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Descendents of the Joseph Reschly family will meet Sunday, June 22, for a reunion. A carry-in dinner will be served at noon at Sugar Creek Fellowship Hall in Wayland.

Washington High School Class of 1957 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 6, at Pizza Ranch.

Entries are wanted for the Open Class Division of the Washington County Fair including numerous classes of hobbies ? art and photography, all crafts, all types of needlework and quilts, woodworking, culinary, flowers and plants as well as dried arrangements. The largest-vegetable contest will be held again this year. These entries can be brought to the old schoolhouse building on the fairgrounds on Monday, July ...

Brighton City Council will meet at 7 p.m. today, June 3, in city hall.Items on the agenda include the monthly financial reports and treasurer's report, sheriff's department, maintenance update, nuisance update, cigarette permits, Mandy Northup, building/fencing permit approvals, ticket book, sidewalk/ditch south of fire station addition, commercial property vs. residential property, attorney update, strategic ...

The Washington High School Class of 1969 is holding its 45th class reunion on June 5-7. The class plans to hold several events "on the coattails" of Washington's 175th anniversary celebration. The class has had special T-shirts made just for the occasion.Homecoming Queen Roberta Miller will be back, and the class plans to have "Bert" in the parade, along with the rest of the class, who will ride on a hay wagon. ...

IOWA CITY ? The Maharishi School girls? tennis team went from two wins last season to 12 victories this year, but that level of improvement wasn?t enough to overcome perennial power Camanche on Tuesday.The Pioneers, who came into the dual with a spotless 12-0 record in 2012, were topped in the first five games for the playoff loss at Mercer Park in Iowa City.With the win, Camanche moves on to the state final ...

The Fairfield JV softball team opened its season with a pair of losses at the hands of Burlington Tuesday.The Trojans fell 7-3 in the first game and were edged 7-6 in the nightcap of the doubleheader.In the first game, Trojan starter Alli Deao threw a complete game with six strikeouts, and she also helped her own cause at the plate with three singles. Runs were scored by Kelsey Roberts, Lindsey Repp and Alyssa ...

Editor?s note: The Journal will print all of the Washington Middle School awards earned by students as space is available.Washington Middle School Awards Day was held at 2 p.m., May 20, 2014, at the Middle School Auditorium in Washington.Students in the Scholastic Top Five awards were given to each student who had been in the top five of his or her class during any of the first three terms.Sixth-grade students ...

The Washington Public library has set up a story walk on the KeWash Trail as part of Summer Reading club. Families are encouraged to walk or ride on the trail to enjoy the story. Summer Reading club kicked off Thursday morning at 10 a.m. with the Science Center of Iowa. Other events scheduled include Mad Science, Dan Wardell from IPTV, Chasing for Life, and Bubble Wonders, as well as several adult programs. All ...

The ?FIT 4 FUN? Appreciation Celebration was held Sunday, June 1, 2014. The event began in Central Park at the site of the new playground equipment. Barry Leichty and Jeff Moore, assisted by Mayor Brad Roth, installed the new sign recognizing donors. Brooke Carter, Lori Messer and Bev Conrad untied the bright red ribbon celebrating ?Unity in the Community.? These ladies were instrumental in the fundraising ...

Please join Wilma Snakenberg's family and friends as they celebrate her 85th birthday at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington, on Sunday, June 15, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Your presence is your gift.

West Chester Alumni and guests met Sunday June 1, 2014, at the West Chester Heritage Schoolhouse for the annual celebration and potluck dinner at 12 p.m. Sandra Bauer Kongable, from the Class of 1954, welcomed about 70 in attendance, with the quip, ?It was written in stone.? She told of the first time changes for the school, which were girls? basketball, an out-of-state class trip to Chicago, and a prom.Ron ...