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Nellie Anderson of Fairfield will celebrate her 85th birthday Wednesday.Mrs. Anderson will be celebrating with her children.A card shower is planned. Cards can be sent to Mrs. Anderson at 704 W. Harrison Ave., Fairfield 52556.

Wikipedia says: ?The lavenders (botanic name Lavandula) is a genus of 39 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae.?Every year I have purchased a lavender plant and thought this year I?ll manage not to kill it! I?d be embarrassed to admit how many seasons passed with that thought in a corner of my mind while I watered the heck out of it. Last year a basic concept finally penetrated my apparently ...

Winners in the Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk Bark in the Park pet parade were, from left: Best Dressed Pet, first place, Christie Manning and Charlie; Celebrity Pet, first place, Rhylie Lisk with Max; and grand champion Celsey Conger and Blue, sporting matching hand-sewn bikinis. Other winners were: Best Dressed Pet, second place, Jenny Keller and Bodie, and third place, Molly Reiff and Elsie; Celebrity Pet, ...

Fairfield P.E.O. chapters C, HA, MB and OO will meet for coffee and conversation at 9:30 a.m Wednesday at Revelations Cafe.Unaffiliated P.E.O.s are invited.Sharon Flinspach will greet members and direct them to the north room. Members can purchase their own drinks and pastries and then join the group.The joint social meeting developed from a wish expressed during the group?s Founders Day brunch in April that ...

Jerry and Teri Bishop of Davenport and formerly of Fairfield announce the engagement of their son Bradley Philip Bishop to Kristen Lee Brunner.The bride-elect is the daughter of Dale and Karen Brunner of Taylors, S.C. She is a kindergarten teacher in the Cedar Falls Community School District in Cedar Falls.The groom-elect is a manufacturing engineering supervisor at John Deere in Waterloo.A wedding is planned ...

BURLINGTON ? Symphonic Blast, postponed from July 7, has been rescheduled for Saturday in Burlington.The spectacular concert of popular and light classical music will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the band shell in Crapo Park in Burlington.Since it?s too dry to have fireworks, audience members are encouraged to bring anything that glows in the dark without a flame to help produce the first-ever unforgettable faux ...

This summer, blood donors with Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center can help top off the local blood supply and receive a chance to win a $50 gas card.To help ensure an adequate blood supply for the region during the summer months, the blood center is holding a daily drawing for one $50 gas gift card through Sept. 8. Everyone who presents to give blood at a donor center or mobile blood drive will be eligible ...

OLLIEThe Ollie Big Day July 28 started off with all-night softball games, with the Bud Kely team being the winner.The parade was announced by Norm Northup and Tom Woodard. The baby contest, organized by Katie Conger Sands and Chelsea Lanphier, had six entries. Bella Design donated to the contest, and everyone won prizes.Raffle winners were: Gary Northup, a 32-inch TV from Sigourney TV and Appliance; Robert ...

The Tuneful Tuesday group plans to continue its run/walk events in August.The group has been meeting on Tuesday evenings on the Fairfield square to run or walk to and from Chautauqua Park before the Fairfield Municipal Band concerts.According to organizer Pete Mannisi, the last four Tuesdays have seen 11 participants: Luke Hillis, four runs; Peter Mannisi, four runs; Steve Pedrick, three runs; Jim Mitchell, ...

Kathy Walker of Lockridge displays some large potatoes taken from her garden recently. The largest is bigger than a 12-inch softball. ?We gave them a little shot of Miracle Gro and that was it,? said Walker. She added they were volunteers from last year?s planted crop.

Jack and Saundra Ensminger of Lockridge wish to announce the engagement of their son Thomas Frank Ensminger to Lacey Kayanne Patterson, daughter of Bill and Karnet Patterson of Sigourney.The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of Sigourney Community High School and a graduate of Indian Hills Community College School of Nursing. She works at the Veterans Administration in Iowa City as a urology case manager and is ...

Stroke Detection Plus, a mobile ultrasound service specializing in preventative health screenings throughout the Midwest will be conducting stroke and vascular screenings 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Jefferson County Health Center.Stroke Detection Plus screens the carotid arteries looking for plaque buildup to determine the percentage of blockage restricting blood flow to the brain. The second test looks ...