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JEFFERSON/VAN BUREN READING ASSOCIATIONThe Jefferson/Van Buren chapter of the Iowa Reading Association will hold its annual ?Author?s Spotlight? at 6 p.m. April 24 at Fairfield Middle School.Author?s Spotlight is an event designated as a way to recognize the writing talents of young people. The eight second- through ninth-grade winners of the contest are invited to attend and read their winning selection to an ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? The Iowa Wesleyan College Choir and Mount Pleasant Chorale, under the direction of Bradley Miller, will present the annual spring choral concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Mount Pleasant.Highlights include performances of Bach?s Cantata 140, Wachet auf! and John Rutter?s Gloria, as well as several other works.Vocal soloists are Mount Pleasant natives Aani Brown ...

Leslie Keegel, National Foursquare Leader Sri Lanka, will be sharing at 6 p.m. today at the Fairfield Foursquare Church.Keegel graduated from the Foursquare Bible College in the Philippines in 1981. He met his wife Belen there, and they were married in June 1981. They have three daughters: Bessie, Julie and Rosie.In 1983, Keegel became the National Leader of Foursquare Sri Lanka and began a unique discipleship ...

The Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its menu for the coming week.Meals are served at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday at the Fairfield senior center and at noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Lockridge senior center.Monday ? Glazed pork chop, baked sweet potato half, creamed peas, and a banana.Tuesday? Chicken salad sandwich with lettuce and a tomato slice, potato salad, broccoli, cantaloupe, ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? The Iowa Wesleyan College year-end general recital has been moved to 7 p.m. April 23 in the Chapel Auditorium.It is free and open to the public.The IWC Instrumental Ensembles concert featuring Chamber Band, Percussion Ensemble, Jazz Combo and Jazz Big Band, will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Chapel Auditorium. Admission is free.The Mount Pleasant Chorale and IWC Concert will be at 3 p.m. April 21 ...

The public is invited to attend ?The Grace Card? movie at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at First Church of the Nazarene.The movie is about how everything can change in an instant and take a lifetime to unravel. When Mac McDonald loses his son in an accident, the ensuing 17 years of bitterness and pain erodes his love for his family and leaves him angry with God and just about everyone else.Mac?s rage stonewalls his career ...

The Fairfield Middle School will host a Scholastic ?Buy-One-Get-One-Free? Book Fair Monday through April 12 in room 102.When students purchase a book, they get another book of equal value or less free.Throughout the week, all FMS students will have the opportunity to visit the book fair during reading or GOAL class. The book fair also is open each day before and after school for students and community members.F...

Kenny and Donna Greiner of Brighton will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the Brighton Community Center.The event will be hosted by their children, Lonnie Greiner and wife Melodie of Fairfield, Scott Greiner of Brighton and granddaughter Macy of Fairfield.Kenny Greiner and Donna Hill were married April 7, 1973, at the First Lutheran Church in Fairfield.The ...