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Way Off Broadway announces its production of ?High School Musical? will be on stage from Friday through July 26 at the Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts.The 2 p.m. July 25 matinee show will include a special opening act. Students, ranging from ages 7-12, from The Art of Dance?s High School Musical Dance Camp will perform a choreographed routine which incorporates moves learned at camp from ?High School

Eldon ? Gothic Area Tourism of Eldon is seeking contestants for its third annual Barbecue Rib Cook-Off Aug. 8 at the Rock Island Park in Eldon.The entry fee for the contest is 10 pounds of pork spare ribs; no baby back ribs and other rib types will be allowed. The ribs are to be done by 4:15 p.m. for judging, and they will be served for the annual Supper In The Park at 5 p.m. that evening. Proceeds from the evening

Lawrence and Marjorie Miner of rural Stockport will celebrate their 77th wedding anniversary Monday.Lawrence Miner and Marjorie Humphrey were married July 20, 1932, in Memphis, Mo. They have four sons: Larry, Tom, Lloyd and Tim. They have two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.Cards can be sent to them at 27134 Route J16, Stockport 52651.

The Fairfield Middle School Band Camp will be from Monday through July 31.Rehearsals for incoming sixth-grade students will be from 8-9:15 a.m. each weekday morning; students should bring their red lesson books with them. Rehearsals for incoming combined seventh- and eighth-grade students will be from 9:45-11 a.m. each weekday morning. All sessions will be in the Fairfield Middle School Library.Registrations will

The winners of the Jefferson County Fair Pedal Pull have been announced.4-year-old boys: Jackson Nelson, first place; Brandon Banghart, second place; Levi Coleman, third place; Cody Paul, fourth place; Dillan Post, fifth place.5-year-old boys: Logan Cline, first place; Ian Silvers, second place; Gavin Warner, third place; Aaron Silvers, fourth place; Colten Bishop, fifth place.6-year-old boys: Daniel Baldosier,

Maharishi University of Management will be featured on the Iowa Private College Week tour.The annual event, now in its 11th year, is sponsored by the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and provides prospective students and their families a coordinated week-long opportunity to visit 28 non-profit, private college campuses. It offers campus tours and informational meetings specifically designed

The Fairfield Public Library announces another free film will be shown Friday.The storyline of the film is as follows: toward the end of World War II, a group of German officers, including Claus von Stauffenberg, plotted a coup to assassinate Adolph Hitler and seize power of the military command in order to end the war. While the operation was detailed and passionately carried out, it ultimately failed when launched

The next Country Round-Up Show will be at 2-4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building.Musical guests for the event will be Dale and Barb Frazier of Ollie.Barb and her daughters sang and played for several years as the group Wild Iowa Roses mostly in western Iowa. They mainly performed country music. Dale started playing guitar about six years ago, and has recently started learning to

Former Fairfield resident Rita Salts Whipple was recently honored by the St. Joseph, Mo., YWCA during its 2009 Women of Excellence Awards program.Whipple is an oncology social worker for the Heartland Regional Medical Center?s cancer treatment facility in St. Joseph.She has received her workplace?s award of excellence on numerous occasions in her tenure and has received nominations from the Heartland Foundation for

The Bill Riley Talent Contest took place Wednesday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.In the junior division, Faith Maganda of Burlington was awarded first place with her tap dance solo, Jayde Mumme of Mount Pleasant won second place with a jazz and acrobatic solo dance and Julia Britz of Brighton was awarded third place with a vocal solo.Other area participants in the junior division included the following

Twelve members of the First Lutheran Church were awarded scholarships and loans totaling $8,261 June 21.The Millie Kumboltz Memorial Scholarship, $400: KC Lewiston, daughter of Dennis Lewiston and Kelly Lewiston.The Dillon and Katherine Turney Memorial Scholarship, $2,361: Brittany Pacha, daughter of Tim and Jackie Pacha, and Mary Alice McAtee, daughter of Ann Godwin and the late Mike McAtee.The First Lutheran

The Open Class results from the Jefferson County Fair have been released.Adults Arts and CraftsCeramics-other: Theresa Hanshaw, blue.Holiday Ideas-wall hanging: Doris Nordyke, red and white.Yard Art: Theresa Hanshaw, blue.Basket with handle: Twilla Luke, blue.Basket without handle: Melody Brown, red.Adult PhotographyNature: Courtney Taglauer, blue; Sandi Dimmitt, blue; Joyce Wilkinson, white.People: Joyce