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Heather Watson holds a cucumber that looks like siamese twins, that is, they are joined lengthwise. The unusual cuke is a Burpee Straight Eight cucumber known for its great taste grown by her husband Clint in their Pineview Farms garden of rural Stockport. Watson said, ?All the cucumbers on that vine are double like this one. I wonder when we slice it if it will make figure eights.?

Tuneful Tuesday, a musical and exercise event for all Fairfield and Jefferson County residents, will be held the next five Tuesdays in conjunction with Fairfield Municipal Band concerts.Organizer Pete Mannisi, a longtime runner and coach, explained Tuneful Tuesday will be a run/walk from the Fairfield square along Broadway Avenue to Chautauqua Park, a loop through the park and back to the square ? about a 2.5 ...

A panel of local solar hot-water experts will share their knowledge and expertise at a free workshop hosted by the Fairfield Public Library and Fairfield?s Hometown Rewards Program from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at the library.Heating water is in the top three of a home?s largest energy expenses. The sun can help do it for free.Those who attend will learn about the costs and benefits of a solar water heating system, as ...

WASHINGTON, Iowa ? An outdoor cooking contest designed to promote Iowa meat is being planned by the Washington County Fair Association and Washington County Farm Bureau.?Grills Gone Wild? cookout contest will be July 20, with judging at 5:30 p.m. during the 2012 Washington County Fair. The champion will receive $100. Category winners will receive $75 for first place, $50 for second place and $25 for third place. ...

Tom and Karen Krumboltz of Fairfield celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary Sunday.Tom Krumboltz and Karen Pampel were married July 1, 1967, at the Methodist church in Williams, with the Rev. Runion officiating.Mr. Krumboltz recently retired from farming and from the 34th Army Band of the Iowa Army National Guard after 43 years of service.Mrs. Krumboltz retired in 2010 from a 37-year career, of which 32 ...

DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGEAmber Bosteder of Fairfield was among the more than 1,420 students graduated from the spring semester from Des Moines Area Community College?s Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton, Urban and West campuses.Bosteder earned an accounting certificate I.??? EMORY COLLEGEATLANTA, Ga. ? Madhava Martin of Fairfield was named to the dean?s list of Emory College, the undergraduate, liberal ...

The Libertyville Savings Bank travel group?s annual picnic is set for 5 p.m. Sunday at JEB?s Park at Brewingtons? in Batavia.Food and entertainment are planned.Contact the bank for information.

Registration is under way for an eight-week weight-loss challenge at Fairfield Park and Recreation Department.Personal trainer Kristy Clark explains the class is a weight loss challenge to jump start weight loss, learn good nutrition and good techniques of fat burning and muscle toning. It will involve challenges, weigh ins and keeping a food and activity log.The class, for men and women 18 years old and older, ...

The Open Class results from the 2012 Greater Jefferson County Fair have been announced.Ribbon winners of five divisions ? arts and crafts, photography, foods, handwork and flowers ? are listed below: Adult Arts and CraftsWoodworking-home furnishing: Sonny Melchers, blue; Charles Wilkinson, blue; Dixie Ruggles, blue; Brandon Taglauer, blue.Woodworking-novelty: Charles Wilkinson, red.Woodworking-other: ...

Local photographer Radim Schreiber won the $200 first place prize for two photographs which tied for the top honor in the All Things Italian Street Festival photo contest sponsored by MarathonFoto, a Fairfield-based national leader in event photography.The announcement was made by festival director Dick DeAngelis and the contest was judged by Jason Schneider, former editor-in-chief of Modern Photography magazine ...

International Fitness Association certified instructors Angie Pohren and Gretchen McLain will be leading Bootcamp 2 beginning Thursday at the Roosevelt Community Recreation Center.This personal training workshop is designed for no more than 12 men and women ages 15 and older who will have an opportunity to achieve what they have not achieved before through daily personal accountability, weekly group accountabilit...

Marvin and Norene Septer of Fairfield will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in July.Marvin Septer and Norene Craig were married July 8, 1962, at the Salem Friends Church.The couple has three sons: Gary and Kelly Septer of Fairfield; Mike Septer of Lenexa, Kan.; and Steve Septer of Dubuque. They also have three grandchildren.Friends and family are invited to a celebration from 1-3:30 p.m. July 22 at ...