Community

ELDON ? The American Gothic House and center will honor its volunteers and their service with a potluck dinner from 5-6:30 p.m. Saturday at the American Gothic House Center.The American Gothic House and center draws visitors from across the United States and around the world. Although the center has a small staff, it is unable to operate seven days a week without the help of an extensive volunteer staff willing ...

In an effort to raise awareness and money for a five-year event to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, Gianna Barrow of Bonaparte, will sponsor a contest for designing and dressing 24-inch vintage bride dolls in 1860s-era costumes.Barrow will provide the dolls to all those interested in participating, but needs to be notified by Monday by those wanting to reserve a doll.Dolls will be available ...

OTTUMWA ? As part of Indian Hills Community College?s Homecoming activities, the Des Moines big band will present a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday in St. John Auditorium.The concert is free and open to the public.Founded in 1959, the band is Iowa?s premiere jazz ensemble. The elite 16-member group has backed many great jazz luminaries including Bobby Shew, Paul McKee, John Fedchock and Ritchie Cole. Led by trumpeter ...

OTTUMWA ? Events for students, retired employees and community members as well as alumni will be included in Indian Hills Community College?s annual Homecoming celebration Sunday through Oct. 6.Activities will include a game show, casino night and a volleyball tournament for students. A homecoming king and queen will be voted on by everyone at the college with the coronation at noon Oct. 3.That evening, a 5K ...

CLARKThe Milo and Birdie Morris Clark reunion was held Sept. 16 at the family farm north of Stockport.Those attending were: Gene and Karen Crawford, Sean and Nikki Crawford and Hayden of Fairfield; Jill Silvers and Aaron and Ian of Ollie; Mart Campbell, Alison Campbell and Chris Mundt of Newhall; T.C. and Mallory Dailey, Bradley and Keri Campbell and Colin and Kenley of Cedar Rapids; Tony Clark and Nan Hempel ...

SIGOURNEY ? The annual Lancaster School open house, hosted by Lancaster Heritage, is set from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at the school 5 miles southeast of Sigourney on Highway V5G.The 2 p.m. program will feature Alice Hoyt Veen, a dedicated family historian for 30 years. Her presentation will be ?Reconstructing Your School Life,? and her remarks will emphasize how a person?s school years are an important part of who he or ...

The Fairfield Community School District has listed its breakfast and lunch menu for the coming week.Monday ? breakfast at the middle school and high school: assorted cereals and cereal bars, orange juice and milk; breakfast at the elementary schools: assorted cereals, cereal bar or Nutri-Grain bar; orange juice and milk. Lunch: hamburger on bun, romaine lettuce and tomato, sweet potato fries, fruit cocktail, ...

Clockwise from lower left, Jonah Cooper, Ethan Waugh Missy Cooper, Marilyn McGuire, Taylor Clemons, Nickel Iseman and Larry Hedger were among the 175 volunteers of all ages from four Fairfield churches measuring, filling bags, weighing, sealing bags, packing boxes, sealing boxes and stacking boxes along the wall Sunday. Word of Life Lutheran, Fairfield Friends, First Presbyterian and First Christian (Disciples of ...

KEOSAUQUA ? The Van Buren Community School District will celebrate its homecoming week beginning Monday.The high school has planned a special theme for each day next week.The theme for Monday will be Twin Day.Tuesday?s theme will be Outlaw/Camo Day.Wednesday?s theme will be Formal/Dress Up Day, which coincides with school pictures being taken.Thursday?s theme is Dress Like Someone Famous. A pep assembly, ...

KRUU 100.1 FM, Fairfield?s people-powered solar radio station, presents a weekend of community fun Saturday and Sunday, commemorating three milestones: KRUU?s sixth year broadcasting in Jefferson County; its third anniversary as the Midwest?s only solar-powered radio station; and its third annual Listener Appreciation Week.From 1-5 p.m. Saturday, the community is invited to a free open house at KRUU to tour the ...

Abby Schaefer, left, hands bags to Bev Rebling who weighs them and adds rice if necessary to attain the proper weight. Volunteers came together Sunday to pack meals for Kids Against Hunger.

WEST DES MOINES ? Iowa farmers, who are in the fields early this year because of an oppressive drought, are seeing yields ?all over the board? as they bring in the 2012 crop, say Iowa Farm Bureau Federation information aggregators, agronomists and research experts.?Every year, we work with Iowa farmers in every corner of the state who volunteer to give us crop updates. It?s been tough this year. We hear about ...