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How do you feel after you eat? Satisfied? Too full? Or maybe even guilty? Being too focused on food can sometimes turn into an eating disorder.People with eating disorders have severe, persistent, and unhealthy thoughts and behaviors about food. As a result, they might eat way too little or way too much.Eating disorders are not a lifestyle choice. They are serious illnesses. They affect your body's ability to ...

A free dance in celebration of Caryl Smith's 90th birthday will be held on Sunday, Dec. 3, at Polishville. Ned Francis, of Mount Sterling, will provide the music.This will be the only event at Polishville for the month of December.Food will be available for sale at 4:30 p.m., with dancing from 6 to 9 p.m.Polishville is located 10 miles northeast of Fairfield on Pleasant Plain Road (W21) to 136th Street, then ...

ANKENY - Students from FFA chapters across Iowa attended the Discovery, 212o and 360° Leadership Conferences. These conferences in part are an activity of the National FFA Organization made possible by title sponsor Syngenta as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. Ellie Bell, Sophie Bell, Addi Smith, Hailey Shultz, and Ellie Todd, members of the Washington FFA Chapter attended the event Nov. 11, at ...

PELLA ? The Washington County 4-H Club was presented with the Outstanding Youth Grant Award from Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (I-CASH) at this year's Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety and Health conference in Pella.Each year, I-CASH designates funds for Iowa youth groups to engage in a farm safety and health project. At the end of the season, the top project is selected based on the level of ...

This is the table setting in Jacob and Erin Thorius' home. Their home is one of the homes featured on the Tour of Homes, which will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2, and 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 3.

Pastor Herb Yoder representing the United Presbyterian Church, provided the weekly service to Halcyon House residents on Sunday. The sermon was titled ?Fear Not.? Scripture from Isaiah 41:10 was shared with those in attendance. Dorothy Koehler Yoder shared her talents on the piano with those present.Ron and Robin Gallagher, son and daughter-in-law of Eva Gallagher enjoyed an early Thanksgiving with his mother, ...

Ruth Enloe (Davis) Hayes played basketball for the Wyman Welshmen.She is seated in the front row second from left.Ruth graduated from Wyman High School in 1929 and was valedictorian of her senior class.

With the cold snowy days of December comes a longing for the warmth and comfort of home. If you find yourself with time between parties, decorating, and shopping, and wanting to read a book rather than watch another Hallmark movie, you'll find all the comforts of home in these cozy stories available to check out at the library:The Bridge by Karen KingsburyRyan Kelly spends plenty of time at The Bridge ? the ...

The Wayland Lions Club held their October meeting at the Wayland Community Center. There were 14 members present.President Chuck Brown called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Larry Graber gave the Invocation.Then the meeting broke for a delicious meal catered by Alice Hochstetler.At the resumption of the meeting, Lion Marianne Pattyson read the minutes of last meeting and ...

Fleur-de-Lis Club members and guest, Kay LaMay, met on Thursday, Nov. 16, at the United Presbyterian Home at 1:30 p.m. for a tour of their new additions. The tour was led by Diana Rich who is their Marketing and Human Resource person. She handed out informational brochures to the group, which had pictures and much information about their new area. She then led members on a tour which included the new Wellness ...

The regular meeting of the Washington Go-Getters 4-H Club was held Nov. 12, in the lower level of the Extension Office Building, hosted by Dolans, Ross, and Langstraat.The meeting was called to order by new president Leah Evans at 6:36 p.m. Roll call for the meeting was ?What's your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and who makes it?? The minutes were read by secretary Makenna Rich and were approved. New treasurer ...

Pat Remington, with her sister-in-law Jenny Babberl, of Ottumwa, went to Osceola on Nov. 10. They attended the funeral visitation of Pat's first cousin Bob Bailey at Kale Funeral Home.Lucy Dietzman, of Keosauqua, visited her mother, Winifred Fritz, on Nov. 11. They enjoyed shopping in Washington. Upon returning to Winifred's home, they were joined by Sophia Fritz, Winifred's granddaughter. They spent the ...