Fairfield News

This week is the heart of the rut, and deer hunters are having good results, although they are reporting seeing many fewer deer, according to Iowa Department of Natural Resources.The number of licenses sold and the number of deer taken are similar to last year, but lower than its peak in 2006.However, there is still time to take advantage of the 2013 bow season. Iowa?s deer are among the most sought after big ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? The Evaluating Your Estate Plan workshop will be held Dec. 11 at the Henry County Extension Office in Mount Pleasant, with registration starting at 9 a.m. and the program running from 9:30 a.m. to 4: p.m. The program will answer estate planning questions and helps prepare participants to work with their estate planning team.The presenters for the program include Kelvin Leibold and Melissa ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? The corn harvest is 88 percent complete in Iowa, about 8 percentage points ahead of normal and soybeans are 98 percent done, three days ahead of average.?Farmers are trying to wrap up harvest and complete additional fall field work, including tillage, fertilizer applications and conservation practice construction,? said Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey. ?That 12 percent of the corn ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources offers free weekly fishing information from Iowa?s fisheries experts on the website ~Highlights from the current report state the east Greater Ottumwa Central Park pond was stocked with trout Oct. 31, and anglers are advised to try small spinner or prepared trout baits.Lake Belva Deer, 5 miles northeast of Sigourney, has had very little angler activity mainly because of ...

The Fairfield Blue Zones Committee, in colabaration with the Fairfield Volunteer Center, invites all interested people to an ambassador training at noon Thursday at the Fairfield Public Library.The Blue Zones Project is recruiting ambassadors to help lead its efforts to improve the health and well-being of the Fairfield community.Anyone who is active in a group or organization, whether it?s a civic group like ...

YOUNG BIRDERS CLUBThe Young Birders Club will meet from 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday at Jefferson County Park Nature Center.The program will be ?Cavity Nesters.?According to Jefferson County Naturalist Therese Cummiskey, ?We?ll learn about bluebirds, nuthatches, chickadees, woodpeckers and other birds that make their nests inside the cavity of a tree. Then we?ll head outside to search for possible nesting cavities and ...

The Fairfield Public Library will be showing a free movie Friday evening.Doors open at 7 p.m., and the film begins at 7:30 p.m.The movie, released in 2012, is a modern retelling of Shakespeare?s classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words. The movie stars Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker and Fran Kranz.The film is rated PG-13, and the running time is one hour and 48 ...

BONAPARTE ? Bonaparte Main Street Inc. is announcing this will be the final year for its annual Taste of Christmas candlelight dinner and tour of homes, and the format is different than in pervious years.This one-night event will be Dec. 14.Reservations will include a map to area homes decorated for the holidays that guests can tour at their leisure between the hours of 2-5 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. ...

PACKWOOD ? Officials at the Pekin High School have added Aaron Shaw to the regular honor roll list for the the first quarter of the 2013-14 academic year.Shaw is a sophomore at Pekin High School.The student?s name was omitted from information submitted for published in The Fairfield Ledger Friday.

BIRMINGHAMThe winners of the Peace Poster contest sponsored by the Birmingham and Stockport Lions clubs in the Van Buren schools were: first place, Audrey Smith; second place, Jackie Cochenour; and third place, Chloe Davidson.???A few T-shirts from this summer?s bike rides through Birmingham are still available. Visit Community First Bank to see what colors and sizes are available.? Arlene Lyon, Ledger ...

PACKWOOD ? Pekin High School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the honor roll during the first quarter of the 2013-14 academic year. Students earn straight A?sMany Pekin High School students earned straight A?s.Seniors: Eric Adam, Jared Bond, Petie Clubb, Jessica Horras, Cade Millikin, Taiylor Morgan, Hannah Robison, Tiana Slaney, Jenna Swanson and Samantha Wright.Junior...

Maharishi University of Management will host a Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center blood drive from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday in the Agiro Student Center.Donors who last gave blood on or before Sept. 19 are eligible to give again.To schedule an appointment, contact Josh Wilson at stuact@mum.org or the blood center by calling 800-747-5401 or visiting the website www.bloodcenterimpact.org.Eligible donors must ...