Fairfield News

The Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women met Dec. 8 at the home of Sandy Nelson for a pot luck dinner.New officers for 2016 are President Sharon Schafer, vice president Jeanene Peiffer, Secretary Shirley McCracken, Assistant Secretary Christine Schiedel, and Historian Sandy Nelson. Syria will be the new country that the women will study.Shirley Stanley helped the group members make a craft to take home. The next ...

Fairfield Women?s Club Inc. will meet at noon Wednesday for lunch at the McElhinny House at 301 N. Court Street. Irene Stagers will serve as greeter, assisted by Donna Clark, Sandy Walter, Diane Smith and Walta Bloomquist.Fairfield High School Choir under the direction of Zach Reiter will present the program followed by a short business meeting conducted by president Julie Johnston.Any interested area ladies ...

The Lord?s Cupboard is still seeking donations of items needed for the 500 holiday meal boxes it will be distributing later this month to low-income families in Jefferson County. ?Between now and [Tuesday], the Jefferson County community is invited to donate the items we still need for the 500 boxes,? said Laura C. Cohen, coordinator of The Lord?s Cupboard.Cohen listed the items as: 5-ounce cans of tuna; ...

The Fairfield Elks Lodge will hold its annual Veterans Leather Program collection starting Saturday and lasting until the end of February.Hunters can drop off deer hides, with the head and leg sections removed, at participating local businesses, and the hides will eventually be given to veterans to help with their recreational and occupational therapy throughout the Veterans Administration health care system.The...

AMES ? With the holiday season approaching fast, many families choose to use evergreen trees to make their homes more festive. Evergreens are popularly used as Christmas trees in many people?s homes, however, they have purpose beyond the holiday season. After Christmas, instead of throwing the evergreen tree away, plant it instead.Here are some tips from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturist...

The first of Iowa?s two shotgun deer seasons opens on Saturday, and while optimism for a successful hunt is the primary focus, hunters are encouraged to brush up on safe hunting practices.Basic firearm rules are pretty straight forward: treat every firearm as though it were loaded; always point the muzzle in a safe direction; be sure of your target and what?s beyond it; keep your finger off the trigger until ...

During the week of Oct. 27-31, the Fairfield FFA Chapter took six members to Louisville, Kentucky, for the National FFA Convention. The members who attended were Katlin Clemmons, Hannah Clubb, Celsey Horton, Hollie Nelson, Hunter Symmonds, and Mitchell Taglauer. Courtney Taglauer, FFA advisor, and Shawn Nelson, chaperone, also attended.While members were there, they took tours around town. They went to the ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY CLOVER KIDSThe Jefferson County Fairfield 4-H Clover Kids met 5:15-6:15 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Jefferson County ISU Extension office.Eighteen members participated in fall bingo.The group made turkeys with toilet paper tubes, construction paper and cups. They each traced their hand on construction paper for the base, and they wrote things they were thankful for on the paper feathers.The Clover ...

BIRMINGHAMThe Rebekah Circle of the Methodist church in Birmingham will meet at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 at the church.???The Birmingham Library Board will meet at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 3.? Arlene Lyon, The Fairfield Ledger correspondent STOCKPORTGary Whitaker will be guest speaker Sunday at Stockport Christian Church.The new pastor, Nathan Chapin, will be at the church Dec. 6.???T.His youth group will put together four ...

The new inductees of the National Honor Society at Fairfield High School are, from left, front row: Gavin Stever, Samantha Fritz, Jenna Crile, Coryn Klehm, Anuja Pharasi, Savannah Kelley; middle row: Drew Stever, Michael Fritz, Doga Ozesmi, Amber Manning, Monica Stoltz, Navin Martin, Alex Crile; back row: Troy Bochmann, Shea Malloy, Holly McCoy, Suzannah Kingsbury, Loreena Hucke, Rachel Funkhouser. The induction ...

Andy and Becky Cook of Fairfield will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversay Tuesday.A card shower is being planned. Cards can be sent to the Cooks at 703 W. Washington Ave., Fairfield 52556.Becky Steele Gearheart and Andy Cook were married Nov. 17, 1990.Both are retired; Mr. Cook from Walmart and Mrs. Cook from a nursing career.They have four children: James Cook Jr. and wife Amie of Fairfield, Nicole ...

Milestones Area Agency on Aging has partnered with Elevate Aging Coalition to present ?Join the Conversation: Iowa Dialogue on Helping Older Adults Maintain the Highest Quality of Life Possible? from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the Bridge View Center in Ottumwa.Iowans are living longer than ever before, with one out of every five residents now aged 60 or older. That number is expected to grow over the next few ...