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Fairfield Lions Club Tail Twister Mark Stinocher, left, presents a $335 check to Jefferson County Environmental Health Director Dan Miller for the purchase of radon detection kits for Jefferson County residents.The money was raised by Fairfield Lions Club members during their weekly meetings throughout the year to help with a worthy cause.

With a new month comes new varieties of locally grown produce to the Fairfield Farmers? Market.Some of the produce to look for during August at the market will be corn, beans, cucumbers, onions, beets, squash, tomatoes and melons.Plus, the selection of jams, plants, baked goods, jewelry and more will continue to delight shoppers, as will the entertainment planned at each Saturday event.Entertainment this ...

FHS CLASS OF 1985The Fairfield High School Class of 1985 will have its 30-year reunion Friday and Saturday.The classmates will be at the Fairfield Elks Lodge from 6-8 p.m. Friday, and then, at 8 p.m., regroup at ILA.An optional golf outing is planned at 10 a.m. Saturday at The Walton Club.Saturday evening will be at The Walton Club, with a social hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. The cost is ...

ELDON ? Cardinal Community School District will be offering free lunches this summer.Lunches will be served Mondays through Fridays beginning Monday through June 26 and then July 6-24.The lunches will be served from 11-11:20 a.m. at Agency Park; 11:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m. at Batavia Park; and 12:20-12:40 p.m. at Eldon Park.All children and teens, ages 1-18, can eat the free lunch. No registration or identification ...

Each school month, the Fairfield Elks Lodge sponsors the Fairfield Middle School Students of the Month award to acknowledge positive contributions of students, from assisting teachers and peers in classroom activities to displaying characteristics as a role model.The Students of the Month certificates are awarded after a nomination and voting process is completed by each grade-level teaching team. Fifth-graders...

ELDON ? The Eldon community will celebrate its annual American Gothic Days June 12-14 with several activities, including free tours of the little house made famous in Grant Wood?s ?American Gothic? painting.The celebration will begin with supper in the park at 5 p.m. June 12, followed by a street dance with music by Jennifer Handling and the Revolution from 7-10 p.m.The American Gothic Performing Arts Festival?s...

FRIDAYFamily Swim Night, Roosevelt Aquatic Center, 6-8 p.m. Information: 472-6159.Movie Night, Optimae Recovery Center, 5-8 p.m. Call to sign up: 472-5771.Alcoholics Anonymous, Fairfield Friends Church, 8 p.m.Narcotics Anonymous, New Life Community Church, 7 p.m. SATURDAYRecycling and Trash Collection in Fairfield, pickup was delayed by one day. Information: www.cityoffairfieldiowa.com.SHARE Food Package ...

First Presbyterian plans jazz service SundayFirst Presbyterian Church in Fairfield will have a jazz service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.The Rev. Joe Phipps, pastor of the church, will blend scripture and an inspirational message with special music.The musicians of the Fairfield Big Band are: Francis Thicke, Arvin Bogaards, Jeff Six, Dakota Andersen, Gary Roth, Duncan Phipps, Ken Burns, Mark McCabe, Rodger Gillaspie, ...

June will be jumping at the Fairfield Farmers Market.The Fairfield Farmers Market is held Wednesdays and Saturdays from May through the end of October at Howard Park. The market is open from 3-6 p.m. on Wednesdays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays.Vendors at the market always offer a variety of baked goods, locally made items and plants in addition to locally grown fruits and vegetables.Some of the fruits and ...

Fairfield Public Library?s Technology Tuesdays is once again offering its ?Bring Your Own Device? workshop.The free workshop will be presented two times: 10-11 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. Tuesday at the library to accommodate participants? schedules; there is no need to attend both sessions.The workshop will be taught by the library?s in-house computer technician, Michael Cacioppo.Cacioppo said attendees will be able to ...

CENTRAL COLLEGEPELLA ? Central College student Eli Harper of Fairfield presented during an Undergraduate Research Symposium May 5-6.Harper presented ?The Effects of Priming and Age Cohort on Attitudes toward Cannabis and Use? as part of a series discussing psychological research.??? GRACELAND UNIVERSITYLAMONI ? The honor roll lists for Graceland University?s 2015 spring term have been announced, and Heather ...

Preeminent cardiologist Suzanne Steinbaum, national spokeswoman for the Go Red for Women campaign of the American Heart Association and director of Women?s Heart Health at New York?s Lenox Hill Hospital, will bring her expertise to Iowa women in a free talk May 23 in Fairfield.Steinbaum has dedicated her career to guiding women through easy steps to a healthy heart and longevity.Almost 40 percent of all deaths ...