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St. Mary Roman Catholic Church will host a community blood drive from 2:30-6:30 p.m. Monday in Parish Hall.Donors who last gave blood on or before Dec. 11 are eligible to give at this drive.For an appointment to donate, contact Marianne McGregor at 469-3241 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 5351 to locate the drive.Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age, although a 16-year-old can ...

Graceland UniversityLAMONI ? The honor roll lists for Graceland University's 2017 fall term have been announced, and Madison Fears of Hedrick has been named to the Honors List.Graceland University students with a grade-point average between 3.65 and 3.99 are named to the honors list.

P.E.O. Chapter MBP.E.O. Chapter MB will have its traditional Yule Log Ceremony at noon Dec. 12 at the home of June Lowenberg.

The following area houses of worship have submitted calendars for Sunday through Dec. 9.Any congregation wanting to have its calendar for the week of Dec. 10-16 published in The Ledger Dec. 8 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 submitted ...

Editor's note: The To Your Heath column is a venue for Jefferson County Health Center to provide health information that will benefit The Fairfield Ledger's readers.To suggest ideas for future articles or to obtain information, call Jefferson County Health Center community relations manager Wanda Bagby at 469-4198.Antibiotics are lifesaving drugs. Using antibiotics wisely is the best way to preserve their ...

Fairfield Middle School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the first-quarter honor roll for the 2017-18 academic year. Eighth-gradeEighth-graders on the Straight A honor roll include: Bergren, Hannah L; Breen, Danielle P; Dunlap, Anna I; Henderson, Ella R; Paton, Katrina T; Thompson, Carter A.Eighth-graders on the A honor roll include: Allison, Brynley M; Allison, Zoey M; ...

SolitairesSolitaires will meet for lunch at noon Sunday at Riverside Family Restaurant III in Fairfield.All widows are welcome to attend.For information about Solitaires, call 469-6034.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources' Fish Iowa! angler education program has partnered with the Recreational Fishing and Boating Foundation's Vamos A Pescar program to provide $1,000 grants to local 501(c)(3) organizations to support local efforts to educate and engage families in high-density Hispanic communities through programs, classes and fishing activities.The George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar Education ...

First United Methodist ChurchFirst United Methodist Church in Fairfield will host a community blood drive from 2:30-6:15 p.m. Nov. 20 in the church dining room.Donors who last gave blood on or before Sept. 25 are eligible to give at this drive. For appointments to donate, contact Melva Dahl at 472-5762 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 5105 to locate the drive.All presenting donors will have a ...

Maharishi University of Management's Unity Gallery presents the group show, ?If Not For Space,? opening with a reception from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday.?If Not For Space? is curated by Emily Susanin Kessinger of Yellow Door Gallery of Des Moines. The artists are Laurel Farrin, James Shrosbree, Gyan Shrosbree, Ben Gardner and Andrew Casto.Unity Gallery is in the M.U.M. Library Building. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 7:15 ...

Stanley Kresky will celebrate his 90th birthday with an open house Saturday.Friends are invited to stop by at 7:30 p.m. in the lobby of The Wagon Wheel Senior Housing to wish Mr.. Kresky a happy birthday.Cards can be sent to Mr. Kresky at 208 S. Court St., Fairfield 52556.

Cold weather is here and now is the time to start pruning oak trees with minimal to no risk of spreading oak wilt.?There have been several days in a row where temperatures were at or near freezing and the risk of oak wilt is very minimal,? said Tivon Feeley DNR Forest Health program leader. This low-risk zone for pruning oaks will last until about March first.Oak wilt has been present in Iowa for many years, ...