Obituaries

TUESDAYT.T.T. Chapter E, McElhinny House, 7 p.m. Information: 472-2616.Pool Tournament, Fairfield Eagles Club, 7 p.m. Information: 472-2811.Walk-In Vaccination Clinic, Jefferson County Public Health office, 1-4 p.m. Call 472-5929.Immunization Clinic, Van Buren County Public Health Office, Keosauqua, 1:30-4 p.m. Appointments: 319-293-3431.Alcoholics Anonymous, women only, First Presbyterian Church, 6 p.m.Narc...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Jefferson County is offering a Holidays Around the World day camp during area school districts? winter break.Holidays Around the World is open to all kindergartners through third-graders 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 28 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.Cost is $10 per child. Registration is open until Dec. 20. Call Jefferson County Extension at 472-4166 to register a ...

P.E.O. CHAPTER MBP.E.O. Chapter MB will meet at noon Wednesday at the home of June Lowenberg.The group will have a luncheon, business meeting, annual Yule Log Ceremony and initiation of new members.???

Linda Betsinger McCann, author of the ?Lost Town? book series, will be speaking at 10 a.m. Wednesday at SunnyBrook Assisted Living.McCann?s presentation will center on Prohibition, the 13-year span of time when the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic liquors was outlawed.McCann wrote about eastern Iowa residents, from the farmers who grew corn used in making illegal liquor, to the bootleggers who ...

BATAVIA ? Santa will be arriving by fire truck Saturday to visit with local Batavia children ages 12 and younger at the Batavia Fire Station.A short movie and refreshments will start at 9 a.m., followed by a visit with Santa.Again this year, goodie plates will be filled and delivered to the shut-ins and elderly in Batavia. Anyone wishing to donate cookies to help fill the plates can call Karen Smith at 647-799-0...

MONDAYBirmingham Pitch Club, Birmingham Lions Building, 5 p.m.Blood Drive, Mother Cabrini Parish Center, Richland, 2-6:30 p.m. Appointments: 319-456-2722 or www.bloodcenterimpact.org with code 5072.Enchanted Forest Walk, self-guided stroll through holiday lights and displays, Waubonsie Park, Cantril, 5-8 p.m. Golf cart available by request. Information: 319-397-2251. Continues through Dec. 31.Alcoholics ...

American Legion Auxiliary No. 47 in Fairfield is in the process of raising the $7,000 needed to bring The Wall That Heals to Fairfield.The Wall is a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and contains 58 names of servicemen and women from within a 50-mile radius of Fairfield, including Keota, Washington, Mt. Pleasant, Ottumwa, Richland and Fairfield. The 248-foot wall is driven around the ...

Fairfield Middle School officials have added three additional students to the first-quarter honor roll of the 2016-17 academic year.Sixth-graders Eric Kerr, Makenzie Kraemer and Ivy Larson earned recognition on the ?A? honor roll.The middle school?s honor roll was printed in Thursday?s edition of The Fairfield Ledger.

The Fairfield FFA Chapter had a ton of fun Oct. 19-22, the week of the National FFA Convention and Expo.At the convention, members got to listen to the different sessions put on by the National FFA officers, go to the career show, try new things, and take a tour. The convention was held in Indianapolis, Indiana this year, returning to the city after being hosted in Louisville, Kentucky, for a few years. So all ...

KEOSAUQUA ? The Van Buren Players will be holding auditions for its its winter production at 7 p.m. Nov. 14-15 in the Keosauqua High School music room.The Van Buren Players will be presenting ?Shrek - The Musical? on Feb. 24-26.Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, ?Shrek ? The Musical? is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs and a sidesplitting book by David ...