(515) 386-3517
Website: www.
tlcjeffia.360unite.com
Office hours 8 a.m. -
12 p.m., Tues. - Thurs.
Pastor: Rev. Dennis
Martens
LIVE STREAM is
available of Sunday
Service on Trinity Lutheran
Church’s Facebook
page.
March 23: 8:15 am
Women’s Bible Study.
9:30 am Divine
Service. 10:30 am
Lutheran ½ Hour, Sunday
School, HSY: Aidan
Shorey & Ellie Menz
Bible Study: Trisha
Easton Confirmation:
Jeff Kienast & Pastor
Martens Parenting Matters:
Margaret Martens.
March 26: 10:30 am
Bible Study. 2:00 pm
Trinity Care at Gardens.
5:00 pm Lenten Supper –
Hertel – Ham. 6:00 pm
Choir. 7:00 pm Lenten
Worship.
March 27: 6:00 pm
Hot Mess Express..
God’s Truth.
March 30: 9:30 am Divine
Service w/Communion.
10:30 am Lutheran
½ Hour, Sunday School,
HSY: Aidan Shorey
& Ellie Menz Bible
Study: Trisha Easton
Confirmation: Jeff Kienast
& Pastor Martens.
5th Sunday Event
RIPPEY UNITED
METHODIST
Pastors: Jon Williams
101 Main St., Rippey
Church Phone: 515-
436-7731
Tuesday: Fellowship
Coffee. 10 a.m. Soup or
other meal first Tuesday
of each month.
Adult Sunday School:
9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 11
a.m.
PATON SALEM
UNITED METHOD-
IST CHURCH
Paton, IA
Located at 305 State
St.
Phone #: 515-968-
4277
Pastors: Steve Daiker
Email: Pcumc@wccta.net
Sunday Worship: 9:00
a.m.
CHURCH OF JESUS
CHRIST OF LATTER-
DAY SAINTS
Carroll, IA
Located at: 1017 E
Eighth St, Carroll, IA
(712) 792 – 2867
Branch President:
Matthew Skinner,
(712) 297 – 4636
Website: https://
comeuntochrist.org/
Sunday: 10:00 am
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RUNNING
Runner revisits his 900th Iowa city
By BRENNA COHOON
he has run approximately Sullivan said.
became fascinated by all the
bcohoon@iowainformation.com 1,300 miles as a part of his Prior to his first run in Jefferson,
he visited the city in but had never heard of previ-
counties he drove through
journey. Along the way, Sullivan
writes a poem about 2017, traveling to the Mahously.
Some may describe the
travels of Johnson County every county, documenting anay Bell Tower and some The couple found different
activities to do every
native Tyler Sullivan as poetry
in motion.
place.
Sullivan has run in every time they visited each other,
the unique sites seen in each other historical sites in town.
For almost five years, the On June 10, Sullivan won city in Greene County – even sparking Sullivan’s desire to
runner and writer has been the 10K at the Bell Tower Cooper, an unincorporated explore even more places.
traveling to all of Iowa’s cities,
logging at least one mile 36:34. This was an improve-
“It doesn’t matter how big friend eventually went their
Festival’s Ding Dong Dash in community.
Although he and his girl-
in each. So far, he has made ment from his time at this or small you are, they’re all separate ways, Sullivan became
more interested in trav-
it to 95 counties and 1,166 race in 2021, when Jefferson special,” Sullivan said. “I
different communities. became the 900th Iowa city like going back and finding eling throughout the state.
“I base it off the Iowa roadmap,
but I’ve found probably “It’s cool to come back to His journey as a whole be-
99 Iowa counties.
in which he has run. those hidden gems.” He set the goal of visiting all
at least 30 [communities] Jefferson and experience gan in 2015. Sullivan was “That’s when I started to
that are hidden, that literally this again through a different initially inspired by his trips go to the welcome centers
they’re not on the map,” Sullivan
said.
just inspire my story with City, where he went to visit
perspective, meet people and from Iowa City to Mason
Based on his estimates,
RUNNER, PAGE 7
them and learn about them,” his girlfriend at the time. He
September 8, 2019
(#302, Greene County)
Riding up, up into the sky
As high as the Mahanay Bell
Tower takes me
Not quite as high the cumulus
clouds that lay over ahead
I white knuckle the railing as we
slowly reach the top
My knees begin to buckle as I
What began as an interest
sparked by his father, a high
school government teacher,
turned into over 30 years (and
counting) of local government
work.
However, after 24 years of
the same stimulus, Scott Peterson
decided it was time for
a change.
Peterson, Jefferson’s new
city administrator, stepped
into this role on June 15.
Originally from Lake View,
he began his position as that
community’s city clerk and
administrator in 1998. Since
starting, he has worked alongside
Mike Palmer, Jefferson’s
make my way over to the window
Looking out on Greene County
fourteen floors beneath me
I try not to let my fear of heights
disrupt the scenic views
The creative artwork from the
business’s rooftops are never
missed
Scranton’s water tower can be
seen miles down the road
Hard to believe its Iowa’s oldest
city administrator for the past
14 years, until Palmer’s retirement
on July 7.
“[This is] just a great opportunity
for what we hope
to make a very smooth transition,”
Peterson said. “Mike’s
around to help out and really
to be here to answer questions,
which I think is just
absolutely fantastic, but at the
same time Mike’s been just
really willing to step back and
kind of let me find my own
way into this position.”
As described by Peterson,
this new beginning “reinvigorates
the soul.”
Peterson’s recruitment process
in Jefferson took place
around April where, he met
with community leaders and
other groups within the city,
reaffirming his decision to
make this career move.
“When it comes time to
look for a city administrator,
the community is looking for
their next city administrator,
but the city administrator
needs to feel comfortable
with the community, and I
feel very comfortable,” Peterson
said.
Peterson feels prepared for
this new chapter in his life, as
the work he now carries out in
Jefferson is similar to the responsibilities
he held in Lake
View.
Relying on his past experiences,
Peterson desires to
serve the city to the best of
his abilities.
working water tower and one of
the top 10 across the country
The Westminster Chimes chime
as we make our way back down
to the ground safely
Thanking the tour guide for their
time and the wonderful history
lessons
Jumping back in my car and
excited to see what else Greene
county may have to offer
CITY GOVERNMENT
New city administrator has positive outlook
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Jefferson’s new City Administrator Scott Peterson began work on June 15.
By BRENNA COHOON
bcohoon@iowainformation.com
“From the administrative
side of things, you always
strive for what I would describe
as good government,
and good government just
being good, efficient, effective
delivery of service and
working closely with our citizens
to implement those type
of services that they would
want,” Peterson said.
Jefferson’s recent developments
have captured Peterson’s
attention, inspiring him
to contribute his efforts to the
local causes.
“I think just the biggest goal
is to continue all the positive
work that they’ve been
PETERSON, PAGE 7
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Following this year’s Ding Dong Dash, Sullivan enjoyed
some of the activities the Bell Tower Festival had to offer.
ACCIDENT
Details released of
four vehicle accident
that killed one
Staff Report
Additional details have been released following a
four vehicle accident that occurred in Greene County
last Monday.
The collision happened at about 5:34 p.m. on
Highway 30 east of Forrest Ave.
Three vehicles involved in the accident were
stopped on the highway due to road construction.
A driver operating a 2003 Toyota Prius rear-ended
a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox, causing a chain reaction
crash.
Passenger of the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox, Mary
Ann Haberl, 84, of Jefferson, died as a result of the
crash.
Four people were taken by Greene County Ambulance
and Grand Junction Rescue to Greene County
Medical Center with serious injuries. Two people
involved in the crash were flown to other hospitals.
Assisting with the accident were the Greene County
Sheriff’s Department, Scranton Fire and Rescue,
Jefferson Fire Department, Greene County Ambulance
and Grand Junction Rescue.
AGRICULTURE
Week of activity planned
for Greene County Fair
By BRENNA COHOON
bcohoon@iowainformation.com
With history dating back to 1913, the Greene
County Fair is scheduled to continue many of its
traditions while also introducing new forms of entertainment
this year.
The youth-focused fair will serve as an opportunity
for the community to support the projects local
CITY GOVERNMENT
City council schedules
public hearings
By RICK MORAIN
For The Jefferson Herald
The Jefferson City Council last Tuesday set the
date of the next council meeting on Tuesday, July
11, for three public hearings on various proposals.
One of the hearings is on a proposed planned hous-
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In terms of music, Jim Oatts’
father was his guiding light.
“There was always music
in the house and [he] always
promoted us to be a part of
music, which we were all
glad to do,” Oatts said of his
father.
Earlier this year, Jim was
named to the Jazz Educators
of Iowa (JEI) Hall of Fame.
According to its website, the
JEI Hall of Fame “recognizes
individuals who have created
new directions and curricular
innovations in regards to
jazz education in the state of
Iowa.”
His father, Jack Oatts, was
credited in starting the first
high school jazz band in Earlham.
With the distinction, Jim
continues his family legacy in
musical recognition. Jack was
also named to the JEI Hall of
Fame in 1996.
Being the oldest child, Jim
said his father brought him
a saxophone. However, Jim
said he wanted to play the
trumpet instead.
Wanting to know how serious
his son was, Jack told
him to start mowing the lawn.
With enough work, Jim raised
the money for his trumpet.
At the time, Jim said he
thinks he spent up to $20 towards
the instrument. Many
years down the road, Jim realized
his father subsidized him
for the trumpet, and wanted to
see how serious he was about
playing the trumpet.
The sole trumpet player in
his family, all of Jim’s siblings
play the saxophone.
“I was, I guess, maybe the
musical black sheep of the
family,” Jim said.
However, Jim opted for
the trumpet due to its “very
powerful sound.” When he
was 13-years-old, Jack took
him out to see a performance
from Woody Herman and his
Orchestra, where the trumpet
called out to him.
“I just remember that night,
in my own mind I said ‘That’s
what I want to do,’” Jim said.
For most of his childhood,
Jim grew up in Earlham. The
Oatts family didn’t move to
Jefferson until 1966, when
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Jefferson alumni inducted into
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From left to right are Jim Heath, Hank Davis, Steve Hance, Jim Oatts, Rick Arbuckle and Scott Sutherland playing the Greene
County Roller Rink in 1968. The group was previously inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Jim Oatts’ lifelong pursuit of music leads to recognition
By SARAH STORTZ
s.stortz@carrollspaper.com
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Jim Oatts was inducted into the Jazz Educators of Iowa (JEI)
Hall of Fame this year. During his 27-year teaching career, he
taught music at Carlisle High School, University of Iowa, East
Greene Schools, Southwestern Community College, Grand
View College, Southeast Polk Schools and Simpson College.
Jim was a sophomore in high
school.
He wasn’t only involved
with the school band, but
also a rhythm and blues band
called the Elm Street Grocery,
which was recently inducted
into the Iowa Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame.
“It was a lot of other experiences,
not just from the
school and with my father,
but there was other music that
we wanted to play, so we took
it upon ourselves to make it
happen,” Jim said.
The day he graduated from
high school in 1969, Jim
left home and moved to Des
Moines. He then started playing
the Des Moines Big Band,
becoming their leader a few
years later.
While he was a student at
Drake University, Jim said
he received a call from the
late Bill Chase, who was the
leader of the jazz-rock band
Chase.
At the time, two of the musicians
from Des Moines suggested
to Chase to contact
Jim.
“The band was pretty darn
famous at that point,” Jim
said. “I mean, every trumpet
player in the world wanted to
be playing in that band.”
Flying out to Chicago for an
audition, he secured a spot in
the band. Having only a few
weeks before finals during the
time, Jim needed to call his
father about the news, saying
he had to “hold the phone way
back” during the call.
“He was kind of of angry
about it at first, but he understood
that it was something I
had to do,” Jim said.
Jim eventually earned his
Bachelor of Music Education
from the Metropolitan State
College in Denver. His graduate
studies were at the University
of Iowa and Vander Cook
School of Music in Chicago.
During his 27-year teaching
career, Jim taught at Carlisle
High School, University of
Iowa, East Greene Schools,
Southwestern Community
College, Grand View College,
Southeast Polk Schools and
Simpson College.
“I felt very good about trying
to channel some of these
musicians to, at least, for the
rest of their life have a real
appreciation of music and
know a little bit about it so
they can enjoy it,” Jim said.
“Music is everywhere and
the more you know about
something, the more you can
enjoy it, so I guess that was
really my philosophy on how
I wanted to approach it with
my students.”
While teaching elementary
students, Jim said he loved
being an influence on their
approach to music.
“The kids are a clean slate,”
Jim said. “You have a lot of
control and influence on not
only how they perceive music,
but maybe what they want
to do with it, and so I really,
really enjoyed that.”
Jim now lives in Pennsylvania
with his wife Lori, saying
he wanted to live closer
to his sons, who work close
to the area. Although he lives
on the East Coast, Jim said he
still remembers the students
in Jefferson involved with
music, both instrumental and
vocal.
“I was so lucky to be with a
group of very talented young
people and people that took it
very seriously,” Jim said. “A
lot of us are still wonderful
friends, even to this day after
all these years.”
He also feels fortunate that
all of his triplet sons, Chris,
Eric and Jeff Oatts, had the
same experience at Johnston
High School, where they all
graduated from.
Chris is a music teacher at
the Shipley School, a college
preparatory school in Bryn
Mawr, Pennsylvania. He also
teaches part-time at Temple
University and the University
of the Arts in Philadelphia.
Eric is the Administrative
Director, Music Division at
the Juilliard School in New
York City. Jeff, who Jim calls
“a great drummer,” is working
in business, deciding to
not make a career in music.
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Number 36
ENVIRONMENT
Manure clean-up
underway in
tributary of North
Raccoon River
Special to the Jefferson Herald
The DNR has identified the source of the manure
release in an unnamed tributary of the North Raccoon
River to the Crosman Land and Livestock
confinement facility, located north of the town of
Cooper in Greene County.
First reported to the DNR on August 21st, an unknown
amount of manure from the confinement’s
earthen manure storage basin was found to be flowing
through a county drain tile in Drainage District
37B. Excavation around the facility has identified
an abandoned clay tile line. The facility has hired
an engineer to identify how the manure was able to
enter the abandoned line and to permanently fix the
problem.
Crews have pumped, and land applied approximately
450,000 gallons of manure-laden water from
the tributary. A large berm was placed upgradient of
the pumping activities, and water has been used to
flush the county drain tile. Residents have allowed
access onto their property to enable the flushing of
tile lines and collecting of water. After the creek
and tile lines are cleaned out, the applicators will
pump out and land apply manure from the basin.
Ammonia concentrations are decreasing in the tile
lines and the stream. Berms have been put in place
to prevent manure from reaching the North Racoon
River. The DNR will continue to monitor clean-up
efforts and consider appropriate enforcement action.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Supervisors discuss
Bell Tower lights
By RICK MORAIN
For The Jefferson Herald
Colored light displays on the Mahanay Memorial
Carillon Tower consumed most of the time at
Tuesday’s meeting of the Greene County Board of
Supervisors. In the end, the board chose to leave the
lighting schedule as it had previously approved it.
The current lighting arrangement for the tower provides
white lights during the week, random colored
lights on Friday and Saturday nights, and designated
appropriate colors for specific county holidays, such
as red and green for the Christmas season.
The Bell Tower Foundation, the non-profit organization
that provides leadership, staffing, and some
funding for the tower, had requested that random
colored lights be displayed on the tower every night,
except for the specific holiday lighting approved by
the board.
Considerable discussion took place among the
board members, a number of Bell Tower Foundation
members who were present, other members of the
public, and other county officials. All the supervisors
agreed that the randomly selected colored lighting
was impressive, but some members of the board
expressed concerns that that kind of display might
be interpreted as sending an unintended message.
Some recent local social media messaging had
centered on whether the random lighting could be
interpreted as representing the “rainbow” colors
chosen as a theme by gay rights supporters. No
board member specifically stated that that issue was
one of their concerns, but some of their discussion
seemed to imply it.
Members of the public and the Bell Tower Foundation
suggested several ways to use the various
colors now available for tower lighting, including a
single different color every night; using red, white
and blue every night; and using green every night to
represent Greene County.
County Attorney Thomas Laehn reminded the
board that if it were to switch from the present
schedule to colored lights every night, the resolution
should state that it was because the supervisors
believe the year-round display would enhance the
beauty of the facility and promote tourism, not because
they were agreeing to a request from a group.
The request for random colored lighting every
night had been tabled from the previous board meeting,
in order to give the supervisors the opportunity
to observe the colored lights over the past weekend.
After discussion ended, supervisor Pete Bardole
moved a resolution that on nights when holiday
lighting is not on display, randomly colored lights
would illuminate the tower. The motion failed for
lack of a second, so the current lighting schedule
remains in place.
On another matter, the board approved the sale
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