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?Why People Act the Way They Do? begins SundayThe Rev. Howard Innis, pastor of First Church of the Nazarene, is starting a five-part sermon series titled ?Why People Act The Way They Do, Including You? Sunday at the church.Each session will be presented at 6 p.m. each Sunday through April 3.Sunday: ?Our humanity (Humanness).? There is nothing wrong with what it means to live in the flesh. Being human is ...

Fairfield Middle School officials announced the February winners for its Positive Behavior Interventions and Support ? Trojan PRIDE drawing.Fifth-grade winners were: Maxwell Weaton, Paige Craun, Katelynn Adam, Viola Welsh, Ivy Larsen, Mikael Anderson, Ellie Stever, Maggie Rayburn, Ashlyn Lisk, Tisha Brinkshroeder, Dallen Rippey, Coty Engle, Felecia Strong, Paris Thommen, and Jayden Scharf.Sixth-grade winners ...

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 ? beef tips in gravy, mashed potatoes, green bean amandine, mandarin oranges, oatmeal-raisin cookie, 100 percent wheat bread with margarine.Tuesday ? ham and beans, Tomato Spoon ...

Fairfield Middle School students are learning about the importance of physical activity and heart health while raising funds to help others through Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart events.The students raised a grand total of $3,338.81 for the American Heart Association during its Jump Rope for Heart events.Jump Rope for Heart is a program that promotes physical activity and heart health through jump ...

Lenten fish fry today at East Pleasant Plain churchEAST PLEASANT PLAIN ? The Knights of Columbus are hosting a Lenten fish fry from 5-7 p.m. today at the SS Joseph and Cabrini Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain.The menu will include a whole catfish or shrimp, baked potato, side dish, dessert and drink.Proceeds go to high school senior scholarships.The public is invited.For information, call Dean Adams at ...

Fairfield Community School District has listed its breakfast and lunch menu for the coming week.Monday ? breakfast: assorted cereals, assorted cereal/Nutri-Grain bars/toast, orange juice/fruit, milk. Lunch: sloppy joe on bun, french fries, green beans, fresh orange, milk; and in addition for high school students: fruit choice and tomatoes.Tuesday ? breakfast: assorted cereals, eggs or cereal/Nutri-Grain bars, ...

UNIVERSITY OF IOWAIOWA CITY ? Mia Arndt, a University of Iowa student from Fairfield, was named to the university?s president?s list for the fall 2015 semester.In order to be included on the list, a student must have a minimum 4.0 grade point average in all academic subjects for the preceding two semesters, with a total of at least 12 semester hours of credit per semester during that period.The following local ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY RETIRED SCHOOL PERSONNELThe Jefferson County Unit of the Iowa Retired School Personnel had a luncheon meeting Feb. 24 at SunnyBrook.The guest speaker was City Administrator Mike Harmon, who gave the group an update on Fairfield?s strategic plan. Among the points he covered, three were of special interest to the group. The construction project for Roosevelt Community Recreation Center is nearing ...

Youth art will be featured during the March Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk.Art walkers can stop in at the Fairfield Public Library from 6-8:30 p.m. Friday to see the exhibit of art created by students at Fairfield High School, Fairfield Middle School, Libertyville, Pence and Washington elementary schools, Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment and by participants of Go-Jindy.In addition, to the art on ...

Robin Hood, portrayed by Ronan Malloy, center, is arrested by the four guards, played by, from left: Erin Epperson, Giteeka Adhikari, Hypatia Wagener, and Lillie Sage.A cast and crew of nearly 60 Fairfield Middle School students, all under the direction of teacher and director Tena Edlin, will present ?The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood? at 7 p.m. today and Friday in the FMS Cafetorium.The play is the ...

Fairfield Public Library will host its seventh Mad Science Day Monday evening.?Don?t be alarmed if you hear any loud explosions and wild laughter at the Fairfield Public Library this Monday,? said Afton Hallauer, youth services librarian. ?Mad Science Day is back!?Young patrons in kindergarten through sixth-grade and their families are invited to participate in free, hands-on experiments going on from 5:30-7:30 ...

The Jefferson County ISU Extension office is offering an ?Evaluating Your Estate Planning for Farmers? meeting from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 14 at the extension office.The meeting is open to the public, especially those who would like to know what to do with the property that was left to them and otherwise, said Stan Hughes, director of Jefferson County ISU Extension and Outreach. Presenters Melissa O?Rourke ...