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EAST PLEASANT PLAIN ? The monthly congregate meal is set from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at St. Joseph Church in East Pleasant Plain.The menu will be fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and sweet corn, a salad bar and an assortment of pie, cream puffs, bread and beverages.Bingo will be played after the meal.All ages are welcome. The church has an elevator for those who need to use ...

A free National Weather Service School, sponsored by Jefferson County Emergency Management, the National Weather Service and the Fairfield Elks Lodge, is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Elks Lodge.Attendees will gain a wealth of weather information. They will learn about weather trend changes and see examples of various weather patterns and learn what to expect from them. The class also includes descriptions of ...

It?s a new gardening year, and it brings the long-awaited mail delivery of garden catalogs! Wow, my favorite ones are here, full of new varieties in every category imaginable. Sure, I?ve been browsing on the World Wide Web since last fall, looking for a hard-to-find pumpkin variety, but there?s nothing like a hard copy in hand with surprises on each page!Now, today, is the time to IMAGINE the whole growing year ...

Students at Washington Elementary School are learning about the Seven Habits of Highly Effective Kids, and in December and January focused on Habit 4: Think Win-Win.To Think Win-Win means ?finding solutions that work for others as well as myself. It means treating others the way I would like to be treated.?Teachers nominated one student, who exemplified Habit 4, from their classrooms for recognition at a recent ...

The following rural churches have made changes to their calendars for Sunday through Feb. 25.Any rural church that would like to have its calendar for the week of Feb. 26 through March 3 printed in The Ledger Feb. 23 should provide information to the newsroom by noon Wednesday.Rural churches must update calendars weekly or monthly or the listing will not be printed. Updates can be emailed to news@ffledger.com, ...

Lucy Ford of Mount Pleasant receives a 92nd birthday present during her birthday party Feb. 8 from her brother Fred Rudat of Fairfield. Also at the festivities were Ford?s friend Becky Manning, left, and her niece Jan Anderson, both of Mount Pleasant. Ford was born in Germany and came to America at 5 months of age. Her father was in the military where he met his German wife during World War II. The family settled ...

Glenn and Maria Hamm of Fairfield will be celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary Sunday.Glenn Hamm and Maria Schinstock were married Feb. 19, 1977, at St. John?s Catholic Church in Houghton.They are the parents of Stephanie Daley, and husband Andrew, of Mount Prospect, Ill., and Scott Hamm, and wife Christina, of Fairfield. They also have two grandchildren.The couple celebrated with a trip last fall to the ...

Doris Ringelspach Johnson will celebrate her 90th birthday Sunday.An open house in her honor is planned from 2-4 p.m. Sunday in the lower-level of First Lutheran Church in Fairfield.Mrs. Johnson has been a resident of Jefferson County her entire life. She has been active in church, community, agricultural and political activities.She was named an Iowa Master Farm Homemaker in recognition of her contributions.M...

Causing few or no symptoms, hypertension has become known as the "silent killer." To diagnose it, you must have your blood pressure taken.A normal reading is below 135/85. When it goes above this reading it should be followed closely. The diagnosis should not be made from just one or two readings. The blood pressure will vary depending on heart rate, level of excitement and just being in your doctor's office.Whe...

An open house to celebrate Kathryn ?Katie? Mineart?s 90th birthday will be from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Halcyon House in Washington, Iowa.Kathryn Wehr was born Feb. 22, 1922, in Portsmouth to Myrtle and Walter Wehr. Upon her mother?s death three days later, she was brought by train across Iowa in a snow storm to be raised by her father?s sister and brother-in-law Rose and Otto Fritz in Brighton. She attended school ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU WOMENThe Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women gathered for a noon luncheon meeting Tuesday at Kokomo?s Kafé.Larry Unkrich from the Big River Resources LLC ethanol plant in West Burlington was the guest speaker. He gave a history of the operation from its conception in 2000 through the present day. He said the plant offers tours. Big River Resources has plants in Illinois and Wisconsin,...

LOCKRIDGE ? Lockridge Fire and Rescue will host a soup supper and auction Saturday at Lockridge School.The supper will be served from 5-7 p.m. The menu includes chili, vegetable beef, oyster and potato soups, beef and noodles, vegetable trays and desserts.In addition to the auction, a quilt raffle and door prizes are planned.Anyone who would like to donate an item for the auction can drop it off at the school ...