Community

Harrisonburg, Va. ? The following students were recognized as members of the 2015 graduating class of Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va., on Sunday, April 26.From Wellman: Nicole Yoder with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and secondary education licensure for sixth to twelfth grade.

Joeseph Morlan Harris, son of Dr. Jim and Dr. Ann Harris, of Washington, graduated with honors from Valparaiso University in Indiana on May 17, 2015, with a degree in accounting.He graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors, received the presidential academic honor, was on the academic All American Division One golf team and a four year letter winner on the golf team.He will attend Notre Dame University next fall to ...

Many claims tout the health benefits of coconut oil, including weight loss, cancer prevention, and Alzheimer?s disease. So far the scientific evidence does not support these claims.The three types of coconut oil?virgin, refined, and partially hydrogenated?are all high in saturated fat.Saturated fat is solid at room temperature, tends to raise the level of cholesterol in the blood, and comes mainly from animal ...

Johannah Vittetoe, 20, of Washington competed in the Miss Iowa scholarship program June 12-13.Thursday and Friday night were preliminaries and finals were Saturday, June 13.Vittetoe was named the lifestyle and fitness winner, received the Volunteer Award for raising the most money of all contestants for the Children's Miracle Network and also received the People's choice Award where the audience voted for their ...

The family of Daniel and Mary Reed would like to invite you to celebrate their parents' 50th anniversary from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 27, at the Parkview YMCA in Wellman.The event will be hosted by their children Terri (Eduardo), Eric (Diane), Chad (Angie), Kyle (Angie), and their 12 grandchildren. Daniel Reed and Mary Lampe were married on June 26, 1965, at St. Joseph?s Catholic Church in Wellman. Dan and ...

The Washington County Riverboat Foundation will meet at 6 p.m., June 17, at the Washington Public Library.Items on the agenda include: approving the minutes from the May 6 meeting, correspondence, treasurer's report, committee reports, approve partial grant plans, discussion and possible action concerning meeting with Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission and set up procedure to replace three outgoing directors.

The Hole family reunion will be held June 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sunset Park in Washington.The reunion will be located north of the swimming pool on the west side of the park.People attending the reunion are asked to bring a covered dish and their own drinks.

The Walnut Women?s Club met at 5:15 p.m., Thursday, June 11, 2015, at the home of Mary Ann Pacha. Eight members as well as members? husbands were present. The group drove to Wayland for a tour of Wagler Woodworking. Guest speakers were Delmer and Sharon Wagler of Wagler Woodworking in Wayland. After the tour, the group went to Sassy?s restaurant in Wayland for supper.The next meeting will be an ice cream social ...

The Pekin seventh and eighth grade cross-country teams competed at the State Junior High Cross-Country Championships Saturday at Saydel High School in Des Moines. The seventh grade girls, consisting of Zoey Wright, Kelly Myers, Hunter Lock, Ayren Essary, Holly Loper and Kameron Fears, finished in first place. The seventh grade boys, consisting of Tony Deutschle, Jacob Weber, Blaze Muntz and Tyler Reynolds, also ...

Fairfield seventh grader Ashley Bloomquist was the only Trojan who competed at the State Junior High Cross-Country Championships Saturday at Saydel High School in Des Moines, but she made it worthwhile. Bloomquist won the 3A girls seventh grade state title and finished with the time of 13:44.

The Washington County Extension Office held a ?Mystery of the Missing Bear? Day Camp on June 15 at New Dawn at Sunset Park in Washington and June 16 at Kalona City Park. Both days contained the same fun and excitement. Around 25 second-and third-graders attended the camps.The campers learned how to use their observation skills by identifying an intruder and practiced making their own fingerprints. The campers ...

Cedarville, Ohio ? Taylor Fulton, daughter of Rick and Annette Fulton of Crawfordsville was name to the Cedarville University Dean's Honor List for the 2015 spring semester. Taylor is a senior majoring in biology.To be named to the Cedarville University Dean's Honor List a student must earn a 3.75 GPA for the semester, be carrying at least 12 semester credit hours and have no grade lower than a B for the semster.