Fairfield News

IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGEMOUNT PLEASANT ? Several area students completed their degrees in May and received their diplomas from Iowa Wesleyan College.From Eldon: Kathryn Streeby, bachelor of music education.From Fairfield: Tyler Anderson, bachelor of science in business administration.From Farmington: Dillon Smith, bachelor of science in business administration; and Dana Smith, bachelor of science in art education...

VFW AUXILIARYThe Ladies Auxiliary to Dimmitt-Vorhies Post 2271 met July 8 at the post home, with nine members present.The charter was draped for Arlene Peiffer. A memorial donation will be sent to cancer aid and research in her name.The audit was read and approved.The historian?s book was presented to President Joyce Countryman.Donations will be sent to Voice of Democracy, Patriot?s Pen, Patriotic Art, ...

PACKWOOD ? The Packwood Lions Club will host an ice cream social from 5-7 p.m. Saturday at the Packwood Community Center.Homemade ice cream and brownies will be served.Proceeds will be donated to Iowa KidSight.Iowa KidSight is a joint project of the Lions Clubs of Iowa and the University of Iowa, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, dedicated to enhancing the early detection and treatment of vision ...

Dennis and LuEtta Fulton of rural Stockport celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 1.Dennis Fulton and LuEtta Wilhelm were married July 1, 1963, in Fairfield.They have two children: Melanie Heckethorn of Stockport and Marlin Fulton of Delta, Colo. They also have seven grandchildren.

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 ...

Fairfield Community School District is serving a free lunch to all children ages 2-18 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Monday-Friday through Aug. 9 at Pence Elementary School.The menu for the coming week is:Monday ? BBQ Ribb on bun, oven fries, green beans, applesauce, milk.Tuesday ? steak nuggets, bread and butter sandwich, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, peaches, milk.Wednesday ? smoked turkey and cheese on ...

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 ? baked fish, tarter sauce, oven-roasted baby potatoes, butter beans, oranges and pineapple.Tuesday ? Swedish meatballs, noodles, spinach, mandarin oranges, Waldorf salad.Wed...

MONDAYVan Buren County Fair, Junior Miss and Fair Queen competitions, 6:30 p.m., Van Buren County Fairgrounds, Keosauqua. Information: 319-293-3745.Blood Drive, Roosevelt Recreation Center, 1-5 p.m. Appointments: 472-6159.Adult Swimming Lessons, Session 1, through Thursday, Roosevelt Aquatic Center, 8-8:45 p.m. For information and registration: 472-6159 or www.fairfieldparksandrec.org.Tiny Tots Swim Lessons, ...

Fairfield Art Association?s art camp participants, from left, Jonathan Kessel, Samara McLain, Julia Fritz, Myah Twohill and Sophia Fritz, show their ?Engineering Paper? projects. Artist Alicia Carradus lead the class in designing pop-up cards, using V folds, spirals, stacks, layers and cuts to create three-dimensional scenes including cities and animals. Each day of the week a different technique was presented to ...

Vacation Bible school set at Word of Life churchWord of Life Lutheran Church will host vacation Bible school for 3-year-old through fifth-grade children 5:30-8 p.m. July 22-25.?Join Us on ?God?s Team? and Win in Life!? is the theme of vacation Bible school this year and all the Bible lessons, crafts and songs will be taught with the help of baseball, basketball, soccer, football and cheerleading.A light ...

DAVENPORT ? The Quad Cities is now one of the stops on the World Tour of a precious collection of sacred relics of the Buddha and many other Buddhist masters, including the Dalai Lama.?Thousands of locations around the world have submitted requests to host this exhibit, and we are very lucky to be able to host these beautiful, inspiring items here,? said local organizing committee co-chairwoman Rochel Rittgers.T...

Jessica Garchik, youth services librarian at Fairfield Public Library, has installed a Dr Seuss-themed ?I spy? display in the middle of the library.Garchik and her co-workers invite everyone to visit the library and stop by the display to see how many of the Dr Seuss characters, such as Sam I Am, Thing 1 and Thing 2, Red Fish, Blue Fish and Yellow Fish, The Grinch, The Lorax, Yertle the Turtle and many more, ...