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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 ? Salisbury steak with gravy, O?Brien potatoes, scalloped cabbage, apple.Tuesday ? breaded chicken breast, parsley butter potato, oven-roasted vegetables, pears, fruited ...

The Fairfield Girl Scouts will have a registration event Sept. 21 at the Girl Scout Cabin in Old Settlers Park, adjacent to Waterworks Park.Girls new to scouting and their parents are to attend a meeting from 2-2:30 p.m.An event for all Girl Scouts is set from 2:30-4 p.m. Games, crafts and cupcake decorating are planned.The event is free and no preregistration is needed.For information, call Sandy Davisson at ...

DES MOINES ? As dry weather stretches through Iowa?s summer, a few suspected cases of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease are being reported.The number of mortalities reported is low, however there are reports further north in Iowa this year, than would typically be expected. Those deer would have had less exposure to 2012?s outbreak.Approximately 20 of the dead deer were found near the Linn-Johnson county line. Many ...

DES MOINES ? The first two Iowa deer hunting seasons begin Sept. 21, when the youth season and disabled hunter season open statewide.The youth season is an opportunity for a mentor to provide a positive, one-on-one experience without competition from other hunters.Mentors should strive to make the time in the field a positive, enjoyable experience. Harvesting a deer is actually a bonus and should not define if ...

DES MOINES ? The Iowa Outdoor Expo for kids and families is scheduled for Sept. 28-29 at the west end of Waterworks Park in Des Moines.The expo is a way to introduce children and families to new and exciting ways to enjoy the outdoors, with more than 50 free hands-on activities. Attendees can shoot, fish, canoe, and see and touch wildlife while learning about outdoor recreation.In addition, author, illustrator ...

Rosmary Pacha of Brighton offers a caramel apple at the 2012 SS Joseph and Cabrini Bazaar ?Apple Store.? This year?s bazaar will be Sunday, with the pork loin and chicken breast dinner served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the church in East Pleasant Plain. The auction, with items like loads of wood, meat bundles, gift certificates and more, will begin at 1 p.m. Other activities include a raffle, country store, ...

BIRMINGHAMWhite Country School southwest of Birmingham will have a picnic at 6 p.m. Saturday.All former students, teachers and those interested in the upkeep of the old school are welcome.???The Friends of Birmingham shelter committee will have a trash and treasure sale Oct. 12-13 in the shelter in City Park. The proceeds will benefit the park. The committee will begin taking donations for the sale Oct. ...

Tailgate party at First United MethodistFirst United Methodist Church is asking parishioners to dress casually in their favorite team T-shirts or colors Sunday.One worship service is planned at 10:35 a.m. Sunday, followed by a tailgate party.Meat, water, tea and lemonade will be provided. Those attending are asked to bring a side dish or dessert to share and a lawn chair if desired. Summer Jazz service at ...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, through a grant funded by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Services Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, will conduct Level 1 and Level 2 GAP Workshops for fruit and vegetable producers in this fall.The one-day workshops are for growers who want to better understand how GAP-certification can be used to meet buyer requirements for food safety.In the Level 1 courses, ...

First Lutheran Church members, from left, Sharon Norton, Kevin Curran, Naomi Beckman, Fred Krueger and Paul Meyer paint picnic tables during a service project in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. For First Lutheran?s day of service, church members gathered in Jefferson County Park for worship and then moved straight into the service project. The church members were ...

Wendy McKune and Perry Hendricks, both of Fairfield, were married the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, at the Antioch Independent Church in rural Fairfield, with associate pastor Antonio Hedrick officiating.The bride is the daughter of Terry and Rosa Dean Watson of Burlington. She has one daughter, Shelby McKune. She works at Cambridge Investment Research Inc. in Fairfield.The groom is the son of Rose ...

John ?Sam? and Melinda Estle of Lockridge will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary Tuesday.Melinda Brokken and Sam Estle were married Sept. 17, 1988, at the First Lutheran Church in Fairfield.The Estles have two children. Their daughter Breanna is a student at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University. Their son Jake is stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas, where ...