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Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is planning an Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday at Chautauqua Park.The event will be divided into four age groups: preschool; kindergarten and first-grade; second- and third-grade; and fourth- and fifth-grade, with candy and prizes for each age group.Children should bring their own Easter baskets.The start will be at 10 a.m. sharp.In the event of bad weather, the ...

ELDON ? Cardinal middle and senior high schools will present the musical ?Mary Poppins? at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday in the Cardinal High School Gymnasium.Mary Poppins is the lead character in a series of eight children?s books written by P. L. Travers. She is a magical English nanny blown by the East wind to Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane, London, and into the Banks?s household to care for their ...

The Fairfield Women?s Club will host is annual Spring Bazaar Friday at the McElhinny House.The women?s club members will be serving coffee, tea and cinnamon rolls from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. They also will be selling baked goods, frozen ham balls and chicken casseroles.Preorders can be called to 472-4248.Proceeds from the Spring Bazaar will be used for maintenance of the historic McElhinny House, Fairfield?s first ...

EAST PLEASANT PLAIN ? A congregate meal will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 26 at St. Joseph Church in East Pleasant Plain.The menu will include ham balls, mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet corn, a salad bar, pie, cream puffs, bread and beverages.Bingo will be played after the meal.All ages are welcome. An elevator is available at the church.Reservations are appreciated. Reservations can ...

Ron and Kim Bradfield of Fairfield announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Bradfield, to Joshua Downham, son of David and Sally Downham of Leicester, England.The bride-elect is a 2007 graduate of Fairfield High School. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, with a bachelor degree in human development and psychology. She currently works for American Home Findings in Ottumwa.The ...

OSKALOOSA ? With rising prices and lower incomes, it is becoming more and more apparent that we are living in trying times. Many are struggling to pay their bills and put nutritious food on their table. Large employers are cutting jobs. Food stamp enrollment numbers are increasing, while benefits are decreasing. Despite pushes for a healthier wellbeing, obesity is at its highest levels in years.What can a person ...

SOLITAIRESSolitaires will meet for lunch at noon Sunday at Pizza Ranch in Fairfield.??? NORTHSIDE STRIPPERSNorthside Strippers Quilt Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Jefferson County ISU Extension Office.New members are welcome.For information, call Judie Herzog at 472-3508.???

BURLINGTON ? The annual Iowa Artists Region 12 Show is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 4 at the Art Center of Burlington.Region 12 includes counties of Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine, Van Buren and Washington.Iowa Artists welcomes any adult amateur artist in the area to participate.Entrants must arrive at 9 a.m. April 4 to register. All artwork will be judged and critiqued that day, then ...

Editor?s note: The monthly 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. This month, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) promotes National Nutrition ...

DES MOINES ­? The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has rescheduled a public meeting over the Iowa Communications Network for 6-9 p.m. March 25 to listen to the public?s thoughts on the hunting and trapping regulations for this fall.Meetings will be held in Atlantic, Boone, Calmar, Chariton, Clear Lake, Council Bluffs, Creston, Dubuque, Eldridge, Johnston, Marshalltown, Monroe, Ottumwa, Sac City, Sergeant ...

The Fairfield Band Aides will start a calling campaign Monday for its twice-yearly garbage bag sales fund raiser.The funds raised in the campaign help support the instrumental music program in the Fairfield Community School District by purchasing instruments and a new band trailer, paying repair bills and clinicians and contributing to a new uniform fund.Callers will be from Charity Services of Cedar Rapids. ...

Fairfield Middle School student Brody Angstead reads a Dr. Seuss book to Pence Elementary School student Faith Jones last week in celebration of the 16th annual National Education Association?s ?Read Across America? March 2-6. The event celebrates Dr. Seuss?s birthday on March 2.To honor the author and celebrate the fun and value of reading, FMS students trekked to Pence throughout the week to read books with ...