BirminghamThe Birmingham Library Board will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the library.???The Birmingham Homecoming Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Birmingham Lions Building.???Volunteers are needed to help at the Birmingham Library on Wednesdays and Saturdays.???The Birmingham Lions? sandwich and ice cream supper was well attended. The County Round-up furnished the entertainment.? Arlene Lyon, ...
Southeast Iowa Blues Society, along with the Jefferson County Fair Board, present the Blue Ribbon Blues Fest, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds as part of a blues music-themed weekend in Fairfield.Blue Ribbon Blues Fest will take place after the award-winning Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk Blues and Barbeque event the evening of Aug. 1, carrying the blues theme right through the ...
Beginning Aug. 7, Cradle of Hope Pregnancy Resource Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Thursday on the second floor of SunnyBrook Living Care CenterCradle of Hope is based in Mt. Pleasant, the vision of director Peggy Knudsen. Founded in 2007, her vision was to ?Make a Difference, One Woman, One Baby at a Time.?Services include: free pregnancy tests; an Earn While You Learn Program, which includes ...
Tammy Neff and Regan Boyd, both of Fairfield, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.The bride-elect is the daughter of Nina Wages and the late LaVern Wages. She has a bachelor?s degree in human services and is a private care giver.The groom-elect is the son of the Carol Boyd of Keosauqua and the late Russell Boyd. He is employed at Arnold Motor Supply.A private wedding is planned for Saturday.
REAP funding safeguards Iowa?s future through conservation education.Floyd County?s Fossil and Prairie Preserve Center and the Lost Island Nature Center in Palo Alto County demonstrate the success of statewide REAP-empowered education efforts. Quality of life for all Iowans is bolstered by recreational opportunities that double as resource conserving activities ? allowing future generations to enjoy the same ...
CRILEThe 97th reunion of the descendants of John Phillip and Gottliebe Kull Crile will be July 27 at the Brighton Community Center in Brighton.A potluck meal will be served at 12:30 p.m., with time for visiting and a family meeting to follow.The 2014 committee is Carl and Florence Grabor and Kathleen Anderson.
Mary M. Switzer of Fairfield celebrated her 90th birthday early with a surprise party July 5 at Chautauqua Park.Children, grandchildren, friends, neighbors and relatives celebrated with a luncheon for family, followed by cake and cupcakes served to visitors.Mrs. Switzer?s children attending the party were: David of Brainerd, Minnesota; Maxine of Plano, Texas; Kenneth of Holton, Kansas; and Charlene of Noblesvill...
Don?t invite Sam and Ella (you know, Salmonella?!) to your summer events!Are you aware that illnesses from Salmonella spike in the summer? And that the overwhelming majority of hospitalization from Salmonellosis occur in children under 5 years of age? Children under 4 are 4.5 times more likely to get bacterial infections from food compared to adults.Be ready this summer to take action and reduce the risk of ...
EAST PLEASANT PLAIN ? A congregate meal will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 24 at St. Joseph Church in East Pleasant Plain.The menu will include meat loaf, baked potatoes, corn and beans, a salad bar, homemade bread, pie, cream puffs and beverages.Bingo will be played after the meal.All ages are welcome. An elevator is available at the church.Reservations are appreciated. Reservations can be ...
BIRMINGHAMThe 70th wedding anniversary open house for Howard and Irma Skaggs of Birmingham was held July 6.The Birmingham city park shelter was decorated in red, white and blue in celebration of the couple?s July 4, 1944, wedding. Mrs. Skaggs wore her wedding dress.A five-generation picture of first-born girls, which included Irma Skaggs, Linda Davidson, Anita Corry, Brianne Bartholomew and Keegan Bartholomew, ...
Iowa?s 15-day annual pheasant population survey begins on Aug. 1, and wildlife experts say this year could be hard to predict.A record-setting wet June that followed a winter of one polar vortex after another would likely favor a lower count, but many anecdotal reports of seeing more pheasants, quail and rabbits are coming in from across the state.?When our pheasants do best, it?s after mild winters with less ...
Dave Pech of Fairfield will be celebrating his 90th birthday Friday.Cards can be sent to Mr. Pech at 2900 W. Jefferson Ave., Apt. B, Fairfield 52556.A family gathering to celebrate Mr. Pech?s birthday will be held at a later date.
Shelby Heston and Kim Lacey were crowned the 2014 Junior and Senior Cowgirl Queens, respectively, during the Open Horse Show Sunday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds horse arena.The rescheduled Open Horse Show was held Sunday after it was rained out at the 2014 Greater Jefferson County Fair.Heston and Lacey will advance to the Iowa State Fair competition Aug. 8.During the show Sunday, contestants had to ride ...
The 2014 Greater Jefferson Fair concluded with the 4-H and FFA livestock auction the morning of June 30 in the show arena. Herdsmanship awardsBeef: Packwood Trojans.Dairy: Walnut Ridge Workers.Goats: Rough Riders.Poultry: Packwood Trojans.Rabbits: Future Forgers.Sheep: Future Forgers.Swine: Ceniteers.Overall Herdsmanship Award: Rough Riders. SwineGrand champion derby pig: Tucker Black, one head, 309 ...
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