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The Washington School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Stewart Media Center.Items on the agenda include the consent items, SBRC application for allowable growth, superintendent search timeline, enrollment report, superintendent criteria, homecoming powder-puff football, budget reductions, board committee reports, curriculum report, superintendent's report, and principal's report.

The Central Park Community Center in Washington held its monthly meeting, Wednesday, Nov. 5, with seven members attending.The meeting came to order, with the minutes of the October meeting being read and approved. The treasurer?s report was given, with other financial business included.It was noted that Thursday night bingo has been doing well. There will be no bingo on Thursday, Nov. 27, due to Thanksgiving.SH...

WINFIELD ? The Pekin girls? basketball team started its season early with a 50-39 loss to Winfield-Mount Union in Southeast Iowa Super Conference North action Friday evening.?It took us a while to get going,? said Pekin head coach Davis Eidahl. ?Being our first game and only one player back from last year that played, it wasn?t until the second half that we really began to play as a team.?McKenna Gambell led ...

The Washington Community High School teachers and administrators welcome all parents/guardians to Parent/Teacher Conferences from 3:30 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 12. Conferences will be held in the high school commons area.Student schedules and midterm grades will be made available at that time. Parents/guardians are encouraged to visit with each teacher listed on the student?s schedule, as well as with other ...

The Alpha Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an honor society for women teachers, met Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the Washington Library with 13 members present. The guest speaker was drug task force Deputy Sgt. Eric Weber. Weber explained his job and described the hazards involved with making meth. He also stated, in his experience, 100 percent of the time meth users had started by smoking marijuana. Next, members ...

Known for wearing purple dresses and red hats, Washington's last of the Red Hat Mamas enjoyed luncheon beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29. The hostess and guests went beyond the traditional clothing in favor more Halloween-esque attire.The hostess was Margie Lasek of Washington. She served brunch to 10 members and one guest, Linda Wenger of The Journal. The menu included an egg casserole with bacon, an egg ...

The Green Acres 4-H Club of Washington County met on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 at the Washington County 4-H/Extension Building. Ten members were present. President Baylee Stalder led the meeting. Ellie Bell led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call was your favorite Halloween costume you have worn or are going to wear and to introduce the people who came with you. Secretary Sophie Bell read the minutes of the previous ...

The Washington County Conservation Board will hold the monthly meeting at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in the Conservation Education Center at Marr Park.Items on the agenda include the financial report, update on security camera update and repair, Conservation Education Center roof project, Shelter No. 4 proximity upgrade project, Trees Forever grant project, Marr Park septic system and review of employee ...

Nolan and Kelli Symmonds of Kalona are proud to announce the birth of their son, their first child.Cameron Gene was born at 3 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Cameron weighed 8 pounds, 9 ½ ounces, and measured 21 inches in length.Grandparents are Craig and Cheryl Manary of Iowa City, and Virgil and Jane Symmonds of Fairfield.Great-grandparents are Winifred Fritz of Brighton; ...

Iowa Learning Farms, as part of the Iowa Cover Crops Working Group, will host a field day on cover crops and bioreactors on Thursday, Nov. 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the Rob Stout farm in rural Washington.Cover crops are growing in popularity in Iowa. As part of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy, cover crops added to a corn-soybean rotation can help reduce nitrogen and phosphorus loads, increase ...

While David Draheim and Victor Thompson share the same birthday, they were thoughtful enough to treat the Town Center coffee group to refreshments on separate days last week. David shared doughnuts on Wednesday, and Victor treated on Friday. This spreads out the celebration and the calories.Up with Day Care children were guests of Health Center residents on Friday for their annual Halloween party. The children ...

In the Bible, in the Gospel of John, there is the story of Jesus and His meeting with a certain woman at Jacob?s well, which was in the country of Samaria. It is a very special story, as it tells us many things about the life of the Lord Jesus Christ and His love and care for people, no matter who they are or where they are or what they have done with their life. These things were recorded in the Bible for us ...