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A reunion for veterans of the USS Hornet carrier was held earlier this month at Dennis Altenhofen's residence in Kalona. Jack Genkinger, of Washington, served on the carrier from 1956 to 1958.

AKHSHTYR, Russia (AP) ? Trucks rumble to the edge of a gigantic pit filled with spray cans, tires and foam sheets and dump a stream of concrete slabs that send up a cloud of limestone dust. Other trucks pile clay on top and a bulldozer mixes everything together in a rudimentary effort to hide the mess. This landfill outside Sochi, which will host the Winter Olympics in 100 days, is smack in the middle of a water ...

Nick and Christie Lucas, Anna Marie and Emma Jane and Kelly Lucas of Memphis, Tenn., have returned to their home following a visit with their grandparents and great-grandparents, Allan and Betty Lucas .Eleven members of the White Cloud Club enjoyed breakfast at the Frontier in Washington on Tuesday, June 2. Arrangements were made by Lennis Beichter.A short business meeting was held and roll call was answered by ...

The Washington Public Library's Movie Madness presents "Penguins" from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Monday, June 22, in the Nicola Stoufer Room. Younger children need to be accompanied by an adult (age 18 and older).

The monthly meeting of P.E.O. Chapter OC met at the home of Jean Potratz with Gloria Reha serving as co-hostess on June 11, 2015.Twelve members enjoyed the report of the Iowa State Convention as the program.The next social is June 26 and is a visit to the P.E.O. International headquarters in Des Moines.The next regular meeting is 7 p.m., July 9, at the Washington Community Theater with Virginia Bordwell ...

The Washington FFA Chapter was named the seventh-place team in the 2015 Iowa FFA Agronomy Career Development Event (CDE) June 6. Members of the team included: Gabe Greiner (Shaun and Heather Greiner), Karlton Skubal (Dave and Karolyn Skubal), Aaron Vittetoe (Don and Alicia Vittetoe) and Will Marek (Brad and Mary Sue Marek). Individually, Greiner finished 12th and Marek was 23rd. Their Agricultural Education ...

Black-eyed Susans now grace the entrance to Lake Darling State Park west of Brighton. Several members of the Washington County Master Gardeners planted 210 plants on Saturday, June 13, in the area around the Lake Darling State Park entrance sign.The Black-eyed Susan is a native perennial wildflower. Black-eyes Susans bloom from June to October. Butterflies, bees, flies, and other insects visit flowers for ...

Anita Davis was honored by members of Delta Kappa Gamma for her 60 years of membership in this teaching society. Delta Kappa Gamma Society promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education. Pictured are Kathleen Almelien, Robin McClanahan, Charlotte Lindmeier, Mary Jo Roberts, Mary Langr, Anita Davis, and Shirley Pfeifer.

The Washington FFA Chapter was named the seventh team in the annual Iowa FFA Floriculture Career Development Event held at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids on June 9, 2015. Members of the team included: Libby Schnicker (Perry Schnicker and Melinda Schnicker), Brooke Stout (Julie and Tim Stout), Kristen Twinam (Layne and Paulette Twinam) and Lindsay Crawford (Roger and Lisa Crawford). Their agriculture ...

The Washington Municipal Band playlist for the Thursday, June 18 concert includes: Big Band Classics, Walt Disney Overture, Amparito Roca, Andrew LLoyd Weber's A Symphonic Portrait, The Mad Major, Brighton Beach, Momentations and Toccata for Band.

Betty Osincup, along with daughter and grandson, Elyse and Ben Chapman, had a special trip to Decorah last Sunday. Ben spent his fourth time as a Dorian Music Camp participant at Luther College. They began their ?one-for-the-road? coffee fix at a Coralville coffee house. Ben is enrolled in music theater arts classes and will sing in mixed choir with a concert on Saturday for the camp divisions.An interesting ...

Members of the Washington Area Amateur Radio Club Inc. (WAARC), will be participating in the national Amateur Radio Field Day exercise, June 27?28 at Sunset Park, Washington. Since 1933, ham radio operators across North America have established temporary ham radio stations in public locations during Field Day to showcase the science and skill of Amateur Radio. This event is open to the public and all are encourage...