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This weekend, families in our church are hosting some of the Mennonite youth who are here for a choir festival. Strangers will be welcomed into homes. They will be fed, kept warm and welcomed. Hospitality is one of oldest traditions of the church. In the Old Testament, the Israelites are told by God to welcome strangers as they remember the times in the past when they were the strangers in need of hospitality. In ...

Don Wilson will be celebrating his 80th birthday on April 20.Please send a card, note, give him a call or stop by and visit sometime.His family includes his wife, Judy, daughter Sharon Haegerl, and sons Danny and Craig Wilson.

Washington County 4-H will host a Pancakes and More Breakfast fundraiser on Saturday, April 16, at the Washington County Fairgrounds in the basement of Dallmeyer Hall. All proceeds will go toward the Washington County 4-H Program enrollment fees.Breakfast will be served from 7 to 10:30 a.m. and includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage and a drink. Free-will donations will be accepted. The breakfast will be ...

Caryl Smith hosted a dinner at the Brighton Community Building on Easter. Thirty-five people attended, from Burlington, Iowa City, Keosauqua, Brighton, Washington, Fairfield, Rubio, and Chicago, Illinois. They also celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Brighton Bicentennial quilt.Ray Plaph of Janesville, Wisconsin, was in Brighton for several days during the week of March 28. He has been helping Nelson Smith ...

The old school on the Washington County Fairgrounds has new interior paint and is ready for an open house on April 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Green Acres 4-H Club and volunteers who exhibit in the open classes at the Washington County Fair got together last fall to complete the painting project. The old school is a combination of two country schools that were relocated to the Washington County Fairgrounds ...

Put June 25 on your social calendar. This will be the second annual cook-off contest at Ss. Peter and Paul Church at Clear Creek. The event will be 6 miles southeast of Harper and 6 miles southwest of Keota, where you will see the tall steeple in Clear Creek Township.The entrees will be provided to the grill masters, and will include ribs, brisket, and pork loin. There will be an entrance free and a prize for ...

The family of Bernard and Cleo (Davis) Berg, of Wellman, invite all friends, relatives and neighbors to an open house Saturday, April 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Wellman Fire Station.The open house is in observance of the couple?s 65th wedding anniversary and Bernard?s 90th birthday.They were married April 7, 1951, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Keota. Bernard was born April 17, 1926, near Clear Creek ...

Frances E. Miller will celebrate her birthday April 11. She is a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Birthday wishes can be sent to her at 2671 Nutmeg Avenue, Washington, IA 52353.

9SE District Governor Don Foor is pleased to announce the formation of a Campus Lions Club at Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant. Twenty-five students and faculty have agreed to join Lions Clubs International to provide service on their campus and in their community of Mount Pleasant. Lions Clubs are the largest service organization in the world with over 46,000 Lions Clubs; including 500 Campus Lions ...

The Mid-Prairie High School Jazz Band, under the direction of David Kunz, will be participating in class 2A at the 41st Annual Iowa Jazz Championships on Tuesday, April 5, in Des Moines.The Iowa Jazz Championships are considered to be a unique event nationally due to the format and caliber of performances. The annual state championships event invites the top 15 jazz ensembles for each class, 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A ...

Washington County 4-H County Council will be sponsoring an IJBBA sanctioned open cattle show on Saturday, April 16, at the Washington County Fairgrounds. This event is open to youth of all ages up to 21. To exhibit at this show, there are no requirements to be a member of the IJBBA or a member of 4-H. However, members of the IJBBA will receive points. This is a great opportunity for youth to compete against youth ...

Halcyon House is offering free Financial Wellness Classes from 2:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., Thursday April 14, 21 and 28, in the Morrison Center.The course instructor is Mary Weinand from Family Finance Specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.This is a free financial course. To sign up please contact the Halcyon House Wellness Department at 319-653-8453 or e-mail bcarter@wesleylife.org by ...