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Joel and Mary Boatright with Bridget Hollingsworth of Fairfield provided the evening meal of April 12 at the home of her mother, Winifred Fritz.The Mary Circle of the Brighton United Church met on April 14 at the Bistro in Washington. They were joined by Mary Ellen Wright and Mildred Guy. After viewing Mildred?s apartment, they met at Mary Ellen?s apartment for Bible study.

A congregate meal will be served Thursday, April 23, at St. Joseph Cabrini Church in East Pleasant Plain, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. On the menu are bacon-wrapped chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, bread, salad bar, pie, cream puffs, and a beverage.Bingo will be played after the meal. All ages are welcome. An elevator is available.Reservations are appreciated. Please call Caryl Smith at 319-694-2242...

An open house and birthday celebration honoring Connie Greene will be held from 12 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at Ron Greene's residence, 1581 Taylor Ave. in Muscatine. Lunch and dessert will be served. Please join her children, Robin Greene, Cindy Hanft and Ron Greene as they celebrate 80 wonderful years of Mom.

Colton Twinam is a senior at Washington High School and a member of the Crooked Creek 4-H Club. He is the son of Layne and Paulette Twinam. He has one brother, Austin, and one sister, Kristen.Twinam has worked in the project areas of hogs, self-determined, and photography. He has been a member of Elite Team and County Council.The highlight of his time in 4-H is making so many new friends.?4-H is a great way to ...

More than 35 family and friends celebrated Elsie (Kleese) Dockendorff?s 98th birthday with her at the Central Park Community Center on Tuesday.All present enjoyed lunch thanks to Elsie?s family. The menu included chicken, coleslaw, fruit, potato salad and three different desserts, all of which included chocolate.When asked if this was the biggest birthday party Elsie had ever had, she said yes.Elsie was named ...

The April 19 meeting of the Franklin Cubs 4-H club was held at 5:30 p.m. at the Washington County Extension Office with eight members in attendance. Hunter Bell served as this month?s host. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Brady Knutson. The secretary?s and treasurer?s reports were given and approved.The 2015 Spring Preview Cattle Show pancake breakfast was discussed in addition to ...

Founders and organizers of Sound of Washington held a kickoff party at Washington Mennonite Church on March 31.Sound of Washington is an adult special needs choir open to all individuals older than 14 years of age. The singers and their helpers gather together weekly to sing fun, familiar songs from all decades and work toward preparing concerts for the community.The singers are in the midst of weekly rehearsals...

The Crawfordsville Lions Club met at 6:30 p.m . Monday, April 13, at the Crawfordsville Community Room. Seventeen members were present.President Mindy Wilson called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance, after which Gene Miller gave the invocation.After a delicious meal prepared and served by Alice Hochstetler, the meeting reconvened with the reading of the minutes from March 23, 2015. They were ...

Susan Davis says she hasn?t heard her father speak that much in years. Her father, Chester Laws, attended a program at the Washington Public Library called ?Dollar-A-Day Boys: A Musical Tribute to the Civilian Conservation Corps,? and was able to share some of his own stories about working in the CCC. Marilyn Crandall also brought her father, Ezra Jones, to the program. She said even though he can?t hear very ...

Are there any gray or white heads among those who attend your church? That would not be surprising since 17+ percent of the American population has now passed age 65. The Baby Boomers are moving into senior citizenship in a big way and over the coming years that percentage will increase dramatically. And yet, many of those in that age group have spiritual needs that are not being met. More than a few are unable ...

Brett and Sue Rich of Washington are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Hannah Rich, to Spencer Shepherd, son of Mike and Suzi Shepherd of Wayland.Hannah will be a May 2015 graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in apparel merchandising. She will be starting the executive trainee program with Von Maur at Valley West Mall in West Des Moines in June.Spencer will be a May 2015 graduate ...

The Olds United Church of Christ will be holding a benefit spaghetti supper for Karla Scheker, wife of Chris Provino of Olds. She was severely injured in an accident in January.The supper will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at the church, which is located at 102 W. Second Ave. in Olds. Take-out meals will be available. The proceeds will be used to provide assistance to Chris and Karla as she ...