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DRAKE UNIVERSITYDES MOINES ? The following local residents achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or above and were named to the Drake University Dean?s List for the fall 2012 semester:Jonathan Edgeton of Fairfield and Krystin Bradshaw of Hedrick.??? CENTRAL COLLEGEPELLA ? The following students were named to the fall 2012 Central College Dean?s List:Mitchell Bloomquist of Batavia, an athletic training ...

Amber Nightingale will be teaching a Hatha-style yoga class with a Embodied twist from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Thursday and Saturday in Morning Star Studio?s Sunset Room.Nightingale is leaving Fairfield and these are the last classes offered before her departure. The cost is $11.Nightingale studied yoga with Baba Hari Dass and is a certified 200-hour yoga instructor. She has more than 10 years of experience as a yoga ...

AMES ? Practical Farmers of Iowa free interactive webinars, called farminars, will be presented live from 7-8:30 p.m. each Tuesday through Feb. 26.The series is open to anyone, and any computer with an Internet connection may be used to participate.To participate, go to ~ All archived farminars and audio podcasts of past farminars are available.Farminars are led by farmers from around the world. Many of the ...

KEMPFAir Force Airman Brandon L. Kempf graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science ...

FAIRFIELD WOMEN?S CLUB GARDEN DEPARTMENTThe Fairfield Women?s Club will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday at the McElhinny House.Hostesses are Karen Fulton and Kay Unkrich. Kathy Tollenaere and Dorothy Bell will present the program. President Donna Clark will conduct a business meeting after the program.Area women interested in attending should call 472-5475 or 472-6464.

KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGECEDAR RAPIDS ? Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean?s List for the fall 2012 semester.These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours with the college.Kirkwood students from the area earning the distinction are:From Batavia, Cory Campbell, who is studying agriculture business;From Eldon, Brandon Warren, who is ...

The Fairfield High School Renaissance Program will host a fundraising dinner Friday in the high school commons.Serving will start at 5:30 p.m. and continue until 7:30 p.m. or until food is gone.Dinner will include a pulled-pork sandwich, baked beans, chips and dessert for $5 per person. A dinner with two sandwiches will be $7.50. Those who wish to purchase a sandwich only may do so for $3.All proceeds will go ...

Julyn Beeman, daughter of Steve Beeman and Diane Beeman, both of Fairfield, and Seth Hoover, son of Jerry and Becky Hoover of Richland, announce their engagement.The future bride graduated from Fairfield High School and Des Moines Area Community College as a dental assistant. She works at River Hills Community Health Center in Richland.The future groom graduated from Pekin High School and works at Dexter ...

Pekin Area Church Women United is sponsoring ?A Benefit for Cousins? from 5-8 p.m. Feb. 9 at Pekin School.The cousins are Noah Conger and Reagan Kopsieker.Noah is a fifth grader at Pekin Elementary School and has polycystic kidney disease. According to the Rev. Carla Nelson, pastor of First Christian Church in Hedrick and Ollie Baptist Church, when Noah was born, he was not expected to live more than five ...

ELDON ? In honor of the artist who made a small house in Eldon famous, the American Gothic House Center is hosting a Grant Wood Birthday Soup Smorgasbord from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Eldon KD Center in Eldon.Feb. 13 marks the 122nd anniversary of the famous artist?s birth and in honor of the occasion, home-cooked soup will be served along with birthday cake, brownies and coffee.A drawing for door ...

KEOSAUQUA ? The Van Buren Student Council and student body are raising more than $2,000 to pack meals for Kids Against Hunger.The students have collected profits from 50/50 raffles at home basketball games and have placed collection buckets in local businesses. A class collection competition is planned as part of Spirit Week Feb. 11-15.Students will pack the meals on Feb. 15 in the high school gym. The meals ...

BONAPARTE ? The Bonaparte Independence Day committee will host a Sweetheart Sales Event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Whiteley Opera House in Bonaparte.Venders will set up with items from a variety of different companies, as well as homemade aprons, jellies, wood crafts and more.The committee will be raffling off items and gift baskets in an effort to raise money for children?s activities, games, and ...