Betty Howell Moye of Torrance, Calif., visited recently with relatives in the Crawfordsville and Columbus Junction area. Betty grew up here and is the daughter of the late Robert and Mazie Howell.Guests in the home of Wilma McAllister were her niece, Janice Parks from Sacramento, Calif., and her daughter and granddaughter, Stephanie and Elise Aquilon from Santa Barbara, Calif.Janice had organized a first ...
The past number of weeks have been a real challenge for me. I am currently preaching through the letter to the Ephesians from the New Testament. The author of the letter, the apostle Paul, had been through a lot of struggles in his life. But in this letter to the church at Ephesus, he really encourages them to remember all the things that God has done for them. In the early verses of the letter, Paul tries to ...
Washington County 4-H'ers performed during the Share-the-Fun event in the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair. Share-the-Fun participants perform vocal or instrumental music, dance, humorous skits, monologues and specialty acts."Performers receive evaluation comments from a judge, but are not ranked," said Mitchell Hoyer, program specialist for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 4-H Youth ...
Library staff are very excited to announce their new, permanent, year-round library hours. The staff appreciates everyone who filled out the survey or provided feedback.New hours start Tuesday, Sept. 2. The library will be closed closed Monday, Sept. 1 for Labor Day. Mondays through Thursdays the library will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from 8 am. to 1 p.m.Opening ...
Halcyon is happy to welcome Rosemary Laing to the Halcyon family. She was a longtime Washington resident before moving to Arizona in 2000. Many will remember her late husband Jim and his affiliation with McCleery Cumming as the art director. She has three children, Wendy in Washington, Laurie from Bloomfield, and Jeff in Woodland Park, Colo. She is the proud grandmother of five grandchildren and seven great-grandc...
WACO Community School District will hold a special board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, in the junior/senior high media centerItems on the agenda include a public hearing concerning installation of solar energy and approval of a bid to install solar energy.
Marion and Helen Turnipseed celebrated 65 years of marriage last week with a dinner in Iowa City. Marion and Helen were married on Aug. 14, 1949, at the Methodist Church in Washington, following Marion?s military service in WW II.Julia Gamon and her daughter, Lucy Gamon, shared quality time together last week as the mother-daughter duo set out for an adventure in northwest Iowa. They started out kayaking on the ...
The Washington Public Library has begun registration for fall programs. Run and Read, an organized gym and reading program for 3-5-year-olds will be held on Tuesday mornings at 9, followed by Wee Read, a story time for toddlers accompanied by an adult from 10:45 to 11:15.Both programs are free and open to the public. Register at the front desk of the library or call 319-653-2726.
(From The Washington Evening Journal, Friday, Aug. 20, 2004)10 YEARS AGOWashington County is in no hurry to demolish what Friends of the Bunker Mill Bridge believe is an historic structure in Richmond, and Tuesday the county supervisors gave the group another 90 days to come up with a plan to save the 117-year-old bridge on the English River.Assistant Superintendent Julie Grotewald told the board last night ...
The Washington, Iowa Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) met at the home of Karen Murphy on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 6:30 p.m. for the annual fall potluck. Co-hostesses were Virginia Bordwell and Heather Heddens. There were 17 members in attendance, in addition to one guest. Members received their 2014-15 program books, prepared by Millie Youngquist.Highlights of the business meeting ...
Cian Bonnett, 8, of Fairfield is one of 13 children who will receive special recognition from the Iowa Hawkeyes as a Kid Captain for the 2012 football season.Cian will be an honorary Kid Captain at Iowa?s away game against Michigan on Nov. 17.Now in its fourth year, the Kid Captain program is a partnership between University of Iowa Children?s Hospital and the Hawkeyes to honor UI Children?s Hospital patients ...
Pam Regur of Fairfield was the overall female winner in the 10-kilometer road race Saturday morning at the 60th annual West Point Sweet Corn Festival in Fort Madison.
Fairfield will host its annual Meet the Trojans night at Fairfield High School Thursday evening.A parent meeting for athletes involved in FHS fall athletics is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. in the gym.Players and coaches for all fall athletic events including football, volleyball, cross country, swimming and cheerleading will be introduced to parents, fans and community members. Team pictures will begin at 6 ...
Cole Brenneman, son of Gene and Lisa Brenneman, earned Champion Chester White Purebred swine at the Iowa State Fair Market Swine Show. Brenneman is a member of the Dutch Creek Flyers 4-H Club.
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