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The 2015 National Day of Prayer will be held at noon Thursday, May 7, at the Central Park Bandstand. This is a call to God's people in Washington and surrounding communities to join one heart and one voice to pray for America and her leaders.The corporate prayer event represents a diverse group of churches, faiths, creeds and cultures coming together as one voice to pray for the nation, state, city and communitie...

The Central Park Community Center held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 5, with eight members present.President Max Cousins conducted the meeting. The treasurer?s report was read and approved. It was reported that bingo is doing well. The Center has been reserved for May 6 for Public Health to offer blood pressure checks. It is also being used on May 9, May 12, May 24 and May 26. The Coffee Club will meet at ...

Washington Middle School will hold its Awards Day on Tuesday, May 19, at 2:25 p.m. in the school auditorium. All parents and community members are invited to attend. Questions regarding Awards Day can be directed to the school office at 653-5414.

Two students from the Mid-Prairie Community School District were selected to participate in the first SEIBA Elementary Honor Band, hosted by the Washington Community School District. Olivia Caskey and Noah Miller, both fifth-graders, were part of the recent honor band conducted by Dorothy Jacobi of Center Point-Urbana, with guest soloist Washington's own Gary McCurdy.

Call all Superheroes! Summer Reading Club for grades kindergarten through fifth grade will run from June 2-30. Register at the Washington Public Library today. Registration ends May 31. It?s fun, fantastic and FREE. Why wouldn?t you want to sign up?!

The Brighton City Council will meet at 7 p.m. today, May 5, in city hall.Items on the agenda include: monthly financial reports and the treasurer's report, maintenance updated, Benton Street, attorney update - nuisance abatement Fountain Street house, Mandy Northup-CaManders, building/fencing/ permits, sewer rates, citywide garage sales on June 5-6, contractor for Fountain Street sewer work, vacation approval, ...

Volunteers are needed to help plant trees in Sunset Park, Wednesday, May 6, at 4 p.m.This is a project of the Washington Parks Department, using a grant from Alliant Energy and Trees Forever to purchase 75 trees. The trees will be planted in parks and other city-owned property.Call 319-461-0624 for more information.

An open house and 90th birthday celebration honoring Marion Cuddeback will be held Sunday, May 17, 2015, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the main dining room at the United Presbyterian Home. Please join her children in celebrating this special day. The family requests no gifts.

At Halcyon House, it is our belief and essential for one's well-being to wake up every morning with a purpose; with this in mind the Halcyon Wellness Team developed a Passion Pledge Campaign with residents and team members sharing their passions whatever they may be.Yareck Pozarycki, wife Heather and their three daughters delighted a packed audience in the Morrison Center on Tuesday evening. Yareck is a native ...

Jeff Johnston and Arvid Anderson attended the First District American Legion Conference in Columbus Junction on Saturday, April 18, 2015."Friends and Family Night" of Henry County Voiture No. 661 was held April 23 at the Jumbo Grill in Mount Pleasant.Those attending were Grande Correspondent Larry Williamson and wife Marriane of Plainfield, Chef de Gare Dean King of Mount Pleasant, Jeff Johnston and wife Diane ...

Seven members of the Washington High School Class of 1945 wonder if today?s young people would have any idea of what it was like to grow up in their generation. World War II was raging and no one knew how the war would end.Some boys in their graduating class didn?t graduate with them. Many of them answered the call to duty when they turned 18 years old, and a few 17-year-olds lied about their age in order to ...

The Washington County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, in the Genealogy Room at the Washington Public Library. The program is titled "Antiques Road Show." Members are asked to bring a family heirloom to share with the group.