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CULVER-STOCKTON COLLEGECANTON, Mo. ? Karen Livesay, a junior business major from Mount Sterling, was among students recognized during the annual Honors Day Convocation May 13 at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo.Livesay received the the Business Leader of Tomorrow Award.??? UNIVERSITY OF IOWAIOWA CITY ? Joanne Saundra Shepard of Fairfield will graduate from the University of Iowa?s college of liberal ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is participating in the national effort this weekend to get children into parks.National Kids to Parks Day is held the third Saturday in May as part of an ongoing effort to connect youth with nature and encourage them to explore outdoors, especially at parks in their communities. A list of events registered in each state is available at ~The DNR has been promoting ...

The Fourth of July holiday is in the reservation window for state park campsites and while there are currently plenty of options, campers shouldn?t wait as sites can go quickly.To find a campsite, go to ~As of Tuesday morning, reservable campsites with electricity have been filled at several state parks. Campers wanting to stay in those parks for the holiday will need to arrive early to secure a walk-in-site.A ...

Students use draw knives to work their bows during a Learn to Build Your Own Bow workshop at Jefferson County Park.Master bow maker Gene Winter of Waterloo will give a two-day workshop 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 3-4 at Jefferson County Park. Because of the time involved in making a selfbow and the one-on-one instruction required, the program is limited to six participants age 18 or older. To reserve a spot, call ...

PACKWOOD ? Pekin Middle School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the honor roll for the third quarter of the 2013-14 academic year. Straight A Honor RollEighth-graders who earned straight A?s were: Keaton Baayen, Simon Bollinger, Kennedy Coleman, Kodi Dailey, Leah Dix, Maci Gambell, Whitney Johnson, Sam Roth and Paige Winn.Seventh-graders who earned straight A?s were: ...

Francis and Joyce Coffin of rural Birmingham will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2-5 p.m. March 8 at the Douds Community Building in Douds.Joyce Shirley Skirvin and Francis Raymond Coffin were married March 8, 1964, at Birmingham United Methodist Church. The Rev. Albert R. McMurrin officiated, and their attendants were James Ford and Linda Schmidt Ford.Their couple?s ...

Gamma Circle meeting ThursdayGamma Circle of First Presbyterian Church will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday at The Oaks at Parkview Care Center.Sandy Gillaspie will be hostess, and Evelyn Bradfield will be co-hostess.Vera Young will have devotions, and Jean Wallace will have the program on Lesson 3.

Several area churches are planning special meals and services for Ash Wednesday next week.First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has scheduled an Ash Wednesday service at 6 p.m. Wednesday.First Lutheran Church is planning an Ash Wednesday service, with Holy Communion, at 7 p.m. Wednesday.First Presbyertian Church will observe Ash Wednesday with a simple supper at 5 p.m., followed by an Ash Wednesday ...