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VFW AUXILIARYThe ladies auxiliary to Dimmitt-Vorhies Post 2271 met Aug. 12 at the post home, with 11 members present.The ResCare dance set for Aug. 14 was discussed, and the auxiliary provided cookies, punch and music.All auxiliary sisters are encouraged to drop off their dues at the club or mail them to Raberta Schafer in Fairfield.The district meeting will be Sept. 14 in Tipton.A Christmas in July box was ...

TUESDAYTTT, Chapter E, McElhinny House, 7 p.m. Call Debbie Riepe, 472-2616.Iowa Master Gardeners Webinar, free, ?Efficient Home Landscape Irrigation,? Jefferson County ISU Extension Office, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Information and registration: 472-4166.Children?s Vaccination Clinic, Jefferson County Public Health office, 1-4 p.m. Call 472-5929.N.E.S.T. Classes, Jefferson County ISU Extension Office, 5:30-6:30 p.m. ...

Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is offering a Little Tumblers class for toddlers and early preschoolers.The class for boys and girls 18 months through 4 years of age is designed to help the children begin to develop skills in balance, coordination and socialization.Parents or caregivers will accompany their children on various gymnastics apparatuses. A portion of the class will be reserved for free ...

Registration is underway for trampoline and gymnastic classes planned by the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department.The trampoline classes are divided into 12 sessions starting Tuesday for ages 3 and up.The gymnastics classes are divided into 12 sessions beginning Tuesday.Both programs are structured to help develop balance, body positions, flexibility, self-confidence and strength. Skills will be taught at ...

Bill and Linda Briggs of Fairfield will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to the Canada Maritime with the Heritage Club.The couple were married Sept. 7, 1963, in Keosauqua.Brigges have three children, Billie Cornell and husband Richard of Woodstock Ill., Amy Greene and husband Jack of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Tod Briggs of Kansas City, Kan. They also have six grandchildren.Bill Briggs ...

Three blood drives are scheduled in Fairfield.First United Methodist Church will host a blood drive from 2-6:30 p.m. Monday in the church?s dining room. Donors who last gave on or before July 15 are eligible to give again. For an appointment, call Melva Dahl at 472-5762.A blood drive is set from 2-7 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building. Donors who last gave on or before July 16 ...

Fairfield Community School District has listed its breakfast and lunch menu for the coming week.Monday ? Labor Day, no school.Tuesday ? breakfast at the middle school and high school: assorted cereals, egg and cheese omelet on a bagel, orange juice and milk; breakfast at the elementary schools: assorted cereals, wheat toast with butter and jelly or cereal/Nutri-Grain Bar, orange juice and milk. Lunch: mandarin ...

Registration is underway for the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department Cheer Camp.The camp will be divided into two sessions.Session 1 is for third- through fifth-graders. The group will meet from 4-4:45 p.m. Mondays Sept. 9 through Oct. 7.Session 2 is for first- and second-graders. The group will meet from 4:45-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays from Sept. 10 through Oct. 8.Both groups will meet in the Roosevelt Community...

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 ? Labor Day, no meal served, all meal sites closed. Check at the senior center for alternatives.Tuesday ? ground beef gravy, mashed potatoes, lima beans, Surprise Salad, ...

The Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment is inviting local parents and children to attend an open house Sept. 6.An open discussion with Richard Beall, school head, is set for 1 p.m. Thelatest changes and improvements to the curriculum, the success and achievements of students and how children can benefit from attending Maharishi School will be shared.A new full-day kindergarten program is planned.Those...

Gamma Circle meeting setThe Gamma Circle of First Presbyterian Church will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday at the church. UMM breakfast set Sept. 7The United Methodist Men of First United Methodist Church will have a breakfast at 7 a.m. Sept. 7. United Methodist kicks off Sunday school, youth groupFirst United Methodist Church will be kicking off its Sunday school program and youth group Sept. 8.The Sunday school ...

Installation on the drip irrigation system at the Fairfield Community Orchard will continue Saturday and Sept. 5.Volunteers are needed. The work is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. each day.Because of the heat, volunteers were not in the orchard today to water the trees.