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AUGUSTANA COLLEGEROCK ISLAND, Ill. ? Shana Silverman from Fairfield was named to the dean?s list at Augustana College for the 2012 fall term.Silverman is a junior at Augustana majoring in elementary education.Students who earned the academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.

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 ? Martin Luther King Jr. Day. All meal sites will be closed. For more information, contact the local senior center for optionsTuesday ? pork cutlets, sweet potatoes, peas, ...

The Jefferson County 4-H organization is planning a prom dress re-sale gala from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building.The gala is open to anyone, not just 4-H members, to consign and to shop, said Kaye Gilbert, Jefferson County 4-H youth coordinator.The deadline to consign a dress is at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Jefferson County ISU Extension Office ...

KEOKUK ? The 29th annual Bald Eagle Appreciation Days celebration is Saturday and Sunday in Keokuk.The event honoring the nation?s symbol of freedom takes place along the Mississippi River and on Main Street at the River City Mall and Baymont Inn.Kirk Brandenberger, executive director of the Keokuk Area Convention and Tourism Bureau.Entertainment, live raptor shows, learning opportunities, food, artisans, ...

Fairfield Friends Church is beginning a new service with a casual tone, relevant teaching and good music, said the Rev. Len Maselli.It launches 5:30-6:40 p.m. Saturday.Pastor Maselli invites everyone in the community to check it out.Starting Saturday, all are welcome after the service to the monthly ?Chill After,? featuring food and activities. A nursery is provided.Fairfield Friends Church has a motto: ?A ...

Tom Todoroff, producer, director and acting coach, is taking time from his schedule to visit Fairfield for a one-day acting intensive for the local theater and film community Jan. 26 at Morning Star Studio.Participants can register as a performer to receive one-on-one coaching or simply choose to observe. Space is limited. Call Steve White at 207-320-3007 or email ~ to enroll. Learn more at www.tomtodoroff.com.

OUR SPECIAL KIDSOur Special Kids Support Group will not be meeting in January or February.The group is re-organizing and gathering ideas about getting more parents involved so the group is more beneficial to everyone.For information, contact Melanie Patton at 319-931-5648 or ourspecialkidsiowa@gmail.com.

BIRMINGHAMRed Hat Ladies met recently for lunch at First United Methodist Church in Fairfield.JoAnn Denniston and Jennabelle Mulliken were hostesses.Fifteen members were present, as well as two guests, Bonnie and Richard Thompson, who presented their doll collection.Happy birthday was sung for the January birthdays. Violet Findley won the door prize.???The Birmingham Homecoming Committee met and is making ...

Calling all filmmakers, photographers and poets ? Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk is having its annual film festival in February, but is trying something a little different this year by having the theme of Romance.Art walk also is adding two more categories of art to include: photography and poetry.Art walk is interested in all films, photographs and poetry with a romantic theme.Deadline for submission is ...

WASHINGTON ? With just two months remaining until the electronic payment law goes into effect March 1, the U.S. Treasury Department is urging Social Security and other federal benefit recipients not to delay and switch to either direct deposit or the Direct Express Debit MasterCard card now.?Switching to an electronic payment is not optional ? it?s the law,? said David Lebryk, commissioner of the Treasury ...

Each school month, the Fairfield Elks Lodge sponsors the Fairfield Middle School Students of the Month award.The purpose of the award is to acknowledge positive contributions of FMS students at school. These positive contributions range from assisting teachers and peers in classroom activities to displaying characteristics as a role model in and out of the classroom. The Students of the Month certificates are ...

Four Maharishi Middle School students attended the annual Middle School Diversity Leadership Conference Nov. 15 in St. Louis.The students participated in workshops, simulations and activities to broaden their awareness of diversity issues and promote advocacy for others.The eighth grade students, Melat Gibramarian, Jivani Rodriguez, Caleb Mullenneaux and Philip Winer, were accompanied by the head of Maharishi ...