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Members of the First Baptist Church youth mission team: the Rev. Chris Paul, youth leaders Jason Crandall and Mark Copeland and students Chance Crandall, Sage Crandall, Chris Workman, Jacob Copeland, Cody Matthis, Darren Roberts and TJ Rankin, Saban Simons and Joshua Sissler who are not in the photo, will be hosting a fundraiser from 5-8 p.m. Monday at Pizza Hut. They are raising money to fund a mission trip. The ...

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 ? bistro chicken breast, scalloped potatoes, green beans, peach-strawberry-banana medley, ice cream cup.Tuesday ? roast beef, baked potato half with sour cream, creamed ...

Vacation Bible school in StockportStockport vacation Bible school for prekindergartners through fifth-graders will be 6:30-8 p.m. Monday through Aug. 2 at the Heritage Events Center. Fairfield Friends Church plans vacation Bible schoolFairfield Friends Church will host Kingdom Rock vacation Bible school for children age 3 through fifth grade from 6-8:30 p.m. Monday through Aug. 2.Check-in is at 5:45 p.m. ...

Fairfield?s Hometown Rewards Program is coming to an end in August.According to program organizers, the Fairfield community has met 80 percent of its Hometown Reward Program energy reduction and participation goals, and a little more help is needed to get to 100 percent.Organizers explained there are five things a Fairfield resident can do to help:? Submit a free pledge form indicating things he or she is ...

Stephen and Peggy Metcalf-Conte will be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary July 31.An open house will be hosted by their children from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at the Douds Community Center. Family and friends are welcome.

Spend a delightful day on the Iowa River learning about the creatures that live there from wildlife biologist Jim Pease.The paddle will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 10 beginning at Schwob Landing in Wapello and ending at Cappy Russell Access near Oakville. The event is free, but pre-registration is required and participation is limited to 20 boats.Pease, a Burlington native who has paddled southeast Iowa rivers ...

Barbara Speer Jamison is turning 80 years old Aug. 2.Her children are hosting a celebration of this special birthday with a light lunch and a cake reception from noon to 2 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Birmingham Methodist Church. Friends and family are invited to the celebration.Her family includes her spouse Harold Jamison, and her children Susan Muntz, Bob Keller, Patty Harward and Mary Klein of Fairfield, and Dawn ...

DES MOINES ? The world-famous Iowa State Fair Butter Cow will share the spotlight this year with the majestic Lincoln Highway. The sculptures will be on display in the Agriculture Building?s 40 degree cooler throughout the fair Aug. 8-18.This year?s companion sculptures honor an Iowa landmark?s anniversary with a replica of the Lincoln Highway Bridge in Tama and a relief sculpture of Abraham Lincoln. As the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. ? Let the competition for the most-mustached begin.Grand Rapids? Gilda?s LaughFest has placed a friendly wager with Fairfield?s Cirque de Fairfield?s attempt to break LaughFest?s Guinness World Record for the most people wearing fake mustaches. Fairfield?s attempt will take place at 5 p.m. Friday on the Jefferson County Courthouse lawn.LaughFest and Cirque de Fairfield are all in, placing ...

Virgil Curtis of Richland will be celebrating his 90th birthday Friday.In his honor, his family is having a card shower. Cards may be mailed to him at 403 Kelleff St., Richland 52585.

The Lord?s Cupboard of Jefferson County will be closed Friday for RAGBRAI.The Lord?s Cupboard coordinator Laura Cohen said the emergency food pantry will re-open as usual at 1 p.m. Monday.

KEOSAUQUA ? Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will conduct a community blood drive from 3-7 pm. July 31 at the Keosauqua Senior Center.Walk-in donors are welcome, but those who would like an appointment can call the blood center at 800-452-1097 or visit the website www.bloodcenter.org.Donors who last gave blood on or before June 5 are eligible to donate again; donors can give blood every eight weeks.Pote...