Community

The Wyman Community Club met Monday, March 6, for lunch at the Ainsworth Four Corners. Attending were John Wittrig, Laura Wittrig, Tom McPhale and Amy Surber from Winfield; Frieda Finke, and Billie Jo Rose from Crawfordsville; Wilma Vosburg from Grinnell; Ruth Johnston from Ainsworth and Joann Love from Washington.The group will meet again April 3, at 11:30 a.m.White Cloud Club had a very nice Date Night at Top ...

The Central Park Community Center held its monthly meeting, Tuesday, March 7, with eight members present. The meeting was conducted by President Max Cousins.Minutes of the last meeting and the treasurer?s report were given by Judy Grover. The board discussed the upcoming Orange and Black Day in May, in which school students go out into the community and offer to help do odd jobs.SHARE Iowa will be at the Center ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News An arrest has been made in a missing person cold case from 2000.The husband of 22-year-old Elizabeth Syperda, who went missing from Mt. Pleasant in 2000, has been arrested and charged with her murder in the first degree. Michael Lee Syperda, 52, was arrested in Rifle, Co., and taken into custody without incident late Thursday night, Iowa DCI Acting Special Agent Ryan Kedley ...

Mildred (Meyer Lewis) Houseal will celebrate her 95th birthday Tuesday, March 21.Her family is hosting a card shower in her honor.Cards and greetings may reach her at 1203 East Washington Street, Apt. 113, Washington, IA 52353.

Family and friends of Barbara Thomann would like to wish her a happy 81st birthday, which was Monday, March 13.A card shower is being held in her honor of her birthday.Cards may reach her at P.O. Box 461, Riverside, IA 52353.

Ty Graf of Ottumwa, formerly of Washington, graduated from Indian Hills Community College on Feb. 21, 2017, with a degree in machine technology.His sister, Meadow Reem, had an open house for his graduation.

4-H and FFA members involved in the poultry project are invited to attend a free poultry workshop on Saturday, April 8, 9:30 ? 11:30 a.m., at the Washington County Extension office.Topics will include basic feed and nutrition, basic health and care, how to prepare and care for chicks, and veterinary feed directive. All participants will also build their own egg candler to take home and no cost. The poultry ...

The March 5 meeting of the Franklin Cubs was called to order by president Gabe Greiner. The roll call was ?What more do you want out of 4-H, more than your current projects?? The activity was a scavenger hunt on the fairgrounds that the members organized last meeting. The secretary?s report and the treasurer?s report were given an approved by Brady Knutson and Madison Conway. Old business included the dodge ball ...

Catching chronic health conditions early ? even before you have symptoms ? seems like a great idea. That?s what screening tests are designed to do. Some screenings can reduce your risk of dying from the disease. But sometimes, experts say, a test may cause more harm than good. Before you get a test, talk with your doctor about the possible benefits and harms to help you decide what?s best for your health.Screenin...

A congregate meal will be offered at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, March 23, at St. Joseph/Cabrini Church in East Pleasant Plain.The menu includes chicken/potato casserole, green beans, corn, onion pie, bread, salad bar, pie (cherry, pecan, custard and pumpkin), cream puffs and brownies.Bingo will be played after the meal.Reservations are appreciated. Please call Caryl Smith at 319-694-2242.

Several second- and third-grade WACO students learned and worked as Engineers on Fridy, March 10, through their +1 elective class for STEM presented by Washington County Extension/4-H.This semester 4-H/Youth Coordinator Amy Green is inspiring engineers through the hands-on learning on WACO?s +1 days. This Best of Bugs: Designing Hand Pollinators unit started with students learning new terms regarding pollination ...

Mary Sharp is an internationally respected consultant to caregivers of people who have dementia. Her presentations have been standing-room-only in places like New York City, Dallas, Seattle, Scotland, across Canada ... and Iowa. She is coming as the result of an invitation by Hospice Compassus. The title of the program is ?Spotlight on Dementia Care.?The presentation is targeted to members of families (and ...