Community

Retirees from the Washington Community School District were recognized at the school board meeting Wednesday evening. Pictured above are Margaret Zieglowsky, who worked for the district for 33 years; Sue Janecek, 36 years; Maureen Schneider, 38 years; and Barb Donkersloot, 39 years.Not pictured were Tim Balvanz, 35 years; Pat Hammes, 16 years; Nina McGee, 12.5 years; and Darlene Payne, 10 years.

William Robinson (left) of North Liberty and James Thompson (right) of Shreveport, La., enjoy a kayak ride across from the Riverside Casino. The two were enjoying the day as they took part in the National Veterans TEE tournament. This allows legally blind and other disabled veterans a chance to take part in a golf tournament, kayak, bowl, go horseback riding and other activities to help promote rehabilitation.

Martha Washington Questers 1032 resumed meetings for the year with a trip to Oskaloosa on Aug. 23, 2014. Members enjoyed a day of antiquing on the town?s square. Lunch was eaten at the Smokey Row Coffee restaurant, which made for much conversation. It is a fun-filled restored building featuring a soda fountain, along with some unique memorabilia such as the marquee from the old movie theater.A short business ...

The descendants of Vaclav and Marie Beranek held a first-time-ever family reunion on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, at the VFW Club in Riverside.The noon luncheon was catered by Mrs. Vicki Mincer. Guests brought additional tasty food dishes including Bohemia breads, kolaches and sauerkraut for the 1 p.m. meal.Video family pictures were shown on a screen during the afternoon. John Wilson, a great-great-grandson, had ...

The Washington High School Marching Band will hold a public uniformed run-through at Case Field at 7 p.m. today. The band is preparing for the Fort Madison Classic at 2 p.m. Sept. 20, and the Mt. Pleasant Invitational at 7:15 p.m. the same day; the Davis County Festival of Bands in Bloomfield on Oct. 4 (evening performance), the Marching Band Festival in Pella on Oct. 18, and the Waukee Marching Invitational that ...

The Fortnightly Club Washington History Department will meet at 4 p.m., Sept. 12, at the Genealogy Library in the Washington Public Library.Sally Reighard will be present the program, on country schools.If you are interested in this program and other topics in Washington County history, the group invites you to attend. If you have any questions, call Sally Reighard at 319-461-5405, or Ellen Krueger at 319-653-1031.

Post 29 American Legion met at its regular date with Ron Brock commanding. Adjutant Jim Peterson reported on treasury and membership numbers. One member, Bill Beenblossom, has passed away. New members are Tracy Baumert and Jeremy Furniss. Sons of the Legion commander, Mike Sypherd, reported on the All Veterans picnic held Sept. 7. The program was Cheyene Cuddeback Miller reporting on her newest book. Mike handed ...

WACO School Board will hold its regular and organizational meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, in the WACO Junior/Senior High media center.Items on the agenda include the consent agenda, public forum, review of some Board of Education Policy sections, Instructional Support Levy, 28E agreement with Highland CSD, early graduation request, Service Agreement with Johnson Controls, examine and settle the books for ...

Fourteen members of Chapter DL of T.T.T. met at Cathy Lewis's home in Coralville Monday evening for the September meeting. President Beenblossom brought the meeting to order with the singing of Sword of Gold.Committee reports were heard: Janet Peterson reported that Turnipseeds sent a note of thanks for everything that the group did as a chapter when their mother passed away.Charity: Denise Chalupa reported ...

Des Moines Area Community College President Rob Denson recently released the names of students eligible for the Summer Semester President?s List. To be eligible, a student must have earned a 4.0 grade point average.Those recognized from this area include: Brooke Hammond, Liberal Arts, of Washington, and Trent Kreiss, Liberal Arts, of Ainsworth.

The 4-H mission says ?4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential through youth-adult partnerships and research-based experiences.? 4-H in Washington County cannot be what it is today without the many different types of volunteers.The 4-H Youth Committee is one type of volunteer position. This 17-member adult group meets monthly to review and plan events for the county. They often were 4-H members and want ...

Walter Pacha was a luncheon guest at the home of Ron and Karen Heineman of Brighton, Aug. 23. Walter, whose parents had once lived in the house, was surprised to see the changes that had been made to the house over the years. After his visit at Ron and Karen?s, Walter stopped by his brother?s home to visit Gerald, his wife Rosemary and their sister Geraldine Sheller of Kansas.