Fairfield News

John Roush walks through one of the Cedar Creek Produce greenhouse structures where tomatoes are growing. Cindy and John Roush (CR Eggs) and Vince Jaeger?s Organics have Joined to become Cedar Creek Produce. Cedar Creek Produce is one of the stops on the ?Savor the Flavor? farm crawl from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Four farms and two wineries will be open for tours. Local food will be available at every stop. Kim ...

BONNIFIELD QUESTERSThe Bonnifield Questers will meet at 9 a.m. Monday at the home of Linda Messerli.The topic will be family memories.??? JEFFERSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU WOMENThirteen members were present for the meeting of the Farm Bureau Women Tuesday.Roll call was centered on facts about India?s climate and population.Julie Fiske, executive director of the Growing Hope Foundation, gave the program. The ...

Hometown Harvest of Southeast Iowa announces the ?Savor the Flavor? farm craw from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.A free farm crawl is a slow, intimate visit to several farms in the local area for the purpose of understanding food production and the farmers who work the land. The crawl visits four farms, two greenhouses and two wineries in three counties.Food ready-to-eat will be available along the crawl route: ...

BIRMINGHAMThe Birmingham library board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the library.???Birmingham Lions Club members will have a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Lions building. The committee is Kendall Smith and Peter Sweedy.???The Over 50 and Fabulous Red Hat Ladies will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Birmingham Lions Building. The Lions will serve lunch. The hostesses are Linda Stine and ...

Square dance fever has hit Fairfield.Since January dozens of people have enrolled in square dance classes taught by Robin Ragen, the club caller for the Dudes ?n? Dolls in Ottumwa.?Square dancing is an experience, not an event ? a lifelong hobby, something you can do at any age,? said Ragen.The activity is a perfect complement to Fairfield?s Blue Zones Project, according to Sarvani Viger-Edson and Mary Gagnon. ...

Polishville Community Center has announced its September events.A dance, with Ned Francis of Mount Sterling 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 Sept. 22. Food will be for sale at 4:30 p.m., and dancing will be from 6-9 p.m.Bingo is set for ...

The Fairfield Laughter Yoga Club will offer free sessions open to the public beginning Sunday.The club will meet from 2-2:45 p.m. the second Sunday of each month in the Jefferson County Health Center conference room. The free sessions are open to the public, and everyone is welcome.Laughter Yoga combines laughter exercises with deep breathing, simple stretches and deep relaxation of yoga. Anyone can do it, ...

VFW AUXILIARYThe ladies auxiliary to Dimmitt-Vorhies Post 2271 met Aug. 12 at the post home, with 11 members present.The ResCare dance set for Aug. 14 was discussed, and the auxiliary provided cookies, punch and music.All auxiliary sisters are encouraged to drop off their dues at the club or mail them to Raberta Schafer in Fairfield.The district meeting will be Sept. 14 in Tipton.A Christmas in July box was ...

TUESDAYTTT, Chapter E, McElhinny House, 7 p.m. Call Debbie Riepe, 472-2616.Iowa Master Gardeners Webinar, free, ?Efficient Home Landscape Irrigation,? Jefferson County ISU Extension Office, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Information and registration: 472-4166.Children?s Vaccination Clinic, Jefferson County Public Health office, 1-4 p.m. Call 472-5929.N.E.S.T. Classes, Jefferson County ISU Extension Office, 5:30-6:30 p.m. ...

Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is offering a Little Tumblers class for toddlers and early preschoolers.The class for boys and girls 18 months through 4 years of age is designed to help the children begin to develop skills in balance, coordination and socialization.Parents or caregivers will accompany their children on various gymnastics apparatuses. A portion of the class will be reserved for free ...

Registration is underway for trampoline and gymnastic classes planned by the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department.The trampoline classes are divided into 12 sessions starting Tuesday for ages 3 and up.The gymnastics classes are divided into 12 sessions beginning Tuesday.Both programs are structured to help develop balance, body positions, flexibility, self-confidence and strength. Skills will be taught at ...

Bill and Linda Briggs of Fairfield will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to the Canada Maritime with the Heritage Club.The couple were married Sept. 7, 1963, in Keosauqua.Brigges have three children, Billie Cornell and husband Richard of Woodstock Ill., Amy Greene and husband Jack of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Tod Briggs of Kansas City, Kan. They also have six grandchildren.Bill Briggs ...