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?Laughter is the best medicine? is a common saying, but Fairfield?s new Laughter Yoga Club hopes to take that idea a step further.The club, which practices laughter yoga, will meet for the first time at 7:15-8 p.m. today in Morning Star Studio.Laughter yoga, a stress-reducing workshop, combines traditional yoga breathing with prolonged laughter. It has spread to more than 80 countries in 15 years.The ...

On the heels of last year?s downtown installation of 24 birdhouses, and the dozen mannequins displayed two years ago, the Fairfield Art Association announces the third annual summer art installation ?Chairs: A Front Row Seat.?The exhibit will open for the Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk on June 3 and remain on display through August.The art association is again inviting adult artists and fine crafts persons ...

John Rusk, son of John and Charlotte Rusk of Fairfield, and Gretchen Pool, daughter of Randy and Fern Pool of Fairfield, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.The bride-elect is employed with Harper Brush Works. The groom-elect works in construction.The couple will wed at 6 p.m. April 1 in VFW Hall.

KEOSAUQUA ? Jay Palmer Stookesberry, Fairfield High School senior, was honored for his achievement in earning the Eagle Scout rank March 12 at the Keosauqua Christian Church in Keosauqua.Master of Ceremonies Jim Pedrick presented a large wooden plaque with all the Eagle Scout?s names and years listed, to be displayed in the church.The ceremony was attended by 75 family and friends followed by dinner and ...

A new program offered from the Fairfield Public Library, Math Clinic, will be held from 2-3 p.m. Saturday in the library.Math Clinic is a free program for children in third through 12th grade who need help and support with their math skills. Library books and exercises from the Internet will be an additional aspect of the program. The program?s tutors are all volunteers who have years of experience in mathemati...

Noema Wonderlich of Ollie will celebrate her 90th birthday April 2.Her children and their spouses are Norman and Marjorie Wonderlich of Webster City, Lucinda and Jeff Fuller and Verne and Bea Wonderlich of Johnston. Mrs. Wonderlich has four grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, one great-grandchild and one step-great-grandchild.Friends and family are invited to an open house hosted by her children from ...

The Jefferson County Republicans announce they will award a $500 scholarship this spring to a graduating senior who also is a United States citizen and Jefferson County resident.The recipient must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and plan to further his or her education at a two- or four-year school in the U.S.The scholarship will be paid directly to the recipient?s college or university to meet ...

Orchestra Iowa will present a program featuring the music of Mahler, Haydn and Mozart at 3 p.m. April 10 at the Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts.All patrons attending the performance are invited to ?Insight,? an informative, informal discussion presented by Maestro Timothy Hankewich and guest artist Anthony Arnone prior to the concert. Held in the Sondheim center beginning at 2 p.m., the ...

The Fairfield Latin and Ballroom Association will host a Latin, ballroom and swing dance from 8:15-10 p.m. Sunday at Morning Star Studio. A lesson in the waltz starts at 7:30 p.m., followed by practice dancing until 8:15 p.m. Admission is $3. For information, contact Paul Saipher at 919-5698 or fflbra@iowatelecom.net.

The Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its menu for the coming week through Thursday.Meals are served at 11:30 a.m.Monday ? low sodium Salisbury steak and gravy, oven brown potato, broccoli Normandy, diced peaches, orange juice.Tuesday ? low sodium hearty beef and bean vegetable soup, saltine crackers, Orange Surprise Salad, homemade wheat roll, apricot half, crispy rice bar.Wednesday ? low ...

Registration at Maharishi School is now open for the 2011-2012 school year, and an open house will be held for children ready to enter preschool and kindergarten from 9:30-11:45 a.m. April 8 in the preschool and kindergarten classrooms.Visiting children are welcome to join group activities during the open house and spend time in the Nature Explore Classroom, weather permitting. During the morning, parents are ...

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