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The Keota City Council will meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 8, at city hall.Items on the agenda include: discussing grant topics, public works report, police department report, building permit for B. Hagist, tax levy for 405 South Iowa and 206 South Ellis, approve August financial report, approve payment of bills and set trick-or-treat date.

Dottie Frank and the Iowa City Senior Center Dance Team performed at the United Presbyterian Home on Friday. Seven very energetic ladies in their 60s, 70s and 80s entertained with their dance moves and pompom routine. The audience ranged in age from 10 months to 100 years and they all swayed their arms in rhythm with the dance music.Joyce Huff celebrated her birthday in the Town Center surrounded by friends, ...

Ginny Brinton spent the weekend of Aug. 21 in Milan, Illinois. She was visiting her brother, Fritz and Nancy Gowey.Joe Fritz celebrated his birthday on Aug. 19. A special meal was held in the evening at his home, hosted by his wife, Lori, with Sophia. Other guests were his mother, Winifred Fritz, and his brother, Tony and Lynn Fritz.Mary and Joel Boatright with Bridget Hollingsworth of Fairfield, and J.D. and ...

Dave Miller, of rural Riverside, took top honors at the Iowa State Fair. Miller set three new state fair records which included his record-shattering 4.37-pound tomato. The other records were in the squash division at 56.1 pounds and in the kohlrabi division weighing in at 20.77 pounds. Dave also won first prize with his field pumpkin weighing 87.7 pounds, watermelon at 57.47 pounds and his long gourd at 112.67 ...

Rafael Cruz is a powerful example of the American Dream. Born in Cuba, he lived and suffered under a cruel, oppressive dictator. He began fighting Batista?s regime as a teenager and was imprisoned and tortured for his role in that fight.Rafael arrived in Texas on a student visa in 1957 with nothing but the clothes on his back and $100 sewn into his underwear. He got a job as a dishwasher, making 50 cents an ...

Tuesday Coffee Club met on Sept. 1 for breakfast at The Frontier Restaurant. Rosemary Worley was hostess to 12 members.Following the delicious meal it was decided to purchase a book at The Public Library in memory of Joyce Taylor who was secretary of the club for many years. Joyce did a excellent job of keeping members' informed of up-coming meetings and designed the club booklets for several years. Failing ...

The annual Shalla family reunion was held Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at the Methodist Church in Riverside.Attending were: from Washington, Roger and Mary Ellen Altonhofen, Cindy Wellington, Joyce Dickerson, Bob and Linda Bonar, and Sue Kretzschmar; from Kalona, Mike and Corene Welte, Laura Vogel, Doug and Connie Shalla, Sawyer and Mason Shalla, Jane Smutz, Diane Kron, Mike and Larry TeBockhorst, Norman and Marie ...

The Central Park Community Center held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1, with 11 members present, and conducted by Max Cousins, president.The treasurer?s report was read and approved. Bingo attendance is down somewhat, but still averages 24 to 26 players. Some high school girls have been helping, in order to receive credit for school for volunteerism. It was voted to have a bake sale at the Center on ...

When setting off for kindergarten or first grade, a child may feel prepared with a backpack loaded with crayons, pencils and paper. But a good start in the classroom depends on more than just school supplies. Healthy hearing, vision, speech and language are key to success at school. If a child has problems in these areas, the sooner they?re spotted, the better they can be treated.Sometimes problems with senses, ...

Martha Washington Questers 1032 met on Aug. 28, at the home of Linda Newlon, with nine members attending.President Virginia Reighard called the meeting to order and thanked Linda for hosting the meeting and providing the program on Pyrex dishes. The meeting was opened with the Questers Invocation. Minutes were read and approved, as was the treasurer?s report. Members shared pictures of the group?s trip to ...

Two dances and one lunch with Bingo are planned for September at the Polishville Community Center.On Wednesday, Sept. 9 (the second Wednesday of the month, only), lunch will be served between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Bingo will begin at 12:30 p.m.A dance will be held on Sunday, Sept. 13, with music by Jerry Beauchamp of Eldora. Food will be on sale beginning at 4:30 p.m., with dancing from 6 to 9 p.m.A dance ...

From Michael Jordan to LeBron James, from Magic Johnson to Kobe Bryant, from President Obama to prominent corporate partners of the NBA, the condemnation of racist comments purportedly made by Donald Sterling has come from all circles and has shown that the issue extends far beyond the Los Angeles Clippers.They all will be watching on Tuesday, when NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is scheduled to discuss the ...