The Fleur de Lis Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at the Carson Plumbing building. Bev Crandall is the hostess and the program will be on "How to Repurpose."
This photo was given the The Journal by Louise Unkrich of Swedesburg. It originally belonged to Harold Tolander, who wrote on the back that he helped decorate this truck. It was taken in Washington in 1922.
Kyle Thomann is a senior at Highland High School and a member of the Riverside Ramblers 4-H Club. He is the son of Kristy and Macey Thomann.He has worked in the project area of cattle and is an FFA member.A special 4-H memory was having the 2010 Champion Heifer and the 2014 Champion Simmental Steer.?What I learned in 4-H is responsibility toward my livestock,? Thomann said. ?Others should join because you get ...
Trayton Paisley is a senior at Highland High School and a member of the Riverside Ramblers 4-H Club. He is the son of John and Megan Neal. He has four siblings, Cheyenne, William, Danielle, and Brodey.As a 4-H'er, he has worked in the project areas of pigs, calves and sheep. He has participated in 4-H meetings and 4-H tours of club members' projects prior to the fair.A special 4-H highlight is meeting new ...
The Kiwanis AMers met at 6:30 a.m. Friday, March 13, in the Y's Men's Room at the Washington YMCA, with 21 members, six Builders Club members and Ted Drain's family present.President Curt Mayer passed a thank-you letter from Kirkwood for the club's donation of $2,000 to their foundation. He scheduled a board meeting for April 11 at HyVee.A signup sheet for the Awards Banquet was passed. It will be held Tuesday, ...
The Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement (IFAA) is making thousands of dollars in scholarships to incoming freshmen in the fall of 2015, or current undergraduates at ISU majoring in animal science or agriculture or human sciences related to the animal industry.For more information find applications at ~ The deadline for incoming freshmen is May 1, 2015.
WELLMAN ? The Mid-Prairie High School Drama Department will present its spring musical, ?Annie Get Your Gun,? for three performances: at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25; and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 26.The cast of characters are: Annie Oakley-Haylee Marner; Frank Butler-Heath Schintler; Col. Buffalo Bill-Ben Stone; Dolly Tate-Jenna Hostetler; Winnie Tate-Jami TeBockhorst; Tommy Keeler-Isaiah ...
Wayland MYF invites everyone to a soup lunch on Sunday, March 22, at Wayland Mennonite Church from 11:30 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. Come and enjoy soup, salad and dessert. A free-will offering will be received and all proceeds will go toward the group's summer convention trip.
4-H and Clover Kid leaders from Washington County participated in their annual state training, ?The Heart of Belonging? on March 18. This training focused on how to create a safe, inclusive environment for all youth. Volunteers learned how to guide youth in developing a list of club or group expectations that accommodates all members, learned how to support youth with special needs, and learned where to find ...
The Highland Community Schools Board of Directors will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, March 23, in the Highland Boardroom.Items on the tentative agenda include: June 30, 2014 audit report; WCRF grant resolution, Technology Committee report, personnel, report of principals, and report of the board and administration.
Figuring out how to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people should a disaster strike Washington County is the job of the Washington County Healthcare Preparedness Coalition. Two members of the coalition made a presentation on "Crisis Standards of Care" to the Washington County Board of Health during the board's monthly meeting on March 12.Public health administrator Danielle Pettit-Majewski said ...
Almost, Maine is not a point in a journey ? as in, ?We?re almost in Maine.? Rather, it?s a destination: a remote little Maine town inhabited by some very interesting and sometimes quirky people who interact in ways that make you laugh and feel and think.It?s a destination you should definitely visit. And it?s not far away. All you must do is attend Washington Community Theater?s production of Almost, Maine by ...
(From The Washington Evening Journal, Friday, March 18, 2005)10 YEARS AGOWashington, Highland and Columbus community school districts were awarded $621,000 in federal fire safety and construction grants, yesterday.Columbus was the area?s biggest winner, as it was one of just 13 school districts in the state to be awarded a $500,000 construction grant.RIVERSIDE ? When the Washington County group led by Catfish ...
A yearly Celebration of Life Service was held on Friday, March 13, to remember the residents of the United Presbyterian Home who passed away in 2014. Families of the loved ones, friends and staff members gathered for a time of sharing. The Rev. Kitch Shatzer and members of the UP Home staff shared inspirations of love, faith and remembrance aided by the comforting music of Martha Chalupa on the piano and Gwen ...
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