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The Jefferson County Health Center Auxiliary?s Spring Tea will be 1:30-4 p.m. April 4 at First United Methodist Church.The tea will be in the lower-level dining room, and those attending should use the east entrance.Entertainment will be ?Fiddling Granny? JoAnne Ancel, with ?Aprons in the Kitchen.? Rita Hammes will read an story about aprons.An appreciation gift will be given to each person attending and a ...

Fairfield Middle School eighth-graders Kristen Daugherty, left, and Kai-Li Diyaljee are presented Peace Poster contest awards by Fairfield Lions Club president Scott Vaughan during a luncheon in January at the Best Western Fairfield Inn?s Kokomo?s Cafe. Daugherty?s poster placed first, and Diyalje?s placed second. According to FMS art teacher Holly McDow, there were only three entries in the contest this year. ...

BIRMINGHAMThe coyote hunters will host an appreciation supper for Jefferson and Van Buren counties landowners who allowed them to hunt on their property during the 2013-14 hunting season.The supper will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.The hunters will be roasting a hog as a way to say thank you to the landowners.­­­???The Birmingham Library Board will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the ...

Gary and Sharon Askew of Fairfield will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday.Gary Askew and Sharon Giberson were married March 29, 1964. They recalled there was a severe blizzard on their wedding day.The Askews have two children: son Curtis Askew and wife Stephany, who have one daughter and four sons, and live in Clarence; and one daughter, Carla Mahler and husband Evan, who have two sons, and live ...

Each school month, the Fairfield Elks Lodge sponsors the Fairfield Middle School ?Students of the Month? award to acknowledge positive contributions of students at school ranging from assisting teachers and peers in classroom activities to displaying characteristics as a role model.The Students of the Month certificates are awarded after a nomination and voting process is completed by each grade-level teaching ...

Fairfield Park and Recreation Department has scheduled swimming lessons for beginners and advanced beginners, with the first classes April 1 at the Roosevelt Aquatic Center.Session 1 is for beginners ? those who won?t go under the water without help. Participants will work on going under the water, the front float and back float. Classes will be from 4-4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays April 1-10.Session 2 is ...

The Sustainable Living Coalition is offering a holistic beekeeping class from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5-6 at its Sustainability Education and Enterprise Development Center near Abundance EcoVillage.The introductory workshop in holistic beekeeping taught by Karl Kates is designed to help teach people interested in learning alternative methods in beekeeping, working with native pollinators and developing a greater ...

SunnyBrook Home Care Center will host a blood drive from 1:30-4:30 p.m. April 1.Those who last gave blood on or before Feb. 4 are eligible to give again.To donate, contact Michelle Rauscher at 472-4808 or ~A blood drive is set from 2-7 p.m. April 8 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building.Those who last gave blood on or before Feb. 11 are eligible to give again.To donate, contact Ottumwa ...

The Iowa Learning Farms has developed a new video, ?Cover Crops: Farmer Perspectives,? which is now available.The DVD can be borrowed from the Jefferson County ISU Extension Office in Fairfield. Call 472-4166 for information.The new video features seven Iowa farmers who are using cover crops on their agricultural fields. They offer their perspectives on four cover crop topics: why they grow cover crops; how to ...

Jefferson County Fairfield 4-H Clover Kids and volunteer Karen Crossland play a Hula Hoop game during their meeting March 13 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building. The group?s next meeting will be from 5:15-6:15 p.m. April 10 in the activity building. For information about Clover Kids or 4-H, call the Jefferson County 4-H youth coordinator Courtney Taglauer at 472-4166.

VFW AUXILIARYThe Ladies Auxiliary to Dimmitt-Vorhies Post 2271 met March 10.The ?I Love America? contest was discussed. Donations will be sent to Girl Scouts, Tenco, ARC and Fairfield senior center. The April 26 district meeting will be in Mt. Pleasant. May 1 is Loyalty Day.The next meeting will be April 14 at the VFW. Elections will be held.

Free home food preservation class set; registration due April 23A Home Food Preservation 101 class will be offered from 2-3:30 p.m. and again 6-7:30 p.m. April 29 at the Jefferson County ISU Extension Office.Testing of pressure canning lids will be held 30 minutes prior to each class, beginning at 1:30 p.m. and again at 5:30 p.m.The workshop, taught by ISU Extension and Outreach specialist Patty Steiner is ...