The Douds Historic Preservation Association Inc. is sponsoring an old-fashioned band concert at 6 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park in Leando.The concert will feature Van Buren County?s Tarnished Brass Band, under the director of Ken Burns of Bonaparte.Dedication of the Carol Carr Memorial Gazebo will be held during the concert intermission. The gazebo was built in the fall of 2010 and houses a restored ...
The Polishville Center has released a list of events planned in August.Bingo will be at 5:45 p.m. every Monday, with food available for purchase at 4:45 p.m.A dance with Goodman/Anders of North English will be from 6-9 p.m. Sunday. Admission is charged for the dance, and food will be available for purchase at 4:30 p.m.The Polishville Annual Bazaar will be Aug. 14. The event includes lunch from 11 a.m. to ...
The American Legion Auxiliary No. 0047 met in regular session recently at the VFW Hall. Business included a report on Poppy Days held early in June and donations made.Shirley Kitch, treasurer, reported 14 renewal memberships received and sent in, including two for shut-ins, $6 donation received from Vi Brown, money donated to Girls State, money donated for veterans needs at the VA Hospital in Iowa City, ...
TUESDAYAuxiliary Meeting, Eagles Club, 7 p.m.Fairfield Municipal Band Concert, Central Park, 8 p.m.BYU?s Synthesis in Concert, Sondheim center, 7:30 p.m.First United Methodist Church Blood Drive, church?s downstairs dining room, 2-6:30 p.m.Alcoholics Anonymous, Fairfield Friends Church, 7:30 p.m. Open women?s meeting.Ice Cream Social, Lebanon Methodist Church, Lebanon, 5 p.m.Narcotics ...
BAGBYTo Andrea and Kirk Bagby of Carlisle, twin girls, Piper Marie, 4.15 pounds, and Emma Francis, 5.6 pounds, born Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.They have one sister, Mya, 3.Grandparents are Doug and Wanda Bagby of Fairfield and John and Marsha Monk of Monticello.Great-grandparent is Deloris Sauer of Hedrick.??? HEATHTo Laura and Bob Heath, a boy, Thomas Arvin, 8 ...
The USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service released its weekly Iowa Crops and Weather report Monday.?The persistent heat and humidity is a challenge for both crops and livestock and farmers are hoping for a break in the heat,? said Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey. ?Fortunately, 80 percent of both the corn and soybean crop remains in good to excellent condition, but timely rains remain very ...
Sudden death syndrome usually appears during the last week of July or the first week of August in Iowa, so Iowa State University researchers anticipate symptoms of SDS will begin appearing in the next couple of weeks.Researchers do not expect SDS to be as widespread or as severe as in 2010. Scientists expect the risk of SDS to be higher in counties with higher-than-normal precipitation.The first symptoms of ...
High tunnel construction field day setPACKWOOD ? Current commercial fruit or vegetable growers, gardeners interested in expanding into commercial production and traditional farmers interested in diversifying can learn more about high tunnel construction and production at an Aug. 8-9 workshop in Packwood sponsored by Iowa State University Extension.Local vegetable farmer Claude Nicholson, who has constructed...
David and Linda Mitcheltree of Keosauqua announce the engagement of daughter Jessica Mitcheltree to Mitch Ehrenfelt, son of Brenda Morris of Prole and Richard Ehrenfelt of Lady Lake, Fla.The bride-elect is a 2001 graduate of Van Buren Community High School and 2009 graduate of Indian Hills Community College with an associate degree in nursing. She is currently attending the University of Iowa in pursuit of a ...
Self Help And Resource Exchange, a nonprofit food-buying organization, is again offering meal packages at reduced costs in August through its volunteer-run distribution system.Participants are not required to meet income guidelines, but it is requested that they volunteer two hours of their time toward community service of their own choosing. Examples include helping an organization, church, the S.H.A.R.E. ...
Kent and Tammy Yarnell of Birmingham announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of son Barry Yarnell to Alona Hill, daughter of Jerry and Marta Frost of Burlington.The bride-elect is a homemaker.The groom-elect is currently attending Kirkwood Community College to be an ASL interpreter.They will be married Aug. 13 in Coralville.The couple resides in North Liberty.
The following churches have made changes to their calendars for Sunday through Aug. 6.Any Fairfield church that would like to have its calendar for the week of Aug. 7-Aug. 13 published in The Ledger Aug. 5 should provide information to the newsroom by 9 a.m. Thursday. CENTRAL BAPTIST302 W. Jefferson Ave.Ray Ellerd, pastorSunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: worship service, 6 p.m. ...
Fairfield High School students receiving the GPA Improvement Award during the school?s May 3 Renaissance assembly are, from left, front row: Alexs Van Dijk, Garrett Hind, Bryan Kephart, Jacob Pilcher; second row: Alexandra Higdon, Skyler Kennedy, McKenzie Lyman, David Rivera; third row: Olivia Groves, Tyler Krumboltz, Trey Downing, Adam Gevock and Megan Harris. Not pictured: Jesse Haynes, Gunnar Sloan, Maribeth ...
To Lisa and Peter Adam of Webster, N.Y., a girl, Sophia Marie, 7.5 pounds, born Saturday, July 23, 2011, in Rochester, N.Y.She has one sister, Madison, 4.Grandparent is Kay Adam of Fairfield.Great-grandparents are the late William P. and Christina Adam and the late Richard P. and Annabelle Pohren.
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