John Jackson, formerly of Washington, will celebrate his 100th birthday with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Fairfield Senior Citizens Center in Fairfield. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The Washington County Board of Health (BOH) is relaunching its efforts to find a permanent home for the public health department. During the board's monthly meeting on Sept. 11, the board finalized details of its visit with the Washington County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Sept. 16.The search for a permanent home began in December 2006, when the department left the former nurses' home on the Washington County ...
A congregate meal will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25, at St. Joseph Church in East Pleasant Plain.On the menu are chicken SOPA, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, corn, homemade bread, beverage, salad bar, pie and cream puffs.Bingo will be played after the meal. An elevator is available, and all ages are welcome.Reservations are appreciated. Please call Caryl Smith at 319-694-2242 ...
The Crawfordsville Lions Club met at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at the United Church of Crawfordsville for the Annual Installation Banquet. Present were 23 Lions members and guests: Arvid and Joan Anderson, Scott and Jeanne Davis, Darrell Egli, Larry and Donna Fletcher, Joel and Luetta Greene, Gene and Betty Lintz, Larry and Nancy Love, Mike Massey, Gene and Pat Miller, Lance Miller, Mindy Rochwick, Billie ...
(From The Washington Evening Journal, Friday, Sept. 10, 2004)10 YEARS AGOA fire that may have been under way for hours in the attic crawlspace spread through the upper part of the south section of Reif?s Family Center Thursday morning, destroying much of the 98-year-old building and leaving some 20 people homeless.This October, Washington resident and Keota Elementary School educator Mary Chmelar will depart ...
The descendants of Lloyd and Bessie Loeffler met Sept. 9, 2014, at the United Presbyterian Home Campus Center for a potluck dinner at noon. Seventeen descendants were in attendance. Those that attended from Washington included: Connie S. Bauer, Linda Boston, Dave Draheim, Marvin and Phyllis Crile, Tonnie Crile, Penny Miller, Carole Ann Loeffler, Cindy Guy, Chase Greiner and Nathan Guy.Doug and Marcella Loeffler ...
Washington County 4-H would like to recognize those volunteers who have had a large impact on 4-H this year and in the past. These adult awards will be presented at the 4-H Award Family Fun Night on Nov. 8.Five awards will be given out: Friend of 4-H, Partner in 4-H, 4-H Volunteer of the Year, 4-H Alumni, and 4-H Family of the Year. Nominations for these awards can come from anyone in Washington County or a part ...
Washington County 4-H sent three individuals to participate at the 2014 4-H/FFA State Livestock Judging Contest in Ames on Aug. 23. Eighty-five youth from across the state participated at the newly constructed Jeff and Deb Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center at Iowa State University.In the senior division, 76 Progressive 4-H Club member, Logan Sieren, earned third place out of 43 participants. McKenna ...
Herb and Betty Osincup, dressed in full Indian garb, perform a song and dance routine at a local talent show. They did a skit titled "Heap Big Smoke," and they had performed the same skit 35 years ago with Prin Baird as their accompanist.
The Washington Community High School teachers and administration welcome all parents/guardians to parent/teacher conferences, from 3:30 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Conferences will be held in the high school commons area. (Please note time change for conferences!)Student schedules and midterm grades will be made available at that time. Parents/guardians are encouraged to visit with each teacher listed ...
Wilfred and Karen McCreedy recently joined the Halcyon House family. They raised their children, Gary, Dale, Nancy and Jill on the family farm north of Ainsworth. The farm where Wilfred raised hogs and cattle has been in the family since 1868. Karen worked in the farrowing house, doing other farm jobs and promoted pork at the local, state and national levels. Moving to Halcyon is the couple?s first move in their ...
The Mid-Prairie Community School District was once again well represented in the Washington Municipal Band this past summer. The band is made up of musicians from Washington County, and some communities as far away as Muscatine and Iowa City.The band has about 50 musicians on any given concert. The band plays for 10 weeks during the summer, with additional mini concerts at the UP Home and Halcyon House for those ...
Washington County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) received recognition for exemplary efforts toward the Water Quality Initiative on Sept. 3, 2014, at the 68th Annual Iowa Soil and Water Conservation Districts Commissioners Conference at the Sheraton Hotel in West Des Moines.Last year, Iowa rolled out a plan to reduce nutrient losses to the Gulf of Mexico. Over the past year and a half, there has been ...
Gerald Hoyle recently returned from his 34th fishing trip to Eagle Lake Lodge in Ontario, Canada ? something that has become a Hoyle family tradition. Approximately 11 guys from the area and two from Ottumwa made the trip this year including Gerald?s sons, Jeff and Joel; his grandson, Jason; and a great-grandson, Jarrod. The Hoyle family makes this 900-mile trip at least once a year and sometimes more often to ...
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