Fairfield News

Deer, rabbits, raccoons, rodents, birds and insects. Not many of us automatically include insects when we think of wildlife, but they certainly don?t knock on your door and ask if they may chow down on your tomatoes, do they? Crop rotation, companion planting, interplanting, biodiversity, attracting beneficials, hand picking, barriers and spraying are all natural ways of repelling insects that invade your ...

Ralph and Patricia Lane of Greenfield and formerly of Fairfield will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary June 7 and gather for a family meal June 9.Ralph Lane, who grew up on a farm north of Greenfield, and Patricia Ossian, who was reared in Creston, were married June 7, 1952. During their ?children?s growing-up years,? the couple resided in mostly Fairfield and Muscatine.They are the parents of Gary Lane ...

Fairfield High School will be offering summer school courses for credit recovery beginning Monday.The summer school courses continue through June 29. Classes are 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday in the FHS library.The cost is $65.Students, and parents who are interested in sending their children to the summer school courses are asked to call the high school office at 472-2059.

William ?Bill? Pech of Des Moines, a 1984 Fairfield High School graduate, will have his 46th birthday May 31.Pech is in the last stage of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or A.L.S., known as Lou Gehrig?s disease.Cards may be sent to Pech at Fleur Heights Center, 4911 S.W. 19th St., Des Moines 50315.

Carl and Florence Graber of rural Lockridge will observe their 60th wedding anniversary May 31.A family celebration to honor the couple will be held prior to their special day. Friends and relatives are invited to participate in a card shower and are asked to send cards to 3044 220th St., Lockridge 52635.Carl Graber and Florence Stewart were married May 31, 1952, at the Baptist church in Lockridge, with the ...

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is planning a Tiny Tots ?Discovery Kids? day camp for children 3-5 years old at the Roosevelt Community Recreation Center.Four different sessions are planned. Each session is a two-week program, from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday, and each has a diferent theme. Participants will make crafts, sing songs and play games.Session 1, ?Lets Go to the Beach,? will ...

The Golden Strings Orchestra, violin and viola students of Liz Kwant, performed their spring show Friday at Maharishi School and Sunday at SunnyBrook Living Care Center.Kwant said the show will be broadcast on FPAC-9.

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is planning trampoline and gymnastic programs at the Roosevelt Community Recreation Center in June and July.Several different sessions, with different times for different age levels, are planned.Registration is under way. Class sizes are limited. For information or to register, call 472-6159 or visit the website www.fairfieldparksandrec.com.

Have you ever walked through a park or along a neighborhood flowerbed and wanted to pluck a beautiful, fragrant flower? ?Just one,? you rationalize to yourself, ?the owner wouldn?t mind if I picked just one of those pretty flowers.? You might have enjoyed it so much, that you just couldn?t resist, so you plucked, ?just one? or ?just a few? of those pretty flowers. ?What does it hurt to help yourself??Stealing is ...

Cardinal High School student Emilee Beattie?s ?Landscape? artwork earned an honorable mention in the 2nd District division of the 2012 Congressional Art Competition.Chelsea Page from Montrose, a sophomore at Central Lee High School, was named the 2nd District winner. Her watercolor, ?The Yellow House,? will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.

A show with 216 possible endings is planned for Fairfield Area Community Theater?s summer production of ?CLUE: The Musical.?Based on the familiar Parker Brother?s popular board game, the audience members will draw cards determining who did the murder, in what room, and with what weapon at this delightful dinner and dessert theatre production. This classic ?who dunnit? is filled with murder, mirth, and mayhem.The...

Chuck and Cathy Kaska of Fairfield and Bill and Rachel Jacobs of Vilisca announce the engagement and approaching wedding of their children Kelsey Kaska and Jeffrey Jacobs, both of Waukee.The bride-elect is a Fairfield High School and Central College graduate. She is assistant alumbi director at Central College in Pella.The groom-elect is a Vilisca High School and Central College graduate. He is employed at KPMG ...