Fairfield News

RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOLRICHLAND ? The Richland Alumni Tea for Richland High School alumni is set for 2-4 p.m. July 20 in the Richland United Methodist Fellowship Hall.A business meeting is planned.???

The Iowa Cancer Prevention Project: What We Learned About Cancer in Iowa, and the next steps in cancer prevention is a presentation open to the public 7:30-8:30 p.m. July 17 at Fairfield Public Library in the conference room.Tina Devery, executive director of the Iowa Cancer Consortium, and Raul Calderon Jr. of Fairfield will share what was learned through a three-year cancer prevention project in Iowa.A review ...

BIRMINGHAMThe annual summer Bible school for 4-year-old through sixth-grade children will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday through July 18 at Heartland Christian Camp at Birmingham.For information, call Ann Boley at 319-498-4369.???Birmingham Lions Club will have an ice cream super starting at 5 p.m. July 20 at the Birmingham Lions Building.???Birmingham Library?s summer reading program will be 10-11 a.m. on ...

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is offering two sessions of adult swimming lessons.Session 1 meets Monday through July 18, and Session 2 meets from July 22-25.Classes meet from 8-8:45 p.m. at Roosevelt Community Aquatic Center.The cost is $40.The class is for adults who have not learned the basics of swimming and those who need help with stroke efficiency and effectiveness. Participants will ...

KNOX COLLEGEGALESBURG, Ill. ? Bethany Jean Larson of Fairfield has been named to the dean?s list at Knox College for spring term 2013.Larson, a junior, is a student of Asian studies.??? AIB COLLEGE OF BUSINESSDES MOINES ? Davis Lowenberg of Fairfield has been honored as a presidential scholar at AIB College of Business for the spring 2013 term.To qualify as a presidential scholar, Lowenberg attained a ...

Dave and Madonna Smithburg, Jeff and Lynn Schafer and Karla Schafer, all of Fairfield, announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children Stephanie Smithburg and Joe Schafer.The bride-elect is a graduate of Minnesota State University and is employed at Cambridge Investment Research Inc.The groom has a drafting degree from Indian Hills Community College and is employed at Schafer Construction.The ...

This month?s free Second Saturday educational workshop set from 1-3 p.m. Saturday will answer the question: what does a new home look while it is being built?Participants also will learn about how the local Greater Fairfield Area Chapter of Habitat for Humanity chapter is planning for energy efficiency during the building of its 10th home.The workshop will start at the Fairfield Public Library, with a presentati...

KEOSAUQUA ? Healthy Villages and Dollar Plus have coordinated efforts to start a new Villages Farmers Market in Keosauqua.According to Melissa Daugherty, community wellness coordinator for Healthy Villages-Van Buren County Hospital, eating a well-balanced diet, including fruits and vegetables, is a very important part of living a healthy life.?We want to make it easy for our residents to purchase those fresh ...

RICHLAND ? The Richland Public Library?s summer reading program will offer an opportunity for participants to get an up-close tour of an ambulance and learn about safety from a local EMT from 3-4 p.m. July 16 at the library.The visit with the emergency medical technician will be followed by stories, games, crafts and a snack from 4-4:45 p.m.The program is geared for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. ...

STOCKPORT?Dig into Reading? is the theme for this year?s summer reading program starting Wednesday at the Stockport Public Library.The program will run from 3:30-4:30 p.m. and include reading, crafts, games and a snack.Currently, more than 20 children have signed up. Anyone wanting to come, but not signed up, can contact librarian Beverly Runyon to get on the list.???The Stockport Public Library Board will ...

BATAVIA ? Batavia Days is planned July 12-13, with tournaments, competitions, entertainment and more.A softball tournament gets under way at 6 p.m. July 12 and runs all weekend. Proceeds from the concession stand at the ball field will be donated to the Ottumwa Hillbilly Shrine Unit. For information about the tournament, call Andy Pearson at 919-2319.Weigh-in for the garden-tractor pull is set for 6 p.m. July ...

MONDAYPolishville Bingo, Polishville Community Center, food for sale, 4:30 p.m.; bingo, 5:45 p.m. Information: 319-694-3495.Birmingham Lions Club, regular meeting, Birmingham Lions Building, 7 p.m.Eagles Club Joint Officers Meeting, Fairfield Eagles Club, 6:30 p.m.Tiny Tots Swim Lessons, Session 4B, through July 12, Roosevelt Aquatic Center, 5:15-5:45 p.m. For information and registration: 472-6159 or ...