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Friends of Ilona Bauer, a former resident of Washington, are hosting a card shower for her 90th birthday this week.Cards may reach her at 3781 South Logan Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53207.

Charles and Martha Wyse will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 4. Charles and the former Martha Miller were married at the First Methodist Church in Mount Pleasant. They currently reside in Wayland.hey have two boys: Ray (Donna) of Omaha, Nebraska, and Russ (Brenda) of Center Point. They have three grandchildren.

The Little Hawks Clover Kids Club is in need of a caring adult volunteer who can fulfill the duties of organizational leader. This is a club that meets monthly for an hour for fun, fellowship and learning with a group of kindergarten to third graders from the Mid Prairie School District. The Clover Kid clubs are a part of and strongly connected to the Washington County 4-H program.This club needs an organizationa...

MaryBeth Harris, daughter of Drs. Jim and Ann Harris, received her Ph.D. in English Literature from Purdue University Aug. 6, 2016.Her dissertation was "Women Writers and the Genealogy of the Gentlemen: Masculinity, Authority and Male Characters in the 18th Century Novels by Women.MaryBeth has accepted a faculty position as a continuing lecturer for the Purdue Language and Cultural Exchange (PACE).

If you have been around church very often you hear this phrase a lot. ?It is not about religion but rather a relationship with God.? This saying is completely 100 percent true. God does desire a relationship with us. He wants us to know him. Here is where I want to spend a few moments. God wants us to know Him. That being the case, ask yourself this question. Do I know God or do I know the word of God? To know ...

Krisi and Philip Morris would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Reese Ailana Morris. She was welcomed home by her big brother, John, and big sisters, Natalie and Piper.Reese was born on July 5, 2016, at 11:20 p.m. at the Washington County Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 20 inches long.Reese's grandparents are Cathy and Steve Whisler of Washington, and Paul and Penny Morris of ...

Washington County 4-H'ers earned recognition as strong communicators at the Iowa State Fair.4-H'ers compete in three categories of oral communication -- educational presentations, working exhibits, extemporaneous speaking. In educational presentations, the 4-H'ers teach their audience about a topic they selected and researched. In working exhibits, the 4-H'ers invite passers-by to try a skill they demonstrate. ...

The Washington County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the courthouse.Items on the agenda include: review of bids related to courthouse roof project and award bid, Washington County Procurement Policy, personnel change request for Washington County Public Health, fireworks permit application, two commercial Class C liquor license applications, acknowledgment of equipment quotes ...

Pastor Dean Elmore with the Washington Church of God led our weekly service. His sermon was titled ?A Place Prepared? and included Scripture readings from John 12:1-3. Pastor Dean also provided special guitar music for the service.Cowboy Jim was the special music program this week. He brought cowboy hats for the residents to wear and everyone got a maraca to shake to the music. There was a lot of toe-tapping and ...

Construction crews soon will be paving the last stage of the Winfield Avenue reconstruction project. Currently, a sub-base is being placed on the area between Iris Street and the U.S. Highway 218 overpass.

This year at the Iowa State Fair there were five members representing the Washington FFA chapter. Brett Wright son of Craig and Lynn Wright; McKenna Brinning, daughter of Shane and Kathleen Brinning; Macy Marek and Lexi Marek, daughters of Tim and Heather Marek exhibited swine ;and TJ Durst, son of Tim and Jennifer Durst, exhibited sheep.The chapter had an overall fantastic year at the fair with Lexi Marek ...

The Washington, Iowa, Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) met on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at the home of Marde McConnell with June Asper, Alice Edgin, Debbie Stanton and Millie Youngquist as co-hostesses. Prior to the business meeting a group of 21 enjoyed a delicious potluck and time of visiting.Janet Conrad, WCSD teacher and camp director, thanked the group for their scholarship assistance ...