Wayland Mennonite Church is excited that Pastor Makoha Francis will serve as a special speaker for the 10:30 a.m. worship service on April 19. He works for Grace Mission to the Nations in Uganda. He will be sharing how the love of God makes everyone see beyond their needs to the needs of others. All are invited to come to this special service!
The Washington Park Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at city hall. The board will discuss the WCHC gift of shade features at the pool, progress of the fountain and the superintendent's report.
The Washington School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at the central office.Items on the agenda include: a public hearing on the fiscal year 2016 budget; receive visitors; consideration of sealed bids and reviewed by the superintendent, board secretary and financial adviser; consent items; resolution directing the sale, a resolution ordering a special election on the issuance of $2.3 million ...
Michael Witt is a senior at Washington High School and a member of the Jackson Jets 4-H Club. He is the son of Pam and Fred Witt, and he has one sibling, Austin.As a 4-H'er, Michael has participated in rabbits, outdoor adventures, woodworking and dairy. He has been vice president of the Jackson Jets, a speaker at the State Fair, and he has participated on Recreation Committee, Camp Retreat, and Community Service ...
The Garden Department of the Fortnightly Club met March 17, 2015, at the home of Linda Varney in Washington. Five members were present. Roll call was ?Your Favorite Garden Art.?The minutes were read from the February meeting. There were no additions or corrections. The minutes were approved as read. There was no old business. In new business there was discussion regarding the upcoming benefit for Carolyn ...
Joyce Dunbar and Rosemary Pacha have returned from a nine-day tour of the Carolinas. They spent three days in Charleston, S.C. While there they toured the city, the magnolia gardens, a tea plantation, Fort Sumter and many historical sites as well as the bay and the Atlantic Ocean. They spent two days in Ashville, N.C., where they visited the Biltmore Mansion and the Blue Ridge Mountains.On the ferry ride to Fort ...
The Keota School Board will meet in special session at 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 6, in the Keota Central Office.The item on the agenda is a resolution concerning a Washington County Riverboat Foundation grant application.
Mid-Prairie juniors Ciana Carr, Kadidia Témé (represented via photo), and Melissa Murray received All State honors at the Individual Events Speech All State Festival on Monday, March 30 at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.This was Ciana?s second year in a row being nominated to All State. She performed in the category of Poetry with a piece titled ?Look Up!?Kadidia is the first Mid-Prairie ...
Heidi Riepe and Joel Brown will play a mini concert of piano duets featuring works by Debussy, Canadian composer Douglas Townsend, and Franz Schubert at the Washington Library on Thursday, April 9, from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
Sacha Club?s March meeting was highlighted by members filling Easter eggs and gift bags to help the Easter Bunny. The hunt will be held April 4. Lions Club members will help hide the eggs, and they have helped financially as well. Ainsworth children from babies through third grade are welcome to the Easter Egg Hunt.President Karen Megchelsen conducted the business meeting. Members answered roll call by saying ...
Alexander Punj capped the regular season with a win at No. 1 singles, but the Trojan boys fell in familiar fashion Tuesday at the Fairfield Middle School courts.Punj, a sophomore, topped Mount Pleasant?s Chase Higginbotham in two sets, though the visiting Panthers won every other match on their way to an 8-1 victory. Punj, who won 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday, has only lost twice this season.Chance Nicely, another ...
The Fairfield boys? soccer team won its seventh game of the season Tuesday, topping host Maharishi School 6-1 in a hometown rivalry game on the M.U.M. campus.Senior Roan Bachar scored four goals, including one make on a penalty kick. Solomon Constant and Nathan Haerr also had one goal apiece for Fairfield, which improved to 7-5 with the victory.?The final score is a bit misleading as we did not have a good ...
Naomi Clouse, a member of Wellman Mennonite Church, joined the Mennonite Mission Network's program, Youth Venture, last summer. Youth Venture is dedicated to helping youth and young adults explore God's presence in the world. The program provides opportunities for individuals, ages 14-22, to join together for a two- or four-week service, learning and faith formation experience during the summer by actively ...
The dead come alive!? How absurd. The dead don?t stay in their graves!? How frightening. Visions of horror movies come flashing through one?s mind. Zombies and decaying people clawing their way out of the ground and scaring everyone in their path. The dead come alive!? How absurd!The last article I wrote for The Journal was around Christmas. I wrote a confession to you that I was not in the mood to decorate and ...
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