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ELDON ? Grant Wood enthusiasts will have an opportunity to see the famous painter?s works and home when the American Gothic House Center presents a guided tour April 16.The trip will first take riders to Davenport for a tour of the Figge Art Museum?s regionalist collection, which features many works by Wood. The tour also includes the museum?s exhibit on railroad photography. Following the Figge, a tour of the ...

EVANSTON, Ill. ? National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced Wednesday that Fairfield High School student Edna Jones has received a National Achievement Scholarship.Jones was one of 800 Black American high school seniors to receive the scholarship, worth $2,500.The single-payment scholarships were awarded on a regional representation basis in proportion to the population of Black Americans in each ...

FAIRFIELDCo-Ed II ? 472-3707Red Riding Hood (PG-13), 7, 9 p.m. Fri.; 2, 7, 9 p.m. Sat.-Sun.; 7 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.Limitless (PG-13), 7:05, 9:10 p.m. Fri.; 2:05, 7:05, 9:10 p.m. Sat.-Sun.; 7:05 p.m. Mon.-Thurs. MOUNT PLEASANTTemple Twin ? (319) 385-3726Hop (PG), 6:45, 8:45 p.m. Fri.; 2, 6:45, 8:45 p.m. Sat.-Sun.; 6:45, 8:45 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (PG-13), 7, 9 p.m. ...

The home-school team of Ben Snyder of Richland, Andrew Lamansky of Brighton, Seth Ferreira of the Kalona area and Brittany Baldosier of Fairfield placed first in the senior division of the recent Area Education Agency Future Problem Solving Regional Competition. The team also placed first in the oral presentation portion of the competition, which required teams to analyze a futuristic scenario on the topic of ...

When the ninth day of the month falls on a Friday or Saturday in 2011, Red Rock Tavern is hosting ?To the Nines on the Ninth? events to benefit the Lord?s Cupboard of Jefferson County.The first of four events kicks off with Jefferson County Green Band playing live from 10 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday.Food and cash donations will be collected all evening, and Jefferson County Green Band has volunteered to ...

MCCOYTo Kim and Cody McCoy of Bloomfield, a girl, Kaelin Ilyse, 6 pounds, 9.5 ounces, born Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Ottumwa.She has one brother, Quinn, 4.Grandparents are Ron and Christe Lamansky of Fairfield, Doug McCoy of Ottumwa, Deb Stockham of Worthington, Mo., and Jim Stockham of Monterey.Great-grandparents are Roy and Bev Lamansky of Fairfield, Jean Tharp ...

Fairfield Middle School officials have released the list of students named to the honor roll for the third quarter of the 2010-2011 school year.Students named to the straight A honor roll include:Eighth-graders: Emma Lemlin, Ashley Nelson, Alexis Ring and Dakota Webber.Seventh-graders: Abigail Adam, Logan Angstead, Nathan Davidson, Hannah Dettmann, Shelby Holcomb, Loreena Hucke, Suzannah Kingsbury, Shea ...

The following rural churches have made changes to their calendars for Sunday through April 16.Any rural church that would like to have its calendar for the week of April 17-April 23 printed in The Ledger April 14 should provide information to the newsroom by noon Wednesday. ANTIOCH INDEPENDENT2363 142nd St., FairfieldJohn Benedict, pastorSunday: morning worship, 10 a.m. BATAVIA UNITED ...

Joanne and Keith Buch of rural Fairfield will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with an upcoming open house.Mr. and Mrs. Buch were married April 7, 1951, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Mount Pleasant. The Rev. J.T. Manning officiated the Nuptial Mass accompanied by the Revs. DeCoursey and Edgert.The couple has eight children: Steve, Greg, Ken, Janet, Phyllis, Mike, John and Terry. Son Greg died ...

The Fairfield Senior Citizen Center will host its final bluegrass jam session until November at 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday.Pickers, singers and spectators are invited. Pickers are asked to bring acoustic instruments only.Snacks and coffee will be provided.Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

The Fairfield Elks Lodge has announced its Fairfield Middle School Students of the Month for March.Each school month, the Elks Lodge sponsors the ?Students of the Month? award. The purpose of this award is to acknowledge positive contributions of FMS students at school. These positive contributions range from assisting teachers and peers in classroom activities to displaying characteristics as a role model in ...

P.E.O. Chapter HA will host an AtHome America party from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Farm Bureau building.Proceeds from the event will go to P.E.O. charities that encourage and support women?s education.AtHome America?s homestyle specialist Joy Messer will present a variety of home-decorating accessories for every room, style, season and celebration. Products include wall decor, dinnerware and linens, ...