Fairfield News

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMANORMAN, Okla. ? Area students earned degrees this spring on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus.Kelly Moore of Fairfield earned a master?s degree in social work.Heidi Bainbridge of Keosauqua earned a master?s degree in prevention science.??? INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGETyler Breeding of Fairfield, an arts and sciences student at Indian Hills Community College, won the recent ...

Jefferson County Master Gardeners will have a fundraiser from 9-11 a.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Farmers? Market at Howard Park.The Master Gardeners will be selling plants grown by local gardeners. These are especially hardy and locally happy plants.They also will be selling herb-growing kits, which include painted and decorated terra cotta pots, with a bag of potting soil and some herb seeds.The funds raised ...

Danny and Hazel Greiner of rural Brighton will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house and dance from 4:30-9 p.m. Sunday at the Polishville Community Center.All friends and family are invited to attend.Danny Greiner and Hazel Whitaker were married June 2, 1953, at St. Joseph Parish in Pleasant Plain.They have one daughter, Becky Callahan of Osakis, Minn., and one son, Paul Greiner of ...

Lockridge Lions Club members, from left, Wayne Diers, Paul Engwall and Larry McKeehan, were presented awards May 16. Diers received the Membership Advancement award. Engwall received the 30-year membership pin and McKeehan received the 35-year membership pin.

BIRMINGHAMThe Birmingham Library board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the library.The election of officers is scheduled.???The Birmingham Homecoming Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Birmingham Lions Building to finalize plans for Homecoming set for June 7-9.???The Rebekah Circle of Birmingham United Methodist Church will meet at 7 p.m. June 5 at the church.Linda Stine is the hostess.? Arlene ...

Band Aides is once again offering scholarships to Fairfield Community School District students who attend a band or auxiliary ? flags, drum major ? camp.Band Aides will pay one-half of the camp fees up to $300 for the first 10 students who apply.Last year, nine students received scholarships for camps held at Luther College, University of Iowa, Central College and Iowa Ambassadors of Music Trip to Europe.For ...

To comply with an Iowa Department of Public Health requirement that the lap lane nearest the diving board be closed when the diving board is available for use, the Roosevelt Aquatic Center has implemented a new ?Lap Swim/Open Swim? schedule.The schedule is:Monday through Friday: 6-9 a.m. lap swim; 9-11 a.m. open swim; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. lap swim; 1-5 p.m. open swim; 5-6:30 p.m. lap swim; and 6:30-8 p.m. open ...

Terry and Margaret Horras of Brighton will observe their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday and celebrate with their children and grandchildren during a long weekend in Minneapolis later in June.Terry Horras and Margaret Egan were married June 1, 1963, at St. John?s Basilica in Des Moines, with the Rev. John Lorenz officiating.He is retired from farming in Jefferson and Keokuk counties, and she is retired from ...

The start date of the six-part Certified Grazier program in Fairfield has been postponed until July 9.The program was originally set to start June 4. The other classroom and in-the-field sessions will remain set for July 30, Aug. 20, Sept. 17, Oct. 15 and Nov. 5.The $100 registration fee includes a meal at each session and a reference guide.For more information, call Byron Leu at 641-799-2298 or Certified ...

The Fairfield High School Senior Awards ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in the FHS Auditorium.FHS guidance counselor Jhonna Wallerich said nearly 100 scholarships will be awarded.?There are about 50 local scholarships and about 40 Jefferson County Foundation scholarships,? Wallerich said. ?It is such a great opportunity for our kids.?Wallerich estimated the value of the scholarships to be around ...

Polishville Community Center has announced its June events.A free dance in honor of Dan and Hazel Greiner?s 60th wedding anniversary is set for Sunday. The Goodman/Anders Band of North English and Newhall will be providing the music. Food will be for sale at 4:30 p.m., and dancing will be from 6-9 p.m.A second dance, with Lyle Beaver of Iowa City providing the music, is set for June 16. Food will be available ...

The Maharishi University of Management pool is now open from 3-7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 2-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.The schedule will be expanded after next week when more lifeguards will be available to work.The pool is open to the Fairfield community. M.U.M. students are admitted free only if they have their current student identification.