Fairfield News

A second generation trail group is in the offing, dedicated to enhancing and expanding the trail experience through events, art, the web, education, and community involvement.?After 15 years, the Loop Trail is complete,? said retiring Trails Council Chairman Ron Blair. ?It?s time for new energy and new creativity.? With that in mind, the Jefferson County Trails Council is calling for the formation of a new ...

Fairfield Women?s Club will hold a cookie walk together with the annual plant and trash-and-treasure sale from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the McElhinny House.The plant sale will be in the Carriage House in back of the house.All proceeds will go toward maintenance of the historic McElhinny House.

The grand opening of the new Jefferson County Park Story Hike, sponsored by local Girl Scout Junior Troop 9297, will be from 1-3 p.m. Sunday.During the grand opening, hikers will get a free bag of trail mix for each family member, and a Girl Scout will lead them through the trail.The mostly level trail is well marked around a preserved prairie area in the park. The trail begins and ends by the sand volleyball ...

Poppy Days has become a familiar annual occurrence in many American communities; the American Legion Auxiliary 47 of Fairfield is no exception, and has scheduled its Poppy Days for Friday and Saturday.Tables for Poppy Days will be set up from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store; from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at First National Bank uptown and Iowa State Bank on West ...

BONAPARTE ? Bonaparte Main Street is seeking sponsors for the Union and First National flags that will fly throughout Bonaparte?s downtown June 9 during the second annual Civil War Experience.A free-standing sign will be placed in front of the Opera House Community Room during the event with individual stars to identify sponsors and in whose name, if applicable, the flags are sponsored such as ?In Memory of John ...

?Hear Yea! Hear Yea! The Royal Court of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II invites you to help celebrate her 60th Diamond Anniversary on the throne.?Fairfield Public Library youth services librarian Jessica Garchik said all lords, ladies, princes and princesses are invited to attend an afternoon of stories, knight hooding, magic and birthday cake, books and photos from 3:15-4 p.m. Monday at the Fairfield Public ...

Trenton Nelson, a student at Fairfield Middle School, will travel to Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia in July to participate in a People to People World Leadership Forum.Nelson, along with fellow students from around the world, will take part in educational and leadership programs, visiting historical sites and learning from guest speakers.Roger Crouch, former NASA astronaut and senior scientist will start ...

BATAVIA ALUMNIThe Batavia Alumni will hold a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. May 26 at the Batavia Senior Citizen Center.The class of 1952 will celebrate its 60th anniversary.The reunion is for anyone who attended the Batavia school or is a friend of the school.??? PLEASANT PLAIN SCHOOL, VILLAGE TOWNSHIP, VAN BUREN COUNTYFormer pupils of Pleasant Plain School in Village Township of Van Buren County are invited to ...

BELOIT COLLEGEBELOIT, Wis. ? Jamie Eversage of Fairfield has graduated from Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and a minor in chemistry.Eversage, a 2008 graduate from Fairfield High School, graduated from Beloit summa cum laude with psychology departmental honors. She also was selected to the Mortar Board Honor Society and inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation?s ...

Renee L. Rich and Tyler M. Freese were united in marriage on March 27, in Orange Beach, Ala.Parents of the couple are Keith and Trudy Rich of Lockridge and Todd and Barb Freese of MountPleasant.The bride is employed by Cambridge Investments Research Inc. in Fairfield. The groom is employed by Riverview Construction in Rubio.The couple resides in Mount Pleasant.A wedding reception for the couple is being ...

ELDON? The American Gothic House Center in Eldon will hold an opening reception to unveil its new outdoor exhibit area from 6-7 p.m. Friday.The American Gothic House Center received $1,520 from Humanities Iowa and $520 from Central Iowa Tourism Region to support the creation of the new exhibit area.The addition of an outdoor exhibit area provides a new educational resource to visitors and will provide a unique ...

OTTUMWA ? When Indian Hills Community College holds its spring commencement ceremonies this month, the college will pay special tribute to the military veterans who will be graduating on both the Ottumwa and Centerville campuses.All veterans graduating will be recognized by wearing a specially-designed blue honor stole in appreciation for their military service.According to Teresa McNitt, U.S. Navy veteran and ...