Obituaries

Sharing The WeightSharing The Weight blanket-makers recently met at SunnyBrook Assisted Living to make more blankets for individuals who benefit from the weighted blankets.The workshop is chaired by Joanne Ancell, with assistance from Mary Sue Hoaglin.Almost 40 weighted blankets have been made by the group and donated to individuals with autism and other special health concerns. The blankets are weighted with ...

Ten independent short films by Iowa artists, including Graham Cooper of Fairfield, have been selected for the second season of ?The Film Lounge,? a collaborative TV series that premiered on Iowa Public Television earlier this year to high praise from filmmakers and fans.Cooper?s 2017 film, ?Atmanus,? is a narrative film about growing up and the consequences faced when given the freedom to choose your own ...

The Iowa Department on Aging announces the next events in the 2017 Dialogue on Aging Series. ?Technology In Aging: Improving the Quality of Life and Care for Older Iowans? will be Sept. 13 in Bettendorf and Oct. 25 in Creston.Representatives from the University of Iowa Barbara and Richard Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence and the Iowa State University Gerontology Program/Human Development and Family ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria?s army and its allies have encircled an Islamic State pocket in central Syria after a series of advances in the desert region, state media, a Hezbollah military media unit and a war monitor said on Friday.President Bashar al-Assad?s military has advanced against Islamic State along two prongs towards Deir al-Zor province this year, leaving a large jihadist salient stretching back west ...

SolitairesThe Solitaires will meet for lunch at noon Sunday at Riverside Family Restaurant III in Fairfield.All widows are welcome to attend.For information about Solitaires, call 469-6034.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ? Polygamous sect leader Lyle Jeffs has been captured in South Dakota while apparently living out of his pickup truck after nearly a year on the run, authorities said Thursday.Jeffs was alone near a lakeside marina and hours away from a compound run by the polygamous group when an off duty police detective spotted the truck Thursday that a tipster told police the days earlier Jeffs was ...

Pictured here is the Ford family. Gabby Ford is fighting a battle with pilocytic astrocytoma, andImmanuel Lutheran Church is hosting a community fundraiser Saturday to help raise money for her family.From left are Mandy, Gabby, David, Parker and Abigail Ford.

The following area houses of worship have submitted calendars for Sunday through June 24.Any congregation wanting to have its calendar for the week of June 25 through July 1 published in The Ledger June 23, should provide information to the newsroom by 9 a.m. Thursday.Listings are not perpetually printed. A weekly or monthly calendar must be submitted for the listing to appear in The Fairfield Ledger; specify ...

With seven returning letter winners (Lee Davis, Quinn Daniel, Ryan Barton, Ross Heitmeier, Aaron Schleisman, Patrick Zielinsky and Ryan Herr) from the 2010 season, the Mt. Pleasant boys golf team is looking to improve on last year?s 5-6 record. First year coach Jamy Ball noted that everyone has a very positive outlook with all of last season?s golfers back for 2011. ?There will be a lot of competition ...

Noah?s Ark Animal Foundation will host a community blood drive from 3-5:30 p.m. May 8 in its community room.All donors will receive voucher for an ?I Bleed Red? or ?I Bleed Blue? T-shirt.Donors who last gave blood on or before March 13 are eligible to give at this drive.For appointments to donate, contact Dawn Hauck at 472-6080 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 5377 to locate the drive.Potential ...