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Friends of Shimek will have its second free Annual Forest Education Day 9 a.m. to noon March 22.Anyone interested in learning about Shimek Forest and the trees they see around them every day in southeast Iowa should meet at the Shimek State Forest Headquarters about a miles north of Farmington at 33653 Route J56.Forester John Byrd will be the host for a morning of educational fun to learn more about the forest ...

First Christian?s final monthly soup supper set ThursdayFirst Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Fairfield will have its final monthly soup supper of the season from 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday.A variety of soups will be served along with Kenny?s Cornbread, relishes and pies.Everyone is invited.A freewill offering will be collected. Maxine Bates Circle meetingMaxine Bates Circle of First Baptist Church ...

FAIRFIELD KIWANIS CLUBSarah Horgen, education coordinator of the University of Iowa Natural History Museum, will be the speaker at the Fairfield Kiwanis Club meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.Horgen will speak about the archaeological scientific mammoth dig near Oskaloosa and the natural history museum.Anyone interested in attending the meeting to hear Horgen?s presentation can call Howard L. Hunt, president of ...

Daniel and Wauneta Philips of Birmingham announce the engagment and upcoming marriage of their daughter Melanie Philips to Jordan Ramsey.Ramsey is the son of Gina Ramsey of Wayland, Mo., and Tony and Tammy Ramsey of Kahoka, Mo.The bride-to-be is a 2008 graduate of Van Buren High School, and the groom-elect is a 2008 graduate of Clark County High School. Both are 2010 graduates of Indian Hills Community College....

The Southeast Iowa Singles will host a dance from 7:30-11 p.m. at the Fairfield Eagles Club.Ned Francis will be providing the music.The dance is open to the public.

Beaded bread basket workshops are planned noon to 5 p.m. March 23 and 12:30-6:30 p.m. March 24 at the Jefferson County Park Nature Center.The wicker basket, with the base separate from the sides, will challenge the intermediate basketmaker with a variety of techniques. The beads on each end give the basket a flowing line and are fun to work with.Participants should bring an old towel or apron.The fee is $15.A ...

A birding trip for adults to look for birds along the Des Moines River is set from 8-11 a.m. March 24.The group will carpool from Jefferson County Park and head down along the Des Moines River to look for eagles, swans, geese and whatever other birds happen their way.To preregister, call or email Jefferson County Naturalist Therese Cummiskey at 472-4421 or ~

A free introduction to fruit tree pruning will be presented March 22-23 at the Fairfield Community Orchard near Chautauqua Park.Avi Pogel of Full Circle Treecrops and Fairfield sustainability coordinator Scott Timm will lead the workshop, which is sponsored by the city of Fairfield and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.According to organizers, pruning is an important step to ensuring that fruit trees ...

Margaret Cooper of Fairfield will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house from 1-3 p.m. Saturday in the Fairfield Public Library meeting room.The celebration is being hosted by Mrs. Cooper?s children: Gary Garrels of Davis City; Gail Garrels and wife Judy of Meansville, Ga.; Betty Luzadder; Dixie Peck and husband Craig; and Patty Richardson and husband Bill, all of Fairfield.Mrs. Cooper also has 10 ...

The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center has scheduled two blood drives in Fairfield.The first will be from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Argiro Student Center on the Maharishi University of Management campus.Donors who last gave blood on or before Jan. 21 will be eligible to donate.For an appointment, email stuact@mum.edu or visit the website www.bloodcenterimpact.org.A blood drive is set from 2-7 p.m. ...

YOUNG BIRDERS CLUBThe Young Birders Club will be looking for birds along the Des Moines River from 12:30-3 p.m. Sunday.The group will carpool from Jefferson County Park and head down along the Des Moines River to look for eagles, swans, geese and whatever other birds happen their way.Those interested in the trip should email Jefferson County naturalist Therese Cummiskey at ~The fee is $3. Youth ages 8-11 must ...

EMORY COLLEGEATLANTA, Ga. ? Madhava Martin of Fairfield was named to the dean?s list of Emory College, the undergraduate, liberal arts college of Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., for the 2013 fall semester.Students must be in the top 20 percent of Emory College or have approximately a 3.85 grade point average or higher to be named to the dean?s list. OXFORD COLLEGEATLANTA, Ga. ? Mukund Martin of Fairfield ...