Fairfield News

Carl Edwin Singer, 83, of Stockport, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Harlan VanVoorst officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to Eagles Club No. 1927. Cards and memorials may be sent to ?2556 Union

Robert ?Bob? Lee Rogers, 75, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, at the Dallas County Care Facility in Adel.A memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Dallas County Care Facility.Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Friday at Iles Funeral Homes-Dallas Center Chapel in Dallas Center. Cremation rites will follow the visitation.Mr. Rogers was born in Welsh, La., the son of Arville and Thelma Rogers.To see the full

Deane N. Harlan, 86, of rural Stockport, died Tuesday evening, Feb. 24, 2009, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Raymond Funeral Home, with the Rev. ellis andrews officiating. Interment will be at Spencer Cemetery.Visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, where there will be a Masonic service at 6 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Van Buren

Duayne N. Freeman, 82, of Fairfield, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009, at home.A service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Mike Metz officiating. Interment will be in Glasgow Cemetery.Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to United Methodist Church Memorial Fund. Cards and memorials may be sent to 1616 Dogwood Drive, ?Fairfield

Jefferson County Master Gardeners, from left, Aleta Mottet, Gerri Lyon and Shari Leazer show off the fall planters they and Taylor Sickels recently planted in the Jefferson County Fairgrounds greenhouse.The Master Gardeners will be selling the planters during the Fairfield First Fridays event Friday evening on the Fairfield square.The fall planters are a fundraiser for the group.

Girls Who CodeThe Fairfield Girls Who Code club, an engaging and fun STEM club to learn computer programming, is continuing this year.A meeting for all girls from sixth- to 12th-grade, is planned at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Maharishi School Student Media Center.Girls curious about coding are encouraged to attend the meeting. They can learn a 21st century skill that is highly valued in any field.To reserve a ...

BIRMINGHAM ? Birmingham Homecoming Committee will host Picnic in the Park Saturday in the Birmingham City Park.The picnic offers two meals, served from 5-7 p.m. The full meal includes plywood box-cooked chicken, french fries, baked beans, dessert and beverage for $8. The small meal includes chicken tenders, French fries, baked beans, dessert and beverage for $5.Free bingo will be played all evening; everyone is ...

Orders are due no later than Friday for the SHARE Iowa Inc. food packages available in September.Orders can be placed locally by calling the Sieda Community Action office at 472-6140 or Claudia Greenig at 472-3569.Pickup will be at 8 a.m. Sept. 22 at the Fairfield Eagles Club.Several different packages are available; participants can purchase one or more in any combination.The $28 Best Value Package includes: ...