Angel Ponce of Washington, a first-year students in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, was named to the fall 2013 Dean's List at Creighton University.Full-time students who rank in the top 10 percent of their class for the semester and earn a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a 4.0 scale are eligible for the Dean's List.
Washington County 4-H members continue to volunteer their time and talent for community service projects all throughout Washington County. The Lime Creek Limelights 4-H members volunteered at the Wellman Elementary Winter Carnival on Jan. 25. 4-H Members Kaycee Miller and Alyssa McDowell helped with face painting. Kaia Temple and Lindsey Palmer worked together on applying tattoos. Erica McDowell, Avery Blauvelt ...
Washington Community School District Kindergarten Roundup is planned for March 27 and March 28 at the Stewart Elementary School kindergarten classrooms in Washington. The roundup is for any child turning 5 years old on or before Sept. 15, 2014. Also, parents who have not attended roundup in the last three years are highly encouraged to attend a parent meeting during the roundup session.Parents must sign their ...
Bows and Bullets 4-H Club held the installation of officers at their January 4-H meeting. County Council president Maddie Hora led the ceremony. The officers elected for the 2014 4-H year include: president - Derek Stender, vice president - Noah Altenhofen, secretary - Kyle Basten, treasurer - Reid Basten, historian and publicity - Cody Mellinger, and photographer - Amanda Pfeifer. Officers help lead club ...
Jim and Shirley (Fuller) Clegg of Washington were united in marriage on Feb. 5, 1954, in Burlington, by the Rev. John W. Pool. The Rev. Pool was a great uncle of Jim's and he also married both Jim's parents, James Harold Clegg and Norma Reaney, and Jim's maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Reaney. This date of Feb. 5, 1954, was also the celebration of the 58th wedding anniversary of Jim's paternal ...
The Washington County Conservation Education Center will be closed from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31 for staff training.
Gear up for the Big Game by watching "Rudy!" Join football fans at the Washington Public Library on Feb. 1 for Super Saturday! This event is open to all ages.(Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult 18 years or older.) Feel free to bring blankets and pillows to make your movie viewing more comfortable. This program will run from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Find out if Rudy will beat the odds and fulfill his dream of ...
The Iowa Pork Industry Center and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach are teaming up to provide training for pork producers and others who need certification in the Pork Quality Assurance Plus© (PQA Plus©) program. One certification session has been set for Feb. 5, in Washington.Washington County administrative assistant Nancy Adrian said the session will be held at the Washington County Extension ...
The Washington County 4-H County Council hosted a countywide 4-H Skating Party on Sunday, Jan. 26, at the Wellman Rec. Center. Over 160 4-H?ers, Clover Kid members, family members, and friends took advantage of the fun roller-skating. Numerous other adults and youth attended. Skaters had time to free skate, as well as compete in a limbo competition.The Skating Party is one of the many countywide activities held ...
The Washington County Hospital and Clinics Board of Trustees will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, in the Nicola Conference Room at the hospital.Items on the agenda include finance, patient satisfaction, CEO report and clinic acquisition.
Marissa Madison of Washington earned selection to the Honor Roll at Oklahoma Christian University (OC) for the 2013 fall semester.Madison, a sophomore majoring in psychology at Oklahoma Christian, merited the honor by achieving a grade point average between 3.40 and 3.84 on a 4.00 scale during the fall semester.
There will be a program on the Romani of Eastern Europe and other places in the Fellowship Hall of the Washington United Methodist Church on Feb. 2. These are people sometimes called Gypsies, and they were persecuted for centuries. There will be a potluck meal at noon and a program around 1 p.m.The presentation will be given by Ciuin Ferrin, a member of the United Methodist Church. She lives in Cedar Rapids and ...
Margie Lasek will present the program "Col. David J. Palmer" at the Feb. 4 meeting of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Col. Palmer, an early settler in this county, was in the Union Army during the Civil War. His story of service is exciting. The public is invited to come and learn about his life. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. in the Genealogy Room at the Washington Public Library.
The following area students have been named to the Fall 2013 Dean's List at Mount Mercy University. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better, and who are graded (letter grade, not pass/fail) for six or more semester hours, are eligible for inclusion on the Dean's List.Keota: Rachel White, NursingRiverside: Jarrod Longbine, accounting; Megan Miller, accounting; Sadie Wasmund, criminal justice
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