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Fairfield Friends Church is holding Sky Vacation Bible School, 6-8:30 p.m. Monday through Aug. 10, for children ages 4 years old through fifth grade.Check-in each day is at 5:45 p.m.Family and friends are invited to join Vacation Bible School activities 6-7:45 p.m. Aug. 10.Call 472-2623 for more information.

PEEBLERThe annual Peebler reunion is set for 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Batavia Community Center.A coop dinner and fellowship is planned.??? DIERSThe Diers reunion is set for Sunday at the Brighton Community Center.A potluck meal will be served at noon. Beverages will be furnished.Leland and Sue Diers are on the committee.??? ROUND PRAIRIE No. 3 SCHOOLThe annual school picnic of Round Prairie No. 3 ...

The Sheila and Scott Clements family of Fairfield will be accepting donations for the Special Olympics Iowa Scarf Project through Dec. 1.The Scarf Project?s goal is to give knitters and crocheters the power to support and help create a sense of unity, support and community for the athletes and the Special Olympics movement as a whole. The knitted and crocheted scarves, hats, mittens or earmuff headbands will be ...

TUESDAYBlood Drive, Fairfield Friends Church, 3:30-7:30 p.m. Walk-ins welcome. For appointments, call 800-452-1097.Fairfield Municipal Band Concert, Central Park, 8-9 p.m. Final concert of the season.Apple Pie A-La-Mode, fundraiser for First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) new building fund; serving during the Fairfield Municipal Band Convert, north side of the square, 7:45-9:15 p.m.Tuneful Tuesdays, ...

Orders are due beofre Aug. 10 for the S.H.A.R.E. Iowa Inc. food packages available in August.Orders can be placed by calling the St. Mary Catholic Church office at 472-3179 or the Southern Iowa Economic Development Association office at 472-6140. Orders also can be placed online at www.shareiowa.org. The pickup date will be at 8 a.m. Aug. 25 at the Fairfield Eagles Club.Several different packages are available; ...

The Fairfield Farmers Market will continue each Wednesday and Saturday in August offering fresh locally gown produce, goodies and entertainment.Kicking off the entertainment in August will be Foliba African Drumming at 10 a.m. Saturday.Aug. 11 will be market favorite: Fiddlin? Granny Joan Ancell at 9:30 a.m.; and another Taste of the Market experience where tomatoes and okra will be showcased for sampling after ...

KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGECEDAR RAPIDS ? Amanda Gray of Milton graduated from Kirkwood Community College May 12 with an associate of applied science in horse science technology.

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 ? glazed ham ball, scalloped potatoes, black beans and corn, tomato salad, muffin, peach-strawberry-and-banana medley.Tuesday ?beef luncheon steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, ...

Jessica Wetherell of Mount Pleasant and Colten Hines of Bonaparte announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.The bride-elect is the daughter of Charles and Janet Sutter of Mount Pleasant and Jefferey and Sherri Wetherell of Stockport. She will graduate from Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant in December with a bachelor?s degree in accounting. She is employed by Cambridge Investment Research Inc. in ...

FAIRFIELD LATIN and BALLROOM ASSOCIATIONThe Fairfield Latin and Ballroom Association is hosting a Latin, swing and ballroom dance at Sunday evening at Morning Star Studio.A lesson in fox trot begins at 7:30 p.m.The dance is from 8-10 p.m.Admission is $3 per person.For more information, contact Paul Saipher at 919-5698 or email fflbra@iowatelecom.net.

United Methodist Women will serve homemade ice cream and cookies from 6-8 p.m., Aug. 3, in the First United Methodist Church basement.Freewill offerings will be accepted.Youth art work will be on display on the first floor of the church.The community is invited.

Lebanon United Methodist Church is hosting an ice cream social beginning at 5 p.m. Aug. 7.A free will offering will be taken.The public is invited.