Liivi Harper, formerly of Fairfield, will celebrate her 95th birthday Tuesday, with a family gathering in Burlington.Harper, a native of Estoia, married Gene Harper in August 1946. He died in 1983.Harper has two children, Bob Harper and wife Rita of Keosauqua and Karin Goosey and husband David of Burlington. She also has two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.Cards can be sent to Harper at ...
Jason D. Saeger and Sarah Helmick were married at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, at Jefferson County Park with Judge Benny Wagner officiating.The groom is the son of Lee Sotto of Fort Madison and John Saeger of Mississippi.The bride is the daughter of Dorothy Helmick and the late Wayne Helmick.The couple celebrated with a dinner at Top of the Rock Grille after the ceremony.The groom works at Modin in ...
If you saw a house on fire and people inside, would you stop and think, ?Hmm, now let me see. Have these people been as nice as they could have been? Are they worth helping?? Well, you might. Most of the time heroes do not stop to ask these questions. They just jump in and help rescue those in danger of death.Jesus jumped in to save us from death. He did not stand and watch us cry while he decided whether we were ...
DES MOINES (AP) ? Top legislators say Gov. Terry Branstad?s call for increased state spending on education significantly ramps up pressure on a Legislature that this year closed big budget deficits by freezing state school aid.Lawmakers of both parties say they?re willing to consider bolstering school spending, and hope that a recovering economy will help them with that task.School spending is now 58 ...
BIRMINGHAMThe Birmingham Lions Club will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Lions building.The October committee is Harold Dickinson and Walt Hill.???The Red Hat Ladies are meeting for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Fairfield, with Linda Stine and Connie Estle hosting.???The Birmingham Homecoming Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the ...
MOUNT PLEASANT ? Well-known tenor James Thompson, a native of Mount Pleasant, will perform at ?Remember Wesleyan,? a free event showcasing the music and history of Iowa Wesleyan College. Thompson will present one of the eight musical numbers during the event Saturday. The program begins at 8 p.m. in the Chapel Auditorium on the Iowa Wesleyan campus.The program will be preceded by a reception in the Howe ...
The following rural churches have made changes to their calendars for Sunday through Oct. 15.Any rural church that would like to have its calendar for the week of Oct. 16-22 printed in The Ledger Oct. 13 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, ...
TUESDAYCheer Camp, Roosevelt Recreation Center, 4-4:45 p.m.Treasurer?s Office, Auto Department, Jefferson County Courthouse, closed.Alcoholics Anonymous, First Presbyterian Church, 7 p.m. Open women?s meeting.Narcotics Anonymous, Mount Sterling Community Center, 8-9 p.m.Young at Heart, Stockport Senior Center, 1-4 p.m.Narcotics Anonymous, New Life Community Church chapel, 6:30 p.m.Golden ...
Each school month, the Fairfield Elks Lodge sponsors the Fairfield Middle School ?Students of the Month? award to acknowledge positive contributions of the students at school.These positive contributions range from assisting teachers and peers in classroom activities to displaying characteristics as a role model in and out of the classroom.The Students of the Month certificates are awarded after a nomination...
Dale Walker, assistant director of Freedom Trikers, gives Ronald McDonald and a friend a ride during the ?Freedom for Kids Benefit? Sept. 17 at Jefferson County Park. Ronald played games with kids, passed out photos and helped raise nearly $4,000 for the Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City. The group will accept food and toilety donations through Friday. Call Tierney Ftwi at 319-936-5043 for details. The group ...
LOCKRIDGE ? The Ed Bruegge Band will be playing from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Lockridge Senior Citizen Center.For lunch reservations, call 319-696-2711.
BONAPARTE ? Vintage bride dolls dressed in 1860s period costume will be sold by silent auction Saturday and Sunday during the Bonaparte Autumn Fest held in conjunction with the Scenic Drive in Bonaparte?s Opera House Community Room.Displayed in Waterfront Place during the Civil War Experience weekend, outfits were designed and created by southeast Iowa women. Favorites were voted upon by quarters which brought ...
CANCER EXTERMINATORS RELAY FOR LIFE TEAMThe Cancer Exterminators Relay for Life Team, sponsored by Fairfield Pest Control, will be at the 1st Fridays Art Walk selling brooms, dust pans, feather dusters, mop heads, scrub brushes, squeegees and other odds and ends donated by Harper Brush Works.The team will be pre-selling 2012 Jefferson County Survivor Calendars for $15, with 100 percent of all proceeds to be ...
Dharma Foundation is welcoming Mark Romero to Fairfield Saturday for a workshop and concert at Central Park Furnishings.The events will help the Dharma Foundation raise scholarship funds for Maharishi School students.Romero?s flamenco guitar music is said to be a channel for energy that eliminates negative influences in the environment and empowers people to break free of the limiting thoughts, beliefs and ...
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