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Many activities set at Foursquare Harvest PartyFairfield Foursquare Church will have its annual Harvest Party from 4-6 p.m. Saturday.Activities will include an obstacle course, hayrides, a maze, bounce houses, a cake/candy walk; bingo, train rides, a photo booth, face painting and games with prizes and candy.Entertainment is planned.Free food, including hot dogs, popcorn and drinks, will be available. ...

James and Lois Hoskins of Fairfield will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary Wednesday.James Hoskins and Lois Angstead were married Oct. 30, 1948, at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) parsonage in Fairfield, with the Rev. Sam Williamson officiating, and James Hoskins Sr. and Mabel Angstead as attendants.The Hoskinses have two sons, Delbert Hoskins and his significant other Becky of Fairfield,...

Susan Muntz of Fairfield will celebrate her 60th birthday with a family dinner Thursday.Mrs. Muntz was born Oct. 24, 1953, in Fairfield. She is married to Rusty Muntz. She is retired from the Iowa Department of Human Services and currently volunteers in the community.

From left, Lauren Steigleder, Maya Lane and Aaron Marcellus are ready to be judged in the annual Libertyville Halloween costume contest and parade Saturday afternoon on the Libertyville Elementary School grounds. Aaron Marcellus placed second in the first and second grade division.

Leaf viewers may have a good year to see vivid colors, according to Jeff Goerndt, the state forest section supervisor at the Iowa Department of Natural Resouces.?I think we?re going to have a good fall color year because of the weather we?re having,? Goerndt said earlier in October. ?You get the best and brightest colors when you?ve got the kind of fall weather we have now where you get sunny days and crisp, ...

Personal trainer Kristy Clark will be teaching a four-week intermediate weight-loss challenge beginning Oct. 30 at the Roosevelt Community Recreation Center and Roosevelt Aquatic Center.Clark explained the challenge is for the intermediate exerciser. It will include low-impact as well as higher intensity workouts and involve a goal set by the trainer each week, weigh-ins, daily journaling, weekly workout ...

BIRMINGHAMThe Birmingham Methodist Church will have a carry-in dinner after the service Sunday.???The Birmingham Lions Club will meet for a carry-in supper at 7 p.m. Monday at the Birmingham Lions Building.Alice Stortz and Kris Anderson are the committee.Herb Johnson of Fairfield will be the speaker.???Trick-or-treat night will be 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31 in Birmingham.Residents should leave their porch lights on ...

Band Aides, the Fairfield school district?s band boosters, are looking for donations of band instruments in any condition, working or nonworking.Donated instruments fill a critical need in giving all students the opportunity to play.?We hate to see any child miss out on the chance to learn a musical instrument because their family is unable to purchase or rent one,? said Band Aides President Detra Dettmann. ?I ...

TUESDAYYard Waste Burning in Fairfield City Limits, daylight hours when wind conditions are appropriate. Information: 472-6193.Pumpkin Painting, first- through fifth-graders, Roosevelt Community Recreation Center, 4-4:45 p.m. Information and registration: 472-7088 or www.fairfieldparksandrec.org.Blood Drive, Batavia Community Senior Center, 3-6:30 p.m. To donate, call 800-452-1097.Children?s Vaccination ...

The Fairfield Middle School marching band performs at the Fairfield High School football game Friday evening in Trojan Stadium. The band closed its marching season, with a halftime performance with the FHS band Friday and a performance in the Libertyville Halloween Parade Saturday afternoon. The band received second place in the junior high band division at the Ottumwa Oktoberfest parade Oct. 5. The band was ...

State Sen. Rob Hogg from Cedar Rapids will speak about climate change in the 21st century Thursday in Fairfield.Hoff will speak at two venues. The first is a talk-and-discussion potluck gathering called ?Unite for Climate Action? from 5:45-7:15 p.m. at Green Building Supply.The second is a free lecture presentation at 7:45 p.m. at Dalby Hall in the Argiro Student Center on the Maharishi University of Management ...

STOCKPORTNo B.A.T.T.L.E. Youth Group will be held Wednesday due to the Fall Harvest Supper at Stockport United Methodist Church.The youth group will do a ?reverse trick-or-treating? Oct. 30 as a community project within walking distance from the church.???Stockport Public Library will be open from 4-7 p.m. Oct. 31 so trick-or-treaters can try to ?trick? librarian Beverly Runyon out of her candy.???New ...