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First Lutheran Church of Fairfield recently announced the recipients of the scholarships and scholarship/loans for 2013.Eight students will receive $750 each, for a total award of $6,000 this year.Students receiving awards are:? Megan Thompson ? she is a second year graduate student in physical therapy at the University of Iowa.? Erin Thompson ? will be a freshman at Simpson College in Indiannola.? Rachel ...

The Stockport United Methodist Church Youth GroupLeaders are having a planning meeting Wednesday evening at the church.Call Lori Nelson at 796-4693 for more information.

Pope Francis cheered fellow Argentine Lionel Messi and other soccer stars Tuesday as he led a morality-focused pep rally of sorts at the Vatican for Argentina and Italy?s national teams ahead of their eagerly awaited friendly match.Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, is an avid soccer fan who roots for the Saints of San Lorenzo back in Buenos Aires. Since his election as pope in March he has accumulate...

MONDAYFreshmen Orientation, Fairfield High School Auditorium, 6:30 p.m.Fairfield Middle School Orientation, Fairfield Middle School, fifth and sixth graders, 5-6:30 p.m., with parents meeting at 6 p.m.; seventh and eighth graders, 6-7:30 p.m., with parents meeting at 7 p.m.Blood Drive, Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building, 3-6:30 p.m. Walk-in donors welcome; for appointments, call 800-452-1097.Youth ...

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 ? spaghetti with meat sauce, broccoli and cauliflower, spinach salad with vinegar and oil dressing, peach banana gelatin.Tuesday ? chicken salad sandwich with lettuce and ...

A fun run and walk and family-fun activities are planned Aug. 31 at Whispering Pines Winery Events Center to raise funds to benefit those with Tourette Syndrome.Registration for the 5K Run, Walk or Tic, Iowa Tourette Syndrome fundraiser is 10-11 a.m. Strollers, skate boarders and bicylists are all welcome to enter.The 5K race starts at 11 a.m. on on J40 blacktop road, just down the road from the Whispering ...

The Natural Resource Commission of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources approved the 2013-14 migratory game bird hunting seasons during its Aug. 8 meeting.Changes include:? A new waterfowl refuge at Union Hills Wildlife Management Area, in Cerro Gordo County. The posted refuge is all Union Hills WMA property west of the former county road Dogwood Avenue.? The possession limit for ducks and geese is now ...

Howard and Debora Adrian of Fairfield announce the engagement of their daughter Tina to Jon Pfeifer, son of Steven and Candy Pfeifer of Fairfield and Renee Pfeifer of Richland.The bride-elect of Fairfield is a graduate of Fairfield High School and University of Northern Iowa. She is a clinic nurse for River Hills Community Health Center in Richland.The groom-elect of Richland is a graduate of Pekin High School. ...

Noah?s Ark Animal Foundation has received a grant of $875 from The Miccio Foundation of Iowa City.The funds will be used to spay outdoor female cats through the ?Beat the Heat? program offered by the Caring Community Spay Neuter Assistance Program.A female cat spay and FVRCP vaccination is available for $25. The cost of the services typically ranges from $80 to $125 or more.To take advantage of this offer, ...

Shelby Heston, left, and Samantha Westercamp competed in the Iowa State Fair Cowgirl Queen contest Friday. The contest is judged on 50 percent beauty and 50 percent horsemanship. ? I couldn?t be more proud of these girls,? said Shea Earlywine, Jefferson County 4-H Horse Project leader. ?They looked beautiful and rode hard. It was a great experience to be part of such a spectacular event.? Westercamp is the ...

Joanne Ancell, also known as ?Fiddlin? Granny,? will perform at the Iowa State Fair this weekend. She will perform on the fiddle during a Civil War re-enactment at 1 p.m. Saturday in Pioneer Hall. She also will read from the book she co-authored with Henry McVey, ?Two Years and Two Days: A Writ of My Civil War Experiences.?At 3:30 p.m. that same day, Ancell, who hails from Fairfield, will play her fiddle in ...

Fairfield Community School District has listed its breakfast and lunch menu for the coming week.Wednesday ? breakfast: assorted cereals, assorted cereal bars and Nutri-Grain bars, orange juice, milk. Lunch: corn dog, baked beans, mixed vegetables, fresh apple, milk, plus tomatoes and a fruit choice for high school students.Thursday ? breakfast: assorted cereals assorted cereal bars, orange juice and milk. ...