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Danielle Garrison, a member of the Round Prairie Echoes 4-H Club, stands beside the grand prize she won at the 4-H Find Out Night the evening of Oct. 10 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building.The package was valued at more than $100 and full of items a 4-H?er would be able to use to complete projects.

MOUNT PLEASANT ? ?Reminiscences by Alice? will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Iowa Wesleyan College Chapel Auditorium.The one-woman show will be presented by Lynn Rymarz of Barrington, Ill.Rymarz is an author and storyteller who brings historic American women to life. She has written the show, featuring Alice Bird Babb.Babb is one of P.E.O.?s seven founders. She wrote the organization?s first oath and ...

Results have been listed from five recent Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center blood drives.The mobile unit drew 27 pints of blood Sept. 17 at St. Mary Catholic Church.The unit drew 25 pints of blood Sept. 26 at the Keosauqua Senior Citizen Center.The unit drew nine pints of blood Sept. 26 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building.The mobile unit drew 39 pints of blood Oct. 9 at the Jefferson ...

CLOVER KIDSThe Jefferson County Fairfield 4-H Clover Kids met 5:15-6:15 p.m. Thursday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building.Twenty-seven members made cloth pumpkins out of fall colored fabric, made Halloween mobiles using paper plates, drew happy, goofy, sad and smiley pumpkin faces.Leland and Shirley Stanley spoke to the group about pumpkins: sizes, nutrition, planting, caring and watching ...

Hawthorne Direct has given area schools and organizations a boost with proceeds from the sale of excess inventory from its warehouse.The Hawthorne building on North 16th Street was recently purchased by Agri-Industrial Plastics, while Hawthorne will lease back the office space currently occupied by its Fairfield-based staff and studio space. The transaction prompted Hawthorne to sell or donate excess inventory ...

One of Britain?s great vocal groups, The London Quartet, earlier known as Cantabile, will bring its program of comedy and classics at 7:30 p.m. Sunday to the Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts, sponsored by the Fairfield Concert Association.Admission is by membership in the Fairfield Concert Association. Season memberships will be available at the door. Members of the reciprocating associations of Centervill...

Noah?s Ark Animal Foundation is hosting a low-cost microchip and vaccination clinic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Noah?s Ark Animal Foundation.The clinic is open to the public; offering micro-chipping by a licensed veterinarian for $20, which includes free registration of the chip.Rabies vaccinations, as well as yearly vaccinations for both dogs and cats are being offered for $15 each. Dogs receive ...

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will have its first soup supper of the fall season from 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday at the church?s new location.Community members are invited for homemade soups, cornbread, pies and fellowship.A free will offering will be collectedto assist with remodeling the new church home.

MONDAY?Trampoline,? Session 1, first of six classes, various times and fees for three age groups. Information and registration: 472-6159 or www.fairfieldparksandrec.com.?Gymnastics,? Session 1, first of six classes, various times and fees for four age groups. Information and registration: 472-6159 or www.fairfieldparksandrec.com.Blood Drive, First United Methodist Church, 2-6:30 p.m. Walk-ins welcome; for ...

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: beef and bean burrito, romaine and tomato, corn, fresh apple, plus Mexican rice at the ...

The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center has scheduled a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Jefferson County Health Center conference room.Donors who last gave blood on or before Aug. 14 are eligible to donate again. Donors must be at least 16 years old, in good health and weigh at least 110 pounds.A blood donor card or other photo identification is required to donate. Sixteen-year-old ...

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 ? pork cutlet, sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts with cheese, blushing pears.Tuesday ? chili with beans, creamy coleslaw, cereal muffin, sliced strawberries.Wednesday ? beef ...