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The Highland School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, in the high school board room.Items on the agenda include: discussion and action on a 28E vocational agreement with Lone Tree, discussion and action on the wrestling team trip to a Missouri tournament in December, discussion and action on the spring music trip to New Orleans, discussion and action on the second-grade class in Riverside, discussion ...

Tuesday Coffee Club met at the UP Dining Room for a luncheon on Aug. 4. Sharon Niffenegger was hostess to nine members. After a delicious meal from a brightly decorated dining table visiting was enjoyed by those attending.The next meeting will be held at The Frontier Restaurant at 9:30 a.m. for breakfast on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Rosemary Worley will be the hostess for the meeting.

One day Winnie the Pooh asked his friend, Christopher Robin, what he liked to do more than anything in the world. He replied, ?What I like best is doing nothing.? When Pooh asked what it means to do nothing, Christopher Robin said, ?It?s when people ask you what you?re going to do just as you go out the door and you say ?nothing? and then you go and do it.?Summer is a great time for doing ?nothing.? Which, of ...

The Iowa Department of Ag and Land Stewardship (IDALS) will offer pesticide testing on Friday, Aug. 14 at the Washington County Extension office from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.All tests are available at this site and will be given on a first-come, first-serve basis. Tests are administered by the IDALS. Because it may be necessary to cancel or reschedule a test date or site, it is recommended you confirm the test time and ...

Ron and Julie See are excited to announce the engagement of their daughter Morgan See, to Joel Meyer, son of Todd and Deanna Meyer.Morgan is a 2011 graduate from Washington High School and 2012 graduate of the Salon Professional Academy. She is self-employed at Simply Spa in Washington.Joel is a 2008 graduate from WACO High School. He is employed for Rich Pumping L.L.C in Crawfordsville.Joel and Morgan will be ...

The Washington High School Class of 1957 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at Pizza Ranch.

I?ve contemplated how to start this article for quite a while now. I thought about making it eloquent and inspiring, but nothing of the sort has come to mind so I?ll just put it simply. My name is Elora. I?ve been working at the library for almost three years and as of this September I will be moving to Spain to work in a school over there.This is my goodbye to everyone I?ve met along the way; to the shining ...

The Riverside City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 3, at city hall.Items on the agenda include: resolution to accept Havel First Addition Plat, resolution to set date for public hearing for zoning lots on Cherry Lane, closed session per Iowa Code 21.5(c) - litigation, closed session per Iowa Code 21.5(j) - real estate, draft copy of 28E agreement with townships, MMS Consultants - drainage issue on ...

The Washington Soil and Water Conservation District will hold their meeting on Aug. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the USDA office. The tentative agenda items for the meeting include cover crop applications, cost share amendments, financial statements, and bills for payment. The meeting is open to the public. If you need accommodations, please notify Washington SWCD as soon as possible.

The Washington County Resource Enhancement and Protection Committee (REAP) will meet at 9 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 6, at the Washington County courthouse.Items on the agenda include: election of officers, project review for Keota and Kalona and other action and open discussion.

The Washington County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, in the Genealogy Library at the Washington Public Library. Bob Kennedy will give the history of the local Rotary Club, which will be celebrating its 100th anniversary. The public is welcome to attend.

Visitors in the home of Eldon and Lennis Beichter this week have been Albert and Hilda Beichter and their daughter, Anne Murray from Carman, Canada . They also visited a cousin in Kansas.Joe and Alice Hochstetler enjoyed a visit from their grandchildren, Noah, 11 years, Mussie, 8 years and Greta, 8 years from Goshen, Ind., this week. The children also spent time with their aunt and uncle Ilona and Matt Roberts ...