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The American Legion Auxiliary Leon Beatty Post 29 met April 11, 2017, at the Washington County Ambulance Center in Washington, with six members and two guests attending.President Sue Gilmere called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. The opening prayer was given by Carla McCandless. The Pledge of Allegiance and the reading of the Preamble of God and Country were spoken by all. Connie Pence did the remembrance of ...

Thirteen members of the UCW, Pastor Jason Collier and guest Shirley Pfeifer, UMW Shepherdess met in the Fellowship Hall at the United Church of Crawfordsville on Tuesday, April 11, at 2 p.m.Donna Fletcher gave the meditation ?I?m not Going? from Erma Bombeck?s book and a reading from ?God?s Little Devotional,? followed by prayer.President Debbie Lowe called the meeting to order and the Opening Creed was read ...

Your brain is your body?s command center. Its soft, sensitive tissues float in a cushioning fluid within the hard and sturdy skull. But a swift blow to the head or violent shaking can override these protections and lead to a mild type of brain injury known as a concussion.More than 1 million mild traumatic brain injuries occur nationwide each year. These injuries can be caused by falls, car crashes or recreationa...

Jane Cuddeback hosted eight members of Circle IV of the United Presbyterian Women at the Campbell Room of the U. P. Home on April 12.Betty Beenblossom opened the meeting with prayer. A special offering of paper goods was taken for the adult daycare. Julia Gamon reported on Corresponding Missionary Tom Johnson. Maxine Martin reported on Corresponding Missionaries Bernie and Farsijana Adeney-Risakotta and Greg and ...

Ryan and Roberta Sieren, Wyatt and Abbey of Keota held an Easter dinner at their home. Those present included her father, Robert Shelangoski of Brighton, her sister Robin and Bob Schulty with Felicia and Spencer of Wellman, and their brother Joseph and Kory Gooddell of Brighton.Pat Remington met her sister Kathy of Chariton with friend Wayne in Ottumwa on April 13. They enjoyed dinner and shopping.Caryl Smith ...

The Fleur de Lis club will meet at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, April 27, at Kalona Chocolates.Dorcas Jarrard is the hostess.

A congregate meal will be served at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, April 27, at St. Joseph/Cabrini Church in East Pleasant Plain.On the menu are: pulled pork, buns, baked potatoes, green beans, corn, onion pie, salad bar, pie, cream puffs, brownies and beverages. Bingo will be played after the meal. All ages are welcome.Reservations are appreciated. Please call Caryl Smith at 319-694-2242.

On Saturday, April 22, at 4:30pm, the Washington PAC center was packed with families from all over Southeast Iowa as Washington hosted the Third Annual SEIBA Elementary Honor Band. Directors Kevin Makinster and Steve King, both from Cedar Rapids and both teachers from the Linn-Mar School District.Participating in the second year band from Washington Middle School were Kevin Flannery, Henry Raber, Sarah Hunger, ...

The 2017 Student Achievement Awards Banquet was held Wednesday evening at the Washington High School. More than 100 students and parents were registered.This awards celebration was sponsored by the local Optimist Club. Each year teachers are asked to look for students who go above and beyond, doing things that might get unnoticed but might be used to exemplify a student?s character and abilities. Throughout the ...

In my column today, I would like to write about a program that many of our patrons may not know about. Two weeks ago I delivered two boxes of books to the Washington County Hospital OB department. Along with our generous partners, the Washington Lions Club, we are able to sponsor a Books to Babies program for parents of newborns born at the hospital.Each family receives a book at the time their baby is born, ...

Tuesday Coffee Club met at Taste of China for lunch on April 18 with Judy Donaldson as hostess.Eleven members and one guest enjoyed visiting and a delicious lunch. Vivian Griffith invited members to stop when leaving the luncheon and see her flower gardens. The nice weather has pretty flowers blooming ahead of schedule this season.A sheet was passed to the members for signing up for being hostess for upcoming ...

The Washington FFA Alumni Association held their second meeting on Wednesday, April 5, at the Washington High School FFA Room. Washington FFA Advisor Trent Steinhart welcomed those in attendance.The first item on the agenda was taking care of membership dues. Anyone is welcome to join the Washington FFA Alumni Association whether they?ve been a past FFA member or not. If you are interested in joining the ...