The Fairfield Latin and Ballroom Association will host a Latin, Ballroom, Tango and Swing dance Sunday evening at Morning Star Studio.The Christmas dance will begin with a lesson in a dance of popular choice at 7:30 p.m.The dance is from 8-10 p.m. Admission is $3.For information, contact Paul Saipher by calling 919-5698 or emailing fflbra@iowatelecom.net.???
This is the best year for donations to the red kettle campaign in the eight years the Rev. Jim McGaffey has been the Jefferson County coordinator for the Salvation Army, he reports.Volunteers have been ringing bells at the red kettles in front of Fairfield?s Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store and Walmart for four weeks.?A big thank you to these two businesses for allowing the kettles to be placed,? said McGaffey. ...
Fairfield churches are having a variety of special programs and events this week leading up to Christmas weekend.First Baptist Church will have its Awana and Sunday school children and youth Christmas program at 6 p.m. Sunday.First Lutheran Church has a children?s Christmas program during its regular 9 a.m. Sunday worship service with a Jesus? birthday party after worship.First Presbyterian Church?s ...
AIB COLLEGE OF BUSINESSDES MOINES ? Stephanie Adam, Jenny McEntee and Loraine Vaughan, all of Fairfield, each has been honored as a Presidential Scholar at AIB College of Business for the 2011 fall term.To be named a Presidential Scholar, students had to attain a grade point average of 3.80 or higher for the term.Adam is earning an associate in applied science degree in accounting.McEntee is earning a ...
The Fairfield Community School District has listed its menu for the coming week.Monday ? chicken nuggets, bread and butter sandwich, green beans, peaches, milk.Tuesday ? turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, fresh orange, frosted cinnamon roll, ice cream, milk.Wednesday ? burrito with salsa, corn, pineapple, cookie, milk.Thursday ? no school.Dec. 23 ? no school.Classes resume Jan. 3.The ...
AFRICAN VIOLET FOUNDATONThe African Violet Foundation, a local charity that provides Christmas gifts for teenagers in Jefferson County, will be accepting donations of unused Christmas cards.The foundation also will be accepting donations of gently used Christmas gift bags. The bags must be big enough to hold a large hoodie.Anyone with cards or gift bags to donate should call Staci Wright at 919-6328 or ...
KEOSAUQUA ? The Van Buren Players board of director has chosen its winter musical: ?Flight of the Lawnchair Man? by Peter Ullian and Robert Lindsey-Nassif, produced with permission of Theatrical Rights Worldwide.The musical will be directed by David and Kathleen Paulek, with Linda Mitcheltree as music director.Production dates are Feb. 24-26.The musical was loosely inspired by an actual lawnchair flight. ...
The Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its menu for the coming week.Meals are at 11:30 a.m.Monday ? chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, broccoli with cheese sauce, strawberry and banana, chocolate chip bar.Tuesday ? baked ham, baked potato with sour cream, steamed cabbage, rosy applesauce.Wednesday ? potato chowder with saltine crackers, hamburger on whole-wheat bun with lettuce, tomato and ...
Walnut Ridge Workers, Clover Kids meeting SundayThe regular meeting of the Walnut Ridge Workers 4-H Club and Lockridge Clover Kids was Nov. 20 at Lockridge Senior Center.The meeting was called to order by Lewis Thomes at 2 p.m. Roll call was answered by seven members. Three Clover Kids and four visitors were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The treasurer?s report was given....
The young ladies? Bible study group meets from 5:30-7 p.m. and the women?s Bible study group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.???A key has been found at the Stockport Library. Anyone who has lost one should call 319-796-4681 for more information.???New Western books and a few Christian fiction books have been added to the Stockport Library?s collections.???The Christmas DVDs are in the ...
Jeff Wells, a former Fairfield resident and 1980 graduate of Fairfield High School, has written a new book: ?All My Patients Kick and Bite,? a follow up to his ?All My Patients Have Tales.?Wells, who is a practicing veterinarian in Colorado, will be visiting his mother Gwen Wells in Fairfield and stopping at Revelations Bookstore to greet readers and sign books from 2-4 p.m. Saturday.His books are collection...
Mary Gladys Corine Rubis and Christian Francisco Oquendo were married Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City.The bride is the daughter of Jim and Susan Rubis of Fairfield.The groom is the son of Ivy Grant Rowe of Lincolnton, N.C.Bridesmaids were Jenne Lundgren and Shawna Zibert.Groomsmen were Daniel Chornet and Christian Espinosa.Samantha Brown and Alisha ...
Five generations of the Jacobs family recently gathered for a photo with baby Trysten Dean Jacobs. His mother is Desi Jacobs. His grandfather is Jim Jacobs. His great-grandmother is Pat Jacobs, and his great-great-grandmother is Ruth Gesling.
The following rural churches have made changes to their calendars for Sunday through Dec. 24.Any rural church that would like to have its calendar for the week of Dec. 25-31 printed in The Ledger Dec. 22 should provide information to the newsroom by noon Dec. 21.Rural churches must update calendars weekly or monthly or the listing will not be printed. Updates can be emailed to news@ffledger.com, mailed to ...
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