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EAST PLEASANT PLAIN ? St. Joseph Church in East Pleasant Plain will host a congregate meal from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 28.The menu will include meatloaf, cheesy potatoes, green beans, sweet corn, rolls, poke cake, pie, cream puffs, a salad bar and beverages.Bingo will be played after the meal.All ages are welcome. An elevator is available.Although not required, reservations are appreciated and can be ...

GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITYDES MOINES ? Grant Liebe and Whitney Silvers, both of Fairfield, were named to the Grand View University president?s list for the 2012 spring semester.Students are named to the president?s list for earning a grade point average of 4.0 while carrying at least 12 hours of classes.??? WARTBURG COLLEGEWAVERLY ? Two Wartburg College students from Fairfield were awarded diplomas during spring ...

The genus Heuchera (pronounced hoo-ker-a) of the family Saxifragacea contains at least 50 native species. These are an herbaceous perennial native to North America commonly called coral bells or alumroot. Plants you find in nurseries will most predictably be modern cultivars. Depending upon the individual variety, coral bells will thrive in zones 3 through 9.Since the mid-1990s an ?explosion? of sorts has ...

Four Jefferson County residents have been appointed to the Extension Council nominating committee.The committee is charged with nominating candidates for the five vacancies on the council before Aug. 6.Committee members selected to nominate extension council candidates for the 2012 election are: Randy Baird, Juanita Bray, Chris Estle-Tedrow and Steve Hickenbottom.By law, the nominating committee must include ...

FHS CLASS OF 1982The Fairfield High School Class of 1982 is searching for the addresses of several classmates for its 30th-year reunion.The group is looking for: Linda Diers, Beth Jackson, Carmen Junez, Kim Kleemeyer, Terry Nelson and Dawn Rodrigues.Anyone who knows the addresses of any of these people are asked to contact Diane Tone by calling 319-986-5916 or emailing tones@iowatelecom.net.

Larry and Bette Countryman of Birmingham will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, with an open house reception Sunday.The couple was married June 22, 1962, in Birmingham. They have two daughters, Lisa Countryman of Columbus, Ga., and Sarah Ledger and husband Greg of Brighton. They also have two grandsons.Friends and family are invited to the open house reception from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the City Park in ...

DOUDS ? Entertainment for the 63rd Annual Douds Field Day has been announced.The band Bluegrass Blondies will perform at 3 p.m. June 23 at Yates Memorial Park.The Bluegrass Blondies, the Scott Amos family of Ottumwa, are talented musicians and vocalists providing audiences across the Midwest delightful entertainment experiences in a wholesome, family-oriented style. Performing traditional and contemporary ...

Dan and Deanne Bowers of Fairfield will celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary Monday.Dan Bowers and Deanne Redman were married June 18, 1977, in Leon. They both work at Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store.The couple has three children: Andy Bowers of Fairfield, Angie Bisgard of Fairfield and Alycia Bowers of Eagle Grove.The Bowerses celebrated by taking a recent trip to Branson, Mo.

BONAPARTE ? Results are in for the Civil War doll-dressing contest held in Bonaparte during Bonaparte Main Street?s Civil War Experience.The contest, sponsored by Gianna and Roy Barrow of Bonaparte, brought dolls and designers together to create a new ?lease on life? for 1950s- and 1960s-era dolls. Nineteen dolls were dressed by 16 different women from varying ages, communities and expertise in 1860s costume in ...

Jefferson Decat is sponsoring a free Mental Health First Aid Training from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and June 22 at the Fairfield school district?s ~ Center.Mental health first aid is the initial help given to a person showing signs or symptoms of mental illness or in a mental health crisis. Mental health first aid is provided until appropriate professional or other help can be engaged.Participants will learn: ...

PACKWOOD ? Pekin Middle School officials have added the name of a student to the honor roll list for the second semester of the 2011-12 academic year.Ashlyn Zook has been added to the seventh-grade Regular Honor Roll.The complete list of Pekin Middle School students earning recognition on the honor roll was printed in the May 31 Ledger.

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 ? glazed ham ball, scalloped potatoes, black bean-corn-tomato salad, muffin, peach-strawberry-banana medley.Tuesday ? beef luncheon steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, broccoli, ...