Fairfield News

OSKALOOSA ? With rising prices and lower incomes, it is becoming more and more apparent that we are living in trying times. Many are struggling to pay their bills and put nutritious food on their table. Large employers are cutting jobs. Food stamp enrollment numbers are increasing, while benefits are decreasing. Despite pushes for a healthier wellbeing, obesity is at its highest levels in years.What can a person ...

SOLITAIRESSolitaires will meet for lunch at noon Sunday at Pizza Ranch in Fairfield.??? NORTHSIDE STRIPPERSNorthside Strippers Quilt Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Jefferson County ISU Extension Office.New members are welcome.For information, call Judie Herzog at 472-3508.???

BURLINGTON ? The annual Iowa Artists Region 12 Show is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 4 at the Art Center of Burlington.Region 12 includes counties of Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine, Van Buren and Washington.Iowa Artists welcomes any adult amateur artist in the area to participate.Entrants must arrive at 9 a.m. April 4 to register. All artwork will be judged and critiqued that day, then ...

Editor?s note: The monthly To Your Heath column is a venue for Jefferson County Health Center to provide health information that will benefit The Fairfield Ledger?s readers.To suggest ideas for future articles or to obtain information, call Jefferson County Health Center community relations manager Wanda Bagby at 469-4198. This month, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) promotes National Nutrition ...

DES MOINES ­? The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has rescheduled a public meeting over the Iowa Communications Network for 6-9 p.m. March 25 to listen to the public?s thoughts on the hunting and trapping regulations for this fall.Meetings will be held in Atlantic, Boone, Calmar, Chariton, Clear Lake, Council Bluffs, Creston, Dubuque, Eldridge, Johnston, Marshalltown, Monroe, Ottumwa, Sac City, Sergeant ...

The Fairfield Band Aides will start a calling campaign Monday for its twice-yearly garbage bag sales fund raiser.The funds raised in the campaign help support the instrumental music program in the Fairfield Community School District by purchasing instruments and a new band trailer, paying repair bills and clinicians and contributing to a new uniform fund.Callers will be from Charity Services of Cedar Rapids. ...

Fairfield Middle School student Brody Angstead reads a Dr. Seuss book to Pence Elementary School student Faith Jones last week in celebration of the 16th annual National Education Association?s ?Read Across America? March 2-6. The event celebrates Dr. Seuss?s birthday on March 2.To honor the author and celebrate the fun and value of reading, FMS students trekked to Pence throughout the week to read books with ...

The Jefferson County Health Center Auxiliary is accepting scholarship applications from Fairfield and Pekin high school graduating seniors through April 15.Scholarship recipients must reside in Jefferson County and be pursuing a health-related career.Applications are available at Jefferson County Health Center Gift Shop, The Bargain Box and the high school guidance offices.

Florence Day of Fairfield will celebrate her 90th birthday March 12.Mrs. Day?s family would like to honor her with a card shower.Birthday wishes can be mailed to her at 406 S. Court St., Fairfield 52556.Mrs. Day has three children: Pat Addy and husband Jerry of Altoona, Richard Day and wife Sherry of Fairfield and Tammy Weaver of Fairfield. She also has six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Carlos and Lana Rodriguez will be in Fairfield to offer Argentine tango workshops on the second Saturday of each month on the top floor of the Roosevelt Community Recreation Center.A workshop is set for March 14.The workshops will be 1:30-4 p.m., with the afternoon divided into times for different classes and practices.A level 1 class will be 1:30-2:30 p.m., followed by a practice session from 2:30-2:45 p.m.A ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU WOMENThe Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Pizza Ranch.Julie Fiske will be hostess.Roll-call response will be the education and people of England.???

Two dances are scheduled during March at the Polishville Community Center.The first dance will be March 8, with Jerry Beauchamp of Eldora, providing the music. Food will be available for purchase at 4:30 p.m., and dancing is set from 6-9 p.m.The second dance will be March 22, with the Larry Goodman Band of North English providing the music. Food will be available for purchase at 4:30 p.m., and dancing is set ...