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Fairfield Community School District has listed its breakfast and lunch menu for the coming week.Monday ? breakfast at all schools: assorted cereals, cereal bars and Nutri-Grain Bars, orange juice, milk. Lunch: corn dog, baked beans, mixed vegetables, pineapple, milk; and in addition for high school students: fruit choice and tomatoes.Tuesday ? breakfast at the middle and high schools: assorted cereals, pancakes ...

OTTUMWA ? The 22nd Annual Indian Hills Community College JAZZFEST will feature an opening concert Feb. 21 at St. John Auditorium on the college?s Ottumwa campus.Twelve Iowa high school jazz bands will compete for ensemble and solo awards Feb. 22 at St. John Auditorium.The opening concert and the full day of competition are free and open to the public.The opening concert at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 will include a ...

Modern western square dance lessons for beginners will start Monday and continue through April 21 at the Fairfield Eagles Club.During the 10-week session, lessons will be held from 8-9 p.m. on Mondays. Participants should use the north door at the far end of the building.Participants should arrive 15 minutes early to the first class on Monday to sign up. No experience or partner is necessary to participate.The ...

Margaret Hull of Bloomfield and formerly of Douds will celebrate her 100th birthday Tuesday.A card shower is being planned to help Mrs. Hull celebrate. Cards can be sent to her at the Bloomfield Care Center, 800 N. Davis St., Bloomfield 52537.Mrs. Hull was born Feb. 18, 1914. She was married to the late Ancel Hull.

Anglers who fish Clear Lake have a new tool to help them to catch more fish ? for the first time since 1971 a new lake map is available.The Iowa Department of Natural Resources fisheries staff began a six year project mapping lakes in 2013 to provide more accurate maps for anglers and information for the lake restoration program.?Clear Lake is the biggest lake that we?ve mapped so far,? said Lewis Bruce, ...

OTTUMWA ? Wisconsin textile artist and painter Patricia Strong will present her latest works in an exhibition titled ?Theophanies: How the Soul Appears? beginning Monday at the Indian Hills Community College Art Gallery.A public reception for Strong is set from 7-8:30 p.m. on opening night.Strong?s exhibition will close March 13.Strong, of Fond du Lac, Wis., was diagnosed with Crohn?s Disease in 1980. She was ...

Melvin and Judy Diehl of Fairfield announce the engagement of their son Matt Diehl to Kacey Prior, daughter of Vaughn Prior and Vicky Scheerhorn of Kalamazoo, Mich.The groom-elect graduated from Fairfield High School in 2005 and University of Iowa in 2009, with a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance.The bride-elect graduated from Michigan State University in 2009, with a Bachelor of Arts in marketing....

CENTRAL COLLEGEPELLA ? Central College senior Griffin Hammel, a native of Fairfield, competed in the Region V Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival the week of Jan. 20 in Lincoln, Neb.KCACTF is an annual festival dedicated to celebrate and improve the quality of collegiate theatre, while providing professional opportunities. The Region V festival drew 1,525 students from 81 colleges and universities....

Wade and Janet Roberts of rural Fairfield will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house hosted by their children and grandchildren from 6-10 p.m. Saturday at the Walton Club.Janet R. Kitchen and Wade H. Roberts were married Feb. 15, 1964, at First Presbyterian Church in Fairfield.Their children are Angie Dunbar and husband John, Steve Roberts and wife Kara and Mike Roberts and wife Teresa, ...

BIRMINGHAMThe Margaret Wilson Scholarship is available for students who have a Birmingham address or phone number, or are members of Birmingham Methodist Church or dependents of a member of the church.Other requirements, listed on the application form, also must be met.Application forms are available at the bank in Birmingham.? Arlene Lyon, Ledger correspondent STOCKPORTStockport City Council reminds ...

Local gardeners are invited to attend free seed-saving workshops, beginning with a special kickoff event 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Fairfield Public Library?s meeting room.?When everything is blanketed in snow outside, what better time to plan your summer garden?? asked Fairfield library director Rebecca Johnson.The presentor for the kickoff event Saturday is Grant Olson, the public programs manager from ...

OTTUMWA ? Area students and families can get free assistance with forms required for federal financial aid at Iowa College Goal Sunday events that will be held on two Indian Hills Community College campuses in February.?These events provide the opportunity for students and families to receive professional guidance and assistance with the financial aid forms, helping to ensure a student has the best chance at the ...