Fairfield News

KALONA ? The 41st Annual Kalona Quilt Show, with more than 350 new and antique quilts on display, will be held the last weekend in April in the Kalona Community Center.The exclusive show and sale runs 5-8 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.Admission is charged.On display will be all the latest in quilt design and use of fabric, as well as antique quilts showing the history of ...

The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center mobile unit drew 12 pints of blood April 3 at the Keosauqua Senior Center in Van Buren County.The blood center will be holding two area blood drives, from 2:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Birmingham Lions Club Building and from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 26 at the Jefferson County Health Center.For appointments to the Birmingham Lions Club drive, call Harry Anderson at ...

Foursquare plans fundraiser for campers Sunday The Fairfield Foursquare Church will have a camp fundraiser beginning at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.The youth who will be going to Kids Camp and Middle School Camp this summer will be serving a meal to earn money for the cost of camp.The menu will include walking tacos, loose-meat hamburger sandwiches and nachos. The cost is a free-will donation.A pie and baked goods ...

Fairfield Community School District has listed its breakfast and lunch menu for the coming week.Monday ? breakfast at the middle school and high school: assorted cereals, assorted cereal bars, orange juice and milk; breakfast at the elementary schools: assorted cereals, cereal bar or Nutri-Grain bar; orange juice and milk. Lunch: Chicken patty on a bun, sweet potato fries, green beans, pineapple rings, tomatoes ...

The community labyrinth provided by the First United Methodist Church is continuing to evolve.Because the labyrinth, just north of the parsonage at the corner of Court Street and Hempstead Avenue, is open for anyone to use at any time, the church trustees have installed a light to accommodate those who walk during the dark.According to labyrinth walker Gene Copeland of Fairfield, labyrinths are an ancient ...

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 chicken, potato salad, tomato and cucumber salad, fresh melon, and chocolate pudding.Tuesday? Swedish meatballs, noodles, spinach, mandarin oranges, and Waldorf ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY RETIRED SCHOOL PERSONNELThe Jefferson County Retired School Personnel will hold a luncheon at noon Wednesday at the McElhinny House.Hostesses will be Norine Septer, chairwoman, and Marian DeVore. The program that will be presented will be ?Aquaphonics? by Russ Rebling.??? VFW LADIES AUXILIARYThe Ladies Auxiliary to Dimmitt-Vorhies Post 2271 met April 8 at the post home, with nine members ...

COE COLLEGEBATON ROUGE, La. ? Nichole Gevock of Fairfield was recently initiated into the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi.Gevock is pursuing a degree in Biology at Coe College.

A Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center blood drive is set from 2-6:30 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Fairfield.For appointments, call Melva Dahl at 472-5762.To be eligible, donors must have donated last on or before Feb. 25, be at least 16-years-old, in good health and weigh at least 110 pounds. A blood donor card or other form of photo ID is required. Sixteen-year-old donors need a signed ...

The Rough Riders 4-H Club is going to have another can drive April 27-28 at the at the Jefferson County ISU Extension Office.The 4-H?ers will be collecting cans from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 27 and noon to 3 p.m. April 28.Proceeds will be used for a community service project the Rough Riders 4-H Club members are working on for the 2013 Greater Jefferson County Fair, which is set for June 25 through July 1.

Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk invites everyone interested in sharing Fairfield?s rich cultural diversity to participate in the International Culture Fest June 7.?Fairfield is one of the most internationally diverse cities in Iowa,? said Holland Webb, an art walk board member. ?Art walk wants to celebrate our diversity by creating this inaugural event.??You can join the fun,? Webb continued. ?We are looking for ...

DES MOINES ? Retail and wholesale distributors of fuels interested in installing new equipment to handle the distribution of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel can apply for assistance through the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program.Applications must be received by April 30 to be considered at the May 14 meeting of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Board, which approves all applications.More ...