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The Birmingham Lions will have a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Birmingham Lions Building. The November committee members are Randy Household and Kendall Smith.???Winners in the Peace Poster contest sponsored by the Birmingham and Stockport Lions clubs were: first place, Dasha Brown, daughter of Greg Brown and Iris DeMent; second place, Tadden Holden, son of John Holden and Casey Dailey; third ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? A baked potato dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the First United Methodist Church in Mount Pleasant. The dinner is a fundraiser for a group of Iowa Wesleyan College students taking part in a service project in Rwanda, Africa, next spring.According to trip organizer Alisha Vincent, 12 students and three faculty members will travel to Rwanda May 18. While there, students will ...

OTTUMWA ? One of the world?s best love stories, William Shakespeare?s ?Romeo and Juliet,? will be performed at Indian Hills Community College Dec. 1-3. Tickets are free to the 7:30 p.m. performances in St. John Auditorium, but patrons are encouraged to reserve their seating in advance by calling 641-683-5144.?Romeo and Juliet? is the story of two ?star-crossed? lovers whose families are engaged in a bitter ...

DIMMITT-VORHIESPOST 2271 AUXILIARYThe Ladies Auxiliary to Dimmitt-Vorhies Post 2271 met Nov. 14 at the post home, with nine members present.Members were thanked for helping with Veterans Day ceremonies and the funeral lunches at the club.Auxiliary sisters were reminded to pay their dues before Dec. 1.The next meeting will be Dec. 12, with a potluck starting about 5:15 p.m. Sisters are asked to ...

Students at Washington Elementary School are learning about the Seven Habits of Highly Effective Kids.In October, the school focused on Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind.To Begin With the End in Mind means to have a plan. It means: ?I plan ahead and set goals. I do things that have meaning and make a difference. I am an important part of my classroom and contribute to my school?s mission and vision. I ...

The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center has scheduled two blood drives in Van Buren County.The first will be from 3-7 p.m. Nov. 30 at the Keosauqua Senior Citizen Center in Keosauqua.Donors who last gave blood on or before Oct. 5 are eligible to participate.To schedule an appointment, call the blood center at 800-452-1097.The second will be from 2:30-6:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Birmingham Lions ...

Steve and Sheryl Greiner of Fairfield announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter Amy Greiner to Brad Baker, son of Tom and Kathy Baker of Fairfield.The bride-elect is a 2002 graduate of Fairfield High School. She received an associates degree in business administration and financial services from AIB in 2004 and a bachelor?s degree in finance from Upper Iowa University in 2006. She is ...

The following rural churches have made changes to their calendars for Sunday through Nov. 26.Any rural church that would like to have its calendar for the week of Nov. 27 through Dec. 3 printed in The Ledger Wednesday should provide information to the newsroom by noon Tuesday. Please note the early deadline and publishing date. The Ledger will be closed and no newspaper will be published Thanksgiving, Nov. ...

PACKWOOD ? The Packwood Lions Club will host a fish and chicken fry from 5-7 p.m. Saturday at the Packwood Community Building.The menu also will include coleslaw, baked beans and bread and butter.The meal will be available for a freewill offering. The donations will be given to PMA/REACH.

BIRMINGHAMThe Birmingham Red Hat Ladies met for lunch Nov. 8 at the Stockport United Methodist Church.Twenty-six people were present, including Melissa Daugherty from the Van Buren Hospital, who gave the program.?Happy Birthday? was sang for those with November birthdays. Barb Anderson won the door prize.Marilyn Boley and JoAnn Shoemaker were the hostesses.???The Birmingham United Methodist ...

In public education, specifically the curriculum office, it is very easy to take for granted that everyone comes into a discussion with the same knowledge base. I try very hard to remember that, if an individual?s daily reality is different than mine, the likelihood of a common knowledge base is very low. Many times, during conversations or meetings in which I am required to present information, I see ?the look.? ...

Fairfield High School Student Council will host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 pm. Friday in the school gym.Donors who last gave blood on or before Sept. 23 are eligible to participate, as blood can be donated every eight weeks. People with controlled high blood pressure and diabetics are eligible donors.Walk-in donors are welcome, but appointments also can be made by contacting FHS teacher Heidi Grunwald, ...