Pickers, singers and spectators are invited to a bluegrass jam session from 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center.This will be the last bluegrass jam session until November.Participants are asked to bring acoustic instruments only.Snacks and coffee will be available.Admission is free, but donations are welcomed to help defray costs.
Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk presents ?Youth Art: Supporting our Future in Creativity? from 6-9 p.m. Friday on and near the city square.The event focuses on encouraging the creative endeavors of the community?s youth and is an opportunity to experience the talent and creativity of the kindergartners through high school seniors.Fairfield Community School District?s elementary, middle and high schools, Maharishi...
STOCKPORTThe Stockport American Legion will have its annual fish fry with all the trimmings starting at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Stockport American Legion Hall. The event will go until the food is gone. Everyone is invited to attend.???The B.A.T.T.L.E. Youth Group meets at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Stockport United Methodist Church. All youth are invited to attend. To volunteer, call Shirley Munford at ...
The Jefferson County Farm Bureau is sponsoring a breakfast from 6-8 a.m. Tuesday at the Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store in appreciation of area agricultural producers.According to Farm Bureau officials, Jefferson County is home to some of the hardest working farmers in Iowa. The farmers are stewards of the land, animal caregivers and community supporters, and ?we owe a lot to the producers that feed, clothe ...
AMES ? Twenty-four young Iowa cattle producers from around the state, including Dan Delaney of Fairfield, are participating in the 2014 Young Cattlemen?s Leadership Program.The Iowa Cattlemen?s Association program is designed to develop personal, organizational, and community-focused leadership qualities in young producers.The first meeting of the group focused on learning more about each other, the Iowa Beef ...
The Fairfield High School music department will present a pops concert featuring 10th- through 12th-grade band and vocal students at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the FHS Auditorium.The Concert Band will begin the program with five band pieces.First is ?The Avengers,? the theme song from the movie ?Avengers.?Next is ?Pi?s Lullaby? from the movie ?Life of Pi,? featuring Clara Kelley on alto saxophone and Kara Greiner ...
OTTUMWA ? Hoping to boost student interest and achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, known as STEM, Indian Hills Community College will host a free, family-friendly festival of hands-on STEM activities for fifth- to eighth-graders and their families Tuesday.The festival will be held from 5-7 p.m. in the Rural Health Education Center on the Ottumwa IHCC campus.Student groups, local ...
The 12th coordinated 40 Days of Life campaign begins Wednesday and continues through April 13.The campaign is a movement consisting of 40 days of prayer and fasting, peaceful vigils and community outreach to end abortion.Johnson County Right to Life is sponsoring a daily prayer vigil from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in front of the Emma Goldman clinic in Iowa City during the 40 days. Members of Jefferson County Right to ...
TUESDAYOutdoor Pool and Gym Vote, for residents of Jefferson County?s unincorporated areas, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Polling places based on residency. For locations, call 472-2840.T.T.T. Chapter E, McElhinny House, 7 p.m. Call 472-2616.Fairfield Lions Club, Student Recognition Night, Best Western Fairfield Inn, 6:30 p.m.AARP Tax-Aide Electronic Filing Program, Fairfield Public Library, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. By appointment.You...
The Cancer Exterminators Jefferson County Relay for Life Team will be hosting its fourth annual silent auction and ?to-go? soup luncheon in memory of Sandy Worley from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at First National Bank in Fairfield.Take-out chili, broccoli-cheese or potato soup will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.The silent auction will include many items donated by members and businesses in the community, as ...
WASHINGTON, Iowa ? Washington County 4-H County Council will be sponsoring an Iowa Junior Beef Breeds Association- sanctioned open cattle show April 19 at the Washington County Fairgrounds.The event is open to youth up to age 21.Participants are not requirements be a member of the IJBBA or a member of 4-H. However, members of the IJBBA will receive points. The event is an opportunity for youth to compete ...
Jefferson County ISU Extension Office will offer the Certified Handlers Continuing Instructional Course March 26.The program will be shown across Iowa through the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pest Management and the Environment program. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the course runs from 9-11 a.m.The registration fee is $35 on or before March 19 and $45 after March 19.To register or ...
PACKWOOD ? The recent Pekin Coaches vs Cancer basketball game raised more than $4,000 for the American Cancer Society.The fundraising event included both a silent auction and a live auction. The silent auction featured baskets filled with items donated by various businesses and individuals. The live auction during half time had bidding for Iowa State University basketball and Major League baseball tickets, an ...
Eileen White Spray Coffin of rural Richland will celebrate her 80th birthday March 10.Her family is planning a card shower to help her celebrate. Cards can be sent to Mrs. Coffin at 1175 Jasmine Ave., Richland 52585.A luncheon for family and close friends also is planned Sunday at Woolson Friends Church.Mrs. Coffin was born March 10, 1934, in Brighton, the daughter of Carl and Phyllis White.She married John ...
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