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Post 29 American Legion met at its regular date with Ron Brock commanding. One member, Bob Huber, has passed away since the last meeting.New members include Ron Hazen, Fred Stigers, Mike Sypherd, Bryce Nielsen, Lori Chalupa, John Lukrofka, and Julie Lindner-Reid. Marion Turnipseed was honored for his 65th wedding anniversary. Dana Conklin was honored for his recent marriage to Ann Moore.Alvin Miller, First ...

Jayce Anthony was born to Randie and Heath Frieden of Richmond at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces.Grandparents are Kathy and Tom Sieren, and Julie Frieden of Wellman; Jerry and Dawn Fisher of Washington; and Dennis Frieden of Kalona.Great-grandparents are Tony and Jane Weber, Patricia Sieren, and Alan and Betty Fuhr, all of Washington; Nancy Fisher of North English; Carroll Fisher of ...

Lauren Chalupa will be 90 years old Aug. 8. He would enjoy hearing from his friends. His address is 708 E. Jefferson St., Washington, Iowa, 52353.

The Washington County Supervisors will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, in the supervisors board room.Items on the agenda include: discussion and action regarding a secondary road use permit application from granGABLE in Coralville; discussion and action regarding a secondary road usage permit application from the Iowa City Cycling Club; discussion and action regarding the proposed 28E agreement with the ...

The Festival of Talents was held Wednesday, July 16, in the Washington Community Center during the Washington County Fair. The beautiful fair evening brought out a full house of enjoyment seekers. The contestants were ready to showcase their talents. Performers ranged in age from 6 to 21 years old. The crowd showed its appreciation for the acts by providing much applause.The winners in this year's show in the ...

The 79th Annual Stout Reunion was held at the 4-H building on the Washington Fairgrounds on Sunday, July 20, 2014.Following a delicious potluck dinner, President Rob Stout called the meeting to order at 1:35 p.m. Louise Frakes read the minutes of last year?s meeting. Minutes were approved as read.Janene Kirk gave the attendance report. There were 41 people in attendance: zero from the Ed Stout line; zero from ...

The 97th reunion of the descendants of John Phillip and Gottliebe Kull Crile will be July 27 at the Brighton Community Center in Brighton.A potluck meal will be served at 12:30 p.m., with time for visiting and a family meeting to follow.The 2014 committee is Carl and Florence Grabor and Kathleen Anderson.

This group of square dancers got together to square dance at the Washington ?Y? once a month during the year 1959. They came from all over Washington County: Ainsworth, Brighton, Coppock, Wellman, West Chester and Washington.The Washington ?Y? then was in a building attached to the south side of Blair House.Back row: Doyle and Maxine Jarrard, Ted and Delores Griffith, Harold Ahrens, Unknown, Bob StephensMiddle ...

Betty Porter was at the height of her glory as she was surrounded by her family. Roberta and Joe along with Jim, Tom, and Kadin Schiebel, Teresa Shepherd and Patsy Porter were joined by Ray and Julie Porter from Elk Grove, Calif., as well as Richard and Jolene Porter from Urbandale and their son, Mike, Laura, Genevieve and Lillian Porter of Ankeny along with Sarah and Ryan Davis of West Des Moines gathered at ...

Praise the Lord, for He is risen and lives forever and will come again one of these days to take those who believe and put their trust in Him, to be with Him forever!The Bible tells us of a time when Jesus went into the country of the Gadarenes and when He got out of the boat that brought him there, there was a man who met Jesus there, and this man was possessed by demons. This man was tormented by the demons ...

A card shower is being held for Bernice Commers in celebration of her 100th birthday on July 28. A family gathering will be held on Sunday, July 20, with pictures being taken in the afternoon. No open house is being held, but extended family, friends and former students are invited to visit Bernice anytime during the week or on her birthday, Monday, July 28.Cards may reach her at Parkview Manor, 516 13th Street, ...

Billie Nickolan was hostess to 10 Log Cabin Questers members.Billie introduced Paul Shebeck, who led the group on a tour of St. Mary?s Parish in Riverside. St. Mary?s was the first church in Riverside, built in 1877. The stained glass windows were highlighted, as he cited their origins and original costs. History of the school there was also mentioned. Built in 1912, it served many Riverside area families, and ...