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Delmar and Candyce Copeland of Fairfield announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Copeland, to Jeremy Hocutt, son of Billy and Janet Hocutt of Schuyler, Neb.The future bride graduated from Iowa State University in 2010, with a degree in chemical engineering. She is employed as a project engineer for Cargill.The future groom graduated from ITT Technical Institute in 2009 with a degree in computer and ...

STOCKPORTGarbage pickup will resume its normal pick-up day of Thursday this week.???The Young Women?s Bible study group meets 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays. The Women?s Bible study group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Stockport Christian Church.???The B.A.T.T.L.E. youth group meets at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Stockport United Methodist Church.Everyone is invited to attend.? Beverly Runyon, Ledger correspondent

The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center has scheduled blood drives in Packwood and Fairfield.The Packwood Lions Club will sponsor a blood drive from 3:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 in the Packwood Community Room at the fire station in Packwood.Donors can give blood every eight weeks, so those who last gave on or before Nov. 20 are eligible to give again.Walk-in donors are welcome, but those who would like appointme...

TUESDAYJefferson County Relay for Life, Jefferson County Health Center conference room, 5:30 p.m.Chapter E, TTT, McElhinny House, 7 p.m.Blood Drive, Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building, 2-7 p.m. Walk-ins welcome; for appointments call 800-452-1097.N.E.S.T. Classes, Jefferson County ISU Extension Office, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Call 472-4166.Golden Speakers Toastmasters Club, First United Methodist Church, ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Margaret E. Runaas, instructor of music at Iowa Wesleyan College, will perform a vocal recital at 7 pm. Thursday in the Chapel Auditorium on the college campus in Mount Pleasant.Performing with her will be tenor Stephen Rodrigues-Pavao from Madison, Wis., with whom she has collaborated for the last two years.The concert will include Schumann?s Liederkreis 39, Massenet?s ?Pourquoi me reveiller? ...

Maharishi University of Management now has 62 students participating in M.U.M. degree programs in South Africa.Since September, a group of 28 students at the Maharishi Invincibility Institute in Johannesburg, South Africa, have been taking courses taught by M.U.M. faculty through distance education. The classes are conducted through the Adobe Connect videoconferencing system and M.U.M.?s learning management ...

The Jefferson County Conservation Board along with Southeast Iowa Audubon and www.birdwatching.com is sponsoring a bird club for kids.The Jefferson County Young Birders will have its first get together at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Jefferson County Park Nature Center.All bird lovers ages 8 to 18 are invited to attend. Children 11 years and younger must be accompanied by an adult.Jefferson County Naturalist ...

P.E.O. CHAPTER MBP.E.O. Champter MB will have a business meeting at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home of Lorelee Brown.??? NARFEThe National Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 1814 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center.Following lunch, the meeting will be held in the lower-level of the center.The nominating committee will present the slate of officers for the new ...

A basket-making class for beginners is set from 12:30-5 p.m. Sunday at the Jefferson County Park Nature Center.Participants will make a melon basket.Jefferson County Naturalist Therese Cummiskey said the basket is made with 8-inch hoops and is a great project for the first-time basket maker.The fee is $15.Space is limited. Preregister by calling 472-4421 or emailing ~

For the eighth year in a row, Maharishi University of Management?s farm has met the high standards for organic certification, thanks to the recent inspection by the USDA-accredited Nature?s International Certification Services.Steve McLaskey, who heads the farm, said that in order to sell certified organic produce, the farm must renew its certification each year by meeting the rigorous federal guidelines.The ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY RESIDENTS IN TEXASThe Jefferson County, Iowa, gathering will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at Mr. Gatti?s restaurant, 4100 N. Second St., McAllen, Texas.All past and present residents and employees of Jefferson County are invited to attend.For more information about the gathering, contact Maynard and Carolyn Edwards at 919-4614.???

The Freshmen Winter Concert, featuring the Freshmen Band, the Freshmen Ensemble and the Freshmen Choir, will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Fairfield High School Auditorium.FHS vocal music instructor Zach Reiter said the concert will include a great variety of music and should appeal to a wide range of audiences.The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for students, with activities passes accepted.The Freshmen Band ...