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The Washington High School Spring Vocal Concert is today, May 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the high school varsity gym. The concert will feature the Washington Show Choir and the Concert Choir. Narrator will be Dr. Mike Jorgensen. Several soloists will be featured throughout the evening including: Graeham Beezley, Andrea Pingol, Lena Adams, Cale Rausch, Carolan Hoffman, Theresa Anders, Makenna Burdock, Lex Hulme, Kaelyn ...

Martha Hahn was hostess to eight Log Cabin Quester members .Sheila Gerot conducted the business meeting. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and accepted. Norma Stutzman gave the treasurer?s report. She also shared a thank-you note from the Washington Historical Society for a donation made by the group.Four members, Sheila Gerot, Sharon Hahn, Martha Hahn and Karen Lyons, attended State Day held recently ...

Jordan Stout is a senior at Washington High School and a member of the Jackson Jets 4-H Club. She is the daughter of Tim and Julie Stout, and she has three siblings, Emma, Brooke and Wyatt.Stout has participated in the 4-H project areas of bucket/bottle calf, breeding beef, market beef, rabbits, photography and communications. She has been president of her club. She is a member of Washington County Council, and ...

The University of Northern Iowa has purchased several artificial bodies to help provide undergraduate students with a better understanding of human bones, muscle and tissue.The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports the school recently purchased four synthetic cadavers. The $150,000 bill for the lifelike bodies was funded by a grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust.The cadavers are made from materials that ...

LONDON (AP) ? Juan Martin del Potro?s left knee was already mummified in the yards of athletic tape it takes just to keep the lanky 6-foot-6 Argentine upright these days.Then, five points into his Wimbledon quarterfinal, the man known as ?The Tower? went boom.Chasing an overhead into the corner, del Potro?s left foot slipped out from under him on the slick grass of Centre Court. That already aching knee ...

The next SAFE Coalition meeting will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 12 at the 180 Teen Center.

The Highland Community Schools Board of Directors will hold a work session at 5 p.m. Monday, May 11, to discuss a potential building project. At 6 p.m., the board will meet in regular session.Items on the tentative agenda include a 6 p.m. public hearing on the 2014-15 budget amendment, the consent agenda, receiving visitors and reading miscellaneous communications, approval of seniors for graduation on May 17, ...

Olivia Reschly is a senior at Highland High School and a member of the Riverside Enterprisers 4-H Club. She is the daughter of Denise and Jeff Reschly.As a 4-H'er, she has worked in the project areas of photography, visual arts, food and nutrition, gardening, sewing, personal development, home improvement, communications. She has been her club's treasurer and has worked on service projects with her club.The ...

Utter domination.That is what the Mount Pleasant Panther softball team experienced Monday at the hands of the Fairfield Trojans. The Trojans did not allow a run in either game of the doubleheader while scoring 18 runs. GAME 1TROJANS 6, PANTHERS 0The Trojans scored one run in the first and one in the fifth before pulling away with four in the sixth.Freshman hurler Alli Deao went seven strong innings and gave ...

The Trojan boys did not quite dominate the opposition Monday as their classmates did next door on the softball diamond, but the baseball team still earned a sweep against the Panthers of Mount Pleasant. GAME 1TROJANS 5, PANTHERS 4The Trojans led 5-1 after three innings. Mount Pleasant made the game interesting with two runs in the sixth and another in the seventh but ultimately the rally fell short.Jordan ...

A variety of activities and events have had us ?hopping? here at Parkview Home in Wayland, throughout the month of April! I?ll highlight just a few of the things that kept us busy.We had an Easter visit with Emily Chapman of Loveland, Colo. She is the 8-year-old great-granddaughter of Marie Lowe. Emily made Easter cards for every resident here and had special Easter treats, also. Marie had an Easter get-together ...

The May 4 meeting of Chapter MX, P.E.O., was held at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Kathy Hunt. Fifteen members attended. President Marjorie Lins conducted the business meeting. Chaplain Lynda Miksch gave devotions. Treasurer Barbara Liebe gave the financial report.A new member was initiated. The president read the proposed amendments that will be voted on at the state convention. The Chapter will have a book sale at ...