Fairfield News

Fairfield Women?s Club Garden DepartmentThe Fairfield Women?s Club Garden Department is planning a trip Thursday.The group will leave from the McElhinny House promptly at 8:15 a.m. Participants will tour the Harvestville Farm and Apple Orchard at Donnellson before going to The Drake in Burlington for lunch.Plans include stopping at Ritters Greenhouse in West Burlington on the way home.Reservations are due by ...

Sharing The WeightSharing The Weight blanket-makers recently met at SunnyBrook Assisted Living to make more blankets for individuals who benefit from the weighted blankets.The workshop is chaired by Joanne Ancell, with assistance from Mary Sue Hoaglin.Almost 40 weighted blankets have been made by the group and donated to individuals with autism and other special health concerns. The blankets are weighted with ...

Ten independent short films by Iowa artists, including Graham Cooper of Fairfield, have been selected for the second season of ?The Film Lounge,? a collaborative TV series that premiered on Iowa Public Television earlier this year to high praise from filmmakers and fans.Cooper?s 2017 film, ?Atmanus,? is a narrative film about growing up and the consequences faced when given the freedom to choose your own ...

The Iowa Department on Aging announces the next events in the 2017 Dialogue on Aging Series. ?Technology In Aging: Improving the Quality of Life and Care for Older Iowans? will be Sept. 13 in Bettendorf and Oct. 25 in Creston.Representatives from the University of Iowa Barbara and Richard Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence and the Iowa State University Gerontology Program/Human Development and Family ...

DES MOINES ? A stop at State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald?s Great Iowa Treasure Hunt booth during the Iowa State Fair paid off for many fairgoers.?The Great Iowa Treasure Hunt booth had a very successful year at the Iowa State Fair,? Fitzgerald said. ?New this year, fairgoers were able to make their claims directly at the booth and take advantage of our easy-to-use online claiming process.?Fairgoers found ...

Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Fairfield High School invite all interested businesses to a Fairfield WORKS! Kickoff Event at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the 21st Century Room at the high school.The meeting will provide an overview to the Fairfield WORKS! program, discuss different ways business partners can get involved, and gather input from the business community.Fairfield WORKS! is a program started by the ...

DES MOINES ? The 2017 Iowa State Fair has ended, but a few more competition results continue to be posted on the fair?s website.Yodelers, singers and whistlers took to the stage in Pioneer Hall for friendly competition during the fair. Five-year-old Adrian Green of Brighton placed second in Singing, Ages 5 to 12.In the 4x4 Stomper Pull contest, entrants hitched certified weights to their battery-operated, ...

Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its congregate meals menu for the coming week.Monday ? loose-meat burger, wheat hamburger bun, tater rounds, tomato slices, broccoli-cauliflower-raisin salad, banana.Tuesday ? roast pork loin, au gratin potatoes, lima beans, strawberries and peaches.Wednesday ? Swedish meatballs, spaghetti with vegetable salad, baby carrots, Ambrosia salad.Thursday ? Italian chicken ...