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Summer can be a bummer if outdoor fun is interrupted by the irritating buzz of mosquitoes. Their bites not only create itchy red bumps on your skin, they also carry the risk of disease. NIH-funded scientists are working to find better ways to diagnose, treat, and prevent mosquito-borne illnesses. And we can all take simple steps to avoid getting bit by those blood-sucking insects.Most mosquito bites are relativel...

Dog Project 4-H?ers gathered Saturday at the Extension Office to kick off the new year. 4-H?ers were reminded of the lifelong skills they learn while invested in this project area: responsibility, discipline, patience, and communication skills. Leaders Tracie Sedlacek, Jessica Schoonover, Tammy Lowe led the meeting. 2016 dog workbooks/manuals/calendars were distributed.4-H?ers who were not at the kick-off ...

The Washington County Historical Society Executive Board met at 9 a.m., Thursday, March 24, 2016, at the Washington Public Library. Five members attended, and Ferd Marie was the presiding officer.The first item of business was stuffing and addressing envelopes containing the newsletter and invitation for the annual dinner to be held at 6 p.m., April 25, at the Altenhofen Barn. The program topic will be Amish ...

Dave and Regina Schantz, of Washington, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Allison Kae, to Noah Israel Widrowicz, son of Daryl and Dixie Rash, of Avoca, and Aaron Widrowicz, of Atlantic. The couple graduated from the University of Northern Iowa. Allison is a special education teacher at Audubon Middle School in Audubon and Noah is an industrial technology teacher at AHSTW High School in ...

The March 2016 meeting of Chilcote Questers 1092 was held March 3 at Washington Public Library. The meeting was called to order by president Kathleen Almelien, with nine members answering roll call with ? a corn-shelling memory.? Minutes of the previous meeting were read by Pat Fritz and approved as read. Mary Levy gave the treasurer?s report. She also reminded the group that dues will be due next month. A state ...

Eleven were present for the 11:30 a.m. luncheon of the Wyman Community Club on Monday, April 4, at the Frontier in Washington.Attending were: Robert and Lucille Humphreys, Frieda Finke, Ruth Erwin, Pauline Richardson, Margaret Patterson and Billie Jo Rose of Crawfordsville, John Wittrig and Laura Wittrig of Winfield, Willma Vosburg of Grinnell and Robert Davis of Wayland.The next meeting will be May 2, at the ...

Forty pigs found new homes on Saturday, April 2, when 13 Washington County 4-H members picked up their pigs for the official start date of the Single Source Commercial Swine Class for the 2016 County Fair. In this unique class all pigs come from the same producer, Dean Sieren of Sieren Pork. 4-H?ers have the opportunity to bring three back to the county fair for competition in interviews, rate of gain/scans and ...

Polishville Community Center will host its first lunch and bingo event of the year Wednesday.Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with bingo starting at 12:30 p.m.The menu is: meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, salad, pie, coffee or tea.Reservations are helpful so organizers know how much food to prepare. Reservations can be made by calling William Peck at 319-694-3495 or Hazel ...

On April 5, Charlotte Magdefrau was hostess to 12 members of the Tuesday Coffee Club. A delicious luncheon was enjoyed by the members at The Bistro. The club welcomed back some of the snowbird members having returned from their winter stay.The guest speaker for the meeting was Susan Wellington from Halcyon House. Susan presented a very interesting update of the building project going on at Halcyon and provided a ...

The second annual boxed lunch auction was held in the Main Dining Room on Friday, and even though it was April 1 there was no joking about the lunches or the $1,185 raised to benefit Alzheimer?s research. The United Presbyterian Home?s Longest Day Team of Pat Jenkins, Melva Mineart, Lois Swank and Dorothy White organized the event with the help of staff from the Wellness and Fitness Center. Darwin Widmer and Brad ...

The Washington Middle School Advanced Band earned a Division I rating at the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association (SEIBA) JH/MS Large Group Festival held at Solon Middle School Friday, April 1. The band performed three pieces: Welcome arr. by Larry Clark; Dorian Dreamscape by Robert Sheldon, and Arabian Dances by Roland Barrett. At the conclusion of their performance, Chris Copeland (West Branch MS Band ...

Halcyon House Wellness Department kicked off their 5 month journey around the world ,Blue Zone Journey, Monday, April 4, in the Day Lounge by hosting a Blue Zone Health Fair. Halcyon House wellness intern, Annemarie Hoyt, organized educational displays and materials for each of the 5 Blue Zones, Blue Zone Prezi PowerPoint presentation and a Power 9 display. Nuts, Greek bean salad, Feta cheese, Italian cheeses, ...