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A free film at Fairfield Publc Library is planned Friday, with doors opening at 7 p.m. and the film starting at 7:30 p.m.Adapted from an acclaimed bestseller, the 2012 story unfolds from inside the mind of an inventive 11-year-old New Yorker. His discovery of a key among the belongings of his father, who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11, sets him off on an urgent search for the lock it opens. As the boy?s ...

Two blood drives are set in Fairfield.The first is 3:30-7:30 p.m. Monday at Fairfield Friends Church gym. Walk-ins are welcome; for appointments, call Carole Mullikin at 472-2623. Donors who last gave blood on or before March 12 are eligible.The second is 2-7 p.m. Tuesday at Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Walk-ins are welcome; for appointments, call 800-452-1097. Donors who last gave blood on or before March 13 ...

RUBIO ? Rubio Music Jam will be held Saturday night at the Rubio Community Building in Rubio.Sandwiches and pies will be available starting at 5 p.m. Music starts at 6 p.m. A free will offering will be collected.Musicians are invited to come and participate in an evening of food and entertainment.

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is offering a Boot Camp, a small-group personal training workshop for men and women ages 15 and older, beginning Thursday.The group will meet from 6-7:30 p.m. for six Thursdays beginning May 10. The first meeting will be at Roosevelt Community Recreation Center; other locations will be announced. Participants also will have an additional four-day exercise plan to ...

Betty Ledger of Fairfield will celebrate her 85th birthday with an open house hosted by her children from 1-3 p.m. May 12 at the McElhinny House.Mrs. Ledger was born May 22, 1927, in Harper. She is the mother of nine children.Mrs. Ledger requests no gifts, but cards would be welcome. Cards can be sent to her home at 3207 W. Van Buren Ave., Fairfield 52556.

Iowa?s State Director of Education, Jason Glass, will be the featured speaker at the fifth in a series of colloquia on educational change Tuesday.Glass will speak from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Festival Hall at the Argiro Center on the Maharishi University campus.Glass?s talk is entitled, ?Building World Class Schools for Iowa.?The public is welcome.

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department has announced its schedule of indoor water classes in May.The class, Water Pump, will be offered throughout the month at the Roosevelt Aquatic Center.The buoyancy of water means Water Pump provides a virtually impact-free cardiovasculat workout, significantly reucing stress on the joints and muscle soreness, but the intensity of the movement, using resistance weights ...

The Fairfield Community School District has listed its menu for the coming week.Monday ? pork patty on bun, carrots, mixed fruit, raisin bar, milk.Tuesday ? chicken nuggets, green beans, pineapple rings, whole-wheat roll with butter, milk.Wednesday ? turkey fritter on bun, cheesy mixed vegetables, peaches, cookie, milk.Thursday ? sausage gravy over biscuit, egg omelet, tater rounds, fresh orange, milkMay 11 ...

More than $3,000 was raised for Fairfield High School sports and fine arts at the annual spaghetti fundraiser hosted by the Fairfield Lions and Best Western Fairfield Inn on March 20. Students sold tickets to the event and prizes were awarded to the top three in sales. First place prize of $75 went to Tyler Cooksey, second place of $50 to Tateum Oropeza and the $25 third place winner was Jordan Whitney. Pictured ...

In the movie ?The Big Fish? a man tells outrageous stories to his son: The big one that got away, Siamese circus twins, a man more than 9-feet tall and other stories unfold in colorful, unbelievable fashion.Many of the people from the father?s stories come to the funeral.Only then, in amazement, does the son believe.Another man told a fantastical story about a miracle birth, water changing into wine and people ...

Anyone participating in the annual plant exchange Saturday and May 12 at the Fairfield Farmers? Market should bring one to seven plants to Howard Park and sign in to get a number between 11:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.The actual exchange will start at 1 p.m. sharp. Anyone who hasn?t returned when the exchange starts may miss the opportunity to choose plants as they go fast, said organizer Colleen T. Bell.As people ...

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is sponsoring a Moms Are Great essay contest for children in first through fifth grades.Essays must be turned in by Friday at the Roosevelt Community Recreation Center.Contest entry is free.Essays should be 50 words or less on why your mom is great.Essays must be submitted in the child?s handwriting. Each essay must have the following information attached: Child?s ...