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Conger houseThe Conger House Museum in Washington will be open from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, June 18.The exhibit this summer will feature a Washington County World War I collection to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. involvement in the Great War. There are uniforms and memorabilia from several local veterans, including Henry Berdo, Jesse Radda, Meryl Steele, Tom Lowry, Smith Brookhart and Agnes Swift. ...

Six residents participated in the 2017 Spelling Bee including Esther Bordwell, Jeane Fry, Carol Ray, Kitch Shatzer, Gwen Ying and Dorothy Koehler-Yoder. Lee Buchholz officiated as the announcer with Melva Mineart, Lois Swank and Dorothy White the official judges for the contest. Esther Bordwell was declared the winner after 12 rounds, correctly spelling the word ?voyage.?Some very brave kids also participated in ...

Have you ever heard that passing a kidney stone is more painful than giving birth? Each year, more than 1 million people in the U.S. rush to the emergency room with pain caused by a kidney stone.Kidney stones are hard, pebble-like pieces of material that form in one or both kidneys. They?re caused by high levels of certain minerals in your urine.Stones vary in size from tiny crystals that can only be seen with ...

Ames ? Macy Marek, daughter of Tim and Heather Marek, of Washington County, was awarded the $500 Iowa Bankers Association Southeast Scholarship through the Iowa 4-H Foundation at the recognition event Sunday, June 4 in Ames.Marek will be a junior at Iowa State University in the fall of 2017 majoring in agricultural education. After she completes her degree, she is hoping to find a job with a company that allows ...

On Sunday, May 28, Phil and Sally Leyden celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at the home of their daughter Jolynn hora. The event was hosted by their children: Tony, Beth, Matt, Jolynn, and Theresa. The couple have 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.Phil Leyden and Sally Bruty were married on May 18, 1957, at St. James Catholic Church with the Rev. James Grubb officiating in Washington.Special ...

The Washington County Extension Office held a ?CSI and Spy? Day Camp on June 7 at Riverside Hall Park and June 8 at Marr Park. Both days contained the same fun and excitement. Around 25 second and third graders attended the camps.The campers learned how to use their observation skills by identifying an intruder and practiced making their own fingerprints. Officers, from the Washington County Sheriff?s office, ...

Alexis Edwards, daugther of John and Jaimee Edwards, of Washington was chosen by Unit No. 229 Leon Beatty in Washington to attend the annual session of the Iowa American Legion Girls State. This will be held June 18 - 23 on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines.She will be attending with others who have completed their junior year of high school. Alexis will learn through a ?hands-on? experience about the ...

West Chester, alumni, family members and guests met at the West Chester Heritage Building, or the West Chester Schoolhouse, to celebrate the 100th year birthday of the schoolhouse building that was built in 1917.During the early 1900s outlying school districts found it was cheaper to pay tuition to West Chester for students to come to town than use the rural schoolhouse. The new Brick Schoolhouse in West Chester ...

I recently discovered an author that I thought I was rediscovering. In my head I was certain I had already read several books by Alice McDermott some years ago. So when I ran across After This, a 2006 publication, I got that giddy feeling we get when we realize we have a new book to dive into from a favorite author. After This proved as delightful as I expected. Alice Mc Dermott generally writes about the daily ...

Pastor Delmer Dean Elmore, representing the Church of God, led the weekly service with Halcyon House residents. The sermon was titled?Answered Prayer.? Dorothy Yoder shared her musical gifts on the piano.On Tuesday, May 30, Katrina Altenhoffen was the speaker for the ?Know Your Neighbor? series. She talked about her family, interests, hobbies and how her professional career paths lead her to the current position ...

Residents got out the lawn chairs for last week?s tractor parade through the United Presbyterian Home Campus as part of Washington?s Summer Classic Celebration. Tractors of various makes, models and vintages paraded the streets. Resident Marion Turnipseed had the distinguished honor of being the oldest tractor driver in the parade at age 94. Other UP resident drivers included Dick Anderson, Carl Chalupa, Mike ...

One of my fondest youth memories was seeing the night sky for the first time. I grew up on Long Island, about 50 miles east of New York City. Our night skies allowed only the brightestof stars to shine through the glare of night and light pollution. This memory takes me to upstate New York. Our pastor took us on a night hike to a huge meadow. Our pastor told us to turn off our flashlights, close our eyes, and lie ...