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The Brighton Bear Cub Club met for its last after school session of the year for a mix of safety and creativity. The main objective of the day was to celebrate the past year together. Youth selected pictures to take home as keepsakes and wrote thank-you letters to Brighton City Council and Brighton Horizons for helping make the program possible. Brighton Bear Cub Club was delivered by Washington County Extension ...

Ronald McDonald made a guest appearance at the United Presbyterian Home on Friday, April 11, as Up with Kids Day Care wrapped up the weeklong celebration of children and their caregivers. The very familiar character was a standout in his red and yellow flamboyant attire and over-sized floppy shoes as he addressed the children and residents with his message of "character counts." He was well received by the young ...

Spencer Shalla is a senior at Mid-Prairie High School and a member of the Limecreek Livewires. He is the son of Clint Shalla and Kari Honsey, and he has one sibling, Connor Shalla.As a 4-H'er Spencer has worked in the project areas of beef cattle, photography, woodworking, and livestock judging.Specials 4-H highlights include placing third overall market steer in 2012, and meeting new people through showing ...

Local students will present their end-of-semester projects at Dordt College.Marshall Schrock of Wellman is co-presenting his agriculture presentation "Informational and Financial Analysis of Dairy Manure Digesters." Schrock is a junior majoring in agriculture with an emphasis in animal science.Hannah Yoder of Kalona is co-presenting her agriculture presentation "Informational and Financial Analysis of Dairy ...

Twenty-four William Penn University students were inducted into the Iowa Beta Chapter of Alpha Chi this past February. The University is pleased to announce that Megan Darice Waterhouse, a senior nursing student of Wayland, accepted the invitation to join the nationally recognized collegiate honor society. In order to be invited, students need to be of either junior or senior standing and have cumulative GPAs ...

Lincoln Elementary will hold Bike-A-Thon on Saturday, May 3, at Sunset Park. Students are asked to bring their bike helmets to this event and it is hoped that all students will be wearing their helmets as they participate.Lincoln is asking for donations of unneeded bike helmets for students at Lincoln. If you have a bike helmet that you do not use anymore, please consider donating it to Lincoln Elementary before ...

People across Iowa are learning to thrive, not just survive, as they provide care to their loved ones who are chronically ill, aging or have a disability.?Powerful Tools for Caregivers,? a six-week series of classes provided by Human Sciences Extension and Outreach, gives participants the tools they need to address the challenges of caregiving.Participants learn skills to reduce stress, improve caregiving ...

SHARE orders will be ready for pickup at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at Central Park Community Center. May orders may be placed at that time. For more information, contact Marie Elmore at 653-5678.ORDERS CAN BE PICKED UP THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 26, at 9:30 am, at Central Park Community Center. MAY ORDERS CAN BE PLACED AT THAT TIME. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MARIE ELMORE 653-5678.

This year?s Stewart Boosters Annual Spring Carnival on April 26 will feature a jungle safari theme. There is a full slate of fun activities for the whole family including bounce houses, carnival-style games, photo booth, raffles, face painting, silent auction, book fair, and concessions. This year?s silent auction has fantastic themed-classroom baskets, including Family Night, Movie Night, Book Lovers, Kids? ...

Washington County 4-H Fundraising Committee hosted a pancake breakfast on Saturday, April 19, at the Washington County Fairgrounds. The breakfast was held from 7 to 10:30 a.m. The menu included pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage patties, juice, milk and coffee. Three-hundred-eighty people enjoyed the breakfast meal served by 4-H members and volunteers.Money raised will go toward enrollment fees of the Washington ...

The Washington Public Library will be showing "Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters" this Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:06 p.m. This event is for students in grades kindergarten through 12. Younger children must be accompanied by an adult 18 or older.

Mid-Prairie High School will present its 2014 spring musical ?The Music Man,? this weekend, at the high school. Performances on Friday April 25, and Saturday, April 26 begin 7:30 p.m. A Sunday matinee will begin at 2 p.m. April 27. Tickets can be reserved ahead of time or purchased at the door.