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Zoe Wagner is the daughter of John and Jennifer Wagner.She attends Washington High School and participates in the Washington Go-Getters 4-H Club.Her 4-H projects include market beef, breeding/market heifers and woodworking.Zoe's 4-H activities include: County Council, club president, nursing home visits, visiting elementary schools to promote 4-H and building duck houses for conservation.Her special 4-H ...

Hunter Mast is the son of Sheila and Marvin Mast. He has a sibling, Heather Mann, and a niece named Mariah.Hunter attended Highland High School and participated in the Bows and Bullets 4-H Club.His 4-H project was photography.His other 4-H activity was shooting sports.Hunter's favorite memory/highlight was going to state shooting matches."4-H is a great learning experience," Hunter says. "It opens many doors ...

Two circles of Presbyterian Women met in May. Also the women held a spring salad luncheon open to all women of the church and to guests from other churches.Circle III met the morning of May 10 in the church lounge. They shared joys and concerns and prayed together. Jane Fehr taught Lesson 8 on passion and hospitality as studied in the verses in John: 4 and Acts: 3. Members examined the story of Jesus meeting the ...

Warmer weather and timely rains mean tick-borne disease season is underway in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) reminds Iowans to protect themselves against tick bites. Ticks can carry the organisms that cause diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Ehrlichiosis.The best way to prevent tick bites is to avoid wooded and grassy areas, where ticks are usually found. If you do ...

The May 15 meeting of the Franklin Cubs was called to order by President Ben Schneider. Cooper Reed lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Garrett Conway gave secretary's report for April 17. Cooper Reed gave the treasurer's report. Both reports were approved and recorded. Roll call was held, the members responded with ?A Question for Mike Berdo .? We discussed old business and the recent goat and sheep weigh in. Members ...

The Garden Department of Fortnightly met at the home of Linda Varney, April 19, 2016. Eight members were present.The minutes were read and approved, with corrections made. In Old Business, it was noted that a chain saw was still needed to clear the area at City Hall. A report was made about what the Garden Club did last fall to care for the area. In New Business, Vivian Griffith moved to change the meeting time ...

Catholic Daughters of the Americas met on May 11 in Tobin Hall with 19 members present and five guests. Guests were Lois Lemley, Jamie Fritz, and Therese, Christina and Alice Goebel.A potluck supper started the evening after which Regent Janice Carr conducted the business meeting. A slate of officers was presented and unanimously elected. New officers will be Regent, Pat Fritz; Vice Regent, Anne Goebel; recording...

The White Cloud Club met Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Sassy?s Cafe in Wayland where nine members and one guest enjoyed a delicious lunch. Jolene Colthurst had made each a May basket filled with goodies.President Colthurst opened the meeting by reading ?May Time? from Ideals magazine. Roll call was answered by each telling their favorite room in their house. Pauline Richardson read the minutes of the April meeting.Tho...

Karlton Skubal, son of Dave and Karolyn Skubal, has been selected by the American Legion Leon Beatty Post 29, of Washington, as a delegate for the Hawkeye Boys State 2016.American Legion Hawkeye Boys State is a week long hands-on experience in the operation of democratic form of government, the organization of political parties and the relationship of one to the other in shaping Iowa government.Through the ...

The Washington County Extension Office will hold the pre-fair leaders? meeting for all 4-H and Clover Kid club leaders. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 25, at the Washington County Extension Office. County fair forms, fair books, blue cards, fair T-shirt orders and more will be distributed. Each club is highly encouraged to have at least one leader present.Contact the Washington County ...

The 2016 sign-up period is open for cost share funds to help farmers install nutrient reduction practices. Practices eligible for this funding are cover crops, no-till or strip till, or using a nitrification inhibitor when applying fertilizer. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey made the announcement today.?We have seen significant growth in cover crops and other water quality focused practices in recent ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County is selling some land it owns in Oakland Mills.Meeting in regular session Tuesday, county supervisors set a public hearing for Thursday, Aug. 10, on the sale of land adjacent to Butch?s River Rock Cafe in Oakland Mills.Bruce Bittle, owner of the cafe, asked the supervisors recently if they would be willing to sell the land. An offer of $2,100 by Bittle accompanie...