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Marion Avenue Baptist Church is hosting a Veterans Day celebration and banquet for all military veterans and families at 10:45 a.m. Sunday.Each veteran will be honored in a special ceremony featuring an audio-visual presentation and a keynote address by Thomas Vogel, a decorated veteran and author.Following the celebration, a steak dinner banquet will be served to veterans and families. This event is free and ...

Fairfield Community School District has listed its breakfast and lunch menu for the coming week.Monday ? breakfast at the middle school and high school: assorted cereals and cereal bars, orange juice and milk; breakfast at the elementary schools: assorted cereals, cereal or Nutri-Grain bar; orange juice and milk. Lunch: corn dog, baked beans, mixed vegetables, pineapple tidbits, milk.Tuesday ? breakfast at the ...

Gretchen McLain county executive director for the Jefferson County Farm Service Agency announced a change in Iowa?s crop acreage reporting dates for the 2013 crop year for all fall seeded cover crops as well as forage crops.Producers of perennial forage crops (grass, hay, alfalfa, and pasture) must submit a 2013 acreage report for those crops by Dec. 15, as well as all fall seeded wheat and other fall seeded ...

A Bluegrass Jam Session is set from 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center.All pickers, singers, acoustical instruments and spectators are welcome.A free-will donation will be accepted to help pay for expenses. Coffee and snacks will be available.

WEST DES MOINES ? While the results of the drought-stricken crop of 2012 is yet to be tallied, the recently-released Iowa Agricultural Statistics booklet shows that Iowa farmers continued to lead the nation in corn production in 2011, accounting for 19 percent of the U.S. crop. And despite more acres being planted to corn, Iowa?s soybean harvest was also the largest in the nation.The statistics are compiled by ...

WEST DES MOINES ? Whether you?re feeding your family or your livestock next year, you?ll feel a pinch in your pocketbook.After dealing with the worst drought in 50 years, Iowa farmers found corn and soybean yields down across the board, causing crop prices to increase due to the weather?s pressure.The increase in corn prices will affect farmers? feed prices for their livestock and that will trickle down to ...

BIRMINGHAMThe Brannon Haney Post 181 of the Birmingham American Legion will have a co-operative dinner for members, auxiliary members and spouses at 1 p.m. Sunday in the City Park log cabin.???The Birmingham Lions Club will have a carry-in supper at 7 p.m. Monday.The peace poster winners will be announced.???The Birmingham Red Hat Ladies will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday for lunch at the Birmingham Lions ...

AIB COLLEGE OF BUSINESSDES MOINES ? Stephanie Adam of Fairfield is a presidential scholar at AIB College of Business for the 2012 summer term.To be named a presidential scholar, Adam had to attain a grade point average of 3.80 or higher.Adam is earning an associate in applied science degree in accounting.???CENTRAL COLLEGEPELLA ? The following students are participating in music ensembles at Central ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? The Southeast Iowa Band will present a fall concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Iowa Weslyan College in Mount Pleasant.Local members of the band include Gary Roth and Rodger Gillaspie, both of Fairfield, and Carol Negro of Libertyville. Admission is a $5 donation.

Kirsi Bland, Camille Schaefer, Cheyenne Anderson, A?lia Martin and Savannah Kelley recently passed their ballet exams.Oct. 13, the five students from Fairfield Art of Dance passed Cecchetti Ballet Exams in St. Louis. The Cecchetti exams address ballet technique, musicality and knowledge of ballet theory. The students learn set exercises. Each exercise is memorized and refined until the student is able to execute ...

Mark Andrew Porter and Melinda Joy Jansen were married Saturday, July 21, 2012, at the Sully Community Church in Sully, with the Rev. Jerry Morningstar officiated the wedding.Music was provided by Dee Vander Wilt, Sheri Overbergen and Julie Boender.Spenser Atwood was the best man. Groomsmen were Ben Hektoen, Nathan Porter and Ryan Porter. Ringbearers were Aiden Porter and Luke Porter.Melissa Smith was the maid ...

We have ended a summer growing season full of challenges and surprises, especially in the farming and gardening aspects of our community. The record-breaking heat and drought kept gardeners focused on keeping treasured perennials and landscaping features alive. I had a special interest in finding plants that actually thrived right through it all! Front and center of those plants were cedar trees, who kept ...