Obituaries

PACKWOOD ? Pekin Middle School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the honor roll for the first-quarter of the 2016-17 academic year. Straight ?A? Honor RollStudents on the Straight ?A? Honor Roll, with * denoting a 4.0 grade point average, include:Eighth grade ? Gracie Baetsle, Allison Bainbridge, Madison Bemis, *Ethan Cernic, Megan Criswell, Maryjane Ervin, Gage Farrier, ...

Fairfield Community School District has listed its lunch menu for the coming week.Elementary schools:Monday ? breakfast: mini doughnuts, juice, fruit. Lunch: cheeseburger on a bun, baked beans, cucumber slices, peaches, milk.Tuesday ? breakfast: biscuits and gravy, juice, fruit. Lunch: bosco sticks with marinara, steamed broccoli, celery sticks, peaches, milk.Wednesday ? breakfast: banana bread, milk, juice, ...

AMES ? Iowa cattle producers have a chance to support the Iowa Cattlemen?s Association through the Merck Animal Health ?Cartridges for Cash? program, formerly known as ?Wheels for Bucks.?The program now includes Revalor-XS (trenbolone acetate and estradiol), in addition to Ralgro (zeranol). The Iowa Cattlemen?s Foundation will receive $1 for every Revalor-XS cartridge and 50 cents for every Ralgro cartridge ...

Kenneth and Doris Nordyke of Richland will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Elsie?s Barn near Richland.Doris Guy and Kenneth Nordyke were married Sept. 1, 1956, in Brighton. They moved to their farm south of Richland immediately following their marriage and then retired to their present home in Richland 20 years ago. Mrs. Nordyke also was employed as registered ...

CRAWFORDSVILLE ? ?UAVs ? demonstration and basics of imagery? is one of the presentations featured at the Sept. 8 Fall Field Day at the Iowa State University Southeast Research Farm near Crawfordsville.?UAVs ? demonstration and basics of imagery? will be presented by Ryan Bergman, program coordinator II in agricultural and biosystems engineering.Other field day tour topics include: farm pond management, yield ...

Wayne King of Mt. Pleasant will be celebrating his 80th birthday Sunday.Friends and family are encouraged wish him a ?happy birthday? through a card shower.Birthday wishes can be sent to Wayne King, 2662 Woodbine Ave., Mt. Pleasant 52641.

SOLITAIRESSolitaires will meet at noon Sunday in the ?party room? of the Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store.???

Fairfield Community School District has listed its lunch menu for this week.Elementary schools:Tuesday ?pizza, savory carrots, cauliflower with dip, applesauce, milk.Wednesday ? orange chicken, rice, steamed broccoli, celery sticks, mandarin oranges, pineapple, milk.Thursday ? cheeseburger on bun, coleslaw, baked beans, frozen fruit cup, milk.Friday ? chicken nuggets, baby carrots, mashed potatoes, fresh ...

Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center is planning two blood drives: one in Richland and one in Lockridge.The community blood drive in Richland will be from 2-6:30 p.m. Monday at the Mother Cabrini Parish Center.For appointments to donate, contact Cindy Adam at 319-456-2722 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 5072 to locate the drive.Donors who last gave blood on or before June 20 are eligible to ...

Jefferson County Farm Bureau will host the Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce?s Business After Hours from 5-7 p.m. today.During the event, chamber members and their guests will meet the Jefferson County Farm Bureau Board of Directors and office staff. Soil demonstrations and kids? activities are planned. Free koozies and T-shirts are available. Refreshments of pop, beer, wine, smoked pork loin, fruit and relish ...