FARQUHARTo Wendi and Mike Farquhar of Springfield, Mo., a boy, Carson Ray, 6 pounds, 14 ounces, born Thursday, July 7, 2011, in Springfield, Mo.He has three brothers, Nicholas, 12, Collin, 9, and Trey, 4, and one sister, Whitley, 7.Grandparents are Larry and Gloria Messer of Mount Pleasant, the late Wendell Olson, John and Jan Farquhar of Garner and the late Pat Farquhar.Great-grandparents are ...
A dozen Fairfield High School students recently returned from a two-week educational tour to Europe.The students embarked on a ?WWII and the Western Front? tour with EF Educational Tours to visit important war battlegrounds and sites. They were chaperoned by Sue Hansen, FHS French teacher, and her sister Soni Harney.The high schoolers began in London, where they were met by their guide, Allyson Seward, and ...
Southeast Iowa Blood Center has announced three upcoming area blood drives.Cambridge Investment Research Inc. will sponsor a blood drive from 12:30-5 p.m. July 26 in Cambridge?s Great Hall.To schedule appointments, call Lea Ann Clark at 472-5100, ext. 1541.A Jefferson County blood drive will be held from 2-7 p.m. July 26 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activities Building.Call (800) 452-1097 to ...
The following rural churches have made changes to their calendars for Sunday through July 23.Any rural church that would like to have its calendar for the week of July 24-July 30 printed in The Ledger July 21 should provide information to the newsroom by noon Wednesday. ANTIOCH INDEPENDENT2363 142nd St., FairfieldJohn Benedict, pastorSunday: morning worship, 10 a.m. BATAVIA UNITED METHODIST...
WASHINGTON, D.C. ? Sen. Tom Harkin announces Iowa college students can now apply for fall 2011 internships in his Washington, D.C. and Iowa offices.An internship in Harkin?s personal office, or with the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, is designed for college undergraduates, graduates and law students. Interns assist the staff in the areas of legislation, press, casework and outreach to the ...
Enzo Mazza, pictured, of Fairfield was one of 12 southeast Iowa students to win the Access Energy Cooperative Poster Contest and will receive a $50 savings bond from Access Energy. The poster contest focused on energy conservation and efficiency and renewable sources of energy such as wind, biomass and solar. Enzo is a second-grader from Washington Elementary School.
Marilyn Dodds Boley of Birmingham will celebrate her 80th birthday Sunday.Mrs. Boley is a retired employee of the Department of Human Services and Boley Real Estate.Her children are Mark Boley and wife Sue of Bondurant, Jim Boley and wife Barb of Keosauqua and Jane Quintanar and husband Jose of Dallas, Texas. She has six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.The family of Mrs. Boley will host an open ...
RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONThe Richland High School Alumni Association is holding its annual tea from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at Mother Cabrini Parish Hall in Richland.
To Sarah and Matthew Eakins, a boy, Ryan Matthew, 6 pounds, 10 ounces, born Monday, June 20, 2011, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.He has one sister, Grace.Grandparents are Randy and Barbara Eakins of Batavia, Jane and John Cardenzana of Ottumwa and Clark and Rita Orman of Ottumwa.Great-grandparents are Keith Korell of Burlington and Jackie Eakins of Batavia.
LADIES AUXILIARY TO DIMMITT-VORHIES POST 2271The Ladies Auxiliary to Dimmitt-Vorhies Post 2271 met Monday at the Post Home, with nine members present.Memorials were sent for cancer aid and research. Money was sent to Camp Courageous in Monticello and the VFW Children?s National Home.The VFW Auxiliary is requesting that all sisters send their $17 dues. Lifetime members need to send $5 to cover the cost of ...
The Fairfield Senior Citizen Center will host its monthly Senior Night Out event Thursday evening.According to site manager Luann Celotti, the event will include entertainment by Fiddlin? Granny and The Jammers, bingo and snacks, plus a meal of Sloppy Joes, tortilla chips with cheese sauce, carrots and celery sticks, fresh fruit salad and chocolate bars.Appetizers will be available for guests at 5 p.m., and ...
Joe and Jane Hunt of Fairfield announce the engagement of their son Christopher to Sarah Treimer, daughter of David and Cathy Treimer of Hartley.The groom-elect is a 2002 graduate of Fairfield High School. He graduated with a bachelor?s degree in 2006 and a master?s degree in 2009, both in industrial engineering from Iowa State University. He is employed with Starkey Laboratories as a production engineer.The...
Dana Billingsley, daughter of Mike and Deb Billingsley of West Des Moines and granddaughter of Don and Lois Billingsley of Lockridge, won the senior division of the Bill Riley Talent Show at the 2011 Greater Jefferson County Fair with her juggling/twirling routine to advance to the state fair competition.
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY NO. 0047The American Legion Auxiliary No. 0047 will hold its regular meeting at 2 p.m. July 20 at VFW Hall.For information about the auxiliary or upcoming meeting, contact Rita VanDerSnick at 472-4269 or Darlene Vorhies at 472-4449 or ormvanddv@lisco.com.???CHAPTER MB, P.E.O.Chapter MB, P.E.O. will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the home of Nan Cameron.???IOWA/WISCONS...
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