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Washington FFA members recently had the opportunity to attend and compete in the Southeast Iowa FFA District Soil Judging Contest. The contest was held at the Muscatine Community College on Sept. 27. The FFA Chapter had a team that consisted of four members: which were Gabe Greiner, son of Shaun and Heather Greiner; Natally Guzman, daughter of Alberto and Carmen Guzman; David Hora, son of Bryan and Theresa Hora; ...

Ellie and Sophie Bell of the Green Acres 4-H Club presented at the November Washington County Fair Board meeting, requesting funds to complete the rabbit barn improvement project. Bell Sisters Rabbitry had recently applied for and received a $2,000 grant from Farm Credit Services of America that made many improvements possible but to complete the entire rabbit barn project, they needed more funds. Volunteer ...

Jean Cousins was hostess to the Tuesday Coffee Club Nov. 15. Twelve members were in attendance for breakfast at HyVee. A hearty meal of bacon, sausage, eggs, omelets, sausage and biscuits and even some sweet rolls was enjoyed ? A nice variety to choose from and a nice warm morning to be out and about.The next meeting is scheduled for Dec. 6, with Betty Flynn as hostess. Betty has scheduled a 11:30 a.m. luncheon ...

The Crawfordsville Wednesday Study Club met the afternoon of Nov. 16, at the home of Clarissa Malmberg.President Pauline Richardson conducted the business meeting including the flag salute, the club collect, the reading of the October meeting minutes and the treasurer?s report. Several book briefs were also given.Janice Twinam presented the program ?Strike Up the Bands? centering around the history of Iowa ...

Martha Washington Questers 1032 met on Nov. 18, at the home of Vicki Ealy in Washington, with Mary Statler as co-hostess. The meeting was opened by president Virginia Reighard and the reciting of the Quester Invocation. For roll call, members said whether they were entertaining for Thanksgiving or going somewhere else. The minutes were read and approved, as was the treasurer?s report. The club gave $50 to each of ...

A newly organized group of 25 singers throughout southeast Iowa known as the South East Iowa Singers presented a concert in the Main Dining Room on Thursday evening to a well-attended audience. Directed by Mike Jewell and sponsored by the Washington Choral Society, the group sang a variety of musical styles including Pop, Rock, Jazz and Show Tunes. Lee Buchholz is a member of the group and graced the audience ...

We celebrate Thanksgiving in many different ways across our great nation. Pounds of turkey, tons of stuffing, pumpkin everything dawn our dinner tables. Community events occur and a spirit of benevolence seems to take hold of us. We pause for a moment and ask that common question, ?What am I thankful for?? For one day or maybe even a couple of days we get it. The greatest success in life and those things we are ...

The Southeast Iowa Symphony Chamber Orchestra will perform at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 4, at Ss. Peter and Paul Church 6 miles southeast of Harper and 6 miles southwest of Keota.Donations will be accepted and refreshments will be served after the concert, which includes a wine tasting.

Did you know that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the 4th leading cause of death in the United States? It kills more than 120,000 Americans each year?that?s 1 death every 4 minutes?and causes serious, long-term disability. While more than 12 million people are currently diagnosed with COPD, doctors believe another 12 million don?t even know they have it. Learn to recognize the signs of COPD now so ...

Oak trees are valuable assets in the home landscape. Occasionally oak trees need to be pruned for health, safety, and appearance reasons. Two important aspects of pruning are timing and technique.TimingWinter (December through February) is the best time to prune oak trees in Iowa. Pruning oak trees in winter greatly reduces the risk of an oak wilt infection. Oak wilt is a fungal disease that is lethal to many ...

Lisa Schmidt and Corey Richardson would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Nya Jean Richardson, on Oct. 11, 2016. She was born at their home in Helena, Montana, weighing 9 pounds, 14 ounces, measuring 20 1/2 inches long.Nya is welcomed by her older sister, Zoey Alice Richardson.Maternal grandparents are Nancy and Alan Schmidt of West Chester and great-grandmother Dorothy Nadine Schmidt of Perham, ...

A regular meeting of Chapter J was held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Timmins Dining Room of Halcyon House with Alice Edgin and Chris Marshall serving as co-hostesses to the 14 members in attendance.Prior to the business meeting, Chris Marshall, with assistance from Marketing Director Susan Wellington, enthusiastically told the group about all the renovations and new construction taking place at ...