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Hollander to celebrate 95th birthday Feb. 10

Hollander to celebrate 95th birthday Feb. 10

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:45 pm2542d ago

Max Hollander of Fairfield will celebrate his 95th birthday Feb. 10.Mr. Hollander was born Feb. 10, 1922, in Fairfield and graduated from Fairfield High School in 1939. He married Maizie Berg in 1943 and served with the 843rd Engineer Aviation Army Battalion in Europe from 1943-1946. He and his wife farmed and operated an insurance business in Fairfield for many years.He has two daughters: Mary Ann Young and ...

Marquette University; Kirkwood Community College; ISU College of Human Science; Southeastern Community College; University of Northern Iowa

Marquette University; Kirkwood Community College; ISU College of Human Science; Southeastern Community College; University of Northern Iowa

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:45 pm2542d ago

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITYMILWAUKEE, Wis. ? Sidney Baumann of Fairfield has graduated from Marquette University.Baumann earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics. KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGECEDAR RAPIDS ? Kirkwood Community College has released its dean?s list for the fall 2016 semester.Kirkwood students from the area earning the distinction are: Fairfield ? Jolea Burkhart, Mishaylee Cline, Alyssa Fitch, Madison ...

FHS announces honor roll

FHS announces honor roll

FHS announces honor roll

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:45 pm2542d ago

Fairfield High School officials have listed the names of students who earned recognition on the honor roll for the second quarter of the 2016-17 academic year. ?A? honor rollSeniors on the ?A? honor roll, with an * indicating straight ?A?s,? are: *Benjamin Anderson, *Paige Buch, *Bailee Coleman, *Jenna Crile, *Michael Fritz, *Samantha Fritz, *Rachel Funkhouser, Zaya Garner, *Samriddha Ghimire, Emily Hanna, ...

Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women

Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women

Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:45 pm2542d ago

JEFFERSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU WOMENThe Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Pizza Ranch in Fairfield.Following lunch and a business meeting, the group will move to the meeting room of the Farm Bureau office for a Skype program presented by Jodi and Rebecca Ofthus on their recent mission trip to Cuba with a group of volunteers from Des Moines area Methodist churches. The program ...

First wild deer tests positive for CWD in Clayton County

First wild deer tests positive for CWD in Clayton County

First wild deer tests positive for CWD in Clayton County

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:45 pm2542d ago

A wild deer taken during the 2016 deer hunting season northwest of Elkader has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, which is the first CWD positive wild deer confirmed outside of Allamakee County.The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has scheduled a public meeting to discuss the status of the disease in Iowa and surrounding states from 6:30-9 p.m. Feb. 13 in Johnson?s Reception Hall in Elkader.Clayton...

Spring break camps set at Jefferson County Park

Spring break camps set at Jefferson County Park

Spring break camps set at Jefferson County Park

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:45 pm2542d ago

Jefferson County Conservation will be offering two camps during the Fairfield Community School District?s spring break.Children in first and second grades are invited to Nature Explorers. They will be exploring the trails of the park while discovering the changes of spring.During Survival Camp, youth in third through sixth grades will be learning archery, fire building and shelter building.Nature Explorers ...

Fairfielders gather for lunch in Texas

Fairfielders gather for lunch in Texas

Fairfielders gather for lunch in Texas

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:45 pm2542d ago

FAIRFIELD AREA LUNCHEONThe Fairfield area luncheon was Monday at the Golden Corral in Mesa, Arizona, hosted by Pat McClellan.There were 26 in attendance: Connie and Tony Harris, Gail and Joe Gevock, Florence Wright, Darlene Clark, Jean and Joe White, Judy and Steve Davis, Maryanne Clark, JoAnn and Paul Pettigrew, Ron and Jeanette Bower, Chuck and Linda Klett, Gary Riedel and guest, Chuck Hunt and guest, John ...

Iowa citizens playing key role in tracking imperiled wildlife

Iowa citizens playing key role in tracking imperiled wildlife

Iowa citizens playing key role in tracking imperiled wildlife

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:45 pm2542d ago

It?s 10 o?clock on a summer night along a gravel road anywhere in Iowa. In the farm pond next to the road, a raucous chorus of male frogs are making themselves heard as they vie for mates. A volunteer stands clipboard in hand, ear cocked, mentally sorting out each of the calling species using this seemingly ordinary pond.Skip over to a Saturday morning by the river where another volunteer has binoculars and ...

Pesticide applicators can sign up for email notifications of classes

Pesticide applicators can sign up for email notifications of classes

Pesticide applicators can sign up for email notifications of classes

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:45 pm2542d ago

Jefferson County Iowa State University Extension and Outreach announced the PesticideSafety Education Program team is now offering certified commercial pesticide applicators the opportunity to receive email notifications of upcoming Continuing Instructional Courses and other pesticide safety education opportunities.?Applicators can select the categories for notification and can make update if it changes, or ...

Food Safe 101 class offered Feb. 7

Food Safe 101 class offered Feb. 7

Food Safe 101 class offered Feb. 7

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:45 pm2542d ago

The Jefferson County ISU Extension and Outreach office will host a Safe Food 101 class from 1-4 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Extension office.The class includes a basic safe food handling overview for those working where food is prepared and served away from home.After completing the class, participants will be able to identify: the importance of food safety; good personal hygiene; how to control the time and temperature ...

Pekin Middle School lists honor roll

Pekin Middle School lists honor roll

Pekin Middle School lists honor roll

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:45 pm2542d ago

PACKWOOD ? Pekin Middle School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the first-semester honor roll for the 2016-17 academic year. Straight ?A?Students on the Straight ?A? honor roll, with an * indicating a 4.0 grade-point average, include:Eighth grade: *Madison Bemis, *Ethan Cernic, Maryjane Ervin, *Kaitlyn Glosser, *Cael Lyle, Anne Marie Meier, *Brady Millikin, *Samuel ...

Fairfield School Menu: January 30-February 3, 2017

Fairfield School Menu: January 30-February 3, 2017

Fairfield School Menu: January 30-February 3, 2017

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:45 pm2542d ago

Fairfield Community School District has listed its lunch menu for the coming week.Elementary schools:Monday ? breakfast: mini doughnuts, milk, juice, fruit. Lunch: hot dog on a bun, tater tots, broccoli with dip, peaches, milk.Tuesday ? breakfast: graham snacker, milk, juice, fruit. Lunch: beef and cheese nachos, pinto beans, salsa, pears, milk.Wednesday ? breakfast: granola bar and string cheese, milk, ...

Congregate Meals: January 30-February 3, 2017

Congregate Meals: January 30-February 3, 2017

Congregate Meals: January 30-February 3, 2017

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:45 pm2542d ago

Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its congregate meals menu for the coming week.Monday ? beef macaroni casserole, lima beans, Confetti Coleslaw, strawberries and bananas, wheat dinner roll or bread, with margarine, skim milk.Tuesday ?roast beef, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, cream-style corn, apricot halves, wheat dinner roll or bread, with margarine, skim milk.Wednesday ? not available.Thursday ? ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration rescheduled for Feb. 3 in Des Moines

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration rescheduled for Feb. 3 in Des Moines

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration rescheduled for Feb. 3 in Des Moines

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:45 pm2542d ago

DES MOINES ? Due to the icy weather, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration originally scheduled for Jan. 16 will now be Feb. 3.The celebration, with the theme ?Iowans: Allowing Freedom to Ring,? will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wallace State Office Building in Des Moines.The annual state of Iowa celebration honoring the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is hosted by the Iowa ...