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Fairfield Girl Scouts are planning a Troop Showcase and family banquet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sunday at Fairfield Middle School?s cafetorium.Girl Scout families attending should bring two covered dishes to share, along with drinks and table service.The event will include individual troop presentations, cookie and fall sale recognitions, leader recognitions and door prizes.For information, call Sandy Davisson at ...

OTTUMWA ? The Indian Hills Community College Jazz Band, under the direction of David Sharp, will present its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the St. John Auditorium on the IHCC campus in Ottumwa.The concert is free and open to the public.The ensemble will perform a variety of contemporary and classic big band compositions including Count Basie?s ?Broadway,? ?And What If I Don?t? by Herbie Hancock, ...

AMES ? Current issues in rural property management, appraisal, and sales and purchase are up for discussion at the Soil Management and Land Valuation Conference, May 21 at Iowa State University.Sponsored by the ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and ISU Extension and Outreach, the sonference is intended for farm managers, rural appraisers, real estate brokers and other rural professionals interested in ...

TUESDAY?Home Food Preservation 101,? class, 6-7:30 p.m., Jefferson County ISU Extension Office. Registration required: 472-4166.Swimming Lessons, first of four classes, Roosevelt Aquatic Center, beginners: 4-4:30 p.m.; advanced beginners, 4:30-5 p.m. Information and registration: 472-6159 or www.fairfieldparksandrec.org.Junior High Band Festival, for Van Buren, Cardinal, Harmony and Pekin schools, concert, Van ...

A Yogic Flying Competition is set for 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the men?s dome on the Maharishi Univeristy of Management campus.Yogic flyers will compete for honors in four events: 25-meter dash, 25-meter hurdles, high jump, and long jump, all in the sitting position.Gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded to the top three finishers of each event.Before the competition begins, there will be an introduction ...

Two dances and a lunch, with bingo games, are planned in May at Polishville Community Center.May kicks off with a dance Sunday, with Lyle Beaver of Iowa City providing the music. Food will be for sale at 4:30 p.m., and dancing will be from 6-9 p.m.Lunch and bingo is planned May 14. Lunch will be 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with bingo starting at 12:30 p.m. A lunch, with bingo, is planned for the second Wednesday ...

First National Bank?s main location is having a bake sale beginning at 9 a.m. Friday to raise funds for the American Cancer Society Jefferson County Relay for Life.The bank?s Relay for Life team is raffling off a Pandora bangle bracelet, with three charms, as a fundraiser. Tickets can be purchased at either bank location.The Jefferson County Relay for Life event is set for Sept 27.

ELDON ? Celebrate spring with a children?s wildflower pastel class from 1-2 p.m. Saturday at the American Gothic House Center.Students will take a stroll through the center?s gardens and learn about the prairie flowers.Attendees will have an opportunity to make their own wildflower creations using pastel chalk. Local artist Chris Abigt will host the class and guide students in their creations.The class is open ...

OTTUMWA ? The University of Iowa?s premiere touring repertory company, Dancers in Company, will perform free at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in St. John Auditorium on the Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa campus.Now in its 30th year, the company of graduate and undergraduate dancers are touring throughout Iowa and the Midwest, performing concerts and conducting outreach through lecture demonstrations for audiences of ...

MONDAYJefferson County Master Gardeners, Jefferson County ISU Extension Office, 5 p.m.Birmingham Lions Club, carry-in supper, Birmingham Lions Building, 7 p.m.EcoFestival, ?Fairfield, Water Your Plans?? part 1, Fairfield Public Library, 7-8:30 p.m. ~Square Dancing Lessons, Fairfield Eagles Club, 7-9 p.m.Youth Fitness Class, for third- through eighth-graders, Roosevelt Community Recreation Center, 5:15-6:15 ...

Blake Wallace and Shanda Sprouse, both of Fairfield, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.The bride-to-be is the daughter of Jerry Sprouse and Cheryl Huntoon of Fairfield. She is a 2007 graduate of Fairfield High School. She is attending Indian Hills Community College for health information technology. She works at Jefferson County Health Center.The groom-to-be is the son of Don and Toni Wallace of ...

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is planning its inaugural Grill Master contest May 10 at Roosevelt Community Recreation Center.Registration for the contest is due May 2. To register, call Kristy Clark at 472-6159 ext. 105, visit the website www.fairfieldparksandrec.org or visit the rec center office.A maximum of 20 entries will be acepted on a first-come, first-served basis. All contestants must be ...