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Wesley Mullikin's children Bob Mullikin, Pam and Nick Bloom, Ruth Wieland, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren are holding a card shower for his 90th birthday, Sept. 23.Please shower Wesley Mullikin with birthday cards to celebrate his birthday. Cards may be mailed to Wesley Mullikin P.O. Box 222 or 302 West Washington Street, Brighton, IA 52540.

?How can charitable giving benefit me financially?? ?What is a Living Will?? ?Can I reduce taxes and save money at the same time?? - these are questions that will be addressed at the free financial planning seminar entitled, ?Planning Your Financial Future? being held on Tuesday evening, Sept. 22, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Kirkwood Learning Center, 2192 Lexington Blvd. in Washington. This event is designed for ...

The Friends of Lake Darling State Park have received a grant in the amount of $25,000. from the Frank and Ina Brinton Educational and Charitable Trust.This grant will be used toward an educational pathway connecting the Four-Season Cabins, currently under construction, to the Lodge and beach. The one-quarter-mile concrete hiking trail addition will offer a self-guided tour of J. N.?Ding? Darling?s life as ...

American Legion Post No. 29 commander Wayne Kaufman hands Mary Case her membership card at the meeting this week.Case served in the Coast Guard from February 1945 until she was discharged in July 1946.

The Highland School Board will have two meetings Monday, Sept. 14, in the high school board room.The first meeting will begin at 6 p.m. It will be the annual meeting. Items on the agenda for that meeting include: review of financial report, review of annual transportation report, approve official depositories for 2015-16 and approve annual appointments.The second meeting will be the organizational meeting. ...

Sheila Gerot was hostess to seven Log Cabin Questers at Lake Darling State Park. The group met at the greeting center at the park entrance. They viewed the bronze bust of Jay N. ?Ding? Darling, created by Doris Park. Through recently installed signs, they learned about the life of ?Ding,? a renown conservationist and cartoonist, whose name was bestowed upon the lake as he closed the dam's gate in 1950.The ...

The Washington Concert Association is pleased to announce the first of its five concerts, a ?Magical Musical Tour,? by the Southeast Iowa Symphony Piano Trio. The concert will be Sunday, Sept. 27, at 3 p.m. at the Washington Community Theater.The trio is comprised of Ottumwa native and Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra violinist and concertmaster, Charlene King; principal cellist of the Southeast Iowa Symphony ...

Washington Rotary Club will host its 25th Annual Turkey Dinner at the Washington United Methodist Church on Monday, Sept. 14, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Dine-in and carryout are available. Children under 5 eat free (dine-in only). This fundraiser event helps Rotary to award several scholarships to local students.

The Washington County Public Health building and finance committee will meet at 1:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 14, at CBI Bank and Trust.Agenda items include: finalizing educational marketing plan, building options including HVAC, geo-thermal and solar panels, determine amount of bond asking for ballot language, public comment period and confirm next meeting date and time.

The Garden Department of Fortnightly Club met Aug. 18, 2015, at the home of Mary Lynn Helscher. Seven members were present. Roll call was ?Who?s your favorite ?honey? and do they like gardening??The minutes for the July meeting were read with no additions or corrections, and were approved. The new books for 2015-16 were handed out and corrections were made. Members approved not having an August meeting next ...

The Mid-Prairie School Board will meet at 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 14, in the Washington Township Library.Items on the agenda include: organizing the new board, oath of office for new board member, election of board president and vice-president, oath of office for president and vice-president, Washington County Conference Board, IASB assembly delegate, interest based bargaining school board representatives, ...

The Pekin boys? and girls? track teams continued their strong seasons Thursday at the state qualifying district meet in Highland.Both teams finished in their first overall and will be sending multiple individuals to the state meet in Des Moines Thursday. Just like in Class 3A, the Class 1A individuals who finished first or second in an event automatically qualified for the state meet.Gwynne Wright continued her ...