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FAIRFIELD WOMEN?S CLUB GARDEN DEPARTMENTFairfield Women?s Club Garden Department members will tour three local gardens, have lunch and conduct a business meeting Aug. 7.Members will meet at the McElhinny House for the carpool departing at 9 a.m.Reservations for the event are due by noon Tuesday. Call Donna Clark at 472-4248.??? CLINTON LODGE No. 15All Masons are invited to join in a celebration marking ...

Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials say deer hunters will notice fewer seasons and changes in certain seasons this year.The January antlerless deer season has been eliminated, the number of antlerless deer tags has been reduced and hunters in 27 northwest counties are allowed only antlered deer during the first shotgun and early muzzleloader seasons.Crossbows were allowed as a legal method of take ...

Entomologist Moni Hayne, left, holds a moth for her group to see. The three youth focused on her hand are Adrian Scotton, Ellie Stever and Lalita Martin. Hayne and naturalist Therese Cummiskey held a mothing program at Jefferson County Park the night of July 23 in conjunction with National Moth Week. Hayne, who took photos of each moth seen during the evening, reported that more than 90 different species were ...

Onions, garlic and shallots can add a lot to the home gardening experience, so Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturists offer tips for harvesting, drying and storing these popular garden items.To have additional questions answered, contact the ISU Hortline at 515-294-3108 or hortline@iastate.edu. OnionsOnions should be harvested when most of the tops have fallen over and begun to dry. ...

Allen and Cynthia Biggs of Fairfield announce the engagment of their daughter Laura to Loran Franklin, son of Bill and Debra Franklin, also of Fairfield.The couple will wed Saturday at Word of Life Lutheran Church in Fairfield.The bride-elect is employed at Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store as an accounting coordinator.The groom-elect is employed with the city of Fairfield as a wastewater operator.The ...

BirminghamThe Birmingham Library Board will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the library.???The Birmingham Homecoming Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Birmingham Lions Building.???Volunteers are needed to help at the Birmingham Library on Wednesdays and Saturdays.???The Birmingham Lions? sandwich and ice cream supper was well attended. The County Round-up furnished the entertainment.? Arlene Lyon, ...

Southeast Iowa Blues Society, along with the Jefferson County Fair Board, present the Blue Ribbon Blues Fest, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds as part of a blues music-themed weekend in Fairfield.Blue Ribbon Blues Fest will take place after the award-winning Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk Blues and Barbeque event the evening of Aug. 1, carrying the blues theme right through the ...

Beginning Aug. 7, Cradle of Hope Pregnancy Resource Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Thursday on the second floor of SunnyBrook Living Care CenterCradle of Hope is based in Mt. Pleasant, the vision of director Peggy Knudsen. Founded in 2007, her vision was to ?Make a Difference, One Woman, One Baby at a Time.?Services include: free pregnancy tests; an Earn While You Learn Program, which includes ...

Tammy Neff and Regan Boyd, both of Fairfield, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.The bride-elect is the daughter of Nina Wages and the late LaVern Wages. She has a bachelor?s degree in human services and is a private care giver.The groom-elect is the son of the Carol Boyd of Keosauqua and the late Russell Boyd. He is employed at Arnold Motor Supply.A private wedding is planned for Saturday.

REAP funding safeguards Iowa?s future through conservation education.Floyd County?s Fossil and Prairie Preserve Center and the Lost Island Nature Center in Palo Alto County demonstrate the success of statewide REAP-empowered education efforts. Quality of life for all Iowans is bolstered by recreational opportunities that double as resource conserving activities ? allowing future generations to enjoy the same ...

CRILEThe 97th reunion of the descendants of John Phillip and Gottliebe Kull Crile will be July 27 at the Brighton Community Center in Brighton.A potluck meal will be served at 12:30 p.m., with time for visiting and a family meeting to follow.The 2014 committee is Carl and Florence Grabor and Kathleen Anderson.

Mary M. Switzer of Fairfield celebrated her 90th birthday early with a surprise party July 5 at Chautauqua Park.Children, grandchildren, friends, neighbors and relatives celebrated with a luncheon for family, followed by cake and cupcakes served to visitors.Mrs. Switzer?s children attending the party were: David of Brainerd, Minnesota; Maxine of Plano, Texas; Kenneth of Holton, Kansas; and Charlene of Noblesvill...