The following rural churches have made changes to their calendars for Sunday through Dec. 10.Any rural church that would like to have its calendar for the week of Dec. 11-17 printed in The Ledger Dec. 8 should provide information to the newsroom by noon Wednesday.Rural churches must update calendars weekly or monthly or the listing will not be printed. Updates can be emailed to lifestyles@ffledger.com, ...
Clover Kids meeting Dec. 8 The Jefferson County Fairfield 4-H Clover Kids met from 5:15-6:15 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building.The 33 members present signed Thanksgiving greetings to send to residents in nursing homes. The kindergarten through third-graders made pinecone turkeys and played team games. Fall Harvest Bingo was played and turkeys were discussed in the kindergarte...
MOUNT PLEASANT ? The Iowa Wesleyan College Choir and Mount Pleasant Chorale will present ?Before the Marvel of this Night,? a service of Lessons and Carols, at 7 p.m. Sunday at the First United Methodist Church in Mount Pleasant.The groups are under the direction of Bradley Miller, assistant professor of music at Iowa Wesleyan College.Highlights of the concert include performances of ?There Shall a Star ...
Terry and Laurie Kavanaugh of Fairfield will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with a celebration set from 7-11 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Walton Club.Family and friends are invited to attend. No gifts are requested. Musical entertainment will be provided by The Suits.The Kavanaughs were married Nov. 25, 1961, at St. Michael?s Catholic Church in Remus, Mich.The couple moved to Fairfield in 1984. ...
Sarah Katherine Kavanaugh, daughter of Terry and Laura Kavanaugh of Fairfield, and Samuel Constant Small, son of Brian and Theresa Small of Fairfield, were married Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, at Jefferson County Park in Fairfield.Matron of honor was the bride?s sister, Kelly Kavanaugh Frank. Bridesmaids were Jenny Ravey and Brandi Baker.Ringbearer was Inego, the couple?s sheltie dog.Best man was Trethan ...
Country Lane Quilters, from left, Mildred Ingalls, Mary Ann Cook, Barbara Jamison and Donna J. Corry, pose with 13 lap quilts they and Betty Countryman have completed for wounded soldiers. The quilts are being sent to Quilters Guild of Southern Maryland. From there, they are taken to Andrews Air Force Base, where they will be presented to injured soldiers upon their arrival. The Maryland guild has delivered ...
The TEDxFairfieldWomen is set from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the Fairfield Public Library.The event continues the global conversation that started at TEDWomen in 2010 about how women and girls are the future.Live presentations and performance are planned in Fairfield, including live webcasts from the Paley Center in Los Angeles and New York.Local speakers and performers include Pam Whitworth of ...
Girl Scout Troop 9362 is hosting a winter holiday party for all girls Sunday afternoon at Fairfield Friends Church.All girls, Girl Scouts and non-Girl Scouts, in kindergarten through eighth grade are invited to the ?Frosty Frolic? winter holiday party from 1-5 p.m.Games, crafts and a movie are planned.For more information or to register, call Girl Scout Troop 9362 Leader Deb Buelow at 472-9949 or email ...
MONDAYJefferson County Teen County Council, Jefferson County ISU Extension Office, 6:30 p.m.Polishville Bingo, Polishville Community Center; food, 4:30 p.m.; bingo, 5:45 p.m. Call 319-694-3495 for information.Birmingham Lions Club, Birmingham Lions Building, 7 p.m.Keosauqua T.O.P.S., United Methodist Church basement, weigh-in, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Meeting after weigh-in.All the Above Support Group, ...
The family of Dorothy Rathbun of Fairfield invites her friends to participate in a surprise card shower wishing her a happy 80th birthday on Friday.Cards can be sent to her at 300 S. Maple St., Fairfield 52556.Mrs. Rathbun and her husband Bill, both natives of Kansas, began residing in Fairfield in 1970, moving here from Dubuque, where they had lived for several years prior. On moving here, she was employed ...
Four blood drives are planned in Fairfield Dec.5 and 6 and Dec. 9.St. Mary Catholic Church will host a Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center from 2:30-6:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in the parish hall.For appointments, call Marianne McGregor at 469-3241.Donors who last gave blood on or before Oct. 10 are eligible to participate.Cambridge Investment Research will host a blood drive from 12:30-5 p.m. Dec. 6.For ...
A card shower is being planned to celebrate the 80th birthday of former area resident Ted Neil.Mr. Neil?s birthday is Dec. 4.Neil grew up in the Packwood area and graduated from high school in Packwood. He also lived in the Libertyville area.Cards can be sent to Mr. Neil at 2372 Scott St., New Virginia 50210.
Geraldine ?Gerry? McEntire Keiser of Richland will be celebrating her 90th birthday during an open house from 1-3 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Rubio Community Building in Rubio.No gifts are requested; cards and memories are welcome.Mrs. Keiser was born Dec. 11, 1921, in Pollock, Mo.She retired from Parkview Care Center in 1985. She also had worked at Universal Producing Company and Jefferson County Hospital. She ...
FHS CLASS OF 1956Members of the Fairfield High School graduating class of 1956 will meet for their monthly breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at the Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store.
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