The Tuesday Coffee Club met at the United Presbyterian Church for lunch on March 18. The church serves lunch on Tuesday during Lent, and the group enjoyed lunch among other friends and acquaintances.The Coffee Club will meet again at the church for the Lenten luncheon at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 1. Vernetta Crawford is in charge of arrangements.
Harold and Betty Stephens celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary on March 23, 2014. They were married in Brighton on March 23, 1943.Their children are Tom and Carol Stephens of Santa Fe, N.M., Lynn and Mike Sisler of Galena, Ill., and Leslie and Craig Paul of Washington. They both reside at the United Presbyterian Home, Brownlee Center, at 1201 E. Washington Street, Washington, IA 52353.
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 ...
In 1939, the Great Depression was ending and recovery was starting. Washington, Iowa, was celebrating its centennial with a building boom. With funds from the WPA project, new school buildings were opening.However, Lincoln and Stewart buildings were not the only structures going up. Come to the program sponsored by the Washington County Genealogical Society to learn about the new additions to the town. David ...
Brian Pattyson reports for the Wayland Lions Club and their meeting held Tuesday, March 18, at the Wayland Community Center with 11 members and four guests present. President Marianne Pattyson called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Lion Stan Meyer gave the Invocation and the meeting recessed to enjoy the delicious meal catered by Alice Hochstetler.Lion Terry Kaufman gave the treasurer?s ...
On Thursday, April 10, local residents will have the opportunity to enjoy a free afternoon of health and wellness at Washington County Hospital and Clinics' (WCHC) Living Well Center's first ever Health and Wellness Expo. This event will be held at Washington County Hospital in the South Lobby Corridor on Thursday April 10 from 2:30 to 6:30 pm.WCHC hosts this Health and Wellness Expo to educate and increase the ...
The Washington County Hospital and Clinics Board of Trustees will meet in regular session at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 27, in the Nicola Conference Room in the hospital.Items on the agenda include the finance report, including a capital equipment request for video bronchoscope and a Washington County Riverboat Foundation grant application for radiography and fluoroscopy system, and the management report.
Kim and Joan Leyden were married March 30, 1964, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington.They are the parents of four sons: John Leyden and family of Omaha, Neb., Chris Leyden and family of Iowa City, Joel Leyden and family of Winner, S.D., and Nick Leyden of Coralville. They have seven grandchildren.They celebrated on a February trip to Florida arranged by their sons. They visited Savannah, Ga.; St. ...
The community is invited to join Fellowship at Brighton on Sunday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Brighton Community Building. The grand opening will begin at 6:30 p.m. April 13.Please dress casual, enjoy snacks and drinks around tables, enjoy modern praise songs on a projector, brief life-empowering messages, user-friendly translations of the Bible, lots of true life stories, child care provided in the ...
Washington County 4-H cannot thank volunteers enough. They are a key component to what 4-H is all about in creating partnerships between caring adults and youth. Wednesday, March 19, the 4-H County Council thanked volunteers with a 4-H Volunteer Appreciation Supper.This event was sponsored by the 4-H County Council who provided a hot beef sundae and desserts to a variety of 4-H volunteers ranging from Extension ...
4-H values hands-on learning and community service. Senior 4-H member Lindsey Palmer put these two ideas together when she led a community service project at the March Ready, Set, Sew! 4-H workshop for almost 20 4-H?ers. Palmer had recently sewn 50 burp cloths for the Preemie Project at the University of Iowa, and knew it would be a perfect project for beginning sewers to do as well. Palmer prepared material for ...
The 4-H mission says ?4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential through youth-adult partnerships and research-based experiences.? 4-H in Washington County cannot be what it is today without the many different types of volunteers.One particular family in Washington County provides two generations of active and motivated volunteers. Marty and Marianne Van Roekel of Wellman and their four children, Maggie, ...
Saturday morning was hoppin? at the Washington County Fairgrounds with rabbits, 4-H?ers, 4-H parents, and 4-H volunteers. The 4-H Rabbit Workshop drew almost 20 4-H?ers to learn and share about the rabbit project area.The event was hosted by rabbit superintendent David Moeller and senior 4-H rabbit showman Lindsey Palmer of the Lime Creek Limelights, Shelly Palmer, a 4-H alumna, and Ellie and Sophie Bell of the ...
The North Central American Choral Directors Conference and Honor Choir was held In Des Moines, March 20-22, 2014. Ransom Adams a member of the Washington High School Choir, directed by Mike Jewell, was selected by audition from a six-state region to be a member of the 136 voice choir which rehearsed for three days in Des Moines. Dr. Robert Harris led the Mixed Choir in rehearsals and directed them in concert at ...
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