FARM BUREAU WOMENJefferson County Farm Bureau Women will have a meeting and luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at SunnyBrook Assisted Living.Lynne Johnson will be the hostess and have the program.
On His Path, a Wayland nonprofit organization, is partnering with Bethel Ministries International of Chimaltenango, Guatemala, to conduct an ongoing medical equipment collection drive.Bethel Ministries, a nonprofit operated by Americans Chris and Donna Mooney, focuses on providing aid to widows, orphans and the disabled in Guatemala, where 80 percent of the population lives in extreme poverty.An area wheelchair ...
OLLIE ? Prairie View United Methodist Church is following its regular Sunday schedule.The church office is closed Monday for Labor Day.PMA meets at Prairie View at 9 a.m. Tuesday.On Wednesday, the worship committee meets at 7 p.m. and Patriotic Panthers 4-H meets at 7 p.m.Southeast District UMW annual meeting will be in Burlington Sept. 8.
BRIGHTON ? Hope Lutheran Church is hosting its annual fish fry and auction Sept. 8 at the church in Brighton.Serving is from 4:30-6:30 p.m. with a menu of catfish, party potatoes, coleslaw, green beans, rolls, homemade ice cream, desserts and a drink, at $8 for adults and $3.50 for children 12 and under. Tickets may be purchased at the door.An auction begins after the meal.Call 319-694-3356 for more information.
Julie Hesseltine and Daniel Krull were married the afternoon of Saturday, June 2, 2012, in the gazebo at Jefferson County Park.The Rev. Len Maselli officiated the double-ring ceremony.Jen Hesseltine, sister-in-law of the bride, was maid of honor. Attendants were Natalie Helvik and Wendy Guzman, sister of the groom.Best man was Eric Krull, brother of the groom. Groomsmen were Brad Hesseltine, brother of the ...
The Declaration of Independence writers defined individual rights as being ?endowed by their creator.?These same writers appealed ?to the supreme judge of the world,? and placed ?firm reliance on the protection of divine providence.?Then 56 representatives of the 13 states signed their names to the document.The authors and those who affirmed the document acknowledged God as the creator, judge, protector and ...
The Girl Scout troops in Jefferson County will hold kick-off events in September for girls who are Girl Scouts and girls wishing to join.Libertyville Elementary School girls will meet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Faith United Methodist Church in Libertyville.Pence Elementary School girls will meet from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at the school.Washington Elementary School girls will meet from 5-6 p.m. Sept. 17 ...
I grew Moonflowers (Ipomoea alba) for the first time this spring and was amazed by how the very small plant I started with turned into one of the largest and loveliest plants in my flowerbeds this year. The reason the plant did so well is because they are heat-drought resistant, deer and insect resistant. They thrive in nearly any soil condition from very poor to very rich. Which is very much in the gardeners ...
PACKWOOD ? Pekin Elementary School is looking for volunteers again this year to work with kindergartners through second-grade children who need a little extra attention.Volunteers in the Friends of Education program will read to a child or have a child read to them, play an educational game or put together a puzzle. The looking and listening activities help develop or build language skills forming a solid ...
OTTUMWA ? Mount Pleasant artist Ann Klingensmith will open a one-artist exhibition in the Indian Hills Community College Art Gallery in early September.The exhibit will debut with a reception from 6-7:15 p.m. Sept. 6. Klingensmith has been a member of the art faculty at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant since 1994. Courses she teaches include drawing, graphics and printmaking. Her artwork consists primarily...
Fairfield Park and Recreation Fitness Club has announced classes for September at the Roosevelt Community Recreation Center.Classes include: step aerobics, gentle yoga, indoor cycling, Super Circuit, pilates, Ai stretching, cardio jump, body blast and Zumba.Classes are free to fitness club members; nonmembers pay a fee for each class they attend.Participants are expected to be on time to classes. All indoor ...
Ashley Pedrick and James Sines were united in marriage Saturday, March 24, 2012, at the Woolson Friends Church in rural Richland, with the Rev. Harlan Van Voorst officating.The bride is the daughter of Jeff and Jeannie Pedrick of Richland. The groom is the son of Roger Sines of rural Sigourney.The groom?s grandmother, Mary Claywell of Ohio, attended. The bride?s grandparents, Allan and Helen Pedrick of Moulton, ...
FHS CLASS OF 1952The Fairfield High School graduating class of 1952 will have a reunion Friday and Saturday.Friday, the group will be gathering at the Ray Goehring residence at 905 S. Fifth St. Saturday, they will have dinner at 5:30 p.m. at the McElhinny House.For information, call Pat Funkhouser at 472-4945.
HUFFMANThe 86th Annual Huffman reunion will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in Chautauqua Park Shelter House 2.The reunion was started in 1926 by descendants of Hiram and Eliza Swihart Huffman and his sister, Sarah and Stephen Myers who lived near Abingdon. The two couples came to Jefferson County from West Bethleham Township, in Washington County, Pa., in 1854. A reunion is held annually in Fairfield. All relatives are ...
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