Fairfield News

My goal is to phase out turf grass except for pathways between beds of a wide range of edible fruit and nut trees, berries, herbs, and flowers (some edible).It?s easy to transform lawn space (or just about any flat space that?s a good garden site) into planting space with little to no digging and no rototiling. Use cardboard!Why cardboard? Cardboard blocks light and air from turf so it dies. It does let water ...

The Fairfield Community School District has listed its menu for the coming week.Monday ? chicken patty on bun, green beans, pears, Kickapoo Krunch, milk.Tuesday ? cook?s choice meat, peas, peaches, cook?s choice dessert, milk.Wednesday ? steak fingers, mashed potatoes with butter, fresh apple half, cookie, milk.Thursday ? barbecued roast pork on bun, corn, pineapple slices, frosted chocolate cake, milk.April ...

Six of Maharishi School?s eight Destination Imagination teams received highest points and qualified for the world competion at the state creative problem-solving tournament Saturday in Ames.The world competition will take place May 23-26 at the University of Tennessee?s Knoxville campus.In Iowa, the competition is sponsored by Students for a Creative Iowa, a volunteer-run affiliate of DI. According to their ...

EAST PLEASANT PLAIN ? A congregate meal is set from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 26 at St. Joseph Church in Pleasant Plain.The menu will include ham balls, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, green beans, bread, pie, cake, a salad bar and beverage.People of all ages are welcome to attend. An elevator is available.Bingo will be played after the meal.Reservations are appreciated and can be made by calling Caryl ...

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is offering Summer?s Boot Camp, a small-group personal training workshop for men and women ages 15 and older, beginning Thursday.The group will meet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for six Thursdays beginning this week on racquetball court No. 3. Participants also will have an additional four-day exercise plan to perform.The workshop is designed for those who want to kick start ...

A free showing of the acclaimed documentary ?Laughology? about why we laugh will be from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Friday at Jefferson County Health Center?s conference room.Filmmaker Albert Nerenberg goes on a quest to find the cure for seriousness. What ensues is a journey to discover the meaning and power of laughter in a world that desperately needs a good laugh.This event is sponsored by ?We Care? and Fairfield ...

Every other year the Jefferson County Health Center hosts a health fair for the community. It?s a where kids can learn some health andsafety tips, adults can takeadvantage of free screenings and families can learn about resources available to them in Jefferson County.I would like to highlight two valuable free screenings we will have available for children this year.The Fairfield Lions Club will again this ...

Fairfield Area Community Theater will have auditions for its summer show, ?Clue, The Musical,? at 2 p.m. Sunday and again at 7 p.m. April 23 at the Fairfield High School Auditorium.Those auditioning do not need to bring anything except their voice.?Clue? is based on the well-known and loved 1949 board game by Parker Brothers, with familiar characters, such as Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum, and Miss Scarlet. ...

Chuck and Sharyn Workman of Fairfield will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday.Chuck Workman and Sharyn Keller were married April 22, 1972, in Fairfield at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Harold Atwood.Mr. Workman is retired. He worked for UPS for 34.5 years. Mrs. Workman is retired from First National Bank in Fairfield after 24.5 years.The couple are the parents of two ...

Noah?s Ark Animal Foundation is hosting a low-cost microchip and vaccination clinic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Noah?s Ark.This clinic is open to the public; offering micro-chipping by a licensed veterinarian for $20, which includes free registration of the chip. Rabies vaccinations, as well as yearly vaccinations for both dogs (DA2PP, Bordatella) and cats (FVRCP), also are being offered for $15 each.All ...

PACKWOOD ? Pekin High School officials have added Caylee Johnson to the list of senior students who earned recognition on the third-quarter honor roll for the 2011-12 academic year.The Pekin High School honor roll was published in The Ledger Wednesday.

KNOX COLLEGEGALESBURG, Ill. ? Two Knox College students from Fairfield have been named to the dean?s list at Knox College for winter term 2012: Bethany Larson and Ariana Lisefski.Larson is a first-year student, with an undecided major.Lisefski is a sophomore majoring in creative writing.The full dean?s list can be viewed at ~