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The Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its menu for the coming week.Meals are served at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday at the Fairfield senior center and at noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Lockridge senior center.Monday ? meatloaf, baked potato with sour cream, breaded tomatoes, peaches, orange juice.Tuesday ? creamed turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans amandine, tossed lettuce salad with ...

The Fairfield Public Library will present a free movie today.Doors open at 7 p.m., and the film begins at 7:30 p.m.The 2013 film is a thrilling action movie that received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor.The film is the true story of the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in 200 ...

The Senior Medicare Patrol Program, funded by the Administration on Aging and facilitated by the Milestones Area Agency on Aging, is seeking volunteers.The SMP volunteers are mostly retired people who are trained to empower seniors to protect their personal information; detect healthcare errors, fraud and abuse; and report it.Volunteers share information on scams and identity theft schemes through public ...

BIRMINGHAMThe Birmingham Lions Club will have a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Birmingham Lions Building.Ernie Hinkle and Gene Stine make up the committee.???The Over 50 and Fabulous Red Hat Ladies met Tuesday at the Walton Club in Fairfield.Fourteen members and one guest, Melinda Stockwell, attended.Stockwell, owner of Calico Press, presented a program about her business.?Happy Birthday? was sung ...

Evangelist speaking at Wayland churchWAYLAND ? Evangelist Mike Manor will be conducting meetings March 2-7 at Independent Bible Church in Wayland.Manor is an accomplished speaker, musician and song writer. He has traveled the United States preaching and encouraging people in their walk with the Lord.March 2, the public is invited to Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., the service at 10:30 a.m. and a free fellowship ...

Andrew Edlin and Tena Nelson, both of Fairfield, announce their engagment to be married.Christena Marie Nelson is the daughter of the late Suzy Sutherlin Nelson Huginin and Kenneth Lynn Nelson of Fairfield. She teaches at Fairfield Middle School.Andrew Philip Mark Edlin is the youngest son of the late Antony Michael Edlin, and the late Phyllis Margaret Edlin, née Plummer, of Brighton and Maidenhead, England. He ...

HARPER ? Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra Music Director Robert McConnell and the Clear Creek Heritage Association will present a classical chamber concert at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Clear Creek Church southeast of Harper.The ensemble will be performing music in the historic setting of the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.Members of the Clear Creek Heritage Association hosting the event see the concert as the ...

MT. PLEASANT ? Iowa Wesleyan?s 2014 Annual Manning Speaker, the Rev. Renita J. Weems, will present two free lectures Feb. 27 in the Chapel Auditorium on the college?s campus in Mt. Pleasant.Weems will present a lecture titled ?So, You Want to Be a Prophet: Jeremiah? at 11 a.m. and a lecture titled ?So, You Want to Be a Prophet: 1st and 2nd Kings? at 7 p.m.The lectures are free and open to the public.Weems has ...

MT. PLEASANT ? Creative Outlet Theatre Ensemble, a newly refreshed theatre production company, will perform ?The Queen of Bingo? Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Dan Keeley Performance Space at WeAct Youth Theatre in Mt. Pleasant.Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Doors open 30 minutes prior to start time.Tickets are $10, available at the door and online at creativeoutletiowa.com...

DES MOINES ­? The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting public meetings over the Iowa Communications Network 6-9 p.m. Wednesday to listen to the public?s thoughts on the hunting and trapping regulations for this fall.The meetings are part of the process for making rules in state government.?Any rule changes must be discussed with Iowa?s citizens who might be impacted by the changes before the rule ...

Jefferson County Fairfield 4-H Clover Kids, from left, Brody Phillips, Olivia Sambothe, volunteer Karen Crossland and Benjamin Bartle make Valentine butterflies during a Clover Kids meeting Thursday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building. The group?s next meeting is planned from 5:15-6:15 p.m. March 13 at the Activity Building. For information about Clover Kids or 4-H, call the Jefferson County ISU ...

SIMPSON COLLEGEINDIANOLA ? Simpson College has announced the names of area students who earned recognition on the dean?s list for the fall semester.Lindsey Borgomainerio and Erin Thompson of Fairfield and Ashley Henkel of Lockridge were named to the dean?s list.To be on the list, a student must have a grade-point average of 3.70 to 3.99. ST. AMBROSE UNIVERSITYDAVENPORT ? Rachel Robinson of Fairfield, a ...