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A Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center blood drive is scheduled from 2-6 p.m. Monday in the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building.Donors can give blood every eight weeks; those who last gave on or before Sept. 30 are eligible to give again Monday. To donate, contact Ottumwa Telerecruitment Department at 800-452-1097 or visit the website www.bloodcenterimpact.org.Eligible donors must be at least 17 ...

OTTUMWA ? The physical therapist assistant club and occupational therapist assistant club at Indian Hills Community College are holding a collection for used wheelchairs, canes, walkers and crutches this week.Members of the student clubs will be accepting donations from 4-6 p.m. Thursday at the Rural Health Education Center on the IHCC Ottumwa campus.The donations collected at IHCC will be combined with those ...

A Speech Therapist can help with more than just speech difficulties.Did you know that we have a full-time speech-language pathologist at Jefferson County Health Center?A speech therapist can work with children and adults who are having trouble with a wide variety of problems associated with communicating, thinking, or swallowing that may be present due to developmental delays, disease, illness or injury.Do you ...

BIRMINGHAMThe Over 50 and Fabulous Red Hat Ladies met recently for lunch at the Birmingham Lions Building.Seventeen were present. The guest, Zina Hardin, gave the program.Hardin has been in charge of Christmas for Kids in Van Buren County for 31 years. She makes sure each child and family has toys and food boxes for Christmas.Donna Corry won the door prize.The Lions served the lunch. Barb Anderson and Donna ...

Rabbi Chaim Gruber of Fairfield will continue his lecture series about meat-eating and vegetarianism from 7:15-8:45 p.m. Thursday at the Fairfield Public Library.?Is there Bad Karma from Eating Meat? If so, can it be Broken?? is ideally suited for meat-eaters, and also for vegans or vegetarians who do not eat meat for theological, philosophical or ethical reasons, but who physiologically crave meat. The lecture ...

Wendall and Shirley King of Fairfield will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary, with a family celebration during the Thanksgiving holiday.Wendall King and Shirley DuBois were married Nov. 25, 1953, at the Bethesda Church east of Fairfield.The Kings have two children: Doug King and Teresa of Otley and Deb Broghammer and James of Cedar Rapids. They also have four grandchildren.Cards may be sent to 701 E. ...

Carroll Steinbeck will celebrate his 90th birthday during an open house hosted by his family from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the Rubio Community Building in Rubio.Mr. Steinbeck was born Nov. 27, 1923. He is a lifelong resident of Rubio.Mr. Steinbeck is a member of the Richland Lions Club. He served many years as chairman of the Washington County Conservation Board and is a long-standing board member of Federation Bank. ...

The Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its 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 ? Salisbury steak and gravy, oven-brown potato, Broccoli Normandy, diced peaches, orange juice.Tuesday ? roast pork, mashed potatoes, gravy, scalloped cabbage, banana orange ...

The Fairfield Middle School has announced its Students of the Month for October.Each school month, the Fairfield Elks Lodge sponsors the FMS Student of the Month award to acknowledge positive contributions of students at school, ranging from assisting teachers and peers in classroom activities to displaying characteristics as a role model in and out of the classroom. The Student of the Month is awarded after a ...

Pie Mania Saturday evening at Fairfield Friends ChurchFairfield Friends Church will serve chili and host a Pie Mania after its 5:30 p.m. Saturday service.Those attending can bring their favorite pie or dessert to share. Maxine Bates Circle rolling bandages TuesdayThe Maxine Bates Circle of First Baptist Church will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday.The women are asked to bring scissors because they will be rolling ...

MONDAYPolishville Bingo, Polishville Community Center, food, 4:30 p.m.; bingo, 5:45 p.m. Information: 319-694-3495.Youth Fitness Class, third- through eighth-graders, Roosevelt Community Recreation Center, 5:15-6:15 p.m. $3 per class; free with membership.Co-Dependency Anonymous, First Presbyterian Church, 7 p.m.Alcoholics Anonymous, 107 Market St., Keosauqua, 8 p.m. Call 641-777-4700. TUESDAYYard Waste ...

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: breaded pork patty on bun, romaine salad, sweet potato puffs, strawberries, milk; and in addition for high school students: fruit choice and tomatoes.Tuesday ? breakfast at the middle and high schools: ...