Even in the pouring rain last week, Maharishi School student Joel Eckhardt and his mom Suzanne walked to school along with many other students. Maharishi School students are participating in the ?Raise Cash, Skip the Gas? fundraiser. They earn $3.75 for the school?s sustainability programs every day they walk or bike to school. An average of 75 students have walked or biked to school on sunny days.
No golden ticket is needed to catch Fairfield Area Community Theatre?s ?Willy Wonka? when it comes to the Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts in June.Roald Dahl?s timeless story of the world famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of ?Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,? which features the songs from the classic family film ?Willy Wonka and the Chocolate ...
World War II veteran Tom Bradley of Fairfield, pictured, visits the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial in Washington, D.C., which commemorates all the Marines who have died in battle since 1775, during an honors tour in April. On top of the monument?s base is a 78-foot-tall bronze statue based on the famous photograph of the U.S. flag being raised on Mount Suribachi during the World War II battle for Iwo Jima.The ...
Monday ? no school.Tuesday ? cook?s choice.Wednesday ? cook?s choice.
Frosty and Cherry Hermanstorfer of Mount Pleasant announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Shelly Lynn Smithburg, to Stuart James Jury, son of Jim and Ann Jury, Deborah Jury and Kevin Denly of Farmington.The bride-elect is a graduate of Fairfield High School, Iowa Wesleyan College and Buena Vista University, earning degrees in elementary education and accounting.The groom-elect is a ...
The newly formed Southeast Iowa Blues Society will be presenting a kickoff concert at 7 p.m. June 4 in the banquet room of Best Western Fairfield Inn.The lineup will be: Two Pony Blues Band from 7-8:30 p.m., The J Roland Blues Band from 8:30-10 p.m., and The Avey Brothers Band from 10 p.m. to midnight.The Two Pony Blues Band has played at the Blues on Grand in Des Moines, and the group?s musicians have a ...
Maharishi School senior Atreya Dey meets chemistry Nobel Prize winner Dr. Dudley Herschbach at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair May 9-13 in Los Angeles, Calif. Dey continued to garner international recognition at the fair, placing fourth in the environmental management category and winning $500 for his research. Dey was commended by the U.S. Army and Navy and was considered and commended by ...
The Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its menu for the coming week.Meals are served at 11:30 a.m.Monday ? meal sites closed.Tuesday ? meat loaf, baked potato, kidney bean salad, Mandarin oranges.Wednesday ? spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, layered lettuce salad, garlic bread, applesauce, orange juice.Thursday ? pot roast, boiled potatoes, baby carrots, sauteed onions, sliced ...
Trail users have been clamoring for mileage indicators for years, and now individuals can sponsor markers on the Fairfield Loop Trail with their names integrated into the markers.Offered in one-fourth, one-half and one-mile stretches, the markers have been designed by the Aalto team at Creative Edge and are made from virtually indestructible Cor-Ten steel. They feature Iowa?s state bird, the state flower or ...
LAKE GEODEWater temperature is in the mid-60s.Bluegill - good: The male bluegills are starting their nests. Working slowly and quietly, anglers can pick off a few from the beds before they spook since they are not defending the nests yet.Largemouth bass - good: Bass are being caught in the shallows. Some of the males are setting up nesting territories, so look for those fish to be around the stumps and ...
Reverend and Mrs. Harold Schnedler of Bentonsport announce the engagement of their daughter, Adena Schnedler, to James Edgeton, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Edgeton of Fairfield.Both are graduates of Central College in Pella.A wedding is planned June 25 in Fairfield.Following the wedding, the couple will make their home in Pella.
SOLITAIRESSolitaires will meet for lunch at noon Sunday in Johnny?s Place.
A free seminar on bodybuilding, presented by the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department, is scheduled noon to 1 p.m. Sunday at Roosevelt Recreation Center?s weight room.Local bodybuilders Frank Pinto and Chris Genkinger will discuss topics such as exercise technique, fat loss and the truth about magazine articles. Questions will be taken.Genkinger and Pinto have more than 50 years combined experience in ...
RICHLAND ? The youth group of Saints Joseph and Cabrini Catholic Church of East Pleasant Plain and Richland was on a mission Sunday as it arrived at the Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store.Breaking into small groups, the children headed down the aisles with a grocery cart, $50 and a suggested list of grocery items to give to the Richland Food Pantry. To add some additional flair to the task, they were ...
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