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Dorothy Koehler was hostess to 10 Log Cabin Questers. The group met for dessert at the United Presbyterian Home dining room, and had a brief tour of the facilities on their way to Herb and Dorothy?s apartment.Sheila Gerot conducted the business meeting. Highlights from the president? s letter included a concern about a reduction in national membership of 23 chapters and 469 members in the past three years. Iowa ...

Mr. Dicks, Superintendent of Washington Community School District, spoke with Halcyon House residents on Tuesday, Sept. 29. During his presentation, he shared his career path bringing his family to Washington. Mr. Dicks gave an overview about school funding and student enrollment. Advancements in technology were highlighted letting the residents know beginning in fifth grade students are given their own computer ...

The City of Washington Maintenance and Construction Dept. will begin picking up leaves on Oct. 19, beginning in the N/W quadrant of the city, moving in a counter-clockwise direction. The leaf vac program will continue until Nov. 25, 2015. Residents may place leaf piles in the terrace area between the sidewalk and the street. Please do not place leaves in the street as this may create drainage and traffic hazards. ...

The monthly meeting and annual salad supper of P.E.O. Chapter OC met at the home of Debbie Jewell with the program committee serving as co-hostess on Sept. 10.Twenty-two members enjoyed a program about the beginnings of Chapter OC presented by Jan Lawless and Cathi Hill.The next regular meeting is 7 p.m., Oct. 8, at the home of Millie Youngquist with JoAnn Torpey serving as co-hostess. The program will be ?Wild ...

Representatives from the Washington Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors held a ribbon cutting at the State Theatre Friday, Oct. 2, to celebrate the newly restored marquee.

The Green Acres 4-H Club of Washington County met on Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Washington County 4-H Building. Thirteen members were present. Prior to the meeting, club members and their families enjoyed a potluck family supper.President Baylee Stalder led the meeting. Bailey Rees led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call was ?What is your favorite class in school??The secretary?s minutes were read by Sophie Bell ...

The regular meeting of Chapter L of the National T.T.T. Society was held on Sept. 28, at the Olds Church of Christ. The meeting was called to order by Vice President Joan Rodgers by leading the group in singing "Sword of Gold." Marlys Fear gave meditations with the five lessons about how we treat one another.The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as read. Correspondence: All Chapters are being ...

The Mt. Pleasant Zone of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML) will hold their annual Fall Rally on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Faith Lutheran Church, 910 E. Mapleleaf Drive, Mt. Pleasant. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The meeting and program is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon. Lunch is included. The theme of the rally is "Knowledge and Wisdom." (Proverbs 18:15) "An intelligent mind acquires knowledge, and the ...

The Washington City Council will meet at 6 p.m, Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 120 E. Main St.Items on the agenda include: Washington Music Boosters - haunted trail request, nuisance abatement update, La Canada wall evaluation, West Third Street sewer study, public hearing on the West Fifth Street water main project, resolution adopting plans for the West Fifth Street parallel water main project, resolution awarding the ...

The Seventh Annual Southeast Iowa Artists Studio Tour will be held Saturday, Oct. 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Sunday, Oct. 18, from noon to 4 p.m. This free event is a self-guided driving tour in five southeastern Iowa counties including Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Van Buren and Washington. Thirty-two artists are on the tour and some locations will have unadvertized guests artists, too.Southeast Iowa Artists ...

Chapter J of P.E.O. met in the home of Tori Lumberg on Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m. President Sara Bartlett called the meeting to order.Committee reports consisted of Mary Chmelar reporting on the Scholar Award. Mary shared that successful P.E.O. applicants for the Scholar Award receive $15,000 annually and that nationally there were 90 Scholar Award Recipients in 2014.Tori Lumberg reported on Cottey College, a P.E.O. ...

Assisted living residents journeyed to Marr Park Thursday afternoon, Sept. 10, to visit the nature center. Conservationist Kathy Dolan received the group and provided a presentation about native wildlife habitat. A couple of the residents were brave enough to hold a snake that lives at the nature center. Even those not brave enough to hold the snake were treated to ice cream from Ainsworth Dairy Mart before ...