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The Ericson reunion will be held Sunday at the Lockridge Senior Citizen Center.
Washington Evening Journal
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The Ericson reunion will be held Sunday at the Lockridge Senior Citizen Center.
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News KALONA ? The opening of the $5.3 million Community Center in Kalona Saturday was a dream come true for city counselors and the community alike, who came out in droves to show their support.A pickup basketball game christened the gymnasium ? which the former facility could fit inside, said City Administrator Ryan Schlabaugh. On the second-floor track, people were already power ...
Iowa State University Extension is partnering to offer city and county employees a free course to increase personal finance knowledge and to learn ways communities can empower residents to build financial security, thanks to a grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation.Small Change: Building Financial Security is a blended (face-to-face and online learning) course offered this fall to anyone employed by ...
BURLINGTON ? ArtRageous will open the Burlington Civic Music Association's 89th season of artistry on the river. The show is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at Burlington Memorial Auditorium, 200 Front St., Burlington.ArtRageous dances and sings while fellow artists brush stroke on gigantic moving blank canvases, turning their performance into an interactive journey of visual and performing ...
Linda Betsinger McCann will be speaking at the Swedish Heritage Museum, in Swedesburg, on Monday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. McCann will be speaking about her newest book, ?The Civilian Conservation Corps in Southeast Iowa.? She also will be at the Washington Public Library on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 10 a.m. speaking on the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Later that day she will be at the Winfield Library at 1:30 p.m. ...
Happy birthday!August 24Clark WhitakerAugust 25Bobbie Manning SierenAugust 26Isabelle Willey Happy anniversary!August 24Joe and Tammy Ireland
The Mississippi Valley Boy Scout Council is gearing up with their local volunteers for an action-packed fall season of Scouting. Local Cub Scout Packs will soon be holding ?join nights? in their communities for new families to join scouting.Cub Scouting is more than just an activity. It's adventure, learning and discovery around every corner. From STEM, to exploring the outdoors, kids can be on the path to ...
The Henry County Engineers office announces road closures for box culvert replacements beginning Tuesday, Sept. 4, for approximately one month, weather permitting. The project is located at the intersection of Gabriel Ave. and 130th St. Questions can be answered at 319 385-0762.
Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church held its annual Vacation Bible School on July 23-26. Camp counselors from Ewalu Camp and Retreat Center near Strawberry Point led the activities with the theme of ?This Changes Everything.?
The Wayland Lions Club held their August meeting at the Wayland Community Center. There were 15 members and one guest present. President Bill Grimm called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance while Roger Roth gave the Invocation. After, the meeting broke for a pizza dinner delivered by Terry Kaufman from Wayland BP.At the resumption of the meeting, Brian Pattyson read the minutes of ...
Pastor Jared Haley of Salem Friends Church, along with his wife, Cairistiona, recently returned from Rwanda, Africa. They traveled with North Ridge Friends Church, Witchita, Kan. to the Kumbya Conference, a retreat for missionaries from Rwanda, Barundi and Tanzania. In addition to serving as worship leaders for the conference, the Haleys had the opportunity to tour the area. Pastor Jared will be sharing his ...
Several members of the Aline Hesseltine and the late Howard Hesseltine family were in Des Moines at the Iowa State Fair on Thursday, Aug. 16, to receive the Century Farm Award for their family farm. The late Albert and Emma Hesseltine purchased 40 acres in 1918 and Aline and Howard moved there in 1949 and bought additional land. They had six children: Richard, Diana, Glenn, Larry, Jane and Sandra. Howard passed ...
William Peck, of East Pleasant Plain, will celebrate his 90th birthday on Wednesday, Aug. 29.Bill was born Aug. 29, 1928. He was raised on a farm south of Brighton, the youngest of 11 children. His first job was with the Fairfield Community School District for 20 years as an elementary school teacher and principal. Then, for 17 years, he worked with the U.S. Postal Service serving out of Brighton and Ottumwa.Car...
Youth and adult leaders from Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church participated in the ELCA Youth Gathering in Houston earlier this summer. Days were filled with service learning opportunities, meeting other youth from southeastern Iowa, and an evening mass gathering of over 31,000 youth and adult leaders.
