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Carl and Helen Dallmeyer of Washington will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary with an open house from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, in the dining room at the United Presbyterian Home.The event is being hosted by the couple's children, Kent and Jane Dallmeyer of Washington, and Dae and Russ Underwood of Johnston. They have three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.Carl Dallmeyer and Helen ...

James Harlan Thoma American Legion Post 351 in Ainsworth will hold its annual Veterans Day supper on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, at the Opera House in Ainsworth.Doors will open at 5 p.m., and the meal will be served at 6 p.m.Meat, potatoes, gravy, drinks and table service will be provided by Post 351. The County Line Club will furnish dessert. Guests are asked to bring a side dish to pass.All area veterans and ...

Eloise Shelangoski will be 96 on Sat., Nov. 8. Happy birthday wishes may be sent to her at: 2005 Willow Ave., Ainsworth, IA 52201.

The Iowa Department of Management and Public Health is pleased to announce that The Family Connection program, Washington County Public Health and Home Care of Washington County has earned the Iowa Family Support Credential. The Family Connection program is the 54th Iowa program to earn this honored distinction. The Iowa Family Support Credential is awarded to family support and parent education programs that are ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ? Former Penn State president Graham Spanier was arraigned and released on bail at a brief court appearance Wednesday on charges he lied about and concealed child sex abuse allegations involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.Spanier, accompanied by his wife, signed paperwork after his bail was set at $125,000, but he was not required to post any of that amount. He was ...

Both the experienced and the not-so-experienced dotted the All-Golden Triangle News Service map this fall. Out of the 14 cross country runners chosen to the All-GTNS team, five harriers are repeat selections while six others stepped foot on the courses for the very first time.Two teams, however, rose above the rest at the end of the season in Fort Dodge. On the girls? side, defending Class 1A champion Pekin ...

Carl Dallmeyer will be turning 90 on Nov. 22. He is a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and a friend to everyone he meets. His family wishes to honor him with a card shower. Please send greetings to him at 1205 E. Washington St., Apt. 252, Washington, IA 52353.He and his wife, Helen, have two children, Kent and Jane Dallmeyer and Dae and Russ Underwood.They have three grandchildren and ...

The Washington High School Class of 1957 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at Pizza Ranch in Washington.

Winifred Fritz was in Iowa City on Oct. 25. She went to visit her new great-grandson, Cameron, at Mercy Hospital.J.D. Hollingsworth of Packwood visited his grandmother, Winifred Fritz, on Oct. 26. They were joined by J.D.?s family, Mary and Joel Boatright with Bridget Hollingsworth of Fairfield. That evening while Tony Fritz worked in the field, his friend Lynn grilled the evening meal. They were joined by ...

Marion Avenue Baptist Church will be having a special Veterans Day service including exciting patriotic music, a color guard posting the flag, special testimonies and a special service to honor any veteran who has served in the Armed Forces as well as any current military personnel and their families. Any veteran and current servicemen will receive a gift card for lunch at a local restaurant as a simple, sincere ...

Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the names of its August 2014 graduates, followed by the degree earned and respective honors.Jennifer Duwa of Washington graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration.Cody Duwa of Washington, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Amit Peled, an Israeli-born cellist, is acclaimed as one of the most exciting instrumentalists on the concert stage today.He has performed in many of the world's major concert halls. Peled is a professor at the Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University and he plays a rare cello ca. 1689. He is an advocate of breaking the boundaries between performers and the public and tries to share classical...