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The Rough Riders 4-H Club is sponsoring a pop can drive Saturday and Sunday at the Jefferson County ISU Extension Office.Anyone who would like to donate their returnable pop cans to the club can drop them off between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday and noon and 3 p.m. Sunday.The new club plans to use the funds it raises through the pop can drive to pay membership fees and other club expenses.

BIRMINGHAM ? Memorial books were recently added to the Birmingham Library.In memory of Nancy Craff, given by friends and family: ?The Little Amish Matchmaker? by Linda Byler; ?The Bartered Bride? by Cathy Marie Hoke; ?Angels at the Table? by Debbie Macomber; ?Katie?s Way,? ?Naomi?s Christmas? and ?Hannah?s Joy? by Marta Perry; and ?River of Mercy? by B.J. Hoff.In memory of Nancy Craff, given by Fitzwater ...

Fairfield Police Officer David Wall receives a $1,988 check from Brian Peterson, president of the Fairfield Lions Club, in support of the purchase and training of the new K-9 police dog. Wall is the new K-9 handler and will be starting training soon. Proceeds for the donation were raised from the Lions annual soup supper and auction.

GRACELAND UNIVERSITYLAMONI? Several area students earned recognition on the honor roll lists for Graceland University?s 2012 fall term.Graceland University commends students who have devoted their efforts and talents to academics. Students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average are named to the president?s list. Students with a GPA between 3.65 and 3.99 are named to the honors list. Students with a GPA between ...

Maurice Huff of Fairfield will celebrate his 96th birthday with an open house from 2-4 p.m. Jan. 26 in the south family room at SunnyBrook Assisted Living.Mr. Huff was born Jan. 25, 1917, and has lived in the Fairfield area most of his life. He is a retired land improvement contractor.Mr. Huff and his late wife Reva, who died in 1991, have four sons, Dan, Jon, David and Phil. He also has seven grandchildren and ...

BONAPARTE ? Bonaparte Main Street is planning ?Wine about Winter,? with dinner, wine and music on Jan. 26 at the Whiteley Opera House in Bonaparte.The annual buffet and wine tasting will feature, appetizers, pasta with an Alfredo sauce and an assortment of meats and toppings, garlic bread, dessert and wine pairings provided by Harvest Winery.Serving will be from 6-7 p.m.Jeff Vineyard of Starship Enterprises ...

AUGUSTANA COLLEGEROCK ISLAND, Ill. ? Shana Silverman from Fairfield was named to the dean?s list at Augustana College for the 2012 fall term.Silverman is a junior at Augustana majoring in elementary education.Students who earned the academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.

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 ? Martin Luther King Jr. Day. All meal sites will be closed. For more information, contact the local senior center for optionsTuesday ? pork cutlets, sweet potatoes, peas, ...