Fairfield News

Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department has canceled the Santa?s Workshop for first- through fourth-graders scheduled for Wednesday.The workshop was canceled due to no registrations by the deadline, explained Christy Leazer, aquatic/recreation superintendent.

JEFFERSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU WOMENThe Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women met Tuesday at the home of Sandy Nelson.Thirteen members answered roll call. Members brought items for The Lord?s Cupboard.After a potluck luncheon, the business meeting was called to order by Phyllis Harris. Carol Messer thanked the group for the change money donated toward the Association of Country Women of the world to support ...

AIB COLLEGE OF BUSINESSDES MOINES ? Davis Lowenberg of Fairfield has been named to the honor roll at AIB College of Business for the fall 2013 term.?I am always pleased by the academic success of our students,? said Susan Cigelman, vice president for academic affairs at AIB. ?By challenging themselves in the classroom and making the most of the educational opportunities offered at AIB, they are sure to be ...

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is hosting Breakfast with Santa at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Middle School.Children in preschool through third-grade are invited. A light breakfast will be served, and children will have a chance to talk with Santa and receive a treat.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources wildlife staff are in the field during Iowa?s shotgun deer seasons, collecting samples to test for Chronic Wasting Disease in Iowa?s wild deer herd.The effort will concentrate on portions of northeast Iowa near Wisconsin and Illinois, as well as in Wapello, Davis, Pottawattamie and Cerro Gordo counties, following positive tests from captive facilities in or near those ...

Licenses for the January antlerless deer season went on sale Sunday in counties where the antlerless quota has not been filled.To avoid over-harvesting deer where they hunt, hunters are encouraged to work with landowners to determine if deer are at desirable levels and base decisions on how they use the remaining antlerless tags on local herd conditions.Hunters will need a 2014 hunting license and the habitat ...

Iowans can now purchase 2014 resident hunting, fishing and other licenses; the sale began Sunday.The menu of license options includes the Outdoor Combo, an annual resident hunting/fishing/habitat combo license for $47; the Angler?s Special three-year fishing license for $53; and the Hunter?s Special three-year hunting license, with habitat included, for $86.Also available is the Bonus Line option allowing ...

MONDAYWinter Concert, Fairfield High School Auditorium, 7 p.m.Santa Claus in His Kandy Kane House, Central Park, 6-8 p.m.Enchanted Forest Walk, Waubonsie Park walking trail, Cantril, 5-8 p.m. Free.Youth Fitness Class, for third- through eighth-graders, Roosevelt Community Recreation Center, 5:15-6:15 p.m. $3 per class; free with membership. No registration needed.Co-Dependency Anonymous, First Presbyterian ...

A bluegrass jam session is planned from 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center.Pickers, singers and spectators are welcome to attend.Acoustic instruments are allowed.Snacks and coffee will be available.Admission is free, but donations are welcomed to help offset the cost.

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.Monday ? hamburger on wheat bun with lettuce, tomato and onion, potato wedge, spinach strawberry salad, ambrosia salad, banana bar.Tuesday ? glazed ham ball, baked potato with sour ...

The holiday season is well underway and the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign is in full swing. As of Tuesday, the kettles had brought in $8,874.34; with donations that arrived just before the ringing began, the current total is $10,963.56. This is just shy of the half-way point of the $22,000 goal, but there are now less than two weeks left in the campaign.The Rev. Joe Phipps, volunteer coordinator for The ...

The Lord?s Cupboard of Jefferson County is reminding volunteers their help is needed Monday and Tuesday at the Nazarene Family Center to prepare and pack 500 Christmas food boxes for distribution to families in need.According to the Fairfield Volunteer Center, volunteers are needed at 9:30 a.m. Monday to help clean, stack and number banana boxes.?If we have enough volunteers, the cleaning, numbering and ...