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WOODWARD ? The Pekin softball team went 2-1 in a high-scoring day of softball Saturday in Woodward at the Woodward-Granger Tournament.The Panthers started off the day well with a 13-3 victory against Panorama. Panorama actually led in the game 3-0 before Pekin scored three in the second, three in the fourth and seven in the fifth to put the game away and end it early on account of the mercy rule.Pekin head ...

Alison Sojka of Riverside was one of more than 200 students to receive an academic award from Cornell College on April 23.Sojka earned Ed Hill Mathematics Scholars Award and membership in Mortar Board 2015-16.

Marjorie Fullerton will celebrate her 100th birthday on May 13. There will be an open house in her honor from 2 to 4 p.m. May 16, in the United Presbyterian Home Dining Room. Cards and letters will reach her at 1205 E. Washington St. No. 356, Washington, IA 52353.

Steve and Pam Davis of Crawfordsville welcomed their first grandson, Henry Patrick Farrell, born to Patrick and Kimberly Farrell of Colorado Springs, Colo. on March 18, 2015. He was born at 7:44 p.m. at St. Francis Medical Center in Colorado Springs, weighing in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and measuring 20 inches long. Maternal great-grandparents are Rodney and Joyce Letts of Washington. Paternal grandparents are ...

Katie Kreutz is a senior at Mid-Prairie High School and a member of the Horse and Pony 4-H Club. She is the daughter of Cindy and Corey Kreutz, and has one sibling, Cody.As a 4-H'er, she has participated with mini horses in 4-H. Other 4-H activities include horse show and the turkey booth at Fall Fest."Being able to meet and interact with new people every year at fair," is a highlight of her 4-H years.?4-H ...

Travis Friese is a senior at Washington High School and a member of the Washington Hustlers 4-H Club. He is the son of Dennis and Angie Friese, and he has two siblings, Tyler and Natalie.As a 4-H'er, he worked in the project area of swine. He also played bingo at nursing homes, participated in dodge ball and skating, and assisted with pancake breakfast and Ag Olympics.Spending time with friends in the hog barn ...

Weekend guests of Betty Beenblossom were Roger and Diane Gansen Gerleman of New Hampton. Diane is a former Washington, Iowa, resident and neighbor to Betty. Betty and her guests, along with Reid Orris and Janet Vittetoe, enjoyed dinner at Pizza Ranch. In the afternoon they visited Dorothy Miller.The United Presbyterian Home cottagers met at the Campus Center on Monday evening for their monthly potluck with 52 ...

DANVILLE ? The Cardinal softball team got its head back above .500 with a 16-2, seven-inning rout of Danville Thursday.The Comets, who improved to 9-8 with the victory, finished the game with a pair of home runs and eight total extra base hits.Lindsey Davis and Lindsay Moore belted the two dingers for Cardinal. Davis also hit a double and had two runs batted in, and Moore finished 2-for-5, also hitting a double ...

PACKWOOD ? Pekin took a pair of games from the Fairfield JV Orange softball team Thursday in Packwood. The Panthers beat Fairfield 8-3 in the first game and held off the Trojans for an 11-8 win in game two.In game one, Pekin led 3-1 after the first inning. Fairfield knotted the game up at 3-all prior to Pekin scoring its five final runs in the fourth.Delaney Neil took the loss for Fairfield, pitching four ...

WEST BURLINGTON ? Twice West Burlington threatened a comeback in the final two innings Thursday, and both times the Cardinal baseball team turned them away to pick up a 4-2 win in West Burlington.In the sixth inning, West Burlington loaded the bases, but Brandon Eklofe turned a 6-3 double play to get the Comets out of the inning. Then in the seventh, starting pitcher Dakota Showman struck out the game?s final ...

RIVERSIDE ? Thomas Fitzsimmons carried a no-hitter through six innings Thursday and the Van Buren baseball team picked up a 4-0 shutout win at Highland.Highland tallied its only hit vs. Fitzsimmons, a junior, in the seventh inning of the non-conference contest. The Warrior hurler struck out nine Huskies.Offensively, Van Buren?s Noah Whitten went 2-for-4 with a double and drove in one run, and Tyson Sprouse ...

The Washington High School Class of 1980 will be hosting its 35th reunion with festivities starting Friday, June 19, at Unc and Neph's, and continuing Saturday, June 20 at the Randy and Judy Robison farm near Crawfordsville.Contact information is needed for the following classmates; Anne Aalbu, Alan Laird, Maureen Michael, Paul Pena, Paula Reynolds and Mark Feltz. Former teachers, students who went to school ...