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Howard Dantuma, representing the Marion Avenue Baptist Church led the weekly service with Halcyon House residents. The sermon was titled, ?Adoption.? The service included scripture from Colossians 1:3. Special musical selections for the service were provided by Mr. Dantuma on the piano.Bob and Winnie Friese celebrated their 60th Anniversary on April 27. Their son Dennis and his wife, Angie, ate dinner with them ...

Kylen Anderson, of Washington, is the daughter of Jason and Kristen Anderson.She attends Highland High School and participates in the Highlanders 4-H Club.Her projects were swine, sheep and photography.Her 4-H activities were being club president, a member of the County Council, Elite Project Team and doing community service.Her special memory/highlight was speaking to the Clover Kids about the swine project....

I had the honor of working as a page at the Washington Public Library since August of 2015. However, my days as a library page are slowly coming to an end. On May 28, I will be one of the Washington High School graduating seniors to walk across the stage to receive my diploma. My senior year has gone by extremely fast, but I am more than ready to go into the next chapter of my life.August 3, will be my last day ...

Quinn Buckingham, of the Washington High School Graduating Class of 2017, has been awarded the prestigious P.E.O. STAR Scholarship for the 2017-2018 academic year. She was chosen as one of 520 recipients out of 1,868 applications submitted nationally.Quinn is the daughter of Roger and Deb Buckingham of Brighton, and was recommended for this scholarship by P.E.O. Chapter OC of Washington. Quinn will attend ...

Martha Washington Questers No. 1032 met April 28, at the home of Maurine Roberts, who was also the co-hostess.President Virginia Reighard led us in the Questers Invocation.It was reported that Gerry Schmidt who lives in Brownlee will remain a member of the group for the next year. All other members have paid their dues.Virginia shared some ideas for Questers, such as dressing up in costume for meetings, ...

The Washington County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m., Tuesday, May 9, for a closed session per Iowa Code 21.5(a) to discuss records which are authorized by state or federal law to be kept confidential at the courthouse.At 9:30 a.m., the supervisors will meet in regular session.Items on the agenda include: employee recognition, appointment to Region 10 Regional Trails Advisory Committee, resolution ...

Georgina White, formerly of Ainsworth, celebrated her 100th birthday at the United Presbyterian Home in Wahsington on April 28.Attending were her children, Janet Stafford of Killeen, Texas; and Joe White of Mesa, Arizona, his wife Jean, and their sons Michael and Brian.Also celebrating with the family was Georgina?s sister, MaryJane (Jean) Pearson, who is 104, and many friends.

The Circle Three Presbyterian?s Women?s Circle met April 20. There were five members in attendance. June Asper shared the opening prayer and devotions.Joys and concerns were shared. Phyllis Van Gerpen and her husband will be celebrating 63 years of marriage. Congratulations.Jane Fehr gave the lesson, which was about the Non-Canonical Gospels. These particular gospels are not part of the New Testament. The ...

Greg and Deb Fritz, of Fairfield, and his mother, Winifred Fritz, of Brighton, left April 21 for Lenexa, Kansas. They visited their daughter, Sarah and Craig Sides and family.Winifred got to meet her great-grandson, five-month-old Rhett Sides.On the 21st, they celebrated Holden?s third birthday.The morning of the 22nd, the guys attended Brantley?s t-ball game.That afternoon everyone except Sarah went for a ...

AMES ? With the school year coming to a close and summer just around the corner, many parents of school-agers are faced with the decision of finding child care for their adolescent or allowing their child to stay home alone, says Malisa Rader, a human sciences specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.?Often parents call, wanting the ?magic? age number that their child should be to stay home ...

PELLA ? Dutch basketball forward Jessica Butters, a senior from Kalona, received the Marjorie Giles Student Life Leadership Award.The Marjorie Giles Student Life Leadership Award is given annually to a junior or senior who has demonstrated positive values through faith-based leadership in variety of co-curricular activities.Butters played in 40 games during her Central career, averaging 1.2 points and 1.8 ...

Washington Middle School is having their 1st Annual ?Washington Middle School?s Got Talent? Show at the new, beautiful High School auditorium (Washington Performing Arts and Events Center) on Monday, May 15, at 7 p.m.Middle School student?s art work and videos will be presented when the doors open at 6:30 p.m.Middle School students will perform individual, small group, and large group acts of singing, dancing, ...