Fairfield News

Iowa fur harvesters will find good numbers of raccoons, coyotes, bobcats, river otters, mink, and, with all likelihood, other trappers in the countryside when the furbearer trapping and hunting season opens Saturday.?Population-wise, all species are doing quite well except for muskrats and gray fox,? said Vince Evelsizer, furbearer biologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. ?Trappers who typically ...

BIRMINGHAMThe Birmingham Library board will meet at 9 a.m. Nov. 5 at the library.???The Rebekah Circle of the Birmingham Methodist Church will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at the church. Jodi Kerr will be hostess.? Arlene Lyon, Ledger correspondent STOCKPORTThe Stockport City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Stockport City Hall. Anyone wishing to address the mayor and council should call city hall at ...

BOWDOIN COLLEGEBRUNSWICK, Maine ? Olivia Reed of Fairfield, a member of the Bowdoin College Class of 2015, was honored for academic excellence during the college?s annual Sarah and James Bowdoin Day ceremony Friday.Reed is earning a major in anthropology and Spanish.Students designated Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholars are in the top 20 percent of each class for the previous academic year. In addition, the ...

TUESDAYYard Waste Burning in Fairfield City Limits, daylight hours when wind conditions are appropriate. Information: 472-6193.Fairfield City Council Candidate Forum, hosted by Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce, Fairfield Public Library, 7 p.m.Spookride, for prekindergartners through fifth graders, hosted by Fairfield Park and Recreation Department, Chautauqua Park, 7-8:30 p.m.Children?s Vaccination Clinic, ...

The Fairfield Volunteer Center and the Southern Prairie Chapter of the American Red Cross are joining forces to introduce the Red Cross and its volunteer opportunities to Fairfield from 1:15-2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Public Library.Following a half hour presentation, there will time for question and answers and for assisting those registering as volunteers on the Red Cross website.The introduction is ...

OTTUMWA ? A one-day leadership conference will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Rural Health Education Center on the Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa campus.?Leadership Now? is open to anyone who has an interest in leadership, particularly those who are interested in leadership as it applies to the local 10-county region.James Autry, author and former Meredith Corporation executive, will be the keynote ...

The Fairfield Women?s Club will host its annual soup and pie luncheon for the community from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 5 at the McElhinny House.Vegetable beef and cheesy potato soups will be served, along with various pies.Delivery- and carry-out orders are available. Call 472-5762 or 919-5761 for deliveries.Proceeds will be used to maintain the historic McElhinny House.The McElhinny House was built for pioneer ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY IOWA SCHOOL PERSONNELJefferson County Unit of Iowa School Personnel met for a luncheon meeting Wednesday at SunnyBrook Assisted Living.Special guests were Tom and Opal Handlen, District 6 coordinators, and Ken Dailey, who updated members on the Blue Zones Project.Dailey explained the goal of the project is to improve the health and longevity in thecommunity using nine principles based on the ...

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department will begin offering the Arthritis Foundation Walk with Ease program Nov. 4 at the Roosevelt Community Recreation Center.Classes meet for one hour three times a week for six weeks.Walk with Ease is an exercise program that can reduce pain and improve overall health. According to the Arthritis Foundation, if a person can be on his or her feet for 10 minutes without ...

MONDAYF.A.C.T. Auditions, for ?The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,? Fairfield High School Auditorium, 7 p.m.Jefferson County Master Gardeners, Jefferson County ISU Extension Office, 5 p.m.Birmingham Lions Club, carry-in supper, Birmingham Lions Building, 7 p.m.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 ...

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Center is taking registration for Ide Gymnastics gymnastic and trampoline programs.Both programs begin Nov. 4 and continue through Dec. 6, with each session meeting four times, at Roosevelt Community Recreation Center.The trampoline program is divided into 10 sessions and the gymnastics program is divided into 11 sessions, each with different meeting times and dates, depending ...

Polishville Community Center has announced its November events.A dance, with Lyle Beaver of Iowa City providing the music, is set for Sunday. Food will be for sale at 4:30 p.m., and dancing will be from 6-9 p.m.A second dance, with Goodman/Anders of North English and Newhall providing the music, is set for Nov. 17. Food will be for sale at 4:30 p.m., and dancing will be from 6-9 p.m.Bingo is set for Nov. 4 and ...