Halcyon Highlights and Weekend Visitors
Social notes from Halcyon and surrounding areas recount visits and travels. Families including Buck Weber Weber and Terlichowski families visited Mae Lamb Edna Cable and June Duvall while others joined trips to Marshalltown Estes Park and Denver. Long lists of callers, celebrations, and church activities fill the week.
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June Duvall
Sheenie Buck
Mary
Jim
Ainsworth
Mae Lamb
Mark Weber
Annette
Cecelia Weber
Keota
Edna Cable
Ronald Terlichowski
Freeport
Ill
Mable Allen
Wellman
Mt Pleasant Festival Declares Festival of Plays Month
Mt Pleasant designates July as Festival of Plays Month with Blair Players set to stage three events. The Indiana town aims to boost community arts during a lively month of performances and activities.
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MT. Pleasant
J.G. Allen
Stanford U. School of Medicine
Allen
June Meetings of Dutchettes and Eager Beavers 4-H Clubs
The Dutchettes 4-H Club met at Julie Wittetoe’s home with Janine Luers leading and discussing 4-H camp county presentation day Farm Progress Show 4-H exchange and achievement show. Presentations by Lynnette Waterhouse Gena Wehr and Theresa Greiner on craft topics followed. The Eager Beavers met at Carma and Helen Leichty’s home with talks and demos on furniture buying Klostersm cutting slacks to shorts making nature mobiles and more. A craft session and picnic preceded the meeting. Theater events this month include University of Iowa Popcorn Theatre July 8–10 at the Midwest Old Threshers Museum 8 p.m. curtain with 2:30 p.m Sunday matinee. Mt. Pleasant Community Theatre presents Little Mary Sunshine July 20–24. Washington Blair House Players perform Grandpa Gets the Love Bug July 29–31 with similar curtains.
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Fern Cliff Church
South Iowa Methodist Homes
Halcyon House
Wesley Acres
Des Moines
Heritage House
Atlantic
Washington
Jack Clark
E.D. Morrison Jr
Gertrude Klever
Guild
Wilma Weston
Lavanda Pence
June Duvall
Louie Harley
Dorothy Bauer
The
Holy Land
Winifred Crandall
Alice Palmer
Kathleen Morrison
Julie Wittetoe
Janine Luers
Lynnette Waterhouse
Gena Wehr
Theresa Greiner
Eager Beavers
Carma
Helen Leichty
Brenda Leichty
Carma Leichty
Connie Glandon
Sherri Vesely
Donna Hoyle
Kay Young
Betty Becker
Lon Pugh
Washington Blair House Players
Grandpa
Neil Schaffner
Mike Kramme
Van Buren County Summer Arts Festival Schedule
The Van Buren County summer arts festival runs July 2 and 3 in Bentonsport featuring an art show and sale, antique and flea market, and an artist in residence, Larry Davis. A Keosauqua photography show and additional area events are planned. For details call Libby Woodruff in Keosauqua at 319 293 3207.
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van Buren County
Bentonsport
Larry Davis
Keosauqua
Libby Woodruff
Horse party for 4-H'ers Tuesday at Fairgrounds
Washington County invites older 4-H members to a Tuesday July 5 horse project meeting at 7 p.m. with Canadian 4-H guests. Attendees may bring horses for riding. activities include softball volleyball and a weiner roast. Bring weiners buns and soft drinks to share.
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Washington County
Fairgrounds
Karen Murphy
Canada
American Girls 4-H Club meets at Julie Martin home
The American Girls 4-H Club held its June meeting at Julie Martin's home Tuesday with 10 members present. Kris Allison was elected treasurer. Kelly Crone gave a talk on Beauty Through Man-Made Objects in the Home. Tammi Zook demonstrated How to Organize a Dresser Drawer and Andrea Zook demonstrated How to Cover a Storage Box.
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Julie Martin
Kris Allison
Kelly Crone
Tammi Zook
Andrea Zook
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la Rue Thurston
George Kerr
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Wallace Homestead
Washington Evening Journal
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Washington County Historical Society
Kathy Fisher
Washington County History
Kathleen Fisher
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