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Single? In a relationship? ?It?s complicated?? No matter! During the entire month of February, you can head to the Washington Public Library and have a blind date with a book!?Blind Date with a Book?, is back, and it?s not just for adults this year! Tweens will have their own selection of books.?Blind Date with a Book? will go on the entire month of February. Just select a wrapped book from our ?Blind Date with ...

?The United Church Women met Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 2 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall with 9 in attendance.The meditation was given by Wilma McAllister using the Scripture Luke: 18 and 19.President Debbie Lowe called the business meeting to order and the Opening Creed was read in unison.The minutes of the Dec. 13, meeting were read by secretary Billie Jo Rose and approved as read.Pat Miller, treasurer gave the ...

Circle IV of the United Presbyterian Church met on Jan. 11, at 9:15 a.m., in the Campbell Room of the United Presbyterian Home. Leader Betty Beenblossom opened the meeting with prayer. Eight members and one guest, Bernice Fehr, were in attendance.Julia Gamon was the hostess. Thank-you notes were received from several people who received Christmas plates from the members last month. It was reported that the ...

Never used a computer and looking for a place to start? In this class, you will learn about the basic parts of a desktop computer and practice learning how to use a computer mouse.No computer experience necessary. Basic Computer Skills is the same class offered at two different times. Please register at the front desk of the library. Space is limited.The class times are Monday, Jan. 23, from 9 to 10 a.m., and 4 ...

Washington County 4-H and the 4-H volunteers know they are in an important business of helping young people grow. They are committed to providing safe environments, opportunities for service and leadership, and inclusive settings to the youth of Washington County. Thirty-three of the volunteer leaders gathered Jan. 18 at the Extension Office for continued learning and professional development so they can continue ...

Raylee Marie Morrow, daughter of Tad and Brittany Morrow of Burlington was born Nov. 13, 2016, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.Grandparents are Randy and Jan Shelman of Winfield and Randy and Beth Morrow of Wayland. Great-grandparents are Eldora Boshart and Dick and Frances Morrow, all of Wayland, and Laris and Kay Shelman of Winfield.

The Washington County Extension Council elected four officers during the organizational meeting Jan. 16, 2017. The nine-member council annually elects officers at the beginning of the calendar year. The council is responsible for building partnerships and providing research-based learning opportunities to improve the quality of life for people in the county.Kathy Ebert, Washington, was re-elected chairperson. ...

In an earlier article the wrong club name was given. It should have read that the Wyman Community Club met at the Ainsworth Four Corners for lunch on Monday, Jan. 2, at 11:30 a.m. Enjoying the day were John and Laura Wittrig of Winfield; Frieda Finke, Ruth Erwin and Billie Jo Rose of Crawfordsville; Ruth Johnston of Ainsworth and Joann Love and Jane Kaczinski of Washington. The group will meet for lunch again on ...

The Washington Public Library staff are not just people I work with. They aren?t simply my coworkers or people I see a couple of times a week and not think twice about once I go home. I don?t even consider them friends.No, they are much more than that; they are family. I have recently come to realize how blessed I am to be able to work alongside such amazing, loving people.I knew before that I worked with ...

4-H STEM Club turned piles of recycled materials into race car bodies and wheel systems on Jan. 17 after school in the Lincoln Elementary Library. This group is learning about Go Green Engineering. Makiya Moyer, Kendall Hinrichsen and Jade Sheetz worked together to adapt a food box to be their car body.The 30 participants moved through the engineering design process to ask, plan, design, build, test, and ...

Iowa looks to win its fourth consecutive game when it hosts North Dakota on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes put a four-game losing skid in the rearview mirror by beating Stetson, then No. 25 Iowa State and Northern Iowa on Saturday to climb back over .500; they hope to continue their recent resurgence by improving to 6-2 in Iowa City this season.Iowa gave up an average of 91 points during its losing streak but has ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Fred Miller was looking for a service project for his freshmen students at Iowa Wesleyan University when he reached out to a representative of United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) about volunteering in Houston, Texas, after Hurricane Harvey.With Houston needing more seasoned disaster responders, Katie Newman, head of UMCOR for Iowa, instead directed the IW students in ...