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BONAPARTE ? Bonaparte Main Street Inc. is announcing this will be the final year for its annual Taste of Christmas candlelight dinner and tour of homes, and the format is different than in pervious years.This one-night event will be Dec. 14.Reservations will include a map to area homes decorated for the holidays that guests can tour at their leisure between the hours of 2-5 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. ...

PACKWOOD ? Officials at the Pekin High School have added Aaron Shaw to the regular honor roll list for the the first quarter of the 2013-14 academic year.Shaw is a sophomore at Pekin High School.The student?s name was omitted from information submitted for published in The Fairfield Ledger Friday.

BIRMINGHAMThe winners of the Peace Poster contest sponsored by the Birmingham and Stockport Lions clubs in the Van Buren schools were: first place, Audrey Smith; second place, Jackie Cochenour; and third place, Chloe Davidson.???A few T-shirts from this summer?s bike rides through Birmingham are still available. Visit Community First Bank to see what colors and sizes are available.? Arlene Lyon, Ledger ...

PACKWOOD ? Pekin High School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the honor roll during the first quarter of the 2013-14 academic year. Students earn straight A?sMany Pekin High School students earned straight A?s.Seniors: Eric Adam, Jared Bond, Petie Clubb, Jessica Horras, Cade Millikin, Taiylor Morgan, Hannah Robison, Tiana Slaney, Jenna Swanson and Samantha Wright.Junior...

Maharishi University of Management will host a Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center blood drive from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday in the Agiro Student Center.Donors who last gave blood on or before Sept. 19 are eligible to give again.To schedule an appointment, contact Josh Wilson at stuact@mum.org or the blood center by calling 800-747-5401 or visiting the website www.bloodcenterimpact.org.Eligible donors must ...

Roland and Arloine McCreery of Ottumwa will celebrate their 66th wedding anniversary Friday.The couple were married Nov. 15, 1947.A card shower is planned in their honor. Cards can be sent to 9777 Bladensburg Road, Ottumwa 52501.

Dennis and Patti Beauchamp of Westfield, Ind., will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday.Dennis Beauchamp and Patti Anderson were married Nov. 10, 1973, at First United Methodist Church in Fairfield.The couple has two daughters, Alysha Beauchamp-Reisner of Michigan and Lindsey Beauchamp of California.The couple plans to take a long weekend to southern Indiana to celebrate.

A Fumigation Continuing Instructional Course for commercial pesticide applicators will be held Nov. 19 at the Jefferson County ISU Extension Office.Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the course runs from 9-11 a.m.The registration fee is $35 on or before Tuesday and $45 after Tuesday.To register or to obtain additional information about the CIC, call Barbara Kistler at the Jefferson County ISU Extension ...

Soup supper to raise funds for InterVarsity ministryLIBERTYVILLE ? The Libertyville Church of Brethren will have a soup supper from 5-7 p.m. Saturday at the Libertyville Community Center.The supper is a fundraiser for Amanda Steele?s ministry with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, Kan.A freewill donation will be collected.Chili, oyster, chicken noodle, vegetable,...

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 ? closed for Veterans Day.Tuesday ? beef meatball, gravy, baby red potatoes, green bean casserole, banana orange cup.Wednesday ? baked chicken breast, sour cream mashed ...

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 all schools: assorted cereals, pancakes with syrup, ...

COOP-GODWINSixty-one people attended the Coop-Godwin reunion Sept. 7 at Antioch Church.Alan Coop gave the prayer before the noon meal.Prizes were given to: Hank Godwin of Cedar Rapids, the oldest person; Ron Coop of Blue Springs, Mo., for traveling the farthest; Amy Kessel of Brighton, the shortest female; Duane Coop of Wayland, the tallest male; twins Abi and Jorja Teeter, daughters of Kari and Matt Teeter of ...