Community

Highland Community Schools Board of Directors will hold a retreat beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at Bryn Mawr Steakhouse.Items on the agenda include ?World Class Learners? by Yong Zhao, finance fundamentals, finances - estimated 2014-15 budget, effective boardsmanship, negotiations summary, revisiting the good conduct policy, and revisiting board goals.Supper will be served at 5 p.m.

Student musicians from seven 3A high schools came to Washington on Saturday, March 29 to participate in the annual solo and ensemble festival. Ten students from the band and choir departments represented our host school. Washington students received 1 division 3 rating, 4 division 2 ratings, and 5 division 1 ratings. Nicholas Todd received a perfect score for his tuba solo and was named the outstanding performer ...

Washington County Hospital CEO Dennis Hunger reported to the hospital board Thursday that, with the exception of a glitch in a computer program, the transition to take possession of the former Mercy Family Practice clinic has gone smoothly.Hunger said that the hospital had taken ownership of the clinic on March 1. He said that there had been some organizational changes made to help the transition, including the ...

The Washington Branch of American Association of University Women presented its 2014 Education Award to Jim and Margaret Dunn of Washington for their gift of land for the new Kirkwood Community College Regional Center in Washington.In 2002, Norm Nielsen, president of Kirkwood Community College, asked Jim to serve on the Kirkwood Foundation Board. It was through this board that the Dunns began learning more about ...

The Washington Middle School Advanced Band earned a I+ rating at the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association (SEIBA) Junior High/Middle School Large Group Festival held at Solon Middle School Friday, March 28. The band performed three pieces: Rough Riders March by Karl King, arr. by Swearingen, Cumberland Cross by Carl Strohman, and Steel Driving Man (the Legend of John Henry) arr. David Meyers. At the conclusion ...

The Washington High School Class of 1957 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 4, at Pizza Ranch.

"Get Smart," adapted by Christopher Sergel and from the series originally created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, will be presented by local home-schoolers at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 4-5, at Full Gospel Revival Center in Kalona. The Family Room Theater will have 27 students in this production. Admission is by donation.Based on the 1965-'70s television series, in this bright comedy-satire, Maxwell Smart ...

Two dances, a lunch, with bingo games are planned in April at Polishville Community Center.April kicks off with a dance, with Jerry Beauchamp of Eldora providing the music, on Sunday. Food will be for sale at 4:30 p.m., and dancing will be from 6-9 p.m.Lunch and bingo is planned April 9. Lunch will be 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with bingo starting at 12:30 p.m.The second dance is set for April 27. Goodman/Anders...

Sugars hide in many tasty foods and beverages. The first-graders at Stewart Elementary saw some of those hidden sweets through the Pick a Better Snack program offered by Washington County Extension.Thursday they learned a healthy daily meal plan can include 8 teaspoons (32 grams) of sugar. They discussed how sugars hide often in drinks and snacks. They counted and measured the correct number of sugar cubes ...

The Crawfordsville Lions Club met at 7 p.m. Monday, March 24, at the Crawfordsville Community Room. Twelve members were present.President Larry Fletcher opened the meeting by leading the Pledge to the Flag and giving the opening prayer.The minutes from the March 10 meeting were approved as read. The treasurer reported the balances in the regular and activity accounts.Upcoming community events were discussed-the...

Bridget Nebel of Washington has received an Accounting Academic Achievement Award at AIB College of Business.To be considered for the recognition, Nebel and 43 other honorees were required to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher in all their classes ? not just accounting ? through the Winter 2013-2014 academic term. Eligible students were reviewed by the Accounting faculty.Nebel is ...

Myron ?Mick? and Regina ?Jeanni? Jones of Kalona will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, April 6, 2014, with open house from 4 to 7 p.m. at Holy Trinity Parish Life Center, 575 Howard Street. Myron and Regina (Walker) were married in the same church 50 years ago, on April 4, 1964.They are parents of Shawn Jones of Kalona, Brent Jones and wife Audrey of Queen Creek, Ariz, and Heather Wiles and ...