New Years Eve brings baby sitter shortage in town
Local families report difficulty finding sitters for New Year’s Eve. Parents rely on grandparents, relatives, or college and high school sitters, with some already booked and others planning shifts. Some mothers tip sitters, while many sitters juggle plans with holiday work.
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Dorothy Luckenbill
Don Hanson
Don
Yaro Chmelars
E.M. Ahart
Ahart
William Westphal
Ann Gebhardt
Liv
Sue
Rita Dumont
Bernard Dumonts
Area school lunch menus week by week
Monday through Friday menus list meals with items like tomato soup raviolli beefburger pizza and various sides and desserts. Beverages include milk chocolate milk and orange juice.
Local families gather for holiday visits across the region
Local residents share Christmas and New Year visits with relatives from Cedar Rapids Davenport Washington Florissant Mo Iowa City and California. Many households include multiple generations and the return of service members and students from Iowa City West Lafayette Ft Leonard Wood and other stops. Santa made a festive appearance during the season.
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Robert Lukavsky
Eric
Donald Kerr
Fishkill
N.Y
George Kerr
Rod
West Lafayette
Ind
Joe Kerr
Ft. Leonard Wood
Communion Service At United Methodist Church
The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be administered at the United Methodist Church on Sunday January 2 during the 10 30 a m service. Communion will be served in the pews with no 8 a m service. The elements will be available in the chapel on New Year s Eve from 7 00 to 8 30 a m for self serve worshippers.
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United Methodist Church
Christ
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Gatherings
Notices list Rainbow Girls at 7:30 p.m. at Masonic Temple and Rainbow Board at 7 p.m. at Masonic. YWCA Council meets 7:15 p.m. in YWCA room. Theta Lambda Beta Sigma Phi pledges gather 7:30 p.m. Monday. Tuesday includes Washington County Registered Nurses Assn at 8 p.m. in hospital cafeteria and DAR craft session with items for flowers jars and fake materials. Tops Club meets 2 p.m. with Mrs. M.J. Cruise at YWCA room 7:30 p.m.
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Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Rainbow Board
Ywca Council
YWCA
Theta Lambda Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Ivan Moredock
Washington County
VA Hospital
DAR
M.J. Cruise
Plan March Wedding Engagement Announcement
The engagement of Cheryl Ann Howell to Christopher Robin De Marrais is announced by the bride elects parents Ralph and Mary Howell of Columbus Junction. Cheryl Howell is a Kirkwood Community College graduate and works for Blue Cross Blue Shield in Des Moines. Christopher De Marrais works for National Garages in Des Moines. The wedding is set for March 4 at the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Washington.
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Cheryl Ann Howell
Christopher Robin de Marrais
Gerard F. de Marrais
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Howell
Columbus Junction
Kirkwood Community College
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Des Moines
de Marrais
National Garages
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Washington
FBLA Students Attend North Central Education Convention
T J Berdo a Washington High School teacher and a group of FBLA students returned from Des Moines where they attended the North Central Business Education Association convention at the Hotel Fort Des Moines. Local FBLA leader Craig Caldwell spoke with U S Senator Jack Miller. Jane Deaton Diane Franzen Christy Davison and Jan Vacha also appeared with others. The three day gathering included a banquet and dance with Ralph Zarnow and his orchestra, plus tours of Meredith Publishing Co and an insurance firm. The students staffed a booth to highlight FBLA activities.
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T. J. Berdo
Washington High School
Business Leaders of America
North Central Business Education Association
Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Craig Caldwell
FBLA
Jane Deaton
Diane Franzen
Christy Davison
Jan Vacha
United State
Jack Miller
Ralph Zarnow
Meredith Publishing Co
Christmas at United Presbyterian Home ends 1971 with gratitude
The United Presbyterian Home notes a joyous Christmas Eve and Day with 86 people, including 40 cottagers, sharing a turkey dinner and carols. Circle III of St James Church made snowman centerpieces. gifts came from the McDaniels, Wales, and local donors. Members remember friends and relatives, recounting visits, anniversaries, and a recent passing as they close 1971 with best wishes for the new year.
Hospital Admitted Yester William Clark Washington
Florence Orr dismissed today in Washington while media figures Richard Gray and William Clark were referenced in yesterday's admissions and dismissals in the capital.
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William Clark
Washington
Richard Gray
Mer
Florence Orr
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