The First National Bank Relay for Life team is raffling off a Pandora bangle bracelet, with three charms, as a fundraiser.Tickets are $2 each or $5 for three tickets.Tickets can be purchased at either bank location.The drawing will be at the Jefferson County Relay for Life event Sept 27.
AIB COLLEGE OF BUSINESSDES MOINES ? Stephanie Adam of Fairfield has been selected by the full-time accounting faculty at AIB College of Business as one of two Outstanding Accounting Students.Adam was recognized at a reception March 27 at AIB.Adam vied for the honor against 44 other accounting students who had attained a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher in all their AIB classes ? not just ...
BIRMINGHAMBirmingham?s annual Easter egg hunt will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in City Park.The hunt will be divided into three age groups: 0-3, 4-7 and 8-12.Dean and Sandy Bass and helpers are in charge.???Birmingham Lions Club members will meet for a regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Birmingham Lions Building.The April committee is Ann Boley and Alice Stortz.???The annual meeting of the Birmingham ...
The Fourth of July holiday is in the reservation window for state park campsites and while there are currently plenty of options, campers shouldn?t wait as sites can go quickly.To find a campsite, go to ~As of Tuesday morning, reservable campsites with electricity have been filled at several state parks. Campers wanting to stay in those parks for the holiday will need to arrive early to secure a walk-in-site.A ...
Students use draw knives to work their bows during a Learn to Build Your Own Bow workshop at Jefferson County Park.Master bow maker Gene Winter of Waterloo will give a two-day workshop 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 3-4 at Jefferson County Park. Because of the time involved in making a selfbow and the one-on-one instruction required, the program is limited to six participants age 18 or older. To reserve a spot, call ...
The annual spring fish netting is underway at Lake Rathbun, Spirit Lake and Guttenberg and will begin Tuesday night at Storm Lake, as the spawning season picks up steam.Staff from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources collects walleye, northern pike and muskies soon after ice out to provide quality sport fishing in Iowa lakes and streams that otherwise could not support it.?If we didn?t stock walleyes and ...
DES MOINES ? Iowa?s Blank Park Zoo is teaming up with 10 organizations to introduce Plant.Grow.Fly., a conservation initiative to bring back native pollinators.Plant.Grow.Fly. encourages community members to plant pollinator habitat in yards, schools and businesses.The initiative is backed by several organizations including: Iowa State University?s Reiman Gardens, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Science ...
Debbi Davis, exalted ruler of the Fairfield Elks Lodge in 2013-2014 recently presented the Officer of the Year Award to Esteemed Lecturing Knight Ryan Kurka, left, and the Elk of the Year Award to Rick Robinson for all of his years of dedication to the Elks.
The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center has scheduled area several blood drive events.Lockridge Fire and Rescue will host a commuity blood drive from 3:30-7 p.m. April 15 at the Lockridge Senior Citizen Center. Donors who last gave blood on or before Feb. 18 will be eligible to give again. For appointments, call Joanna Millard at 319-931-2455.A community blood drive is set from 4-7 p.m. April 16 at the ...
PACKWOOD ? Pekin Middle School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the honor roll for the third quarter of the 2013-14 academic year. Straight A Honor RollEighth-graders who earned straight A?s were: Keaton Baayen, Simon Bollinger, Kennedy Coleman, Kodi Dailey, Leah Dix, Maci Gambell, Whitney Johnson, Sam Roth and Paige Winn.Seventh-graders who earned straight A?s were: ...
Fairfield Middle School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the honor roll for the third quarter of the 2013-14 academic year. Eighth-graders recognizedSeveral eighth-graders earned recognition on the honor roll list.Those on the Straight A list include: Kristin Burnstedt, Kristen Daugherty, Bailey Dehl, Ashtyn Drish. Aluna-Aro Olaniyi, Camille Schaefer, Madelyn Smith and ...
FARMINGTON ? The Bonaparte Public Library board is hosting its third annual mystery theater dinner at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Harmony High School in Farmington.The production, ?Wedding Song,? is a fundrasiser for the library.The evening will begin with complimentary Milton Creamery cheese and crackers. At 6 p.m., a chicken cordon bleu dinner will be served. Tables will be adorned in a candlelit wedding theme.Imm...
Fairfield Middle School jazz bands will present their annual jazz band concert at 7 p.m. Thursday in the FMS Cafetorium.The sixth-grade group will play pieces from the ?Essential Elements of Jazz? book that will demonstrate beginning examples of jazz style. They also will perform ?Fat Burger,? a funk tune by George Vincent.The seventh- and eighth-grade jazz band will play several jazz styles in two sets, ...
A 10-week Jefferson County Body Transformation challenge is being held by Fairfield Nutrition and Fairfield Park and Recreation Department.The goal of the challenge is to motivate participants to get fit.The entry fee is $20, which includes a $5 benefit for the pool and gym project.The contest is divided into five categories: Total body weight percentage lost; total body fat percentage lost; best overall male ...
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