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 ? Chicken and noodles, mashed potato, broccoli/cheese sauce, mixed fruit, and chocolate chip bar.Tuesday ?Baked ham, baked potato, sour cream, steamed cabbage, and rosy ...

Basal Faith Parish holds the following services:? 9:15 a.m. Sunday worship, and 10:30 a.m. Sunday school in Birmingham.? Sunday school at 9:15 a.m. in Libertyville, fellowship at 10 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.? Worship on Wednesday B.A.T.T.L.E., at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Stockport.

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is hosting a spaghetti supper 5-6:30 p.m. Feb. 1, at the church.A free will offering will be accepted for spaghetti, garlic bread and salads.Everyone is encouraged to have supper at the church across from Jefferson County Health Center before attending 1st Friday Art Walk.

Prairie View United Methodist Church has Sunday worship at 9 a.m. followed by fellowship. Sunday school is at 10:30 a.m.Choir practice is at 6:30 p.m. Monday.Bible study is at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

The Rough Riders 4-H Club is sponsoring a pop can drive Saturday and Sunday at the Jefferson County ISU Extension Office.Anyone who would like to donate their returnable pop cans to the club can drop them off between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday and noon and 3 p.m. Sunday.The new club plans to use the funds it raises through the pop can drive to pay membership fees and other club expenses.

BIRMINGHAM ? Memorial books were recently added to the Birmingham Library.In memory of Nancy Craff, given by friends and family: ?The Little Amish Matchmaker? by Linda Byler; ?The Bartered Bride? by Cathy Marie Hoke; ?Angels at the Table? by Debbie Macomber; ?Katie?s Way,? ?Naomi?s Christmas? and ?Hannah?s Joy? by Marta Perry; and ?River of Mercy? by B.J. Hoff.In memory of Nancy Craff, given by Fitzwater ...

Fairfield Police Officer David Wall receives a $1,988 check from Brian Peterson, president of the Fairfield Lions Club, in support of the purchase and training of the new K-9 police dog. Wall is the new K-9 handler and will be starting training soon. Proceeds for the donation were raised from the Lions annual soup supper and auction.

GRACELAND UNIVERSITYLAMONI? Several area students earned recognition on the honor roll lists for Graceland University?s 2012 fall term.Graceland University commends students who have devoted their efforts and talents to academics. Students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average are named to the president?s list. Students with a GPA between 3.65 and 3.99 are named to the honors list. Students with a GPA between ...

RICHLAND ? The Richland Lions Club is hosting a soup and pie supper Thursday evening to benefit the Reach Program of the Pekin Ministerial Association.The supper is planned from 5-7 p.m. at the Mother Cabrini Parish Center in Richland.Everyone is welcome to attend.A free-will offering will be collected for the soup and pie supper to benefit the Reach Program.

Dakota Andersen, a ninth-grade trumpet student at Fairfield High School, was selected to participate in the Southeast Iowa Honor Band.Auditions for the honor band were held Jan. 5 at Fairfield High School. About 800 students from southeast Iowa auditioned in hopes of being accepted to attend the SEIBA Honor Band Festival.The Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association sponsors the auditions each year in Fairfield. ...

The Fairfield High School speech team participated Saturday in the Iowa High School Speech Association?s large group district contest in Keota.Out of 15 entries, 12 will be advancing to the State Contest Feb. 2 at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School.Entries advancing are three Group Mimes, three Group Improvisations, two Musical Theatres, an Acting Ensemble, a Readers Theatre, a Short Film, and a One-Act Play.All ...

The Salvation Army?s bell ringing season in Jefferson County surpassed its goal of $20,000 by raising $20,348.Volunteers from groups like the Fairfield Lions and Kiwanis clubs and the Fairfield Friends Church; businesses like Jefferson County Health Center, Libertyville Savings and MidwestOne banks; and many individuals and families, who rang the bells, plus the gifts from donors help make it possible to assist ...