Fairfield News

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: Hamburger on bun, romaine salad, sweet potato fries, fruit cocktail, tomatoes and ...

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 ? Beef meatballs, gravy, baby red potatoes, green beans, banana orange cup.Tuesday ? Ham and beans, Tomato Spoon Salad, cornbread muffin, cottage cheese, pineapple, orange ...

The Fairfield Volunteer Center will host a special brown-bag lunch and free workshop from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Fairfield Public Library.The program is designed for area agency staff who recruit, work with, coordinate and manage volunteers. It will be presented by Ali Wilson, certified volunteer manager with United Way of Wapello County.Attendees are encouraged to bring their own bag lunches and ...

An art, music and dance student benefit concert for Keely Fields is planned for 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Morning Star Studio.Performances will be presented by Isadora Duncan dancer and Temple Studio of Fine Art and Dance director Rebecca Bachar; Duncan Dance Company members and singers Keely Fields and Calista Rowe and flutist and Duncan Dance Company member Dorothy Rowe. Cellist, singer and Duncan Dance Company ...

BIRMINGHAMThe Birmingham Homecoming committee will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Birmingham Lions Building.???The Birmingham Homecoming committee?s annual fish and chicken fry will be from 5-7 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Birmingham Lions building.The dinner also includes baked beans, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, dessert and beverage.The proceeds will help benefit the Birmingham Homecoming in June.???The Birmingham...

A raw food class with certified chef Isha Kinger is set from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at Morning Star Studio.Kinger will be teaching her favorites from the vegan raw food cuisine that are delicious nourishing and satisfying foods with no grains, dairy, eggs or refined sugars. A fee is charged.For advanced registration and payment, call 209-7090 or email isha.kinger@gmail.com.

?Managing Through Stress: A Livestock Information Event? is planned from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday for livestock producers at the Jefferson County ISU Extension Office.The free program will be presented over the Internet. Farmers will hear from leading experts on livestock and feed price outlook and strategy, weather outlook, financial strategies and managing stress. After a lunch provided by the Iowa Farm ...

Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is planning Biddy Ball 2013, an introductory basketball program for boys and girls in kindergarten through second grade.The program will meet from 1-2 p.m. Sunday and again Feb. 10 in the Pence Elementary School gym.Fairfield High School girls varsity basketball coach Mick Flattery and assistants will teach elementary basketball skills to participants. They will teach ...

Pekin High School recently recognized its 2012 academic letter winners. To qualify students must maintain a 3.5 grade point average throughout the entire 2011-12 school year. Pictured, but in no particular order, are first-year letter winners: Paige Baetsle, Madelyn Baker, Avery Bennett, Matthew Bollinger, Maggie Brown, Cassie Clubb, Baylie Dimmitt, Scott Entsminger, Samantha Fink, Bridget Fritchen, McKenna ...

David Kessel of Fairfield will be celebrating his retirement and 65th birthday during an open house from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at his home, 2252 Middle Glasgow Road.Kessel was born Feb. 6, 1948. He and his wife of 45 years, Charlotte, have three children: Robert, Paul and Lauri.Kessel graduated from Fairfield High School in 1966 and continued his education studying mechanics in Omaha, Neb. He has worked in several ...

A home fire fund as been opened for Royce and Crystal Mallinger at MidWestOne Bank.The Fairfield couple, their 3-year-old son Ryker, 5-year-old daughter Cassidy and their dogs, lost their home on West Briggs Avenue to a fire the morning of Dec. 29.Fire chief Scott Vaughan said the home is likely irreparable; it sustained heavy smoke and water damage.While the family is grateful to be safe, they said it is ...

BATAVIA ? The Batavia Senior Citizen Community Center will be hosting a sliced pork loin dinner from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday at the center.The menu includes sliced pork loin, cheesy potatoes, baked beans, a variety of desserts, roll, coffee, tea and lemonade.A free-will donation will be collected, with the proceeds to be used for further renovations of the center.Meals can be delivered within the Batavia city ...