A man in town recently contracted a virus.He threw up every time he moved, had double vision and could barely walk.The doctor?s office personnel listened to the symptoms, then said, ?We will call you back if we can fit you in today.?Have you ever had that experience?One little boy was expected to die from his illness.In desperation, his father went to Jesus begging him to see his son.Jesus said, ?Go back ...
The new Nauvoo FamilySearch Center is one of 4,500 genealogical research centers sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The public is invited to the open house celebration from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday through May 19.The official ribbon cutting is at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Friday and ...
Jefferson County Master Gardeners would like to ask the help of the community with their Wish List for the Maasdam Barns project.This will be an on-going project for our group for several years. It is the desire of the barns committee and the Master Gardeners to make this a showplace worthy of being the welcome center for tourists coming to our corner of the state. The barns belong to all of us and the Master ...
The Education Foundation of Fairfield Public Schools awarded 13 grants totaling more than $9,000 during the recent spring grant period.The education foundation invites teachers to submit applications, fall and spring, for the purchase of equipment or materials that will enhance the quality of students? educational programs, but have not been provided by the school district owing to lack of funds. The application ...
The following rural churches have made changes to their calendars for Sunday through May 19. ANTIOCH INDEPENDENT2363 142nd St., FairfieldJohn Benedict, pastorSunday: worship, 10:30 a.m. FIRST AUGUSTANA LUTHERAN, ELCALockridgeAl Kruse, interim pastorSunday: worship, 10 a.m. Saturday: Clean-up day, New Sweden. PRAIRIE VIEW UNITED METHODIST27131 Highway 78Dave Peterson, pastorSunday: worship, followed ...
The Super Sitter Course, offered free to all fifth-graders in Jefferson County, will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 19 in the Pence Elementary School gym. Information and registration forms have been handed out in area school.Material covered includes first aid, infant and child care and fire safety.Students are asked to bring a sack lunch.The course is made possible thanks to the Jefferson County Health Center ...
BONNIFIELD QUESTERSThe Bonnifield Questers will meet at 9 a.m. Monday at the home of Sharon Galloway.??? FAIRFIELD WOMEN?S CLUBThe May meeting of the Fairfield Women?s Club will be held Wednesday at the McElhinny House.Lunch will be served at noon, followed by the program ?Presidential Convention Memorabilia: Republican and Democratic? given by Bonnie Thompson.The business meeting will follow, with ...
Alliant Energy?s Hometown Rewards program in Fairfield is offering free educational workshops on the second Saturday of each month throughout 2012 at the Fairfield Public Library.The workshops are a partnership between the city of Fairfield, Alliant Energy and the Fairfield Public Library, and will provide practical information about how residents of Fairfield can change their behaviors to save energy and money, ...
The Chamber Singers of Southeast Iowa will present a spring concert, ?The Heart of Spring,? at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church in Fairfield.The fullness of springtime will blossom in an array of song selections that depict experiences of spiritual beauty, romantic love and multicultural celebrations of the season.The pulsing dynamism of Jamaican and Bollywood rhythms will brighten ...
Mike and Kim Thornton of Fairfield announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter Brianna Thornton to Brian Richard, son of Jeff and Jean Lange and the late Bill Richard of Dubuque.The bride-elect is a graduate in elementary education from Iowa State University. She is employed as a second-grade teacher at Washington Elementary School in Fairfield.The groom-elect is a graduate in aerospace ...
The Jefferson County Relay for Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, will be held from noon until midnight Saturday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.Organizer Kourtney Heald said this year?s relay, with the theme ?Relay the American Way,? will include several special fundraising events, such as a pie and basket auction and a Relay Idol contest.Entries for the Relay Idol contest are due no later ...
The Fairfield Public Library will host two free workshops for those seeking funding for nonprofit organizations: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday.Sessions will be led by Kief Schladweiler, coordinator of cooperating collections from the Foundation Center in New York. He will highlight electronic and print resources freely available in the library.The 1:30 p.m. workshop will introduce the Foundation Center?s comprehensive...
A free film at Fairfield Publc Library is planned Friday, with doors opening at 7 p.m. and the film starting at 7:30 p.m.Adapted from an acclaimed bestseller, the 2012 story unfolds from inside the mind of an inventive 11-year-old New Yorker. His discovery of a key among the belongings of his father, who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11, sets him off on an urgent search for the lock it opens. As the boy?s ...
Two blood drives are set in Fairfield.The first is 3:30-7:30 p.m. Monday at Fairfield Friends Church gym. Walk-ins are welcome; for appointments, call Carole Mullikin at 472-2623. Donors who last gave blood on or before March 12 are eligible.The second is 2-7 p.m. Tuesday at Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Walk-ins are welcome; for appointments, call 800-452-1097. Donors who last gave blood on or before March 13 ...
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