Fairfield News

New Sweden cemetery association meeting setLOCKRIDGE ? New Sweden United Methodist Church Cemetery Association will have a spring meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at New Sweden United Methodist Church. Fairfield Big Band music part of special serviceFirst Presbyterian Church in Fairfield will present a special worship service, with the Fairfield Big Band, at 10:30 a.m. March 30.The Rev. Joe Phipps, pastor of the ...

EAST PLEASANT PLAIN ? A congregate meal will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 27 at St. Joseph Church in East Pleasant Plain.The menu will include chicken sopa casserole, mashed potatoes, green beans, a salad bar, bread, cake, cream puffs and beverages.Bingo will be played after the meal.All ages are welcome. An elevator is available at the church.Reservations are not required, but appreciated. ...

The Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its 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.Lent will be observed through April 18. Fish will be offered as an alternative each Friday. When making reservations, let the center know if fish is requested.Monday ? Salisbury ...

SOLITAIRESThe Solitaires will meet for lunch at noon Sunday at Cafe Paradiso on the Fairfield square.???

Fairfield Community School District will be on spring break Monday through March 28.No breakfast or lunch will be served while classes are not in session.School, with breakfast and lunch served, will resume March 31.The menu can be found on the district?s website at www.fairfieldsfuture.org, where parents can deposit funds into and monitor their student?s lunch account.

PACKWOOD ? Pekin Preschool/Child Care Center will be having registration for the 2014-15 school year April 3 at the center.Anyone needing preschool next year must attend any time between 3-6 p.m.The registration event is for parents only.Parents should bring names, addresses and phone numbers of work places, doctors, dentists, hospitals and family members, as well as the child?s Social Security number and ...

The Fairfield Public Library will present a free movie Friday, with doors opening at 7 p.m., and the film beginning at 7:30 p.m.The film being shown is a 2014 winner of seven Oscars, including best director.The film is a heart-pounding sci-fi thriller that pulls the audience into the infinite and unforgiving realm of deep space. It is the story of a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, but ...

ELDON ? The Cardinal Community School District drama department is presenting ?Guys and Dolls? by Damon Runyon.The students will perform three shows in the Cardinal High School gymnasium: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for students.

CLOVER KIDSThe Jefferson County Fairfield 4-H Clover Kids met 5:15-6:15 p.m. Thursday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building.To celebrate St. Patrick?s Day, 11 members participated making a rainbow steamers crafts to enjoy inside or outside. The group had Hula Hoop relays and played Leprechaun in the Middle.Green milk and charm cereal was served for a snack.Helping with the activities were ...

Jennifer E. Sonner and Justin T. Schultz, both of Kansas City, Mo., have announced their engagement to marry.The bride-to-be is the daughter of Peter and Linda Sonner of Hedrick. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in creative apparel design from Iowa State University in Ames. She is an Internet customer representative at Jay Wolfe Toyota in Kansas City.The groom-to-be is the son of Gary and Cheryl ...

OTTUMWA ? Tickets are being sold for Tom Arnold?s appearance at Indian Hills Community College?s annual Celebrity Night.The event is slated for March 26 in the Tom Arnold Net Center on the IHCC Ottumwa campus.The event will be the 33rd annual Celebrity Night at IHCC. Celebrity Night is one of three major fundraisers each year for the IHCC Foundation. All proceeds are used to fund student scholarships at the ...

The Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Robert McConnell, will conclude its 63rd season with powerful concerts with artist in residence Sarah Roberts and twin sister Rachel Roberts.The first concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Burlington?s Memorial Auditorium. Two additional performances will be given Sunday: 3 p.m. in Indian Hills Community College St. John Auditorium in Ottumwa; and ...