Fairfield News

The Fairfield Public Library announces another free film will be shown Friday.The storyline of the film is as follows: toward the end of World War II, a group of German officers, including Claus von Stauffenberg, plotted a coup to assassinate Adolph Hitler and seize power of the military command in order to end the war. While the operation was detailed and passionately carried out, it ultimately failed when launched

The next Country Round-Up Show will be at 2-4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building.Musical guests for the event will be Dale and Barb Frazier of Ollie.Barb and her daughters sang and played for several years as the group Wild Iowa Roses mostly in western Iowa. They mainly performed country music. Dale started playing guitar about six years ago, and has recently started learning to

Former Fairfield resident Rita Salts Whipple was recently honored by the St. Joseph, Mo., YWCA during its 2009 Women of Excellence Awards program.Whipple is an oncology social worker for the Heartland Regional Medical Center?s cancer treatment facility in St. Joseph.She has received her workplace?s award of excellence on numerous occasions in her tenure and has received nominations from the Heartland Foundation for

The Bill Riley Talent Contest took place Wednesday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.In the junior division, Faith Maganda of Burlington was awarded first place with her tap dance solo, Jayde Mumme of Mount Pleasant won second place with a jazz and acrobatic solo dance and Julia Britz of Brighton was awarded third place with a vocal solo.Other area participants in the junior division included the following

Twelve members of the First Lutheran Church were awarded scholarships and loans totaling $8,261 June 21.The Millie Kumboltz Memorial Scholarship, $400: KC Lewiston, daughter of Dennis Lewiston and Kelly Lewiston.The Dillon and Katherine Turney Memorial Scholarship, $2,361: Brittany Pacha, daughter of Tim and Jackie Pacha, and Mary Alice McAtee, daughter of Ann Godwin and the late Mike McAtee.The First Lutheran

The Open Class results from the Jefferson County Fair have been released.Adults Arts and CraftsCeramics-other: Theresa Hanshaw, blue.Holiday Ideas-wall hanging: Doris Nordyke, red and white.Yard Art: Theresa Hanshaw, blue.Basket with handle: Twilla Luke, blue.Basket without handle: Melody Brown, red.Adult PhotographyNature: Courtney Taglauer, blue; Sandi Dimmitt, blue; Joyce Wilkinson, white.People: Joyce

Packwood ? Pekin High School has released the names of students appearing on the second-semester honor roll.An asterisk denotes straight A?s.Ninth grade: Spencer Adam, Austin Bennett, Stratton Bond, Nate Buch, Dakota Bunnell, Tater Clubb, Brenna Conger, Celsey Conger, T.J. Daily, Angela Daughterty, *Tori Davis, Emily Ellis, Kayla Emery, Niccole Giberson, Jordan Hagedon, Paige Jensen, Caylee Johnson, Tyson Lamb,

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department will host a city park cleanup from 8 a.m. through noon Saturday.Attendees are asked to meet at 8 a.m. at OB Nelson Park and bring gloves and shovels. Community service hours are available for those who participate in the event.

The Fairfield Public Library announces the opening event of the 2009 summer reading program.The summer reading program?s theme this year is ?Be Creative @ Your Library? for children in preschool through third grade. For the older children in grades 4-7, the theme is ?Express Yourself @ Your Library.?The program kickoff will be from 1-4:30 p.m. Saturday. The street in front of the library will be blocked off so

Tickets for ?Children of Eden,? Fairfield Area Community Theater?s summer family musical, are now on sale at the Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts box office.Ticket prices are $15 for adults, $12 for students and children. The cast of nearly 60 people is directed by Scott Slechta with music direction by Jim Edgeton.?Children of Eden? with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by John Caird, is

Fairfield High School will present a concert featuring the students in the grades 10-12 band and choir programs at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Fairfield High School Auditorium.The concert band will begin the program with three selections. The first piece is entitled ?River Of Life.? The second piece is for solo clarinet and concert band. The piece will feature senior clarinetist and All-State Band member Melanie Roth

A free movie will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Fairfield Public Library.The film received five Academy Award nominations and is based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play. The library?s license does not allow it to share the title, but it stars Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Set in 1964, much of the film?s quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion, morality and authority.For information, visit