BIRMINGHAMA Christmas party for children will be held from 1-2 p.m. Saturday at the Birmingham Library.Reading, crafts and treats are planned.?Arlene Lyon, Fairfield Ledger correspondent
Jefferson County ISU Extension horticulturist Barb Grijalva is offering a ginger root workshop from noon to 1 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Extension office.According to Grijalva, ?ginger plants can be used for cooking and make a lovely green plant to brighten up dreary winter days.?Sign up to attend by contacting Grijalva by emailing barbgri@iastate.edu or calling 472-4166 by 4:30 p.m. The deadline is Dec. 17. The $5 ...
MT. PLEASANT ? Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra will present its inaugural Holiday Concert at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Iowa Wesleyan College Chapel Auditorium in Mt. Pleasant.Under the direction of music director Robert McConnell, the symphony orchestra will perform a variety of holiday music, which will include excerpts from ?The Nutcracker Suite? and ?Messiah.? There will be several opportunities for the ...
Fairfield Community School District elementary music teacher Madeline Thomas directs the Washington and Libertyville schools kindergartners, first- and second-graders during their winter concert Thursday evening at the Fairfield High School Auditorium. Each grade sang a selection of songs before combining into a mixed choir to conclude the concert with ?Simple Gifts,? ?Jingle Bells? and ?Reindeer Pokey.?
The Chamber Singers of Southeast Iowa will present its annual holiday concerts this year at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church in Fairfield.Now in its 23rd year of performing, the Chamber Singers are known for ushering in the holiday season with beautiful and unique arrangements of both traditional and rarely performed choral works. This year?s show will be bigger and better than ever ...
Fairfield Middle School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the honor roll for the first quarter of the 2014-15 academic year.Eighth gradeEighth-graders with a 4.0 grade point average or better are on the ?Straight A? honor roll. The list includes: Ashley Bloomquist, Brittan Bowman, Julia Fritz, Alison Godwin, Laurel Hilger, Madison Kraemer, Bryanna Popejoy, Henry Smith and ...
Bowhunter Nolan Leu poses with the 10-point buck he harvested in Van Buren County. Leu, son of Jeremy and Kristen Leu, is a student at Indian Hills Community College.
The Naturewise Academy, in cooperation with the city of Fairfield and the ISU Extension service, is planning ?Garden Winterization: Mulching Techniques Part 2? from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Community Garden as part of the autumn workshop series.The participants will serve as they learn. They will be preparing the second half of the garden using chop-and-drop mulching techniques.Participants should ...
Fairfield High School drum majors, from left, Loreena Hucke, Drew Grunwald and Lindsey Repp display the quilt to be raffled at the Marching Band Showcase at 7 p.m. today at Trojan Stadium. Everyone is invited to attend the free event featuring performances by the high school and middle school bands as they showcase music and marching developed since the middle of August. The quilt was created by ?band mom? Mary ...
The family of Jean Davis is honoring her with a card shower in celebration of her 90th birthday Wednesday.Cards and memories can be sent to Mrs. Davis at 106B E. Monroe Ave., Fairfield 52556.
Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is offering Morning Boot Camp at 5:30 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday Sept. 9 through Oct. 2 at Roosevelt Community Recreation Center.Morning Boot Camp is a 30-minute workout to get the day running and off to a great start.Participants are asked to sign up for each class they want to take.Each class size is set at a minimum of four and a maximum of 15.The ...
JEFFERSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU WOMENThe Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women will meet at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 2 at Pizza Ranch in Fairfield.Julie Fiske will be hostess.John Sandbothe, regional Farm Bureau manager, will present the program.Roll-call response will be the population and climate of Russia.All interested women are invited to attend.??? VFW AUXILIARYThe Ladies Auxiliary to Dimmitt-Vorhies Post 2271 ...
The Fairfield Art Association?s recent weeklong End-of-Summer Younger Artist Class featured projects in clay sculpture, self portraits, designing, collage and watercolor. Holding their koi fish windsocks are students, from left, front row: Luke Porter, Elliot Ward, Katie Porter, Vanessa Kessel; and back row: Emmelia Miller, Cason Miller, Bella Buckley, Xavier Kessel and Ella Bentler. Student Taylor Sikora is not ...
Fairfield Middle School marching band rehearsals will be held today through Thursday in the early evenings at FMS to combine the seventh- and eighth-grade bands and preparation for the parade season.Rehearsals are scheduled for:? Today ? 4-5:30 p.m. for drums; 5:30-7 p.m. for flags.? Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday ? 4-6 p.m. for all seventh- and eighth-grade band members.Treats will be served at approximately...
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