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AMES ? Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering two online series for early childhood professionals interested in becoming endorsed as an Eco-Healthy Child Care® program. The first series begins Nov. 1, says Malisa Rader, a human sciences specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.Eco-Healthy Child Care® is a national program that seeks to improve the environmental health of ...

Twenty-nine STEM Club students with their family and friends gathered on the Lincoln Elementary lawn for the STEM Club Project Showcase on Oct. 17. This club met three times afterschool in October to learn more about aerospace engineering while going through Engineer Design Process testing canopy size, material, shape.Washington County Extension and 4-H and Lincoln Elementary are partnering together with a ...

The Garden Department of Fortnightly met Sept. 19, with hostess Shirley Pfeifer.Leader Linda Varney called the meeting to order. The six members attending answered roll call by telling what they liked about fall. Minutes were read and approved. Shirley gave inspiration with a reading from Garden Wisdom by Ellyn Hughes. She then passed around Iowa Gardening magazines for each member to peruse and read something ...

On Oct. 4, Winifred Fritz, of Brighton, was visited by her son Greg and Deb Fritz with their grandchildren Kellen and Madden Copeland, all of Fairfield. They were joined by Winifred's children Joe Fritz with Julia and Sophia, of Brighton; Tony and Lynn Fritz, of Brighton; Jane and Virgil Symmonds, and Mary Boatright with Bridget Hollingsworth, all of Fairfield. They enjoyed pizza, homemade ice cream and two cakes ...

Washington Noon Kiwanis member Dean Garrett was recognized for 50 years of perfect attendance on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Garrett has been a faithful member of the Noon Kiwanis club and has had perfect attendance since 1967. Garrett was also awarded the Walter Zeller Fellow award for his dedication to the club.President Dean Kurtz stated, ?Having perfect attendance even for one year is quite an accomplishment ? for ...

Enjoy the beauty and wonder of two of Amsterdam's Dutch gardens right here at home. The public is invited to attend a free program on the Dutch Gardens - Keukenhof and Horticus Botanicus. The program will be presented by Diane DeBok on Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the Washington County Extension Office.DeBok, a Washington County Master Gardener, visited both of these gardens in 2016. The Keukenhof garden goes back ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Mary West was one of two female students at Mt. Pleasant Community High School that chose to sit in on the engineering seminar during Career Day on Friday, March 2.As one of the 11 careers students could learn more about during the high school's Career Day, organized by the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance, the field of engineering had the highest attendance, and West was ...

The October meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary Leon Beatty Post 29 was held on Oct. 10, at the Washington County Ambulance Center in Washington, with five members attending.Vice President Connie Pence called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. The opening prayer was given by Dixie Young. The Pledge of Allegiance and the reading of the Preamble and God was recited by all. One correction was made to the September ...

Members of the Washington American Legion stand under the Veterans Memorial Boulevard sign in Washington. Pictured from left in the front row are Scott Shank, Jerry Vonnahme, Wendell Arduser and Lonny Milligan. Pictured in the back row from left are Allen Fuhr, Jim Peterson and Mike Worley.

Most children get restless, rowdy, or distracted at times. That's all part of being a kid. But some kids have such trouble paying attention, staying focused, and finishing tasks that it interferes with their schoolwork, home life, and friendships. These difficulties might be signs of a developmental disorder called attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.ADHD is a common brain condition in children. ...

AMES ? October is the perfect time to enjoy fall foliage in Iowa. Depending on the location in the state, foliage and fall colors peak from now through the end of the month. Which trees have the best colors? Which shrubs and perennials are best to look at this month?Which trees have colorful fall foliage?Shade trees that possess excellent fall foliage include Freeman maple (Acer x freemanii), red maple (Acer ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News There's no copy and paste plan when it comes to keeping schools safe. For law enforcement officers in Henry County, that means encouraging school administration, teachers and students to use their best judgment to run, hide or fight in the event of an active shooter in their building.After 17 were left dead in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., ...