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Ann Downing, a popular soloist on the Gaither Homecoming video series, will perform at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday worship services at Living Hope Bible Church in Eldon.The church is handicap accessible. For more information, call the church office at 641-652-4320.A free will offering will be received.Downing has won one of the industry?s highest honors, the Dove Award for Female Vocalist and also has been inducted ...

Children entering preschool to fifth grade are welcome to Gold Rush, the Vacation Bible School program at First Baptist Church 6-8 p.m. July 23-27.Gold Rush will give children the opportunity to discover the true Rock of Ages as they enjoy Bible stories, songs, crafts, games, snacks and puppet skits.A program for parents will follow VBS from 8-8:30 p.m. July 27, in the church sanctuary.For more information ...

When we lived in another state, some of my son?s classmates did not believe the Holocaust happened. They did not believe the pictures. They did not believe the stories. How could they not believe?It is difficult to comprehend this unbelief.Holocaust survivors, rescuers and even some of the perpetrators have published books and diaries, given interviews and provided corroborating evidence.Jesus? answer for this ...

Lockridge Community Bible School will be held at the Lockridge school 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.The Bible school will be under the leadership of Peg Egbert from Mobile United Methodists Missions.Local churches participating are New Sweden United Methodist, Lockridge Baptist and Lockridge Lutheran churches.All children from pre-school through sixth grade are invited to attend and enjoy a ...

Prairie View United Methodist Church is holding a packaging event for Kids Against Hunger at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.The church also is hosting a visit to Sigourney Care Center at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

Batavia United Methodist Church welcomes a new pastor, the Rev. Jena Manchester. Sunday worship services are at 8 a.m.

KRUU 100.1 FM, Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store and Indian Hills Community College are bringing a free community feast live from the Hy-Vee Kitchen Club at 7 p.m. Wednesday.The community is invited to Great Taste Live, with host Steve Boss.Nine IHCC culinary students, recently returned from two weeks in Spain where they took a course in Spanish cuisine from star chefs, will demonstrate and tell about their ...

OTTUMWA ?Video game world record holder Lonnie McDonald of Kansas City will be playing the game Joust from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the original Twin Galaxies location in Ottumwa.McDonald intends on breaking a world record on the video game, which will be recognized at TwinGalaxies.com, which is officially recognized by Guiness.McDonald has toured the country in his spare time the past year playing Joust at ...

Fairfield High School musicians Sarah Morgan and Wyatt Andersen are touring Europe with the Iowa Ambassadors of Music.The local students are part of a select group of 308 student musicians, advisors and parents from across Iowa. The 2012 tour is a 20-day event including four days of rehearsal in Grinnell, with the farewell concert July 2 at Grinnell College. The Ambassadors then have a 16-day concert tour ...

If you were to ask me to name a few favorite plants in my gardens, I would say without reservation that many of the ?Number-One-Top-Favorites? are those received from special people in my life. Gardening lends itself to the creation of memories: memories of ?plant forays? to nurseries, trips to interesting and/or notable places, and most especially, cultivating relationships with friends and relatives.For ...

The Fairfield Art Association?s regular Thursday morning Young Artist Mentor Class with Kella J. will be hosting a follow up and sharing activity with other young artists at the Fairfield Farmers? Market Saturday at Howard Park.The activity ties into the market?s food theme for the day, one of which is making sauerkraut.The art association?s Young Artist Mentor Class has explored design motif of the Pennsylvania...

BIRMINGHAMFourteen children attended the reading program Saturday at the Birmingham Library.Programs are planned from 1-2 p.m. the next three Saturdays. All children ages 2-12 are welcome.???The Birmingham Lions Club will have an ice cream supper July 21 at the Birmingham Lions Building.???