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William Watson of Lockridge will celebrate his 90th birthday during an open house from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfield VFW.Mr. Watson, a retired farmer, was born Dec. 21, 1923.No gifts are requested, but cards and memories are welcome.

Editor?s note: The monthly To Your Heath column is a venue for Jefferson County Health Center to provide health information that will benefit The Fairfield Leger?s readers. To suggest ideas for future articles or to obtain information, call Jefferson County Health Center community relations manager Ginny Hughes at 469-4198. I would like to take this time to thank everyone we had the opportunity to care for this ...

TUESDAYLord?s Cupboard Christmas Boxes, volunteers needed, Nazarene Family Center, pack boxes, 5:30 p.m.Santa Claus in His Kandy Kane House, Fairfield Central Park, 6-8 p.m.Santa Claus Calls, 4-7 p.m. to those who paid and preregistered with Fairfield Park and Recreation Department. Registration and payment taken until 3 p.m. at Roosevelt Community Recreation Center.Eagles Auxiliary, meeting, Fairfield Eagles ...

Melanie Roth and Ben Norton have announced their engagement.The bride-to-be is the daughter of Gary and Rosemary Roth of Fairfield. She graduated from Fairfield High School in 2009 and is a D1 at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry.The groom-elect is the son of Alan and Linda Norton. He graduated from FHS in 2005. He graduated from Iowa State University in 2009, with a Bachelor of Science degree in ...

The Fairfield High School 10th- through 12th-grade Winter Concert will be at 7:30 p.m. today in the FHS Auditorium.The concert will a great mix of seasonal music, as well as classic instrumental and vocal repertoire. The show will include the instrumental groups FHS Concert Band, Fairfield Brass and Electric Jazz Band and the vocal groups: GYZ, GRLZ, Concert Choir and Vox, which will be joined by many freshmen ...

Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department has canceled the Santa?s Workshop for first- through fourth-graders scheduled for Wednesday.The workshop was canceled due to no registrations by the deadline, explained Christy Leazer, aquatic/recreation superintendent.

JEFFERSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU WOMENThe Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women met Tuesday at the home of Sandy Nelson.Thirteen members answered roll call. Members brought items for The Lord?s Cupboard.After a potluck luncheon, the business meeting was called to order by Phyllis Harris. Carol Messer thanked the group for the change money donated toward the Association of Country Women of the world to support ...

AIB COLLEGE OF BUSINESSDES MOINES ? Davis Lowenberg of Fairfield has been named to the honor roll at AIB College of Business for the fall 2013 term.?I am always pleased by the academic success of our students,? said Susan Cigelman, vice president for academic affairs at AIB. ?By challenging themselves in the classroom and making the most of the educational opportunities offered at AIB, they are sure to be ...

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is hosting Breakfast with Santa at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Middle School.Children in preschool through third-grade are invited. A light breakfast will be served, and children will have a chance to talk with Santa and receive a treat.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources wildlife staff are in the field during Iowa?s shotgun deer seasons, collecting samples to test for Chronic Wasting Disease in Iowa?s wild deer herd.The effort will concentrate on portions of northeast Iowa near Wisconsin and Illinois, as well as in Wapello, Davis, Pottawattamie and Cerro Gordo counties, following positive tests from captive facilities in or near those ...

Licenses for the January antlerless deer season went on sale Sunday in counties where the antlerless quota has not been filled.To avoid over-harvesting deer where they hunt, hunters are encouraged to work with landowners to determine if deer are at desirable levels and base decisions on how they use the remaining antlerless tags on local herd conditions.Hunters will need a 2014 hunting license and the habitat ...

Iowans can now purchase 2014 resident hunting, fishing and other licenses; the sale began Sunday.The menu of license options includes the Outdoor Combo, an annual resident hunting/fishing/habitat combo license for $47; the Angler?s Special three-year fishing license for $53; and the Hunter?s Special three-year hunting license, with habitat included, for $86.Also available is the Bonus Line option allowing ...