Fairfield News

A pasta luncheon will be held after the 10:15 a.m. Sunday service at First Baptist Church.The lunch is a youth fundraiser.A freewill offering will be collected for the lunch.

A Hunter Education Safety Class is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 22 at the Southeast Iowa Skeet Club near the Walton Club in Fairfield.The class is free.Preregistration is required. Register online at ~For information, contact Don Henderson at 319-653-1636 or Shawn Morrissey at 472-4421.Those attending the class need to pick up a hunter education manual at Jefferson County Park or the Jefferson County ...

OTTUMWA ? High school juniors will have the opportunity to explore academic programs at Indian Hills Community College during Junior Day March 13.The day will begin with registration at 9 a.m. in the Hellyer Student Life Center and will be followed by a welcome at 9:30 a.m.Students will then be able to choose three of Indian Hills? approximate 70 instructional programs that they are most interested in and ...

Fairfield High School students display the Top 10 Scholar awards they were presented during the Fairfield Lions Club?s Student Recognition Night Tuesday. From left are, front row: Makayla Kessel, Cheyenne Laux, Joanna Funkhouser, Kara Greiner; second row: Hanna Greiner, Taalia Larson, Huma Liptak, Jordan Whitney; and back row: Joseph Hietpas and Matthew Carr.

Several Fairfield High School speakers on the individual speech team will be presenting performances that earned a Division I rating at the District contest during the Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk at 6:30 p.m. in the Fairfield Public Library meeting room.The students will be advancing to the State contest March 15 at North Scott High School.Speakers? Night at the library is free and open to the public.The ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU WOMENThe March meeting of the Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women was held Tuesday at the Pizza Ranch in Fairfield.Phyllis Harris, co-president, called the meeting to order.Roll call was answered by 11 members. Two guests present.Julie Fiske, acting secretary for February?s meeting, read the minutes.Harris read a birthday card thank-you from Doris Johnson.Members were asked to ...

For the first time since the mid-1990s, Iowa?s deer harvest has dropped below 100,000, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.Hunters reported 99,406 deer for the 2013 season, which is a decline of 14 percent, from 2012, and 34 percent from its high in 2006. The 2012 reported deer harvest was 115,606.?Hunters responded when we asked them to reduce the size of the herd, but now we are encouraging ...

Pickers, singers and spectators are invited to a bluegrass jam session from 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center.This will be the last bluegrass jam session until November.Participants are asked to bring acoustic instruments only.Snacks and coffee will be available.Admission is free, but donations are welcomed to help defray costs.

Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk presents ?Youth Art: Supporting our Future in Creativity? from 6-9 p.m. Friday on and near the city square.The event focuses on encouraging the creative endeavors of the community?s youth and is an opportunity to experience the talent and creativity of the kindergartners through high school seniors.Fairfield Community School District?s elementary, middle and high schools, Maharishi...

STOCKPORTThe Stockport American Legion will have its annual fish fry with all the trimmings starting at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Stockport American Legion Hall. The event will go until the food is gone. Everyone is invited to attend.­­­???The B.A.T.T.L.E. Youth Group meets at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Stockport United Methodist Church. All youth are invited to attend. To volunteer, call Shirley Munford at ...

The Jefferson County Farm Bureau is sponsoring a breakfast from 6-8 a.m. Tuesday at the Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store in appreciation of area agricultural producers.According to Farm Bureau officials, Jefferson County is home to some of the hardest working farmers in Iowa. The farmers are stewards of the land, animal caregivers and community supporters, and ?we owe a lot to the producers that feed, clothe ...

AMES ? Twenty-four young Iowa cattle producers from around the state, including Dan Delaney of Fairfield, are participating in the 2014 Young Cattlemen?s Leadership Program.The Iowa Cattlemen?s Association program is designed to develop personal, organizational, and community-focused leadership qualities in young producers.The first meeting of the group focused on learning more about each other, the Iowa Beef ...