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Area residents of Washington, Iowa will have the chance to see one of Iowa?s premier performing arts organizations when OPERA Iowa, Des Moines Metro Opera?s educational touring troupe, arrives on Friday, April 7, to present a two-hour version of Rossini?s comedic masterpiece, The Barber of Seville (sung in English), at 7:30 p.m. at the Washington Area Performing Arts and Events Center.The performance is being ...

Adam Guy, of Brighton, was among recipients at the annual Iowa State University Agronomy Student Awards Ceremony. Guy was awarded $1,500 from the Ron and Ethel George Scholarship in Agronomy. The event was attended by fellow agronomy students, professors, family and friends.Guy has also been the recipient of a $2,000 Elinor L. Fehr and Walter R. Fehr Endowed Scholarship from Iowa State University. Criteria for ...

Stephanie Fishback, of Washington, was named to the dean?s list at the University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton College of Business.To be named to dean?s list students must have a 3.75 to 4.0 GPA and be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours.

Healthy fruit and vegetable snacks have invaded the Stewart Elementary first-grade classrooms again this year through the Pick a Better Snack program delivered by Washington County Extension.This program is designed to motive children to eat more fruits and vegetables in meals and snacks and to be more physically active. Each week Amy Green, 4-H/youth coordinator, visits first and second grade classrooms to talk ...

AMES ? Spring is here, and hostas are a popular part of outdoor landscaping plans. They are easy to grow, but certain steps in planting and dividing them must be followed in order to ensure optimal performance, including watering and pest control.When is the best time to divide hostas?Spring is the best time to divide hostas. Dig up the entire clump as soon as the leaves begin to emerge. (The emerging leaves ...

4-H?ers gathered at Washington Home and Lumber Center March 25 for a unique workshop getting to build birdhouses at their facility with their tools.Jim Ross, Washington Home and Lumber Center representative, coordinated this free event with Amy Green, Washington County 4-H/Youth Coordinator. ?We always like to help the kids,? he explained. ?We have real construction experience here, and we know the importance of ...

The Iowa Symphony Band is the premier wind band at the University of Iowa. It showcases 65 of the most talented wind and percussion students at the university. The band will be performing Tuesday, April 11 at 7:30 at the Washington Community Theater under the direction of Dr. Mark Heidel. Their performance is sponsored by the Washington Concert Association and co-sponsored by the Washington County Riverboat ...

After an attack of Glo-Germs, the first-and second-graders at Wellman Elementary reviewed and practiced good hand-washing techniques through the Pick a Better Snack program March 27.Sarah Huston representing Washington County Extension/4-H demonstrated with glo-germ lotion how quickly germs spread while tracking everything they touched, with a black light. Students took signs home to remind their families of the ...

Emily Hora, of Washington, is the daughter of Brian and Theresa Hora.She attends Washington High School and participates in the Jackson Jets 4-H club.Emily?s projects included: visual arts, music, photography, food and nutrition, leadership, home improvement, clothing and communications.Her activites included: being a three-year member of the Washington County ELITE project team, State 4-H Council for two ...

?He hasn?t spoken in five months since his stroke, but he sang along to some old hymns just the other day. Can you help?? Her face was desperate for an answer, and seeing me leave the nursing home with a guitar on my back prompted her to ask a total stranger this question. She didn?t know I was a music therapist. She didn?t know the research behind using music to regain speech after a stroke. What she did know ...

Joe M. Goodlander will be celebrating his 90th birthday March 30 with his family.He was born in Drakesville and moved to Washington with his parents when he was 2.His family is having a card shower in his honor.Cards may reach him at 2094 250th Street, Washington, IA 52353.

Martha Hammen will be 90 years young March 31.Send birthday wishes to her at 2160 Nutmeg Avenue Washington, IA 52353.