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Mel and Mary Richardson of Washington will celebrate 40 years of marriage Saturday, May 7.The couple has two daughters, Misti Novak and her husband Mark of Fairfield, and Melanie Huschka and her husband Chad of Washington.They have six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

The West Chester Alumni Association will meet at 12:30 p.m., June 5, at the Heritage Building for a potluck.All alumni, former students, teachers, employees and friends of the West Chester School and community are encouraged and invited to attend.You are asked to bring a dish or two to share and your own table service. Drinks will be provided by the West Chester Heritage Board.

Shirley Schooley of Brighton with son Monte of Iowa City attended the wedding of her great-nephew Daniel Speidel and Sarah Drake, both of Marion, on April 16. The wedding was held on the rooftop of the new Cedar Rapids Public Library. A reception followed the ceremony, at the Shores Event Center in Cedar Rapids.Brighton?s Chapter AQ, P.E.O., met April 19 at the home of Kathryn Pacha. Sarah Robison was her ...

Fleur-de-Lis Club members met at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, at Custom Impressions in Washington. This local business was originally on the north side of the square and is owned by Marcus and Heather Fedler. They outgrew their space of 3,000 square feet and relocated to a new location utilizing 10,000 square feet about 13 months ago. There are eight employees, including several husband/wife teams. Heather ...

The Green Acres 4-H Club of Washington County met on Sunday, April 24, at the Washington County 4-H Building. Eleven members were present.President Ellie Todd led the meeting. Ava Wulf led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call was ?What is your favorite summer activity??The secretary?s minutes were read by Sophie Bell and approved by Bailey Rees. Zoe Dennler seconded them. Ellie Bell gave the treasurer?s report. ...

The Washington County Extension Office will again host their annual Progressive Agriculture Safety Day. The camp will be held on Thursday, June 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Washington County Fairgrounds. There is a fee per child, which includes a T-shirt, goody bag, snacks, and safety information. All youth who have completed kindergarten to third-grade are encouraged to attend. Parents are welcome to attend as ...

John and Joan Sojka, of Riverside, are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Seth, to Mary Granzow, daughter of Rand and Kem Lehman of Johnston.Seth is a graduate of Pekin High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts in physics from Central College in Pella and a Master of science degree in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University. He is employed at Nexant Inc. in Des Moines as a senior ...

Doyle Brown, of Washington, will be 96 May 4.To celebrate his family is asking people to send him well wishes to 910 East Adams, Apt. 4B, Washington, IA 52353.

The Washington High School Class of 1957 will meet at 11:30 a.m., Friday, May 6, at Pizza Ranch.

Kaitie Miles is the daughter of Brett and Laurie Miles. Her sister is Ellie Miles.She attends WACO High School and participates in the Crooked Creek 4-H Club.Her projects include photography and horses.Her special memory was winning the bucket-bottle calf project."4-H taught me to be a more responsible and organized person," Miles said.Her future plans are to attend the University of Iowa for nursing.

You?ve heard about the kids? summer reading club but the teens aren?t out of the game either! For grades six through 12, there is a summer reading club for you as well. There are fun games, meetings at noon on Mondays to discuss your reading material over lunch, special events including Hike and Write with Pam Holz, and Healthy Microwave Cooking For Teens with Stephanie Barnes, and of course there will be ...

The St. James 2016 Spring Concert "Summer Vacation" will be at the Washington Community Center at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 12.Students will be singing, playing recorder and percussion instruments, and much more! This event is free of charge and is open to the public. Prelude music will start at 6:30 p.m.