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DES MOINES ? Happiness is new fair foods and treats set to make their debut at the 2013 Iowa State Fair Aug. 8-18 in Des Moines.The new menu offerings join the list of nearly 200 food choices available throughout the fairgrounds.Eight concessionaires submitted treats in the new foods contest to vie for a finalist title.Concessionaires were asked to submit a creative food item that aligned with the integrity of ...

Fairfield Community School District is serving a free lunch to all children ages 2-18 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Monday through Friday through Aug. 9 at Pence Elementary School.The menu for the coming week is:Monday ? toasted cheese sandwich, Little Smokies, carrots, peas, fresh orange, milk.Tuesday ? turkey burger on bun, sweet potato fluff, green beans, pears, milk.Wednesday ? hot dog on bun, potato ...

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGOCHICAGO, Ill. ? Columbia College Chicago has announced two students from Fairfield were named to the dean?s list for spring semester 2013.The two students are Lindsay Smith, a journalism major, and Emily Poole, a music major.To be named to the dean?s list at Columbia College Chicago, students must have taken at least 12 credit hours and have a 3.75 grade point average or above for that ...

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 ? ground beef gravy, mashed potatoes, lima beans, Surprise Salad, cookie.Tuesday ? baked chicken, macaroni salad, kale and spinach, fresh melon, apple cinnamon bar.Wednesday ...

The Fairfield Public Library will be showing ?Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away? as its monthly free movie Friday evening, plus it will be staying open late to accommodate RAGBRAI guests.?Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away? is being shown in honor of Fairfield?s RAGBRAI theme: ?Cirque de Fairfield.?Two visionary filmmakers teamed together to create this 2012 film ? a poignantly romantic story of a young woman who falls ...

Volunteers are still needed to help with events planned during the RAGBRAI overnight stop July 26 in Fairfield.According to Elaine Hughes, executive director of the Fairfield Volunteer Center, volunteer opportunities are available in a number of areas, such as hospitality, the Guinness World Record attempt, the beverage garden and more.Those who would like to volunteer to extend a hospitality to the RAGBRAI ...

EAST PLEASANT PLAIN ? A congregate meal will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 25 at St. Joseph Church in East Pleasant Plain.The menu will include Poor Man?s Steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, a salad bar, bread, pie, cake and cream puffs for dessert and beverage.Bingo will be played after the meal.All ages are welcome. An elevator is available at the church.Reservations are not ...

WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITYOSKALOOSA ? William Penn University has announce several area students have been named to the president?s list and deans list for the spring 2013 semester.The president?s list included:Laura May Story from Bonaparte; Suzanne Jean Minor from Floris; and Bridgette D. Jackson from Hedrick.To be included on the president?s list, a student must complete at least 12 hours of credit with a ...

A luna moth rests on a blade of grass at Jefferson County Park. As part of National Moth Week, which begins Saturday and continues through July 28, Jefferson County Conservation is working with local entomologist Moni Hayne to spotlight the biodiversity of moths. Hayne says the coolest moths come out at midnight ...?and so will we,? said Jefferson County Naturalist Therese Cummiskey. Two late night sessions for ...

Joint service set for New Sweden, First AugustanaLOCKRIDGE ? New Sweden Methodist Church and First Augustana Lutheran Church will have a combined worship at 10 a.m. Sunday at the shelter house near the Lockridge Senior Citizen Center.Everyone is welcome. Picnic planned in StockportSTOCKPORT ? Stockport United Methodist Church is planning a ?Picnic in the Park? Wednesday evening.Food, games and music are ...

DONNELLSON ? Several changes have been made to the annual Southeast Iowa Showdown this year to better serve and showcase area 4-H and FFA youth.Previously held the last Sunday of the Des Moines County Fair, the Showdown showcased all the grand champion cattle, sheep and goats from county fairs in Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine and Washington counties.But, the ninth annual Showdown will be held on a ...

DRAKE UNIVERSITYDES MOINES ? Jonathan Edgeton of Fairfield graduated from Drake University with a bachelor of music education in music education and a bachelor of arts in journalism in radio-television at the conclusion of the spring 2013 semester.??? GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYATLANTA, Ga. ? Nathan Hurley of Fairfield earned a bachelor of science in computer science from the Georgia Institute of ...