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Gordon Gillesby of the Washington High School Class of 1975 is recovery from his third kidney transplant. He had two kidney transplants 48 years ago when his family lived in Washington. Because of the risk of infection, he cannot venture out of the house and has to be extremely cautious around friends and family who might have come in contact with even a simple cold bug for the next several months.Some of his ...

Well, here we are, we have just celebrated Christmas, the birth of Christ, which is one of the greatest events in the history of mankind. It is an event that has affected the whole world in one way or another. As I think about this today, I think of other events that have affected mankind and the place they play in God?s eternal plan for man, who is the masterpiece of God?s creation.Event No. 1 was when God ...

The family of Wayne and Sally Reighard will be hosting an open house for their 60th wedding anniversary from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at the Immanual Lutheran Church in Washington. They were married Jan. 8, 1955, at the First Baptist Church in Monmouth, Illinois.The couple have the two sons, Joel and Brian, 12 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.Everyone is invited. A light lunch will be ...

Christmas Eve found 44 relatives gathered at the home of Winifred Fritz. All of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were present except Sarah and Craig Sides and sons of Kansas. The highlights of the evening were the meal, a gift exchange, and the two 2-month-old babies.Winifred and the Berry family enjoyed Christmas Day at her home. They were joined that night by Winifred?s son Tony of Brighton ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Everything was working for Mount Pleasant in a 54-33 Southeast Conference girls? basketball win over Fairfield on Friday night.?We met every one of our goals tonight,? Mount Pleasant coach Joanna Settles said after the game. ?We scored over 50, rebounded (well) and made our free throws. We also handled the pressure a lot better tonight.?Fairfield, however, struggled to keep up on the scoreboard,...

One overtime victory wasn?t enough, so the Pekin boys? basketball team decided to accomplish the feat twice last week.The Panthers held off WACO for a 57-53 overtime victory Thursday, then once again displayed their nerves of steel Friday for a 64-57 win in overtime.On Thursday, Pekin withstood a late-game rally from WACO to score 10 points in overtime. The Panthers led 31-29 at halftime before being held to 16 ...

Flu activity is increasing in Washington County. Washington County Public Health has received several reports of influenza ?rapid test positive? cases, diagnosed in health care providers? offices. Although not all cases have been confirmed by the State Hygienic Lab, this is an indication that influenza activity is on the rise. In addition, Washington County Public Health has received reports of Washington County ...

Chris and Brandy Poli of Waukee held a Christmas celebration in their home on Dec. 23. Those present included her mother, Pat Remington of Brighton, her brother Travis of Ainsworth, and her sister Angela and Tony Garmoe and family of Mount Pleasant. Also present were Pat?s sisters, Kathy Babberl of Clive, and Pam and Bill Mogensen of Dickson, Tenn., and their niece Megan Churchill with Jordan and Lydia of Altoona ...

Mildred Statler will be 100 years old on Jan. 6, 2015. Her family invites relatives, friends and neighbors to honor her by sending cards or mementos. Her address is: United Presbyterian Home, 1201 E. Washington St., Washington, IA 52353. The special request comes from Phyllis Ladehoff, Joyce Hardy and Janice Gibson and their families.

Family and friends of Esther Bordwell are invited to attend her 90th birthday party, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 4, in the United Presbyterian Home dining room.Hosts will be Esther?s children, Rick Bordwell, and Millie Youngquist, both of Washington, John Bordwell of Minnesota, Bill Bordwell of Illinois, and Lynda Bordwell of Cedar Rapids. No gifts, please.

Pictured from left are Hailey and Hayden Mask, daughter and son of Debora and Andrew Mask. Hayden Mask turns 4 years-old on Dec. 29.The Washington Evening Journal counts down the days of December by taking pictures of children who have birthdays in December and who will be 5 years old or younger. Children accompanied by an adult may come to The Journal from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. A reporter will ...

WASHINGTON, Iowa ? In the opening night of basketball for the Fairfield seventh-grade girls, the ?A? team came out on top with a 28-17 victory vs. Washington.Led by Nicole Buch?s 13 points and Ashtyn Drish?s 10, the Trojans built a 19-7 advantage by halftime. Fairfield?s Taylor Myers and Alie Kensett finished with two points apiece, and Amiah Neff netted one.?With only six practices before this game, I wasn?t ...