AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY NO. 0047 The American Legion Auxiliary No. 0047 recently met in regular session at VFW Hall. Shirley Kitch reported money was sent for veterans needs to the Iowa City VA Medical Center. Rita VanDerSnick has sent coupons totaling several thousand dollars to be used by veterans and their families in other countries, accepted in the commissaries several months expired. Money was ...
The following rural churches have made changes to their calendars for Sunday through April 2. Any rural church that would like to have its calendar for the week of April 3-April 9 printed in The Ledger March 31 should provide information to the newsroom by noon Wednesday. ANTIOCH INDEPENDENT2363 142nd St., FairfieldJohn Benedict, pastor Sunday: morning worship, 10 a.m. BATAVIA UNITED ...
The Fairfield Public Library announces a new program for teens and tweens ? Fairfield Anime.From 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, students in grades 8-12 will view the first season of ?One Piece,? an anime series based on the Manga of the same title by Eiichiro Oda. ?One Piece? follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a 17-year-old boy who gained supernatural abilities by eating a magical fruit, and his ragtag crew of heroic
Jefferson County Park Naturalist Therese Cummiskey and ornithologist Diane Porter will speak about varieties of birds which spend winters in Iowa at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Jefferson County Park Nature Center.The discussion will take place both indoors and outdoors, so attendees are encouraged to dress for the weather.
The Gothenburg Combo, a duo of two guitarists from Sweden, will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts.The event is sponsored by the Fairfield Concert Association. Membership to the association is open to everyone, and admission to the concert is by membership in the assiciation or in the reciprocating associations of Ottumwa, Washington and Keokuk.The Gothenburg
Singer-songwriter Donovan will come to the Fairfield stage at 9:15 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts.Joining Donovan will be James McCartney and his band in their U.S. debut plus The Little Death nyc featuring Iowa native Laura Dawn. The triple bill is being presented by the David Lynch Foundation in its ongoing series to bring leading national and international performers to
Students from preschool through grade 12 are invited to attend Maharishi School for an open house day beginning at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 13.Students attending the open house will experience a day in the life of a Maharishi School student, sampling the atmosphere of the school, attending traditional academic classes and getting a taste of the aspects of consciousness-based education.A tea will be hosted for interested
1st Fridays Art Walk and the Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce have teamed together again this year for the annual 1st Fridays Art Walk Gingerbread Extravaganza, which includes one of the largest displays of gingerbread houses in Iowa, and have begun accepting entries.The creations will be displayed in store windows throughout the holiday season beginning in November and highlighted on the evening of the chamber?s
The Fairfield Women?s Club will serve a soup and pie luncheon from 11 a.m. through 1 p.m. Nov. 3 at the McElhinny House.Soups will include vegetarian cheesy potato soup and vegetable beef. For carry outs, call 472-5762 or 919-1507. Proceeds from the meal will go toward maintenance of the McElhinny House.
PACKWOOD ? Everyone is invited to get some Christmas shopping done early at a holiday boutique from 8 a.m. through noon Saturday at the Packwood Christian Church.Vendors include Creative Memories, Uppercase Living, Holmade Jams and Jellies, Miche Bags, Premier Jewelry, Stampin? Up, Sharon Wear, Pampered Chef, Scentsy, Grandma?s Homemade Spoons, Cake Balls and Candy Bouquets, Mary Kay, Creekside Estates and Sweet
Way Off Broadway will perform ?Snoopy!!! The Musical? Oct. 23-Nov. 1 at the Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts.?Snoopy!!! The Musical? is a musical comedy with music by Larry Grossman, lyrics by Hal Hackady and book by Warren Lockhart, Arthur Whitelaw and Michael Grace. The team of Grossman and Hackady also collaborated on ?Grind,? ?A Doll?s Life,? ?Minnie?s Boys? and music for the Muppets. Based on the
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.
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