Fairfield News

Mike and Deb Greenfield of Douds announce the engagement of their daughter Emily to Tylor Pilcher of Fairfield.The bride-elect is a graduate of University of Northern Iowa and is employed as a physical therapy assistant with Select Rehabilitation.The groom-elect is the son of Jesse and Suella Pilcher of Fairfield and Kelly Laughlin and Kevin of Douds. He is a 2007 graduate of Fairfield High School and attended ...

Rose Breakfast set ThursdayThe annual Rose Breakfast will be 9 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church.Herb Shafer will present the program ?For A Time Such as This: A First Person Narrative.?Reservations should be made with Bernita Pettit at 472-5286 or dbpettit@lisco.com. Discipleship Kick-Starter begins WednesdayFirst Baptist Church is offering a Discipleship Kick-Starter beginning Wednesday.Runni...

The Fairfield Municipal Band will begin its summer season Tuesday, with an 8 p.m. concert in Central Park.The summer outdoor concert series, sponsored by the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department, is made up of six concerts on Tuesday and June 21 and 28 before a short break. The concerts return in July on July 19, 26, and the last one is on Aug. 2.This is the 29th year that the Fairfield Municpal Band has ...

KEOSAUQUA ? Join the Villages of Van Buren for the 16th annual Fly Van Buren June 18.The fly-in breakfast will be 7-10 a.m. at the Keosauqua Municipal Airport in the historic Villages of Van Buren County. The Keosauqua Lions Club will be serving an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast. The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 5-10, free for children under 5, and all pilots who fly in get a free ...

This year, the Jefferson County Farm Bureau is bringing back the Cookout Contest to the Greater Jefferson County Fair June 25.There is no entry fee to compete, and winners in each category will receive prizes and the chance to compete at the Iowa State Fair. The only eligibility requirement is to be a resident of Iowa; competitors do not need to be a Farm Bureau member to enter.The entries will be judged on the ...

FHS CLASS OF 1971The Fairfield High School Class of 1971 invites friends and former teachers to an informal gathering at 6 p.m. June 17.Class members are meeting at the Fairfield Elks Lodge.???

Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its congregatte meals menu for the coming week.Meals are served at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday at the Fairfield senior center and at noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Lockridge senior center.Monday ? beef burrito, Chuckwagon Corn, mixed green salad, strawberries, crispy rice bar.Tuesday ? theme meal day.Wednesday ? chef salad with turkey, mandarin ...

Steve and Karen Smith of Batavia will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at 3 p.m. June 18 at the Batavia Community Center.Karen Rupe and Steve Smith were married June 27, 1966, at Batavia Chrstian Church in Batavia.He is retired from the Jefferson County Law Center, and she is retired from Ottumwa Printing Inc.The couple have three children: Steve Smith of Batavia; Tycene Weber and husband Mark of ...

Each school month, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Fairfield sponsors the Fairfield Middle School ?Students of the Month? award to acknowledge positive contributions of FMS students at school.These positive contributions range from assisting teachers and peers in classroom activities to displaying characteristics as a role model in and out of the classroom. The Students of the Month certificates ...

HAMILTON COLLEGECLINTON, N.Y. ­­? Serena R. Ward, daughter of Raymond and Renee Ward of Fairfield, has been named to the dean?s list at Hamilton College for the 2016 spring semester.To be named to the dean?s list, a student must have carried throughout the semester a course load of four or more graded credits with an average of 3.5 or above.A May graduate, Ward majored in government at Hamilton.??? WARTBURG ...

Ryley McElderry, a 2016 graduate of Cardinal High School, and daughter of Allen and Twyla McElderry of Batavia, was recognized by Gov. Terry Branstad for outstanding academic achievement at the 14th Annual Governor?s Scholar Recognition Ceremony May 1 at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines.The statewide program, sponsored by the Iowa Governor?s Office, Iowa High School Athletic Association and its title sponsor the Iowa ...

A free workshop on how to remodel or build a home that is healthy, durable and energy efficient is set from 7-9 p.m. Monday at the Fairfield Public Library.Bill McAnally will be leading the workshop.McAnally is ?a really well known and respected speaker, is frequently on NPR?s ?Talk of Iowa,?? said Scott Timm, a field specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.McAnally is a trusted and ...