Fairfield Middle School officials have announced its Trojan PRIDE winners for the first semester of the 2013-14 academic year.Students were nominated by teachers for showing Trojan PRIDE on a daily basis for the first half of the school year.The students were recognized Dec. 20 with a Subway lunch.The eighth-grader students include: Fernanda Giron, Connor Ryan, Kelsey Hollander, Aaron Haines, Brady Wahl, ...
Friends of Lake Darling are sponsoring a group bus trip Jan. 25 to the Herbert Hoover Museum in West Branch for the opening day of the Jay ?Ding? Darling exhibit.?This is very exciting as there will be a special presentation by Samuel Klotinsky, executive producer of Marvo Entertainment Group ... regarding our local cartoonist, conservation activist and Pulitzer prize winner Ding Darling, for whom Lake Darling ...
A bluegrass jam session is set from 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center.Pickers and singers with acoustic instruments are welcome.Snacks and coffee will be available.Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to help defray costs.
The Fairfield High School counselors will host a financial aid workshop for the parents of juniors and seniors at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the FHS Commons.Representatives from Iowa College Access Network, known as ICAN, will present information about filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, talk about cost-saving strategies and answer any questions parents have.
The Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign ended Christmas Eve with a final total for the year of $21,142.66.?This is an increase of $1,100 over last year,? said the Rev. Joe Phipps, volunteer coordinator for The Salvation Army in Jefferson County. ?And that comes despite the fact that we had a shorter season, and we got off to a shaky start with a leadership change at the beginning of November. This is truly a ...
GRACELAND UNIVERSITYLAMONI ? The honor roll lists for Graceland University?s 2013 fall term have been announced. Students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average are named to the President?s List. Students with a GPA between 3.65 and 3.99 are named to the Honors List. Students with a GPA between 3.25 and 3.64 are named to the Dean?s List.Catherine Durflinger of Cantril was named to the President?s List.Heather ...
BIRMINGHAMThe Over 50 and Fabulous Red Hat Ladies will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kokomo?s Kafe at the Best Western Fairfield Inn in Fairfield.???The Birmingham Lions Club will have a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Birmingham Lions Building.The January committee is Carroll Unkrich and Harry Anderson.? Arlene Lyon, Ledger correspondent
Late-season pheasant hunters are reporting better-than-expected hunts in parts of Iowa, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.?We are hearing pretty consistent reports from DNR field staff in northwest, north-central, central and west-central counties that bird numbers are better than originally expected,? said Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife research biologist for the Iowa DNR.Excerpts from ...
The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department has issued a reminder that snowmobiles and other motorized vehicles are prohibited in the city parks and on the city trails.
NARFE Chapter 1814 will meet Friday at the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center.The congregate meal will be served at 11:30 a.m., and the meeting will be held after the meal.Reservations are required for the congregate meal. Reservations are due by noon Wednesday to Darlene Lauder at 472-4594.Friday?s menu will include beef patty, wheat hamburger bun, potato wedge, sliced carrots, ambrosia salad, orange juice and milk.
Jodi Anne Dey, daughter of John Dey and Jo Ann Crouch of Fairfield, married Michael Paul Cerretani, son of Ralph Cerretani of Boulder Colo., and MaryAnn Cerretani of Binghamton, N.Y., Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, at Beaver Meadows Ranch in Red Feather Lakes, Colo.Iowa friends gathered for a celebratory luncheon Nov. 30 at Revelations Cafe in Fairfield to honor the newlyweds.The bride?s uncle, Mike Dey of Seattle, ...
TUESDAYT.T.T. Chapter E, McElhinny House, 7 p.m. Information: 472-2616.Birmingham Homecoming Committee, Birmingham Lions Building, 7 p.m.Blood Drive, Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building, 2-7 p.m. Appointments: 800-452-1097.Powerful Tools for Caregivers, first of six weekly classes, Jefferson County ISU Extension Office, 5:30-7 p.m. Registration: 472-4166.Swim Team Here I Come, first of six ...
AMES ? Practical Farmers of Iowa will tackle farm budgeting, weed resistance, pesticide drift, niche pork, land access and organic potatoes in its free 2014 winter farminar series set from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays Jan. 14 through March 11.The interactive webinars were developed to help farmers learn about business and production issues that matter to them from the comfort of their homes.Any computer with an ...
Art and Rita Peck of Fairfield will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Tuesday.A card shower is planned to help them celebrate. Cards can be sent to 102 S. Fourth St., Fairfield 52556.Rita Stallman and Art Peck were married Jan. 7, 1954, in Norway, Iowa. They have five children: Bill Peck of Skiatook, Okla.; Roger Peck and wife Diana of Fairfield; Pat Tarrence and husband Rex of Fairfield; Deb Taylor and ...
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