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The Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its menu for the coming week.Meals are at 11:30 a.m.Monday ? hamburger on wheat hamburger bun, oven-brown potato, baked beans, slices strawberries, oatmeal-raisin cookie.Tuesday ? liver and onions, parsley butter potato, gravy, mixed vegetables, banana bran muffin, ice cream cup.Wednesday ? baked chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, tomato-cucumber salad, ...

Naomi Tedrow of Fairfield will celebrate her 90th birthday with a card shower.Tedrow was born Sept. 28, 1921, in Ellisville, Ill. She retired from Van Buren County Hospital.She is the mother of Judy Fisher of Kansas City, Mo., and Glenn Tedrow of Fairfield.Cards can be sent to Tedrow at 3301 W. Van Buren Ave., Fairfield 52556.

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Ana Miller, soprano, will present a voice recital 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30 in the Iowa Wesleyan College Chapel.She will be accompanied by pianist and Iowa Wesleyan faculty member, Dr. Joel Brown. The recital will feature works by Mozart, Strauss, Duparc, Copland and Donaudy. The concert is free and open to the public. Miller serves as adjunct voice faculty member at Iowa Wesleyan College. Miller ...

Julia Fritz, daughter of Joseph and Lori Fritz of Brighton, competed in the National American Miss Iowa pageant in July.Competing against 47 girls in her age division, 10-year-old Julia also won the acting competition and was named first runner-up in the talent competition for lyrical dance.Talent scouts from the International Modeling and Talent Association invited Julia to audition for the 2012 IMTA ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? The paintings of Iowa artist Jane Elgin are on display at the Iowa Wesleyan College Art Gallery in Mount Pleasant. An artist?s reception will be 5-7 p.m. today.Elgin, of Des Moines, received a bachelor of arts degree from Iowa Wesleyan College and a master?s degree from Drake University. Her work explores archetypal and mythological themes and facets of the human form and is included in ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Iowa Wesleyan College will celebrate Homecoming this week with a variety activities for students and alumni. The theme of this year?s celebration is The Roaring ?20s.Activities for alumni began today in the Espy-McCurdy Room of the Howe Activity Center. The Espy-McCurdy Room will be open all day Saturday for alumni to stop in, enjoy snacks and visit.Student activities, including contests, ...

The Foursquare Church in Fairfield now hosts a new midweek program for all ages from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday.The program begins with a free light dinner served from 5:30-6 p.m.Activities for kindergarten through fifth-grade children will start at 6 p.m., with worship and programs for youth and adults beginning at 6:15 p.m.Childcare and age appropriate activities for children under age 5 also will be ...

The Rev. D. O. Van Dyne, former pastor of Suburban Heights Baptist Church in Fairfield, is scheduled to speak during the 10:45 a.m. Sunday worship at the church.Van Dyne was pastor of the former Calvary Baptist Church before it became known by its current name in 1977. Van Dyne left Fairfield in 1983 to pastor the First Baptist Church of Walkerton, Ind.Now 82 years old, he still travels the world preaching ...

SOLITAIRESMembers of Solitaires will meet at noon Sunday in the First National Bank parking lot to carpool to lunch at Bridge Cafe in Farmington.

The Fairfield High School recipients of the Fairfield Elks? most improved grade point average from the spring 2011 semester were recognized during the Trojan football game Friday. Kevin Curren represented the Elks, and counselors Johonna Wallerich and Mark Epperson represented FHS.Students at the ceremony for recognition were Aaron Gevock, Maggie Carlos and Zach Vivier. Other students recognized were ...

Hay Bales to host playgroupThe Hay Bales 4-H Club meet at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at the Jefferson County ISU Extension Office, with four members present.Vice president Rachel Shaw led the meeting. Treasurer Ethan Tillis gave the treasury report. Minutes from the last meeting were not available.The group agreed to host a Parents As Teachers playgroup at 5:45 p.m. Oct. 24 in the Jefferson County Fairgrounds ...

The following rural churches have made changes to their calendars for Sunday through Oct. 1.Any rural church that would like to have its calendar for the week of Oct. 2-8 printed in The Ledger Sept. 29 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 lifestyles@ffledger.com, ...