The Washington Community School District Board of Education will meet in special session at 5:45 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Central Office at 404 W. Main St. in Washington.Agenda items are: a call for election of District 2 seat; and determination of length and rate for bond issue asking.
It?s that time of year to get hopping with the 4-H rabbit project area. 4-H and FFA members involved in the rabbit project are invited to attend a free rabbit workshop on Saturday, March 22, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the basement at the Washington County fairgrounds.Senior 4-H rabbit showmen are excited to offer this workshop where they will showcase several breeds and teach about the specifics of each. They will ...
The Eagle?s Nest Clover Kid Club spent their February meeting learning about heart health. The group practiced yoga together. Here they relax in the fish position. The Eagle?s Nest Clover Kids are led by volunteer Jodie Beinhart and Brooke Anderson. Clover Kids is a division of 4-H for kindergarten through third-grade students who meet monthly for hands-on learning. For more information on how to get involved as ...
Washington SHARE IOWA participants may pick up their orders on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 10 to 11 a.m., at Central Park Community Center. Orders for March may be placed at that time, and until March 13. Visit www.shareiowa.org to see nutritious and affordable food choices for you and your family. Local contact: Marie Elmore at 319-653-5678.
Spring is on its way ? and so is the new Washington Rotary Club Daffodil Days campaign. Residents have until Feb. 24 to place their orders for daffodils.This year, the Washington Rotary Club is coordinating the Daffodil Days campaign. Susan Wellington, chair of the campaign, saw an opportunity to continue this successful fundraiser in Washington County that will continue to support the American Cancer Society ...
Weather does not stop the Bows and Bullets 4-H Club members from improving their shooting skills. Members met Sunday, Feb. 16, at Clemons Creek Shooting Range to shoot clay pigeons, practice their archery and .22 rifle. Bows and Bullets is a specialized 4-H club that meets monthly for organizational meetings and also for range time practice. For more information on how to volunteer or member for this club, ...
Pat Remington visited her son Travis in Ainsworth on Feb. 10. They spent the time together in Iowa City on Feb. 11.On Feb. 9, J.D. Hollingsworth of Packwood and Bridget Hollingsworth of Fairfield visited their grandmother, Winifred Fritz, in Brighton. Providing the evening meal were their mother, Mary Stecker with friend Joel, of Fairfield, and Winifred?s daughter Jane and Virgil Symmonds of Fairfield.Winifred ...
Matt Moeller is a senior at Washington High School and a member of the Franklin Cubs 4-H Club. He is the son of Edward and Susan Moeller, and he has one sister, Nikole.He has worked in the project areas of swine and rabbit, and he has participated in the 4-H skating party and dodgeball tournament.Among the highlights of his 4-H experiences is going on club tours to the Kinze plant, John Deere combine plant and ...
Marcella Snakenberg will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at the Wooden Wheel Vineyard, 1179 Highway 92, Keota.
Shannon Christensen of Brighton has been recognized as an Outstanding Business Administration student by the faculty at AIB College of Business.To receive the honor, Christensen, who is earning a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, and the other honorees were required to attain a grade point average of 3.75 or higher in the previous term.Lauren Vittetoe of Washington has been recognized as an ...
PACKWOOD ? The Fairfield freshmen girls fell to Pekin?s JV squad 46-27 Tuesday in Packwood.Madison Roberts led the Trojans with 12 points. Karley Williams scored eight points, MacKenzie McClure had five and Harley Cook chipped in with two points.
The University of Iowa awarded an estimated 1,500 degrees at the close of the 2013 fall session. Area students who graduated include:Brighton: Brittany Dawn Burnham, BSNKalona: Chelsea Jo Allee, BA, Sociology; Kristyn Lee Dorschner, BA, Sport Studies; Kristyn Lee Dorschner, CER, Entrepreneurial Management; Judah Jared Walker, BA, Computer Science and BS, Statistics;Riverside: Drew Joseph Frees, BA, Interdepartm...
The Mid-Prairie High School jazz band received its fifth consecutive Division 1 rating at State Jazz Contest this past Wednesday, Feb. 12. They performed at Clear Creek-Amana High School.Members of the jazz band include: saxophonists - Andy Roberts, Sawyer Black, Haylee Marner, Sadie Goll, and Emily Meader; trombonists - Anna Mayer, Madisen Nielsen, Jessica Goll, James Merritt, and Hayley Weber; trumpet players-A...
The United Church Women met at the United Church of Crawfordsville on Tuesday, Feb. 11, with 13 members and one guest, Shirley Pfeifer present.The meditation was given by Donna Fletcher, using the devotional booklet "Our Daily Bread." She read "True Love" a reading based on John 15:9-17 written by Jennifer Benson Schuldt. There is no truer faithful, selfless love for others than Christ's sacrificial love.Preside...
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