Fairfield News

Polishville Community Center will host its July lunch and bingo Wednesday.Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with bingo starting at 12:30 p.m.The menu is: juicy beef paddies, macaroni and cheese, vegetable, salads, homemade pies, tea and coffee.Reservations are needed so organizers can determine the amount of food to prepare.Reservations can be made by calling Bill Peck at 319-694-3495 or ...

BIRMINGHAMThe Birmingham Lions Club will have a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Birmingham Lions Building.New officers were installed at the club?s last meeting. The officers are: president Kriss Anderson; vice president Harry Anderson; secretary Ann Boley; treasurer Carroll Unkrich; tail twister Larry Smith; lion tamer Hugh Shaw; directors Gene Stine, Van Meek, Herb Shafer and Stanley Knipfer.New ...

Hurley McGahan and Branden Schombert, both of Kansas City, Missouri, were married Sunday, May 1, 2016, at Christian Renewal Church in St. Simons Island, Georgia.The groom is the son of Dwight and Robin Schombert of Lockridge. The bride is the daughter of Jim and Jill McGahan of St. Simons Island.Mack Tucker officiated the 5 p.m. ceremony. The Kansas City Worship Team provided the music. The altar was decorated ...

A Jefferson County Hunger Dialogue is scheduled for 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store Club Room.A Hunger Dialogue is an inclusive platform for open communication about food issues in the community, explained Dee Sandquist, a dietitian and certified diabetes educator at the Fairfield Hy-Vee. Participants will learn about the face of hunger and will have the opportunity to discuss ...

Mickael and Tammy Wagner of Fairfield announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Chelsey Wagner, to Corey Haynes, son of Shirley Haynes of Fairfield.The bride-elect is a 2011 graduate of Fairfield High School and a 2014 graduate of Iowa Wesleyan College. She has a bachelor?s degree in psychology. She is employed at Optimae Life Services.The groom-elect is a 2012 graduate of Fairfield ...

BIRMINGHAMThe Birmingham Homecoming tractor pull will be Sunday on the south edge of town along Highway 1. Weigh in starts at 9 a.m. Pulling starts at 11 a.m. Food will be available.­­­???The Birmingham Lions Club will meet for a carry-in supper at 7 p.m. Monday at the Birmingham Lions Building. Officers will be installed. Three new members will be joining.???Birmingham Lions Club will host a community blood ...

The following area houses of worship have submitted calendars for Sunday through June 25.Any congregation wanting to have its calendar for the week of June 26 through July 2 published in The Ledger June 24 should provide information to the newsroom by 9 a.m. Thursday.Listings are not perpetually printed. A weekly or monthly calendar must be submitted for the listing to appear in The Fairfield Ledger; specify if ...

Volunteers needed for Bible reading marathonThe historical Iowa 99 County Bible Reading Marathon will place June 30 through July 3 in front of all 99 courthouses, including the Jefferson County Courthouse in Fairfield.The public is invited to participate in a continuous reading of the whole Bible, beginning with Genesis at 8 a.m. June 30, reading day and night until the concluding of Revelation at about 5 p.m. ...