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SWEDESBURG ? A Swedish pancake breakfast will be served 8-11 a.m. Saturday at the Swedesburg Parish Hall in Swedesburg by the Swedish Heritage Society.The thin Swedish pancakes will be served with Swedish potato sausage or ham and topped with lingonberries or syrup. An assortment of homemade pastries also will be served with orange juice and coffee. The cost of the breakfast is $6 per person.The Swedish ...

STOCKPORTOrder of the Eastern Star No. 544 will meet Thursday at the Masonic Hall in Stockport.???Stockport City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at city hall. Anyone wishing to address the council should contact city hall at least 24 hours in advance to be put on the agenda by calling 319-796-2135.? Beverly Runyon, Ledger correspondent BIRMINGHAMThe Birmingham Library Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at ...

OTTUMWA ? The seventh annual Youth Field Day will be from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 19 at the Izaak Walton League in Ottumwa.The cost is $10. Lunch will be provided.The classes covered will be soil erosion, trap shooting, edible plants, archery, trapping basics, bowfishing basics, dog handling, rifle shooting, simulator shooting game and turkey hunting basics.The field day is a way to introduce a child to the ...

IOWA CITY ? Informed Choices Medical Clinic of Iowa City will hold its Walk for Life Saturday at: Beach Shelter in Kent Park, Oxford; City Park Shelter 13 in Iowa City; and Beach Shelter in Lake MacBride State Park in Solon.Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 9 a.m. Those who raise $250 in donations for the clinic will receive a free T-shirt. Monies raised will support all the services ...

To celebrate World Laughter Day, the Fairfield Laughter Yoga Club will meet from 2:15-3 p.m. Sunday in the Jefferson County Health Center conference room.The session is free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome.Laughter Yoga combines laughter exercises with deep breathing, simple stretches and deep relaxation of yoga. Anyone can do it. Benefits include stress release, pain relief, enhanced immune system, ...

The Fairfield Farmers? Market will begin its outdoor season Saturday in Howard Park.The market will be open from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturdays and from 3-6 p.m. on Wednesdays.Saturday, Jefferson County Green Band will be performing at 10 a.m., and the annual plant exchange begins promptly at 10 a.m. and only lasts about a half an hour.May 12, Chandra Das and Global Cooling will be performing at 10 a.m. ...

PACKWOOD ? Pekin community school?s kindergarten roundup for kindergarten pupils will be Friday.No classes for the present kindergarten students will be held Friday.Children must be 5 years old prior to Sept. 15 to be eligible for kindergarten for the 2012-13 school year. Parents must bring their child?s birth certificate.All beginning kindergarteners should come to Pekin at approximately 8:15-8:30 a.m. ...

A home at 305A S. 12th St. will be dedicated at 10 a.m. Saturday by the Greater Fairfield Area Habitat for Humanity.The public is invited to attend and tour the refurbished home, which is located across the street east of Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store.Local Habitat for Humanity volunteers have worked along side Markus Radtke and Jennifer Coates since October to improve the townhouse. A third bedroom was ...

The last day to purchase a Fairfield High School yearbook is at 11 a.m. Friday at www.jostensyearbooks.com or by calling 866-282-1516.No extra Quills are being ordered this year, so there will not be an opportunity to purchase one later.Jostens now has an online time capsule, with access available with the purchase of a yearbook, that can be visited again and again to remember FHS days.

The Jefferson County Tobacco-Free Coalition will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Jefferson County Public Health Office.

The Fairfield Community School District has listed its menu for the coming week.Monday ? fajita chicken and mozzarella wrap, fluffy rice, corn, baked apples, milk.Tuesday ? BBQ Ribb on bun, carrots, mixed fruit, cookie milk.Wednesday ? corn dog, peas, pear halves, pudding, milk.Thursday ? cheeseburger on bun, french fries, pineapple, peanut butter bar, milk.May 4 ? Walking Taco with lettuce, meat and cheese, ...

Living Stones Fellowship is hosting a free concert beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday featuring ?Breaking Adam,? a Christian rock band.The next weekend, ?Saved on Sunday? with rap artist Double J, also a Christian rock band plays at 7 p.m. May 5, with a cover charge of $5.