Pictured here is the Ford family. Gabby Ford is fighting a battle with pilocytic astrocytoma, andImmanuel Lutheran Church is hosting a community fundraiser Saturday to help raise money for her family.From left are Mandy, Gabby, David, Parker and Abigail Ford.
The following area houses of worship have submitted calendars for Sunday through June 24.Any congregation wanting to have its calendar for the week of June 25 through July 1 published in The Ledger June 23, should provide information to the newsroom by 9 a.m. Thursday.Listings are not perpetually printed. A weekly or monthly calendar must be submitted for the listing to appear in The Fairfield Ledger; specify ...
Larry and Judy Dovico of Batavia will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at 4 p.m. Saturday at JEB Park in Batavia.Judy Major and Larry Dovico were married June 17, 1967.Mr. Dovico is a transportation specialist, and Mrs. Dovico is a homemaker and part-time librarian.The couple has three children: Jamie Scherer of Fort Meyers, Florida, Joe Dovico of Batavia and Mindy Cooksey of Fairfield. They also have ...
The Faith Christian Outreach Church in Mt. Pleasant is hosting its 2017 Southeast Iowa Faith Conference from Sunday through Wednesday. The four-day event is free to the public.The event includes a lineup of motivational and inspirational speakers, such as Willie George, Bill Winston, Charles Neiman and Ken Graves.The program starts at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, with George, who is the senior pastor of Church on the Move ...
The following area houses of worship have submitted calendars for Sunday through June 17.Any congregation wanting to have its calendar for the week of June 18-24 published in The Ledger June 16, should provide information to the newsroom by 9 a.m. Thursday.Listings are not perpetually printed. A weekly or monthly calendar must be submitted for the listing to appear in The Fairfield Ledger; specify if the ...
Louise Peck Forbes, former supervisor of the Jefferson County Hospital long-term care unit, will be celebrating her 98th birthday Thursday.Mrs. Forbes presently resides at SunnyBrook of Muscatine.She would appreciate hearing from her many friends and nursing/medical staff. Cards can be sent to her at 3515 Diana Queen Drive, No. 311, Muscatine 52761. She also invites her friends and nursing/medical staff to ...
RICHALND ? Kids can ?Build a Better World? at the Richland Public Library as they celebrate reading, learning and fun through the summer reading program ?Build a Better World.?Programs, story times, reading challenges and fun for all ages is planned.Families can register for the summer reading programs starting June 1.Children?s programs will be on Tuesdays in June and July. Programs will all start at 3 ...
SolitairesSolitaires will meet for lunch at noon Sunday at Riverside Restaurant III in Fairfield.All widows are welcome to attend.For information, call 469-6034.Adult RecoveryRecovery meetings for adults are held at 7 p.m. each Tuesday at Abundant Mercy Church.Coffee is served at the meetings.For information, call 319-461-7945.Sieda Community Relations GroupThe Sieda Community Action Jefferson County?s ...
DES MOINES ? The Iowa State Fair, in partnership with the Governor?s STEM Advisory Council, has created the first-ever Fair-Ovation event set for Aug. 13 in the Oman Family Youth Inn.Fair-Ovation is a pitch or idea contest in a science fair-like atmosphere for students in grades 3-12. The contest provides the opportunity for students to gain professional feedback on their innovative ideas, inventions and ...
MT. PLEASANT (GTNS) ? Chicken wing fans, assemble. Wings in the Spring is coming to Mt. Pleasant?s Central Park 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday.Expected to bring together at least a dozen amateur chefs from around the southeast Iowa area to downtown Mt. Pleasant, the first-ever Wings in the Spring chicken wing cooking contest will award cash prizes to the top competitors as well as the people?s choice recipient.In ...
The Lord?s Cupboard?s 2017 L.O.A.F. Program will begin Wednesday.The L.O.A.F. Program helps feed school-aged kids who depend on free breakfasts and lunches during the school year.Through L.O.A.F., low-income families can visit The Lord?s Cupboard once a week during the summer and receive a small bag of easily prepared foods for the kids. Families also receive a small voucher for kid-friendly foods good at ...
Christner-Hill familyWAYLAND ? The annual reunion of the John and Bertha Christner Hill family will be June 11 at the Wayland Community Center in Wayland.A covered-dish picnic will be at noon.All relatives and friends are invited.For information, call Stan Hill at 319-219-9027.
MT. PLEASANT ? The Iowa Pork Industry Center and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach are teaming up to provide training for pork producers and others who need certification in either Pork Quality Assurance Plus program or Transport Quality Assurance.A certification session for each has been set on June 6 in Henry County.The session will be held at the ISU Extension and Outreach Henry County office in ...
Arc of Jefferson and Nearby CountiesThe next Arc of Jefferson and Nearby Counties meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Fairfield Tenco Building.Topics of the agenda are to be: graduation congratulations/scholarship recipients, reports on Camp Courageous, county fair, and Special Olympics updates.The meeting is open to the public. Those attending can bring ideas or concerns.For information, call Lynn ...
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