Community

Justina Anderson has earned a spot on the Academic Dean?s List for the fall 2014 semester.The Dean?s List is comprised of students who have achieved a semester grade point average of 3.50 or above while carrying a minimum of 12 graded hours.Anderson is a junior and a music ministry major at Northwestern College. She is the daughter of Paul and Cynthia Anderson of Washington.

Longtime Washington resident, Ezra "Easy" Jones will celebrate his 94th birthday with an open house on Feb. 7, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., at the United Presbyterian Home Brownlee Health dining room. No gifts, please, just your presence to wish Easy a happy birthday.

Sherman Chance of Washington will celebrate his 81st birthday on Feb. 3, 2015.

The Kalona Community Center held an open house on Saturday, Jan. 24, to showcase renovations that were done to the Elements youth area and the community center?s recreational area, which is now operated by the YMCA of Washington County. Pictured above are people touring the newly renovated Elements youth area.

The United Church Women met at the United Church of Crawfordsville on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m. with 10 members present.Donna Fletcher presented the meditation taken from a book by Phillip Gulley titled ?Margaret and her Pennies.?President Debbie Lowe called the meeting to order. Members read together the UCW Opening Creed.Minutes of the Dec. 9, 2014 meeting were read and approved.Pat Miller gave the ...

Brooke Sieren is a member of the 76 Progressives 4-H Club and a senior at Keota High School. She is the daughter of Dean and Linda Sieren and has two siblings, Bryce and Brandon.She has worked in the 4-H project areas of beef and swine.Brooke is club president, vice president of County Council, and she attended state conference two years.A special 4-H memory was when she attempted to show sheep for the first ...

The Mid-Prairie School Board will meet at 7 p.m. today in the high school library.Items on the agenda include: the consent agenda, design approval for additions to Kalona and Wellman elementary schools, middle school update, high school digital learning environment, 2015-16 school calendar, school bus bids, the Iowa Auditior's office, and annual audit report.

The Washington Park Board will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, at city hall. The YMCA will attend to discuss programming and compensation. The superintendent's report of current activities is on the agenda.

Highland Community Schools Board of Directors will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, in the Highland boardroom.Items on the tentative agenda include: Janelle Sulhoff and Angie Netser-Professional Learning Communities-Rigorous Curriculum Design, personnel, principal's report, report of board and administration.

The Washington School Board will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, at the central office.The action item on the agenda is superintendent contract.

The Mid-Prairie High School speech team competed at the Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA) Large Group District contest in Wapello on Saturday, Jan. 24. Nineteen students comprised four group entries that received division ?1? ratings and will advance to state competition Feb. 7 at Cedar Rapids Washington High School.Groups advancing are: One-Act Play "10 More Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview? ? ...

The Kiwanis AMers met Friday, Jan. 16, in Room 12 at Washington Middle School. The guests included seven members of Builders Club, Kaylin, Addie and Teig. Sixteen members were present.President Curt Mayer passed thank-you notes around. He also passed a sheet for T-shirt sizes to be worn at the spaghetti supper. A signup sheet for programs and greeters was passed.Kevin Erpelding reported on ticket sales. The ...