Obituaries

Senior guard Adilene Villalobos, from Tucson, Ariz., has been named the Midwest Collegiate Conference Women?s Basketball Player of the Week, as announced by the MCC on Monday.Villalobos posted a pair of strong performances off the bench last week as IWC split a pair of games at the La Quinta Stritch Holiday Classic hosted by Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) University on Dec. 19 and 20.She averaged 13.5 points and ...

Fairfield Middle School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the first-quarter honor roll for the 2017-18 academic year. Eighth-gradeEighth-graders on the Straight A honor roll include: Bergren, Hannah L; Breen, Danielle P; Dunlap, Anna I; Henderson, Ella R; Paton, Katrina T; Thompson, Carter A.Eighth-graders on the A honor roll include: Allison, Brynley M; Allison, Zoey M; ...

SolitairesSolitaires will meet for lunch at noon Sunday at Riverside Family Restaurant III in Fairfield.All widows are welcome to attend.For information about Solitaires, call 469-6034.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources' Fish Iowa! angler education program has partnered with the Recreational Fishing and Boating Foundation's Vamos A Pescar program to provide $1,000 grants to local 501(c)(3) organizations to support local efforts to educate and engage families in high-density Hispanic communities through programs, classes and fishing activities.The George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar Education ...

ST. LOUIS, MO. ? The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) announced today that Iowa Wesleyan College has been approved for membership in the Conference upon the institution?s successful completion of the NCAA exploratory year and acceptance as a provisional member of the NCAA.Iowa Wesleyan, currently a member of the NAIA?s Midwest Collegiate Conference and Mid-States Football Conference, will ...

A group of local volunteers recently packed more than 30,000 meals for Take Away Hunger, an organization which has provided millions of meals to people in countries as far away as Guatemala and Nicaragua.The group made up of volunteers from several local churches, packed the meals Sunday, of black beans and rice for the victims recent hurricanes and floods in Florida and Texas.?In a record time of two hours and ...

Fairfield First Presbyterian parishioner Betty Mayer will present an organ concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at the church. Mayor plans to perform a variety of music, and enlist the audience?s participation.An accomplished musician, Mayer has been the church?s organist for around five years. Prior her work at First Presbyterian, she served as organist for First United Methodist Church for 12 years. Mayor has been an ...

Take Away Hunger helps Florida, TexasTake Away Hunger is preparing its annual kickoff Sept. 24 and is seeking volunteers to help pack meals for those affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma.The packing event will be held at the Word of Life Lutheran Church gymnasium.?Our packing goal for this session is 30,000 meals,? said Fairfield?s Take Away Hunger event coordinator Don Henderson.?We need all of the ...

Sharing The WeightSharing The Weight blanket-makers recently met at SunnyBrook Assisted Living to make more blankets for individuals who benefit from the weighted blankets.The workshop is chaired by Joanne Ancell, with assistance from Mary Sue Hoaglin.Almost 40 weighted blankets have been made by the group and donated to individuals with autism and other special health concerns. The blankets are weighted with ...

Ten independent short films by Iowa artists, including Graham Cooper of Fairfield, have been selected for the second season of ?The Film Lounge,? a collaborative TV series that premiered on Iowa Public Television earlier this year to high praise from filmmakers and fans.Cooper?s 2017 film, ?Atmanus,? is a narrative film about growing up and the consequences faced when given the freedom to choose your own ...