On Oct. 11, Bridget Hollingsworth of Fairfield visited her grandmother, Winifred Fritz. She did some garden work for Winifred while visiting. They were joined by Lucy Dietzman, Malcolm and Brendan of Keosauqua. Lucy panted a new strawberry bed for her mother.Winifred was visited on Oct. 12 by daughter Jane Symmonds of Fairfield.Winifred received a belated birthday call on Oct. 14. Her cousin from Sperry ...
The United Church Women met at the United Church of Crawfordsville on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014.The meditation was given by Dorothy Sands. Basing her meditation on Psalms 145: submitting to the plan God created, she used the transformation of the caterpillar to a butterfly. God transforms us to be better if we allow him to do so. She also used the beauty and sound of the birds as examples of God's work.President ...
H.J. Club met recently at the home of Mary Marek, in Atrium Village in Hills.More plans were made for making an H.J. Club quilt, which will have the names of members since 1928 from the Jackson Township area, where the club began.Mary Hirt, a guest, showed members a youth quilt that she is making by hand for a family member.The next meeting, which will be an early Christmas meeting, will be with Joanne Spenner ...
Chilcote Questers met at the home of Mary Levy on Oct.2, 2014, with Phyllis Eisele as co-hostess. Nine members answered roll call by naming their favorite state park. Lake Darling seemed to be a favorite of the group.Jackie Ross gave the treasurer?s report.Correspondence was read by Virginia McCurdy from Christine Walters, thanking the chapter for sending in their program booklet. She also found that the club ...
Kolton Greiner of Keota was awarded the $6,000 Iowa Select Farms Scholarship by the Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement (IFAA) during the Iowa State Fair Sale of Champions on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Kolton?s parents are Lindsay and Shelley Greiner.?IFAA established the Winner?s Circle Scholarship Program in 1990 to provide incentives for college-bound youth seeking post-secondary education in an area ...
LynnAnn Marook receives a check from Linda Soukup, PCE chairperson of the Washington P.E.O. Chapter OC.The P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education (PCE) was established in 1973 to provide need based grants to women in the United States and Canada whose education has been interrupted and who find it necessary to return to school to support themselves and/or their families. Marook lives and works in Washington and ...
A Little Free Library has come to Washington. It is located just outside of the entrance to Goodwill. Anyone can take a book. There is no cost, no signup and no due date.The Washington branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is sponsoring the box. AAUW member Virginia Bordwell registered the library with the worldwide Little Free Library Association. Washington's registration number is ...
From Thursday, Oct 30 through Saturday, Nov. 1, nonprofit groups in Ainsworth will hold their annual events.The Ainsworth Community Church Mission Committee will hold a garage sale at the Ainsworth Community North Church beginning on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 1 to 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 1, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The sale is sponsored by the Mission Committee of the church ...
Kelsey Martin and Austin Bell, both of Washington, will be united in marriage on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Sts. Mary and Mathias Church in Muscatine. The reception will be held at The Rendezvous in Muscatine beginning at 5 in the evening.Kelsey is the daughter of Terry and Carmen Martin of Muscatine. She is a graduate of Iowa State University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in animal science. ...
Joshua Reno Schaefer and Erin Denise Redlinger were married on June 28, 2014, at an outdoor ceremony in Winfield. Joshua is the son of Pete and Terri Schaefer of Washington. Erin is the daughter of Randy and Ronda Redlinger of Winfield. The couple now resides in Knoxville.
Seth Eash received a Pella Rolscreen Fellowship from Central College due to a high commitment to academic achievement. Eash of Kalona is now a freshman at Central College. Rolscreen Fellowship provides recipients with $25,000 of financial aid.
Tree professionals painted a realistic picture of the seriousness of the emerald ash borer?s (EAB) infestation of ash trees in North America at a program in Washington, Monday night. The program dealt with the habits of the EAB and the larvae, which feed beneath the bark and disrupt water and nutrient flow within the tree, which leads to tree death.Hannah Howard, Trees Forever field coordinator, and Andy Dahl, ...
The Brighton City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, in city hall.Items on the agenda include maintenance update-Vandegriff, a resolution approving the annual financial report for fiscal year 2014, QRS heating and cooling options, attorney update, nuisances, Anderson property and Wallace property, past due accounts, vacation scheduling, Neighborhood Watch, US Cellular tower rental, and anyone wishing ...
The Washington Park Board will meet in regular session at 5:30 p.m., Oct. 22 at Washington City Hall.On the agenda are reports from the Washington Community Y on baseball, and swimming pool summer operations.
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