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The Fairfield FFA Chapter had a ton of fun Oct. 19-22, the week of the National FFA Convention and Expo.At the convention, members got to listen to the different sessions put on by the National FFA officers, go to the career show, try new things, and take a tour. The convention was held in Indianapolis, Indiana this year, returning to the city after being hosted in Louisville, Kentucky, for a few years. So all ...

The Lord?s Cupboard food pantry urges low-income residents of Jefferson County to register for their Christmas Boxes this week; the deadline is MondayAn invitation to claim a box was mailed to everyone in Jefferson County who receives SNAP. Anyone who did not receive an invitation and is under the maximum income amounts found on The Lord?s Cupboard website at www.LordsCupboard.org, can sign up for a Christmas ...

Ralph and Mary Paulding of Libertyville will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Fairfield.Mary Sciple and Ralph Paulding were married Nov. 19, 1966, in Bremerhaven, Germany.?[Our parents] have stood by each other?s side through so many ups and downs, and Saturday will be celebrating an amazing milestone not many have accomplished these ...

PACKWOOD ? Packwood Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will host its annual Thanksgiving feast at noon Thanksgiving, Nov. 24, at the church in Packwood.Although the meal is free and open to the public, reservations are necessary. Those interested in attending should call either Doug Dickey at 319-695-3601 or Frosty Van Voorst at 319-695-3009 by Tuesday.?We?ve done this for [more than] 20 years now,? said ...

LOCKRIDGE ? First Augustana Lutheran Church is serving its fourth annual traditional Thanksgiving meal from 4-7 p.m. Sunday at the Lockridge Community Hall.Everyone is welcome. Freewill donations will be accepted

Fairfield Middle School is holding a food drive for The Lord?s Cupboard through Friday.Students in 5th-8th grades are encouraged to participate and bring their donations to their homeroom teachers. Food donations must be nonperishable canned or packaged food, which has not expired.The Lord?s Cupboard of Jefferson County serves as the county?s sole emergency food pantry and serves about 500 food orders per ...

Fairfield High School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the honor roll for the first-quarter of the 2016-17 academic year. ?A? honor rollThe ?A? Honor Roll, with * denoting straight ?A?s? includes:Seniors ­? Benjamin Anderson, Natalie Angstead, *Paige Buch, Cameron Burke, *Bailee Coleman, *Jenna Crile, Michael Fritz, *Samantha Fritz, *Rachel Funkhouser, Zaya Garner, ...

Everybody Sings, a community choir directord by Carol Negro, will perform at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Rising Phoenix Hall.The concert will be ?Songs of Gratitude and Praise.? The choir sings all types of chorus music from modern composers to American traditional songs, hymns, medieval madrigals, show tunes, Zulu and Hebrew songs of joy and celebration.A $10 donation is suggested for the concert Sunday.Negro also is ...

MT. PLEASANT ? The T.T.T. Annual Tour of Homes in Mt.Pleasant, presented by Chapter D.D., will be 1-5 p.m. Sunday.The $12 tickets are available at Jerry?s Restaurant and Browns Shoe Fit in Mt Pleasant. Sunday, tour tickets will be available at any of the tour homes and Jerry?s Restaurant.The tour includes:? Brazelton Lofts Apartments, is a beautifully restored historic building in downtown Mt. Pleasant.? ...

KEOSAUQUA ? The Van Buren Players will be holding auditions for its its winter production at 7 p.m. Nov. 14-15 in the Keosauqua High School music room.The Van Buren Players will be presenting ?Shrek - The Musical? on Feb. 24-26.Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, ?Shrek ? The Musical? is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs and a sidesplitting book by David ...

Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its congregate meals menu for the coming week.Meals are served at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday at the Fairfield senior center and at noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Lockridge senior center.Monday ? beef macaroni casserole, lima beans, Confetti Coleslaw, strawberries and bananas, wheat dinner roll or bread, with margarine, skim milk.Tuesday ? roast beef, ...

PACKWOOD ? Pekin Middle School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the honor roll for the first-quarter of the 2016-17 academic year. Straight ?A? Honor RollStudents on the Straight ?A? Honor Roll, with * denoting a 4.0 grade point average, include:Eighth grade ? Gracie Baetsle, Allison Bainbridge, Madison Bemis, *Ethan Cernic, Megan Criswell, Maryjane Ervin, Gage Farrier, ...