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Nick Todd and Gary McCurdy, both of Washington, will present a concert of tuba duets at the 91st Iowa Bandmasters Association Convention to be held at Downtown Des Moines Marriot Hotel May 10 ? 12.The concert will take place at 5:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, in the second floor lobby of the Des Moines Marriot. The program will last about 40 minutes and feature several compositions and arrangements McCurdy has ...

AMES ? Nineteen members of the Mid-Prairie FFA chapter traveled to Ames for the Iowa FFA Leadership Conference April 22-24. Those attending from Mid-Prairie were: Jack Baker, Shae Becker, Aubrey Fay, Abby Frantz, Katie Frantz, Sadie Frantz, Erin Horesowsky, Averi Kron, Elizabeth Meader, Dallas Miller, David Murray, Sophia Norman, Cassidy Rourke, Colby Rourke, Creigh Rourke, Quinn Schmidt, Garrett Sexton, Abby ...

Arvid and Joan Anderson of Crawfordsville welcomed a great-granddaughter, Harlyn Alayne Anderson born April 18, 2018, to Taylor and Amy Anderson of Cedar Falls. Harlyn was welcomed by her sister, Leighton and brother, Maxwell. Grandparents are Ed and Leanne Anderson of Nashua.Arvid Anderson attended the 1st District American Legion Spring Conference at Wilton, Iowa on Saturday, April 21, 2018.The Department of ...

Julia Fritz, daughter of Joe and Lori Fritz, was a cast member of the musical comedy ?The Addams Family? in Fairfield. Attending the play on April 20 were her grandmother, Winifred Fritz, with son Tony and Lynn, of Brighton, and Winifred's daughter Rita Berry, of Missouri.On April 22, Winifred and Rita were joined by Winifred's daughter Lucy Dietzman, of Keosauqua. Lucy tilled Winifred's garden while Rita and ...

All 4-H members wanting to exhibit livestock at the 2018 Washington County Fair must have their animals entered into their personal 4hOnline accounts by May 15, at 11:59 p.m. All market animals that attend pre-fair weigh-ins will be entered by 4-H staff; however, all other animals with the exception of poultry must be entered by the 4-H member.Assistance will be offered at the 4-H Animal Entry Help Night on May ...

The new 4-H youth cooking club, the Clover Cookers, experimented with healthy recipe substitutes at their meeting April 28. They made five version of brownies using a different substitute for oil in each of four. They used avocado, black beans, Greek yogurt and applesauce and then participated in blind taste test to see if they could identify the substitutes.Everyone really liked the applesauce version. Avocado ...

Philadelphia Eagles running back Darren Sproles announced Sunday that the 2018 season will be his last in the NFL.Sproles, who turned 35 last month, wrote in a blog post that he planned for 2017 to be his final campaign before he suffered a torn left anterior cruciate ligament and broken right arm in Week 3, ending his season.?It's something you don't have any control over but I feel like I left a lot out ...

On Saturday May 12, at 7:30 p.m. a concert will be held at the Washington Area Performing Arts and Events Center in Washington. The title of the program is, ?An Evening of Music and Laughter? performed by Sue Ellen Hegstrom, formerly Sue Ellen Dawson. The concert is sponsored by the Washington Concert Association and the Washington Area Performing Arts and Events Center, along with support from the Washington ...

Middle school and high school students in the Highland Community School District worked in Ainsworth and Riverside the morning of Friday, April 27. They helped wash windows, raked leaves and put mulch out in the communities.

The Polishville Association is hosting two dances in May at the Polishville Community Center.The first is set for Sunday. Larry Fountin will be providing the music. Food sales begin at 4:30 p.m., and dancing is from 6-9 p.m.The second dance is set for May 20. Lyle Beaver of Iowa City will be providing the music. Food sales begin at 4:30 p.m., and dancing is from 6-9 p.m.The dances are open to the public.Polish...

The regular meeting of the Green Acres 4-H Club was held at 5 p.m.,on April 22. The Meeting was called to order by Secretary Baylee Stalder. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Zoey Dennler. Roll call was ?what do you cook/bake best?? It was answered by 12 members. The Secretary's report was read and the Treasurer was absent so no report was given.For old business, the club will work in the concession stand for ...

As Week of the Young Child came to an end, Washington FFA members arrived last Friday morning with farm animals for children and adults to pet and admire. They brought chickens, baby goats, baby pigs, a dog, mini horses, bottle calf, lambs and rabbits. It was a room full of excited children and animals.Cottage residents met for the April potluck Monday evening with 47 residents present including new residents ...