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MONDAYDue to Christmas Eve, many regularly scheduled activities might not be held; call ahead.Santa Claus Parade, presented by Fairfield Rotary Club, arrives in Central Park between 5:30-6 p.m.Enchanted Forest Walk, Waubonsie Park, Cantril, 5-8 p.m. Through Dec. 31.All the Above Support Group, Living Stones Fellowship, 7 p.m. Call 233-0818.Co-Dependency Anonymous, First Presbyterian Church, 7 p.m. Call ...

Seneca Area Agency on Aging have suggested a few ideas that may brighten the holiday for older or disabled family member, friend or neighbor.? The gift of friendship: call, write, email and visit on a regular basis.? For Iowans 60 or older, a week or monthly lunch ticket for congregate meals; check with the Fairfield Senior Center.? A pedometer for measuring distance while walking or a walking stick to assist ...

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 ? all meal sites closed in observance of Christmas. Contact the local meal site for options.Tuesday ? all meal sites closed in observance of Christmas. Contact the local meal ...

Community Childcare Center children Axl Starr and Merrick Flanagan make a Christmas tree from an ice cream cone, green frosting and candies with Parkview Care Center resident Merriam Leazer during a visit last week to Parkview.

The holidays are here! Of course you will want to include your pet in the holiday festivities, but remember to help keep pets safe by following these simple rules:? Pets are part of the family, so it?s tempting for pet owners to want to share holiday foods with their dogs and cats. However, pet owners should be aware that human foods fed even in small amounts can cause stomach upset in pets or, in certain ...

AUGUSTANTA COLLEGEROCK ISLAND, Ill. ? Augustana presented its fifth annual Christmas at Augustana holiday concert Nov. 30, and Dec. 1.More than 300 students in the college?s choirs, brass ensemble and orchestra joined together to share music in the two sold-out shows.Katie Dinkel, a senior from Fairfield, majoring in biology and music, performed in the event.Christmas at Augustana is one of a series of ...

A team of seven specially trained dogs have journeyed 800 miles to help grieving children and adults at funerals and other gatherings in Newtown, Conn.The dogs all come from the K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry at Lutheran Church Charities, based near Chicago.The dogs were present at Newton High School when President Obama spoke about the recent massacre.?Dogs are non-judgmental. They are loving. They are accepting of ...

The Rev. Joe Phipps, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, and the congregation invite the community to a Christmas Jazz service at 10:30 a.m., Dec. 30, at the church.?Come prepared to clap your hands and tap your toes to the jazz rhythms of your favorite Christmas carols,? said Roger Gillaspie, band member.The Fairfield All Star Jazz Band will perform jazz arrangements of several well-known Christmas carols ...

Packwood Christian Church invites everyone to Christmas dinner from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Christmas Day.The meal is free. Families and friends are welcome.Reservations are appreciated to know the amount of food to prepare.Call Frosty at 319-695-3009 or John at 451- 0167 or 319-695-3209 to make a reservation.

OLLIE ? Prairie View United Methodist Church, weekly events:? Sunday ?Worship followed by fellowship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m? Monday ? Christmas Eve service, 5 p.m.

Marybelle Hootman will be joining the list of centenarians when she turns 100 years old Friday.Mrs. Hootman was born Dec. 21, 1912, in Selma. She has lived most of her life in the Selma-Douds communities.Mrs. Hootman and her late husband James had three children: Donna Jean Copeland and husband Roy, both deceased; Kriss Hootman and wife Raye of Douds; and Mary Alice ?Midge? Linge and husband Bob of Washington, ...