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LIBERTYVILLE ? Faith United Methodist Church in Libertyville will have Family Fun Night Sunday.The evening will start at 4:30 p.m., with a meal of pizza, followed by singing with the Scott Amos family.Everyone is welcome to attend.

Fame has a price; flashing cameras, stalking, lack of privacy.Have you ever wanted to be famous?To get away, Brad and Angela moved to France. Elton John moved to an estate in Georgia. Oprah could not even come to Fairfield incognito.Jesus moved to Galilee putting another country between himself and the religious watchers of his day.These watchers were not paparazzi. They were more like Russia?s Cheka, the ...

MONDAYGMP, Fairfield Eagles Club, 5 p.m.Jefferson County 4-H Clubs Bake Sale, Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building, 4-6 p.m.4-H Garden Club, Jefferson County ISU Extension Office, pizza served, 4 p.m.; followed by meeting. Call 472-4166.P.E.O., Chapter HA, Sunnybrook Assisted Living, 7:30 p.m. Wear red.Blood Drive, CANCELED. Mother Cabrini Parish Center, Richland, 2-6:30 p.m. For appointments, call ...

The following houses of worship have made changes to their calendars for Sunday through Feb. 18.Any Fairfield house of worship that would like to have its calendar for the week of Feb. 19-25 published in The Ledger Feb. 17, should provide information to the newsroom by 9 a.m. Thursday. Calendars should be updated weekly or monthly for the listing to appear in The Ledger. BETH SHALOM SYNAGOGUE308 South B ...

The Bonnell Project will host an open house from 1-5 p.m. Saturday at the former St. Mary Catholic Church property.The Bonnell Project, a Fairfield nonprofit organization, purchased the St. Mary property in October. The property, including the five-bedroom parsonage, the 15,000-square-foot DeCoursey Hall, with a large kitchen and dining hall, and a 1,500-square-foot workshop building on 1.7 acres of land, was ...

ELDON ? Drawing Closer Ministries? chalk artist Randy Davis of Ottumwa will be the guest speaker at Living Hope Bible Church in Eldon on Sunday.Davis will speak at the 8 a.m. worship service and he will draw and speak during the 10 a.m. service.Davis uses visuals to convey Biblical principals and how to apply them to contemporary living. His presentation will conclude with a chalk drawing enhanced by colored ...

Doug and Angie Copeland of Fairfield announce the engagement of their son Adam Burns Copeland and MaKayla Ann Pratt, daughter of David Pratt of Fairfield and Linda Whitlatch of Marion.The bride-elect works at Logli?s Store in Fairfield and lives in Libertyville.The groom-elect works at Agri-Industrial Plastics in Fairfield and is a member of the Iowa Army National Guard?s 3654th Maintenance Company in Knoxville....

The sustainable living department at Maharishi University of Management will host an informational meeting about the Boxer-DeFazio ?Dear Colleague Letter? circulating now in Congress at 8 p.m. Thursday in Dalby Hall.Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Rep. Peter DeFazio?s letter (D-OR) urges members of Congress to sign a bicameral letter asking the Food and Drug Administration to label genetically engineered food.The ...

Ottumwa Crisis Center and Women?s Shelter officials are reminding the community February is teen-dating violence awareness month.Officials with the center say one out of 10 high school students and 22 percent of college students experienced physical violence in dating relationships, and that many teenagers believe jealously, possessiveness and abuse are ?normal? in intimate relationships. Officials say jealously ...

The education department of Maharishi University will present the second in a series of colloquia on educational change from 7:45-9:15 p.m. Wednesday in the Festival Hall of the Argiro Center.The seminar will be ?Stepping Into The Sunlight: The Role of Consciousness-Based Education in Understanding Anything? featuring Christopher Jones, professor of education, dean of teaching and learning and member of the ...

ELDON ? Cardinal Community School District officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the second-quarter honor roll for the 2011-12 academic year.Students on the A honor roll are:Sixth-graders Madison Black and Jaden Roberts.Seventh-graders Trevor Albert, Bryce Benedict, Taylor Howard, Marcus Olson and Kristian Trout.Eighth-graders Jessie McElderry, Ryley McElderry, Delaney ...

Stephen and Julie Ernst of Fairfield and Susania Ernst of Indianola announce the engagement of their daughter Sarah Ernst to Dylan Walther, son of Duane and Amy Walther of Cedar Falls.The bride-elect is a graduate of University of Iowa.The groom-elect graduated from University of Northern Iowa.A June wedding is planned.