Fairfield News

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Iowa Wesleyan College Homecoming week begins Monday, with events specifically for alumni set on Oct. 11-12.This year?s homecoming will celebrate the contributions of former Dean Carol Nemitz and her many years of faithful service to the college. The alumni theme is ?To Dean Nemitz, With Gratitude.?The full schedule of events is available at www.iwc.edu/homecoming. See more by clicking below.

Nominations are now open for the Fairfield Cultural Alliance 2013 Cultural Contribution Award.The purpose of the alliance?s annual Cultural Contribution Award is to recognize groups or individuals for helping to enhance the quality of life in Fairfield by creating, directing or promoting artistic and/or cultural activities, works of art or events in Fairfield for that calendar year.According to the Fairfield ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Will Wolper, commissioner of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, will be the featured speaker at Iowa Wesleyan College at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Chapel Auditorium.The program is free and open to the public.Wolper became the first full-time commissioner of St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in July 2007. Prior to joining the SLIAC, he served as the director of informati...

James Hoskins of Fairfield will celebrate his 85th birthday Sunday.A card shower is being planned. Cards can be sent to Mr. Hoskins at 400 S. Highland St., Room 104, Fairfield 52556.

Singing Cedars School will host its Old-Time Harvest Festival for the Fairfield community from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the school.The festival will include entertainment, learning opportunities about cider crushing, butter churning, grain grinding, scarecrow making and creative wood piling. The festival also will include a petting zoo, scavenger hunt, live music and dancing.Food will be available, ...

Bob and Joyce Perkins of Batavia are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary today.The couple was married Oct. 1, 1953.The Perkinses have five children: Brad Perkins of Alamo, Texas, Jason Perkins of Houston, Texas, Robert Perkins of Batavia, the late Marty Perkins and the late Nicole Perkins.The couple also has nine grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.

The Polishville Community Center hosted the Mount Pleasant Tractor Crusade, serving lunch to the drivers, their entourage and guests who stopped to see the tractors Sept. 21.?Saturday was a big day for Polishville,? said Bill Peck, president of the Polishville Association.Peck said the tractors left Mount Pleasant at 8:30 a.m. and made their way through Trenton, Wayland and skirted Brighton before arriving at ...

Polishville Community Center has announced its October 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 Jerry Beauchamp of Eldora providing the music, is set for Oct. 20. Food will be for sale at 4:30 p.m., and dancing will be from 6-9 p.m.Bingo is set for Oct. 7 and Oct. 21. At both ...

OTTUMWA ? Indian Hills Community College computer software development students will host their first Byte Jam competition Oct. 7-10 in the Advanced Technology Center on the Ottumwa campus.April Leahy, Kush Passi, Mitzui Echeverria and Ryker Garrison, all of Fairfield, are among the competing students.The competition will involve students devoting three days to developing web applications that demonstrate the ...

Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment will host its 21st annual fund-raising Bike Fest Fun Friday.Lower school and preschool students will ride on the shorter trails from 10 a.m. to noon. The Middle and Upper school students will ride on the Fairfield bike trails from 12:45-3 p.m.Riders are welcome to join the students. Refreshments will be served along the trails.The event raises money for the school?s ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY RETIRED SCHOOL PERSONNELThe Jefferson County Retired School Personnel met Wednesday at SunnyBrook Assisted Living.The guest speaker was Gene Luedtke of Fairfield, who presented ?Antiques and Memorabilia,? a program about the history of the soda bottling industry in Fairfield from 1877 to the 1960s. Of special interest was his collection of soda bottles used at various factories in the area. ...

Fairfield Community School District has listed its breakfast and lunch menu for the coming week.Monday ? breakfast at all schools: assorted cereals, assorted cereal bars and Nutri-Grain Bars, orange juice, milk. Lunch: corn dog, baked beans, mixed vegetables, pineapple, milk; and in addition for high school students: tomatoes and fruit choice.Tuesday ? breakfast at the middle school and high school: assorted ...