Fairfield News

OUR SPECIAL KIDSOur Special Kids, a new support group for parents of children with disabilities in southeast Iowa, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church in Mount Pleasant.The group meets the third Thursday of each month. This month, guests from Southeast Iowa Case Management, Charles Rossitter and Allison Lee, will discuss the waivers available to special needs kids, what Case ...

Fairfield Middle School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the honor roll for the third-qurter of the 2011-12 academic year. Fifth gradeStraight A ? Brittan Bowman, Kobe Cassens-Navesse, Tanner Collins, Jillian Dunlap, Cole Engle, Abyni Garner, Alison Godwin, Jaiden Hainline, Laurel Hilger, Jason Johannes, Madison Kraemer, Sara Lemlin, A?lia Martin, Devyn Redmann, Dalton ...

Why do palm readers not reveal their knowing powers by telling you everything that happened in your past? Perhaps they are only guessing.Jesus did not guess. He asked one woman about her husband, then told her about her past.She ran to town and said, ?Come and see a man who told me all the things that I have done!?Jesus is better than palm reading. Jesus sees you. Jesus knows you.Jesus invites you even though ...

Van Buren High School students and staff spent Tuesday barefoot while participating in the worldwide One Day Without Shoes event. It?s designed to raise awareness about those who don?t have adequate footwear and are at risk of disease, infection and injury. Van Buren senior Karen Livesay was inspired to plan the local event after hearing TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie speak at a Kansas City leadership summit ...

The Fairfield Community School District has listed its menu for the coming week.Monday ? sausage, egg and cheese on English muffin, Potato Smiles, fresh orange, cookie, milk.Tuesday ? mandarin orange chicken, fluffy rice, carrots, pineapple, milk.Wednesday ? hot dog on bun, baked beans, cherries over cake, milk.Thursday ? pizza bake, green beans, pears, ice cream, milk.April 20 ? smoked turkey on bun, corn, ...

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 ? meat loaf, baked potato with sour cream, kidney bean salad, mandarin oranges.Tuesday ? chicken salad on wheat hamburger bun, tomato slices, potato salad, broccoli salad, ...

New Life Community Church is hosting the Rev. Randy Davis of Drawing Closer Ministries for a series of special meetings beginning at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.Davis also will speak at 6 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. The community is encouraged to attend each meeting, said the Rev. Jim McGaffey, pastor at New Life Community Church.Davis uses chalk art to illustrate messages.While teaching a young ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY FAIR OPEN CLASSThe Jefferson County Fair Open Class committee will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Jefferson County ISU Extension Office meeting room.Plans for the county fair, June 26 through July 1, will be discussed.All interested people are welcome to attend.??? FAIRFIELD WOMEN?S CLUBThe Fairfield Women?s Club will meet Wednesday at the McElhinny House.Lunch will be served at noon, ...

The marriage ministry team of First Pentecostal Assembly in Ottumwa, will host The Art of Marriage, a six-session video event presented by FamilyLife.The event will be held in the main sanctuary from 6:30-9:30 p.m. on May 4 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 5.Registration deadline is Monday.Couples are encouraged to attend.Visit www.fpagoi.org for more information and to register, or contact Steve or Dawn ...

The Edible Cityscape Project fruit tree sale will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the St. Mary?s Project.The annual fruit tree sale was founded four years ago in an effort to provide quality bare-root fruit trees to the community at an affordable price.Varieties will include pears, apples, cherries and plums to chestnuts, persimmons, currants and black raspberries.For more information or for a ...

A bluegrass jam session is set from 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center.Pickers, singers and spectators are invited; acoustic instruments only.Admission is free, but donations are welcome. Snacks and coffee will be available.This will be the last jam session until November.

KEOSAUQUA ? The Van Buren School Carnival will be from 6-9 p.m. Saturday at the Van Buren High School gym in Keosauqua.The carnival will feature a variety of family-friendly activities for all ages, including a fish pond, jail, basketball shoot, pop toss, marriage booth, face painting, golf putting, concessions, Bozo toss, coloring contest, Twister, hay bale toss, bounce house, find the kernel, balloon shaving, ...