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RICHLAND ? The Richland Public Library?s summer reading program will be visited by the Iowa State University Insect Zoo July 9.The ISU Insect Zoo will be at the library from 3-4 p.m., with a program featuring live insects. Registration for the insect session is required and is limited to 30 participants.The program will be followed by stories, games, crafts and a snack from 4-4:45 p.m. No registration is ...

Polishville Community Center has announced its July events.A dance, with Jerry Beauchamp of Eldora providing the music, is set for Sunday. Food will be for sale at 4:30 p.m., and dancing will be from 6-9 p.m.A second dance, with Ned Francis of Mount Sterling providing the music, is set for July 21. Food will be available at 4:30 p.m., and dancing will be from 6-9 p.m.Bingo is set for July 8 and July 22. At ...

34th ARMY BANDThe 34th Army Band Brass Quintet Musical Performance Team is in Kosovo for nine days starting June 30 for a training/performance mission.The MPT will be training about 25 KSF military band members in basic leadership skills, noncommisisoned officer duties, responsibilities and authority, drill and ceremonies and how to conduct performance-oriented training.Thd MPT will have performance missions, ...

Rex and Diane Hall of Birmingham will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, with an open house from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at Heartland Christian Camp in Birmingham.The event will be hosted by their children, Tim Hall and wife Christine of Pella and Glenda Simmons and husband Tim of Elkhorn, Neb. Their son, Brett, is deceased. The Halls also have seven grandchildren.The couple requests no gifts.Rex Hall and ...

Noah?s Ark Animal Foundation is seeking foster homes to provide temporary care for kittens until they ready to be spayed, neutered and adopted into loving homes.Noah?s Ark officials explained by playing and snuggling with the kittens, foster families provide important socialization to ready the babies for their new lives.Kittens typically stay in foster homes two to six weeks.The foster home must have a ...

The Ladies Auxiliary to Dimmitt-Vorhies Post 2271 met June 10 at the post home, with nine members present.Everyone who attended the Memorial Day service was thanked for participating.The June 12 Rescare dance was discussed. Music, punch and cookies were to be provided.The charter was draped for Helen Bozarth.A memorial service was held. Flowers were placed in the name of Victorine Townsend, Mildred Hill, ...

OTTUMWA ? Claudia Sloat will appear the role of Tiger Lily in the American Gothic Performing Arts Festival?s upcoming production of the classic musical ?Peter Pan.?Tiger Lily is the princess of the Never Never Land Indian tribe and befriends Peter Pan and his lost boys in their fight against Captain Hook.Sloat will be a senior at Fairfield High School and is the daughter of Darien and Roberta Sloat. Locally she ...

?Jefferson County producers are reminded to submit their annual acreage report to our office by July 15, 2013, to meet FSA program eligibility requirements,? said Gretchen McLain, county executive director for the Jefferson County Farm Service Agency.Accurate and timely acreage reports for all crops and land uses are necessary to determine and maintain eligibility as well as to receive maximum FSA benefits for ...