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Nominations are now open for the Fairfield Cultural Alliance 2012 Cultural Contribution Award.The purpose of the Fairfield Cultural Alliance?s annual Cultural Contribution Award is to recognize groups or individuals for helping to enhance the quality of life in Fairfield by creating, directing, or promoting artistic and/or cultural activities, works of art, or events in Fairfield for that calendar year.Nominatio...

Melvin and Donna Story of Birmingham will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house hosted by their children from 4-7 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center.Melvin Lee Story and Donna Lee Countryman were married Dec. 8, 1962, at the Methodist church in Kahoka, Mo., with the Rev. Robert L. Hemmerla officiating. The wedding reception was held after the ceremony at the groom?s ...

Iowa?s assistant state director for Mutual UFO Network will be speaking at a free presentation from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the Fairfield Public Library.Beverly Trout, who also is the Iowa MUFON?s chief investigator, has more than 20 years experience investigating and reporting UFO sightings. She has been a featured guest in radio and TV interviews and has spoken about her own experiences at various conferences in ...

LOUDEN LADIESThe Louden Ladies, a group of women who formerly worked at Louden Machinery Company and ACCO, will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at Mike and Nikki?s Pizza and Steak House.The group gathers twice yearly, once in the spring and once in the fall, to visit.???

Arielle Smith Fraga of Fairfield will participate in the Miss Iowa USA and Miss Iowa Teen USA competition at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Newton High School Auditorium in Newton.Smith Fraga?s sponsors are Cambridge Investment Research Inc., Stuff and Much More and Southeast Iowa Orthodontics.This year, more than $1.3 million in scholarships will be available, and 30 contestants will be receiving college scholarships. ...

MONDAYPolishville Bingo, Polishville Community Center, food, 4:30 p.m.; bingo, 5:45 p.m. Call 319-694-3495.Birmingham Lions Club, regular meeting, Birmingham Lions Building, 7 p.m.?Swim Team Here I Come,? first of four Monday meetings, Roosevelt Aquatic Center, 4:30-5:15 p.m. Information and registration: 472-6159 or www.fairfieldparksandrec.com.All the Above Support Group, Living Stones Fellowship, 7 p.m. ...

So far this harvest, a lot of corn and soybeans have gone into storage at temperatures in the 70s and 80s. With grain this warm, moisture migration and spoilage can occur quickly, even with fairly dry grain. With forecast highs in the 50s with lows in the 30s this weekend, grain bin fans should be running to get stored grain cooled down.While we want stored grain cooled to 30-35 degrees for winter storage, the ...

OUR SPECIAL KIDSOur Special Kids Southeast Iowa, a support group for parents with special needs kids, will hold its fall kick-off meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Mount Pleasant.The group meets monthly and features guest speakers and topics of interest to the group, as well as networking with other parents. The group is open to any parents or family members with a special needs ...

The 2012-13 board of directors for the Education Foundation of Fairfield Public Schools Inc. are, from left, front: Bev Nelson, Terri Kness, Margaret Kelly, Hannah Kerr, Cathy Kaska, Craig Foss; back: Doug Kuehl, Ben Huff, Gary Henry, Detra Dettmann, Beth Greiner-Ward, Chad Thompson and Glenn Perkins; and not pictured: Art Sathoff and Steve Lamb. The education foundation supports the tradition of excellence in ...

The 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 bar or Nutri-Grain bar; orange juice and milk. Lunch: pig-in-a-blanket, corn, broccoli with cheese, fresh apple, milk.Tuesday ? breakfast ...

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 ? country fried steak and gravy, oven-brown potato, broccoli normandy, diced peaches, orange juice.Tuesday ? hearty beef and bean vegetable soup, saltine crackers, Orange ...

Everyone is invited to Richland United Methodist Church?s fall turkey supper from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday. Free-will offerings will be accepted.The menu will include roast turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable, salad, rolls, homemade desserts and beverages, served in the fellowship hall at the church.Carry-outs may be ordered by calling the church at 319-456-2251 for pick-up between 4:30-5 p.m. ...