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DAVENPORT ? The Quad Cities is now one of the stops on the World Tour of a precious collection of sacred relics of the Buddha and many other Buddhist masters, including the Dalai Lama.?Thousands of locations around the world have submitted requests to host this exhibit, and we are very lucky to be able to host these beautiful, inspiring items here,? said local organizing committee co-chairwoman Rochel Rittgers.T...

Jessica Garchik, youth services librarian at Fairfield Public Library, has installed a Dr Seuss-themed ?I spy? display in the middle of the library.Garchik and her co-workers invite everyone to visit the library and stop by the display to see how many of the Dr Seuss characters, such as Sam I Am, Thing 1 and Thing 2, Red Fish, Blue Fish and Yellow Fish, The Grinch, The Lorax, Yertle the Turtle and many more, ...

The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center mobile crew drew 40 pints of blood at recent blood drives.Eighteen pints of blood were collected June 27 at the Birmingham Lions Building in Birmingham.Twenty-two pints of blood were drawn July 1 at First United Methodist Church in Fairfield.According to the blood center officials, one pint of blood can help save the lives of up to three patients, and one out of ...

DES MOINES ? While many of Iowa?s senior citizens struggle to put nutritious food on the table, more than two-thirds of them who are eligible for assistance haven?t even signed up for help.But AARP Iowa and the Iowa Food Bank Association are teaming up to get the word out to those needy Iowans and get them the help they need.?You hear all kinds of reasons for why people don?t sign up,? said Kent Sovern, Iowa?s ...

RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOLRICHLAND ? The Richland Alumni Tea for Richland High School alumni is set for 2-4 p.m. July 20 in the Richland United Methodist Fellowship Hall.A business meeting is planned.???

The Iowa Cancer Prevention Project: What We Learned About Cancer in Iowa, and the next steps in cancer prevention is a presentation open to the public 7:30-8:30 p.m. July 17 at Fairfield Public Library in the conference room.Tina Devery, executive director of the Iowa Cancer Consortium, and Raul Calderon Jr. of Fairfield will share what was learned through a three-year cancer prevention project in Iowa.A review ...

BIRMINGHAMThe annual summer Bible school for 4-year-old through sixth-grade children will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday through July 18 at Heartland Christian Camp at Birmingham.For information, call Ann Boley at 319-498-4369.???Birmingham Lions Club will have an ice cream super starting at 5 p.m. July 20 at the Birmingham Lions Building.???Birmingham Library?s summer reading program will be 10-11 a.m. on ...

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is offering two sessions of adult swimming lessons.Session 1 meets Monday through July 18, and Session 2 meets from July 22-25.Classes meet from 8-8:45 p.m. at Roosevelt Community Aquatic Center.The cost is $40.The class is for adults who have not learned the basics of swimming and those who need help with stroke efficiency and effectiveness. Participants will ...

KNOX COLLEGEGALESBURG, Ill. ? Bethany Jean Larson of Fairfield has been named to the dean?s list at Knox College for spring term 2013.Larson, a junior, is a student of Asian studies.??? AIB COLLEGE OF BUSINESSDES MOINES ? Davis Lowenberg of Fairfield has been honored as a presidential scholar at AIB College of Business for the spring 2013 term.To qualify as a presidential scholar, Lowenberg attained a ...

Dave and Madonna Smithburg, Jeff and Lynn Schafer and Karla Schafer, all of Fairfield, announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children Stephanie Smithburg and Joe Schafer.The bride-elect is a graduate of Minnesota State University and is employed at Cambridge Investment Research Inc.The groom has a drafting degree from Indian Hills Community College and is employed at Schafer Construction.The ...

This month?s free Second Saturday educational workshop set from 1-3 p.m. Saturday will answer the question: what does a new home look while it is being built?Participants also will learn about how the local Greater Fairfield Area Chapter of Habitat for Humanity chapter is planning for energy efficiency during the building of its 10th home.The workshop will start at the Fairfield Public Library, with a presentati...

KEOSAUQUA ? Healthy Villages and Dollar Plus have coordinated efforts to start a new Villages Farmers Market in Keosauqua.According to Melissa Daugherty, community wellness coordinator for Healthy Villages-Van Buren County Hospital, eating a well-balanced diet, including fruits and vegetables, is a very important part of living a healthy life.?We want to make it easy for our residents to purchase those fresh ...