Fairfield News

JEFFERSON COUNTY RIGHT TO LIFEBrianne McBride of Agency was the winner of the baby gift given away at the Jefferson County Right to Life booth at the 2013 Greater Jefferson County Fair.??? JEFFERSON COUNTY RETIRED SCHOOL PERSONNELThe Jefferson County Retired School Personnel began its meeting Wednesday with a brunch at the Faith Methodist Church in Libertyville. The guest speaker was Kathy Brown, construction...

Polishville Community Center has announced its July events.A dance, with Jerry Beauchamp of Eldora 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 Ned Francis of Mount Sterling providing the music, is set for July 21. Food will be available at 4:30 p.m., and dancing will be from 6-9 p.m.Bingo is set for July 8 and July 22. At ...

34th ARMY BANDThe 34th Army Band Brass Quintet Musical Performance Team is in Kosovo for nine days starting June 30 for a training/performance mission.The MPT will be training about 25 KSF military band members in basic leadership skills, noncommisisoned officer duties, responsibilities and authority, drill and ceremonies and how to conduct performance-oriented training.Thd MPT will have performance missions, ...

Rex and Diane Hall of Birmingham will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, with an open house from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at Heartland Christian Camp in Birmingham.The event will be hosted by their children, Tim Hall and wife Christine of Pella and Glenda Simmons and husband Tim of Elkhorn, Neb. Their son, Brett, is deceased. The Halls also have seven grandchildren.The couple requests no gifts.Rex Hall and ...

Church serving breakfast Sunday at county fairFirst Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will be serving a biscuits and gravy breakfast from 7:30-9:30 a.m. Sunday at the Greater Jefferson County Fair.The suggested donation for the breakfast is $4 for adults and $2 for children.The proceeds will be used to help fund the church?s parking lot resurfacing project.The congregation voted June 23 to put a coat of ...

Glen and Betty Mullikin of Williamsburg will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary July 4.Glen Mullikin and Betty Ruggles were married July 4, 1953, at the Methodist church in Douds.The couple has four children: Pat Swartzendruber and husband Jeff of Urbandale; Ron Mullikin of Pea Ridge, Ark.; Dale Mullikin and wife Lori of North Liberty; and Cindy Blackburn and husband Brian of Bloomington, Ill. They also ...

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 ? roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, crispy creamy spinach, strawberries.Tuesday ? scalloped chicken, zucchini and carrots, apricots, lime gelatin square.Wednesday ? ...

P.E.O.The 121st annual convention of Iowa State Chapter P.E.O. was June 1-2 in Des Moines.Those attending from Fairfield were Liz Bunnell, Chapter OO, Iowa State Executive Board; Jane Dooley, Chapter OO, History Committee; Barb Foss, delegate Chapter C; June Lowenberg, delegate Chapter MB; and Janice Hyde, delegate Chapter OO.With the theme ?Love Binds Together the Pattern of our Lives,? Barbara Moore, Chapter ...

Mackenzie Martin keeps her eyes on the numbers taped to the floor during a cake walk Wednesday afternoon in the old county school on the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Gloria Countryman, who attended the school when it sat northwest of Fairfield, gave a history lesson and answered questions about country schools before the cake walk. Countryman plans to have cake walks again at 4:30 p.m. today and Friday.

Noah?s Ark Animal Foundation is seeking foster homes to provide temporary care for kittens until they ready to be spayed, neutered and adopted into loving homes.Noah?s Ark officials explained by playing and snuggling with the kittens, foster families provide important socialization to ready the babies for their new lives.Kittens typically stay in foster homes two to six weeks.The foster home must have a ...

Fairfield High School officials have announced the names of students who earned recogntion on the honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2012-13 academic year. A honor rollStudents on the A honor roll, with an * denoting straight A?s, are:Seniors ? Emma Hawk, Ashley Henkel, Benjamen Hull, *Hanna Kerr, Jacob Kessel, Jacob Mineart, *Adam Mueller, *Jenna Nelson, Sage Richmond, Ross Robinson, *Nani Shreck, ...

The Ladies Auxiliary to Dimmitt-Vorhies Post 2271 met June 10 at the post home, with nine members present.Everyone who attended the Memorial Day service was thanked for participating.The June 12 Rescare dance was discussed. Music, punch and cookies were to be provided.The charter was draped for Helen Bozarth.A memorial service was held. Flowers were placed in the name of Victorine Townsend, Mildred Hill, ...