Galanthus, more popularly known as Snowdrop, can be finicky about the soil in which they grow, but can push their hardy stems up through snow, hence the name. This lone snowdrop was blooming among the crocus this morning on Fillmore Avenue, where nothing was blooming Monday.
?She spins, she tosses, she compels, The kites, the clouds, the windmill sails ??So goes part of a verse from ?An English Breeze? by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), a very appropriate verse for March and kite flying as seen near Broadway and 12th Street Wednesday.Preschoolers from Ruby?s Little Jewels Daycare were flying kites with a little help from Ruby and her husband, Tim Boese, who spent most of his time
Francis Thicke of Fairfield announced today he has formed an exploratory committee to advise him on the possibility of running for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture in the 2010 election. Thicke and his wife Susan are owners and operators of an organic, grass-based dairy farm near Fairfield. They process their milk on the farm and market it locally through grocery stores and restaurants. Citing estimates that more than
The Fairfield City Hall Council Chambers were packed Wednesday evening with citizens demanding greater regulation of cell phone tower siting inside city limits.Fairfield City Council Property Committee Chairman John Revolinski acknowledged research both proving and disproving the link of cell towers to cancers, tumors and other health problems.He prefaced the open forum, saying, ?There are certainly a lot of
Repair on Cedar Creek Bridge will close a portion of Stockport Road for several weeks beginning Wednesday.According to the Jefferson County Secondary Roads Department, Stockport Road will be closed beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The closure will be at the bridge, south of 269th Street. Travel will be restricted 24 hours a day until the repairs are completed. Work is scheduled to be complete in four to six weeks.For
Suzanne Kurth, a fourth grade teacher at Washington Elementary School, has been named the Iowa Reading Teacher of the Year.?I have a huge love of reading,? said Kurth, and although she feels it?s important to show and share that love with her students, reading doesn?t automatically top the list of her favorite subjects to teach.?I love teaching all the subjects ? that?s why I?m an elementary teacher,? she
The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors tabled the second reading of the county?s subdivision ordinance during Monday?s meeting.Because assistant county attorney Pat McAvan is still refining the language in one of the sections, he advised it would not be appropriate for the supervisors to take action without a draft in their hands.?There?s no reason to be in a hurry on this thing,? he said.Local attorney Tom
The investigation into an object thrown through a window Saturday evening is ongoing.At 7:52 p.m., the Fairfield Police Department responded to the report of a smoking device being thrown through a window at 106 W. Fillmore Ave. The state fire marshal also was called to the scene and determined the object was not an explosive device, according to a report from the police department.Several items were collected from
Far too often I?ve seen people complain when a stand is made against something the protestor feels is unjust. The ones protesting rights violations, even using means guaranteed in the law, are called ?troublemakers? and ? my favorite ? ?kooks.? I wonder if this attitude is carried over from high school. Before I go any further, I have to say this isn?t an attitude I?ve seen in the Washington school district ? a
Area representatives, Rep. John Whitaker, Sen. Becky Schmitz and Rep. Larry Marek, spoke during the Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast Saturday morning at Best Western Fairfield Inn.Fairfield Hy-Vee Food Store director Randy Menke questioned Gov. Chet Culver?s $750 million stimulus plan.?The governor has a lot of things in there Iowa needs,? commented Whitaker, listing the Rathbun water supply
Fairfield High School individual speech team members Sarah Flinspachand Duncan Cochran each present their entry from district competition during ?Night of Speakers? Tuesday evening at the high school.In after-dinner speaking the entrant must write her own speech and present it. Flinspach?s entry was as the keynote speaker for the Future Fast Food Workers New Member Banquet. As the founding member of the Future Fast
Members of the Fairfield Community School District Board of Directors approved and adopted changes to retirement incentive plans Monday.With the changes, the early retirement program for administrators, licensed employees and classified employees will end after the 2009-2010 school year because it is no longer saving the district money.During previous meetings, employees and board members discussed exploring the
Fairfield Middle School students Sonya Denny and Spencer Downing cut up watermelon to make a fruit salad. The seventh- and eighth-grade students in Ashley Nelson?s daily living skills class spent part of the morning preparing 56 meals for the FMS and Fairfield High School faculty members. Once a month, the students prepare lunch for faculty members, taking reservations ahead of time. Money from this month?s meal will
Local law enforcement officials experienced a close call Wednesday while responding to an accident on Highway 34.At approximately 3:52 p.m., a 2009 Freightliner semitrailer driven by Robert Lee Barr, 46, of Browns, Ill., was eastbound near mile marker 205 west of Fairfield when it dropped onto the shoulder, causing the semitrailer to enter the south ditch and overturn, according to a crash report from the Iowa State
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