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BREWSTER McINTOSHDescendants of George and Isabella Brewster McIntosh will have an annual reunion Sept. 15 at the Lacey-Keosauqua State Park lodge.A 12:30 p.m. carry-in dinner is planned.??? GILTNERThe Giltner family reunion will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Batavia Senior Community Center.Those attending should bring a dish to share and their own table service.???

NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITYFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. ? Shannon Cochran, a Northern Arizona University music performance major and resident of Fairfield, was among more than 4,500 students who made the dean?s list for the spring 2013 semester.???

OTTUMWA ? Dozens of Iowa artists, including two from Fairfield, will be at Ottumwa?s annual art festival, Walk on Art Street, Saturday.Two Fairfield artists, Dan Davis with his gourds and leather work and Sandi Dimmitt with her cards and photography, will be exhibiting and selling their work at the sixth-annual art festival.However, that is just a sampling of the diverse body of work which also includes ...

HUFFMANThe 87th annual Hiram Huffman reunion will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Chautauqua Park Shelter No. 2.The annual reunions were started in 1926 by the children of Hiram Huffman, who lived in Abingdon and near Floris. Huffman had three children with his wife Anna Ramey and six children with his wife Alice Christy.Everyone is welcome.

Isabelle Auwaerter Salterberg, a resident of Orange City and former long-time resident of Packwood, turns 90 years old on Saturday.Her children are inviting friends to send their well-wishes.Salterberg moved to the Packwood/Fairfield area in the early 1950s, working for Iowa State Extension first as a home economist and then as a 4-H aide.She was married to Earl Salterberg, now deceased.She moved to Orange ...

TUESDAYBlood Drive, Batavia Community Senior Center, 3-7 p.m. Walk-ins welcome; for appointments, call 800-452-1097.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. Call 472-4166.H.E.L.P.S. Club, Fairfield Foursquare Church, weigh-in, 5:30-6:20 p.m.; meeting, 6:20-7 p.m. Call 233-5086.Golden ...

Michal Lee from Helotes, Texas, right, found her father Don Hall II of Fairfield, second from right, in February, and met for the first time last week. He was introduced not only to his daughter, but also seven grandchildren. From left, in the front row are: Quenton Lee, Hannah Grace Lee, Daylon Lee; second row: Andrea Lee, Benjamin Lee, Greyson Lee, Richard Lee, Don D. Hall, Don D. Hall II and Michal Lee.

Jefferson County 4-H?ers earned ribbons and recognition at the 2013 Iowa State Fair.Jefferson County 4-H?ers Danielle Garrison and Alison Dickinson advanced from The $15 Challenge at the Jefferson County Fair to participate in the Iowa State Fair 4-H Awardrobe Clothing Event at Iowa State University. The Awardrobe Clothing Event provides youth with opportunities to attend educational workshops and learn about ...

MONDAYPolishville Bingo, Polishville Community Center, food available, 4:30 p.m.; bingo, 5:45 p.m. Information: 319-694-3495.Jefferson County Master Gardeners, Jefferson County ISU Extension Office, 5 p.m.Youth Fitness, class for fifth-12th graders, Roosevelt Community Recreation Center, 5:15-6:15 p.m. Information: 472-6159.All the Above Support Group, Living Stones Fellowship, 7 p.m.Co-Dependency Anonymous, ...

The Chamber Singers of Southeast Iowa are inviting new members for its 2013-14 season.Members of the 22-year-old group sing and perform choral music; some choral experience is needed. They rehearse Thursday evenings.According to Elaine Reding, director of the Chamber Singers of Southeast Iowa:?We all know that music rejuvenates our spirits, but the health benefits that come with it may be less well known. ...

Dwight Westercamp of Batavia shows his 20-pound, 8-ounce Flemish giant rabbit, Betha, which earned the Largest Rabbit title at the 2013 Iowa State Fair. Westercamp?s wife Marge showed the second-largest rabbit, which tipped the scales at 20 pounds, 2 ounces. The Westercamps have won the Largest Rabbit title more times than not since they began entering the contest in the 1990s. The rabbit Dwight Westercamp ...

From left, 10-year-old Kordelia Taylor, 3-year-old Lehdyn Dresback and 3-year-old MaKenna Dresback pick up donated school supplies provided by Operation Backpack, which was organized prior to the new school year by Fairfield High School secretary Tara Johnson. Taylor is attending Fairfield Middle School and the younger girls will be attending Community Childcare Preschool.