Fairfield News

A square dance, with nationally known caller Bob Asp from Rockford, Ill., will be 1:30-4 p.m. Sunday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building.Participants should bring dance shoes. The Activity Building has a beautiful well-kept floating hardwood floor perfect for dancing.According to Sarvani Viger-Edson, southeast Iowa dancers have driven miles and miles to dance to Asp.?Bob?s calling is precise, ...

BIRMINGHAMThe Birmingham Lions will have a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Lions Building.The October committee is Alice Stortz and Kris Anderson.???The Birmingham Library has high speed Internet and wireless Internet for public use.The library also the ability to copy photos and discs.? Arlene Lyon,Ledger correspondent

PLEASANT PLAIN SCHOOL OF VAN BUREN COUNTYA reunion for scholars and guests of Pleasant Plain School of Van Buren County will be held Oct. 23 at the Lunch Box Cafe in Douds.The meal will be served at noon.Reservations should be made by Oct. 18 to Darlene McQuoid at 319-397-2304 or Carolyn Peacock at 641-693-3003.Those attending are asked to bring pictures and other memorabilia to share.

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 ? pork cutlet, scalloped potatoes, Brussels sprouts, Blushing Pears.Tuesday ? chili with beans, sweet and sour coleslaw, cereal muffin, strawberry and banana.Wednesday ? ...

Hometown Harvest of Southeast Iowa is celebrating fresh, healthy foods for students in the Fairfield Community School District through the month of October as part of National Farm to School Month.Iowa Department of Agriculture Land Stewardship is spotlighting the success of a national farm to school movement by donating fresh, locally grown apples to school lunch menus across the state.Apples grown at Apple ...

Farewell reception planned Sunday afternoon for KochsFirst Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will host a farewell reception for Keevin and Marcia Koch from 2-4 p.m. Sunday.Community members are welcome to come say good-bye to the Kochs before they relocate to Spring Hill, Tenn., to be near their three children and two grandchildren.The Kochs moved to Fairfield from Fairday, La., in 1975 to fill the pulpit ...

The Prospects for Independent Living Conference will be Monday and Tuesday at the Ames Scheman Center.More than 50 speakers will share their expertise and insight on a variety of topics that will provide aging and disability network professionals, family caregivers, nursing home administrators, direct care workers, and consumers with replicable cutting edge approaches which encourages independence for older ...

The Education Foundation of Fairfield Public Schools recently awarded its fall grants.Each school in the Fairfield Community School District received a grant with a total of more than $16,000, including a grant from the Greater Jefferson County Foundation.Grants awarded to Fairfield Middle School included funds to purchase a new tuba, iPads, atlas sets for social studies, white boards, books, literature and ...

A mosquito/public health pest management continuing instructional course for commercial pesticide applicators will be presented Oct. 24.The program will be shown through the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pest Management and the Environment program at the Jefferson County ISU Extension Office.Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by sessions from 9-11:30 a.m.The registration fee is $35 on or ...

Several members of the Jefferson County 4-H program man a booth at the October Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk in Central Park. From left are, Jefferson County 4-H Youth Committee secretary Sherry Taglauer, Jefferson County 4-H Youth Coordinator Courtney Taglauer, Hay Bales 4-H Club leader Janice Shaw in the background and Hay Bales and Jefferson County 4-H Teen Council member Aaron Shaw. As part of its observance ...

The Broadway Players of FHS will be presenting the fun little play ?Harvey? this weekend in the Fairfield High School Auditorium.?Harvey,? by Mary Chase is the story of Elwood P. Dowd (Coren Hucke), a middle-aged, amiable and somewhat eccentric man whose best friend, Harvey, is an invisible 6-foot, 3.5-inch tall invisible rabbit.Elwood?s sister Veta (Madison Nelson) and her daughter Myrtle Mae (Shea Malloy) ...

Lockridge Fire and Rescue will sponsor a Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center blood drive from 3:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Lockridge Senior Center.To donate, call Sonja Graber at 319-696-3686.A donor must have last given blood on or before Aug. 20 to be eligible to give at this drive.The Batavia community will sponsor a blood drive from 3-6:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Batavia Senior Community Center.To ...