AFRICAN VIOLET FOUNDATONThe African Violet Foundation, a local charity that provides Christmas gifts for teenagers in Jefferson County, will be accepting donations of unused Christmas cards.The foundation also will be accepting donations of gently used Christmas gift bags. The bags must be big enough to hold a large hoodie.Anyone with cards or gift bags to donate should call Staci Wright at 919-6328 or ...
KEOSAUQUA ? The Van Buren Players board of director has chosen its winter musical: ?Flight of the Lawnchair Man? by Peter Ullian and Robert Lindsey-Nassif, produced with permission of Theatrical Rights Worldwide.The musical will be directed by David and Kathleen Paulek, with Linda Mitcheltree as music director.Production dates are Feb. 24-26.The musical was loosely inspired by an actual lawnchair flight. ...
The Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its menu for the coming week.Meals are at 11:30 a.m.Monday ? chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, broccoli with cheese sauce, strawberry and banana, chocolate chip bar.Tuesday ? baked ham, baked potato with sour cream, steamed cabbage, rosy applesauce.Wednesday ? potato chowder with saltine crackers, hamburger on whole-wheat bun with lettuce, tomato and ...
Walnut Ridge Workers, Clover Kids meeting SundayThe regular meeting of the Walnut Ridge Workers 4-H Club and Lockridge Clover Kids was Nov. 20 at Lockridge Senior Center.The meeting was called to order by Lewis Thomes at 2 p.m. Roll call was answered by seven members. Three Clover Kids and four visitors were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The treasurer?s report was given....
The young ladies? Bible study group meets from 5:30-7 p.m. and the women?s Bible study group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.???A key has been found at the Stockport Library. Anyone who has lost one should call 319-796-4681 for more information.???New Western books and a few Christian fiction books have been added to the Stockport Library?s collections.???The Christmas DVDs are in the ...
Jeff Wells, a former Fairfield resident and 1980 graduate of Fairfield High School, has written a new book: ?All My Patients Kick and Bite,? a follow up to his ?All My Patients Have Tales.?Wells, who is a practicing veterinarian in Colorado, will be visiting his mother Gwen Wells in Fairfield and stopping at Revelations Bookstore to greet readers and sign books from 2-4 p.m. Saturday.His books are collection...
Mary Gladys Corine Rubis and Christian Francisco Oquendo were married Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City.The bride is the daughter of Jim and Susan Rubis of Fairfield.The groom is the son of Ivy Grant Rowe of Lincolnton, N.C.Bridesmaids were Jenne Lundgren and Shawna Zibert.Groomsmen were Daniel Chornet and Christian Espinosa.Samantha Brown and Alisha ...
Five generations of the Jacobs family recently gathered for a photo with baby Trysten Dean Jacobs. His mother is Desi Jacobs. His grandfather is Jim Jacobs. His great-grandmother is Pat Jacobs, and his great-great-grandmother is Ruth Gesling.
The following rural churches have made changes to their calendars for Sunday through Dec. 24.Any rural church that would like to have its calendar for the week of Dec. 25-31 printed in The Ledger Dec. 22 should provide information to the newsroom by noon Dec. 21.Rural churches must update calendars weekly or monthly or the listing will not be printed. Updates can be emailed to news@ffledger.com, mailed to ...
To Jayne and Doug Fisher of Washington, Ill., a girl, Elayna Christine, 6 pounds, 3 ounces, born Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, Ill.She has one brother, Nathan, 3.Grandparents are Steve and Jeannie Peters of Washington, Ill., and Bill and Janet Fisher of Fairfield.Great-grandparents are Glenwood Peters of Washington, Ill., and Martha Fisher of Monroe.???
Several blood drives are planned by the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center.The first will be from 2-6:30 p.m. Monday at Mother Cabrini Parish Center in Richland. Those who last donated blood on or before Oct. 24 are eligible to participate. Call Judy Weber at 319-456-2249 to schedule an appointment.The second will be from 3:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Lockridge Senior Center in Lockridge. Donors who ...
Tracy Rose Villela and Joshua John Van Winkle were married in a 4 p.m. ceremony Saturday, June 25, 2011, at Grace West Church in West Des Moines.The bride is the daughter of Rose Villela of Thompson, and the late Damian Villela Sr. She is a graduate of Waldorf College and earned a master?s degree from Morningside College. She is a seventh-grade special education teacher in Des Moines.The groom is the son of ...
BATAVIA ? Santa will be making his annual appearance Saturday at the Batavia Fire Station.The event will start at 9 a.m. with a short movie and treats. Santa is scheduled to arrive between 9:45 and 10 a.m. by fire truck to meet with local children under the age of 12.Again this year, goodie plates will be filled and delivered to senior citizens and shut-ins. To donate cookies or candy for the trays, call ...
The Fairfield Public Library received several memorials and donations in November.Adopt-an-Author, given by Margaret Dwyer, ?Explosive Eighteen? by Evanovich.Adopt-an-Author, given by Roseann Swink, ?Explosive Eighteen? by Evanovich.A gift, given by Dave Randall, ?Criminal Minds, Season 6? (DVD)A gift, given by Dave Randall, ?Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, Season 1? (DVD).A gift, given by Dave ...
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