Community

LOCKRIDGE ? The Ed Bruegge Band will entertain from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the Lockridge Senior Center.Those who would like to eat the congregate meal should phone reservations to 319-696-2711.The Friday menu is pulled pork on wheat hamburger bun, squash, creamed peas, tropical fruit, vegetable juice.

PACKWOOD ? Packwood Lions Club will host a fish and chicken supper from 5-7 p.m. Saturday in the Van Voorst Room of the Packwood Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).A freewill offering will be accepted for the supper. Proceeds will benefit the REACH program.

Richard and Sandra Paul of Mount Pleasant will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday.Richard Paul and Sandra Sammons were married Oct. 13, 1963, at the Rome Baptist Church in Rome, Iowa.They are the parents of two children: Rhonda Shelman and husband Nick of Washington, Iowa, and Kevin Paul of Brighton. They have three grandchildren.They celebrated their 50th anniversary by taking a vacation with ...

TUESDAYYard Waste Burning in Fairfield City Limits, daylight hours when wind conditions are appropriate. Information: 472-6193.?Harvey,? free presentation for all retired citizens, Fairfield High School Auditorium, 7 p.m.Collector Cars Unlimited, free presentation by Iowa Highway Patrolman Jason Marlow, Fairfield Public Library, 6:30 p.m.Birmingham Homecoming Committee, Birmingham Lions Building, 7 p.m.Childr...

LOCKRIDGE ? The New Sweden United Methodist Church annual cemetery board meeting will be Oct. 15 at the church.Call 319-601-6671 for details. Everyone is welcome.

Collector Cars Unlimited is hosting a free presentation by Iowa State Patrolman Jason Marlow at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Fairfield Public Library.Marlow will speak on driving and safety issues.The presentation is open to the public.

Jefferson County 4-H will host a 4-H Find Out Night from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the Jefferson County Extension Office.Jefferson County Youth Coordinator Courtney Taglauer said the open house is for youth considering joining 4-H, new members who want to learn more about the program and parents or guardians.?We will have information about projects and the county fair, as well as hands-on activities and refreshments,...

P.E.O. CHAPTER MBP.E.O. Chapter MB will meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at SunnyBrook Assisted Living.­­­???

Orders are due Oct. 11 for the S.H.A.R.E. Iowa Inc. food packages available this month.Orders can be placed by calling the St. Mary Catholic Church office at 472-3179 or the Southern Iowa Economic Development Association office at 472-6140. Orders also can be placed online at www.shareiowa.org.The pickup date will be at 8 a.m. Oct. 26 at the Fairfield Eagles Club.Several different packages are available; ...

A meeting and open discussion about profiling and arrest proofing in Fairfield and Iowa is set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Fairfield Public Library.American Civil Liberties Union and NAACP are investigating profiling in arrests in Iowa. Profiling can be based on sexual orientation, race, the way a person looks or the car he or she drives.The meeting will include a discussion on understanding choices as citizens and ...

OTTUMWA ? The Food Bank of Southern Iowa is celebrating its 30th anniversary, with an open house from 1-4 p.m. Thursday.It has been just more than a year since the Food Bank moved into its new location in the old Budweiser building in Ottumwa. The building was almost tailor made for the Food Bank, except for a freezer to fulfill its storage needs. With donations from the Legacy Foundation and John Deere, the ...

The Indian Hills Community College Homecoming king and queen, center, are Tonie Silva of Mount Pleasant and Amber Eastwood of Grinnell. Tyler Breeding of Fairfield, left, was runner-up for king, and Kimberly Brouhard of Minneapolis was runner-up for queen. Breeding is a theatre student at IHCC.