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Middle age woes are hard enough to deal with, but throw in empty nest syndrome and it is a recipe for potential depression.Psychologists at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston say not to look at it as an ending, but as the beginning of a new stage in life with more time to travel, develop new hobbies, rediscover forgotten dreams and get to know your spouse all over again."Parents have channeled all of their ...

P.E.O. Chapter MX met on March 3, 2014, at the home of Nancy Clawson. Thirteen members and one guest, Karen Bates Chabal, attended. The following officers were elected for the 2014-15 year: president - Marj Lins, vice president - Jane Cuddeback, Recording Secretary - Kathy Hunt, Corresponding Secretary - Becky Widmer, Treasurer ? Barb Liebe, Co-Chaplains ? Kathleen Almelien and Lynda Miksch, and Guard ? Elizabeth ...

When seeking care for a mental health concern, doctors at Baylor College of Medicine say there are important steps you can take even before your consultation.According to Dr. Sanjay Mathew, associate professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor, self-care is an important first step in caring for your mental health.Mathew identifies the following basic principles of ...

Chapter Iowa J of National T.T.T. Society met at 7 p.m. Monday, March 3, at the Wayland Community Center."Sword of Gold" was sung and President Lori Messer called the meeting to order. Parliamentarian Judith Hueholt read Characteristics of a Strong Chapter from the National T.T.T. Society Handbook and President Messer followed up with her own comments.Recording Secretary Georgia Fort took roll with 18 members ...

On Feb. 22, Coraline, daughter of Nathan and Rachael Germany of Nevada, Iowa, celebrated her 3rd birthday. A special evening meal and party was held at the home of her grandparents, Virgil and Jane Symmonds of Fairfield. Other guests present were Coraline?s aunt and uncle, Kelly and Nolan Symmonds of Kalona; great-grandmother Winifred Fritz of Brighton; and great-uncle Marty Symmonds of Pleasant Plain.J.D. ...

The Washington Fortnightly Creative Living meeting was held at the U.P. Dining Room at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 27. Joleen Krotz and Dorothy Soucek were co-hostesses. The speaker was Jean Wollenberg on Hospice Care. Material was handed out to members and a question-and -answer time was held. Dessert was served before the business meeting from a table decorated with roses. Ten members answered roll call with "What I am ...

Rebekah Lin Turner, daughter of Mark and Susan Turner of Wayland, and Jonathan David Steele, son of Ginny Achilles of White Oak, Ga., and Terry T. Steele of Kalamazoo, Mich., would like to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. The wedding ceremony and reception will be held at Suburban Heights Baptist Church in Fairfield on March 29, 2014.The bride graduated from Heartland Baptist Bible College in ...

The Washington County Historical Society Executive Board met at 9 a.m., Feb. 27, at the Washington Public Library.Five people were present, and Ferd Marie was presiding officer. Guests were Margie Lasek and Jim Wood.Jim Wood gave an estimate for building a front stoop on Red Brick School. It was announced that the annual meeting of the Washington County Historical Society would be held at the West Chester ...

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Clarahan of Brighton announce the engagement of their daughter, Abigail Lynn, to Lee Allan Cobb, son of Mark and Laurie Cobb of Brighton and Rodney and Kim Gibbons of Burlington.The future bride is a graduate of Washington High School in Washington and is currently attending Buena Vista College in Ottumwa. She is employed as a receptionist at the River Hills Clinic in Richland.The future groom ...

The regular meeting of the Prairie Pride 4-H Club was held at the Extension office on Feb. 16, 2014.The meeting was called to order by McKenna Brinning at 5 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Makenna Burdock. Roll call was answered by 28 members by telling ?one person, place or thing you love.? The minutes of the previous meeting were read by Holly Vittetoe and approved by Morgan Brinning and Gracie ...

Bailie Harris and Claire Wilson were accepted into the Iowa State University (ISU) Honor Choir, which was held on the ISU campus in Ames on Feb. 9-10. It is a rigorous audition process in which students must sing a classical solo, sightread a musical passage, answer theory questions, and are tested on their tonal memory. Dr. Rodde, the head of choral music at ISU, travels around the state of Iowa and auditions ...

Winter weather struck again, when four Mid-Prairie students were attending the University of Iowa (UI) Honor Choir. Nathan Reed, Bailie Harris, Mycailah Salvador, and Haylee Marner, were able to attend rehearsals on Sunday, Feb. 16, with UI Choral Music Director Dr. Timothy Stalter. They made tremendous strides in the music and all four students received individual lessons from the University voice professors. ...