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Girl Scouts begin cookie drive todayLocal Girl Scouts in the Fort Madison area will begin taking orders today through Feb. 2 for Girl Scout cookies.Girl Scouts in Shining Trail Council, which provides a Girl Scout program for girls in Louisa, Henry, Jefferson, Lee and Des Moines counties and Henderson County in Illinois, are selling seven varieties of cookies this year.The new cookie this year is Golden Nut Clusters,” a chewy caramel and pecan mixture on a tender cookie covered with a light maple-flavored coating.Also available are Thin Mints, Trefoils, Samoas, ChaletGIRL SCOUTS,Cremes, Do-si-Dos and TagAlongs.The cookies sell for $2.50 a box, with 25 cents a box going directly to Camp L-Kee-Ta for the new Troop House and log cabins.Camp L-Kee-Ta, south of Danville, is a 150-acre camp ownedby the council The camp has a lodge, unit shelters, wash houses, hiking and horseback riding trails, swimming pool and a shower house.Proceeds from the cookie sale also support both local troops and the area council The council served 2,914 girls during 1991, according to statistics from Shining Trail.Cookies can be ordered from neighborhood Girl Scouts and at Girl Scout cookie booth displays around the area. For more information about buying cookies inyour neighborhood, call 372-8264.Central Lee AFS to hold Coming eventspotluck Sunday at CLHSDONNELLSON — All Central Lee residents are invited to a Central Lee AFS potluck dinner at Central Lee High School Sunday at 1 p.m.The event is the conclusion of Central Lee’s AFS Weekend today through Sunday.It will be a wonderful opportunity to greet young people from around the world.” said publicity chairperson Audrey Seyb.Seyb said it will also serve as a welcome to Jac-que Lopez of Argentina, a visiting teacher. She will be arriving Jan. 18 and making her home with the Lane Weirather and David Doty families.Lopez will work with students throughout the Central Lee school system during the entire second semester.Eleven area AFS students, their host brothers and sisters, and AFS Student Club members will be participating in various activities throughout the weekend.Central Lee is hosting three students this school year — from France, Greece and Russia.Support groupsAlcoholics Anon. Overeaters AnonymousAlcoholics Anonymous holds open meetings at 10 a.m. every day and at 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Closed meetings are held at 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday. On the last Monday of the month, the 8 p.m. meeting will be open. All meetings are held at 2607 Ave. L.Narcotics Anon.MarpoHpc A nnnumnncOvereaters Anonymous meets at 5:15 p.m Thursdays at St. Mary’s Parish Hall. The group will also continue to meet at 6 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 605 Ave. E. and at 8:30 a.m. every Saturday at 822 Ave. F, Fort Madison.BS, PEGChapter BS, PEO will meet Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the home of Sandy Chapman, 1209 Ave. C. The co-hostesses will be Barbara Machen and Jayne Poage.Chapman will present the program on Founder’s Day. Dues will be payable at this meeting.Montrose SeniorsThe Montrose Senior Citizens will meet Jan 24 at noon for the monthly carry-in dinner at the Ivor Fowler Community Center. There will be a blood pressure check at 11:30 a.m.A.B.L.E.A.B.L.E., A Better Life Envisioned, an area advocacy group for better programming for handicapped citizens, will meet in the Round Room of the Keokuk Public Library Monday, Jan. 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.All parents, family members, support staff, and other interested persons are invited to attend. Developments inarea housing oppor-tunities will be discussed.For further information, call 319-463-7448 or 319-838-2864. In case of bad weather and roads, the meeting will berescheduled.Lion's ClubThe Montrose Lion’s Club meets at 6:30 p.m every first and third Monday at the Ivor Fowler Center, Montrose.Altar and RosaryThe St. Joseph’s Altar and Rosary Society of Montrose meets at 7 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month.Hawkeye Stamp ClubThe Hawkeye Stamp Club meets from 7-9 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at the Burlington Public Library.Addiction OvercomersAddiction Overcomers, for people with addictions of all kinds, will meet Tuesdays from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. at 3121 Ave. O.Montrose Historical Society The Montrose Historical Society meets on the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at St. Barnabas Church in Montrose.Daily Democrat, Friday, January 17, 1992, Fort Madison, Iowa — PageSenior sceneActivities at theNewberry Center theweek of Jan. 20-24 include exercise and bingo on Monday; West Point Day euchre on Tuesday, with bingo and supper at 6:30 p.m.; free bingo with lunch on Wednesday; and bridge and euchre on Friday.Residents of the FortMadison Health Centerwill enjoy chapel with the Rev. Moore Monday at 2:30 p.m., followed by concentration and current events; a McDonald party Tuesday at 3 p.m. followed by current events; mass with Father Amborn Wednesday at 10 a.m. and bingo at 3 p.m.; cooking group Thursday at 2 p.m. followed by trivia” at 3:45 p.m.; bowling Friday at 2:30 p.m. and a musical afternoon Saturday beginning at 2 p.m.Activities at The Kensington next week include January Crafts Monday at 1:30 p.m. and Key Club bingo at 7 p.m.; a fresh air drive Tuesday at 10 a.m. and pie day” at 3 p.m.; shopping at the Burlington Mall at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday; a resident quilt show Thursday at 3 p.m.; a sing-a-long Friday atLet Our Classified Work For You!372-64211226 Ave. H P.O. Box 160 Fort Madison, IA 52627Pregnant? Need Help?We are prepared to provide emotional support and practical help with your problems throughout your pregnancy from the moment you suspect you are pregnant.Call BIRTHRIGHT 372-3912A Friend Is Waiting10:15 a.m. and bingo at 2 p.m.; and a movie Saturday at 2 p.m.Seniorcitizens'menu_The Jan. 20-24 menu at the Newberrv Center is:£PMonday — Liver and onions, potatoes and gravy, lima beans, and blueberry muffin.Tuesday — BBQ pork rib sandwich, peas and carrots, pasta salad and fruit cobbler.Wednesday — Cook’schoice.Thursday — Swiss steak, tomatoes and onion, baked potato, mixed veggies and ambrosia.Friday — Turkey roast, augratin potatoes, California blend and peach slices.TV ‘Addams Family’ creator sues ‘Addams’ moviemakersLOS ANGELES (AP) - The creator of The Addams Family” TV series is suing the makers of the Addams Family” movie for $50 million, accusing them of ripping off his ideas.David Levy, who holds rights to the 1964-66 series, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in state court. Among the defendants: Paramount Studios and Orion Productions, which sold Paramount the uncompleted film for about $22 millionThey appropriated his ideas and concepts,” said Levy’s attorney, Neil Papiano He named the characters, he put the concept together He invented the characters ‘Thing’ and ‘It’ completely.”Levy also contends he created patriarch Gomez Addams’ fencing expertise and wife Morticia’s sizzling bedroom talk, gave Uncle Fester enough voltage to light a bulb in his mouth and conceived butler Lurch’s organ playing.Paramount spokesman Harry Anderson said the studio had not seen the lawsuit and had no comment.Orion officials could not be reached by telephone after business hours Wednesday.The movie has grossed more than $100 million since its release last month.Levy created the TV characters based on car toons drawn by Charles Addams for The New Yorker magazine.•Hut0(8)k*lt;st11:30 a.m. To 1:30 pALL YOU CAN EATPizzaPasta • Breadsticks Salad BarADULTS - *4.99 CHILDREN 5 To 12 - *2.99CHILDREN UNDER 5 - FREEKeosippi Plaza Keokuk, IA524-25554iut1123 - 24th St Fort Madison, IA372-3636DRINKS NOT INCLUDED
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Fort Madison Daily Democrat
Fort Madison, Iowa, US
Fri, Jan 17, 1992
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