Obituaries

Each school month, the Fairfield Elks Lodge sponsors the Fairfield Middle School Students of the Month award to acknowledge positive contributions of students at school, such as assisting teachers and peers to displaying characteristics as a role model.The Students of the Month certificates are awarded after a nomination and voting process is completed by each grade-level teaching team.Kylie Martin was chosen ...

BIRMINGHAMA Christmas party for children will be held from 1-2 p.m. Saturday at the Birmingham Library.Reading, crafts and treats are planned.?Arlene Lyon, Fairfield Ledger correspondent

Jefferson County ISU Extension horticulturist Barb Grijalva is offering a ginger root workshop from noon to 1 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Extension office.According to Grijalva, ?ginger plants can be used for cooking and make a lovely green plant to brighten up dreary winter days.?Sign up to attend by contacting Grijalva by emailing barbgri@iastate.edu or calling 472-4166 by 4:30 p.m. The deadline is Dec. 17. The $5 ...

MT. PLEASANT ? Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra will present its inaugural Holiday Concert at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Iowa Wesleyan College Chapel Auditorium in Mt. Pleasant.Under the direction of music director Robert McConnell, the symphony orchestra will perform a variety of holiday music, which will include excerpts from ?The Nutcracker Suite? and ?Messiah.? There will be several opportunities for the ...

Fairfield Community School District elementary music teacher Madeline Thomas directs the Washington and Libertyville schools kindergartners, first- and second-graders during their winter concert Thursday evening at the Fairfield High School Auditorium. Each grade sang a selection of songs before combining into a mixed choir to conclude the concert with ?Simple Gifts,? ?Jingle Bells? and ?Reindeer Pokey.?

The Chamber Singers of Southeast Iowa will present its annual holiday concerts this year at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church in Fairfield.Now in its 23rd year of performing, the Chamber Singers are known for ushering in the holiday season with beautiful and unique arrangements of both traditional and rarely performed choral works. This year?s show will be bigger and better than ever ...

Bowhunter Nolan Leu poses with the 10-point buck he harvested in Van Buren County. Leu, son of Jeremy and Kristen Leu, is a student at Indian Hills Community College.

The Naturewise Academy, in cooperation with the city of Fairfield and the ISU Extension service, is planning ?Garden Winterization: Mulching Techniques Part 2? from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Community Garden as part of the autumn workshop series.The participants will serve as they learn. They will be preparing the second half of the garden using chop-and-drop mulching techniques.Participants should ...

Fairfield High School drum majors, from left, Loreena Hucke, Drew Grunwald and Lindsey Repp display the quilt to be raffled at the Marching Band Showcase at 7 p.m. today at Trojan Stadium. Everyone is invited to attend the free event featuring performances by the high school and middle school bands as they showcase music and marching developed since the middle of August. The quilt was created by ?band mom? Mary ...

Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is offering Morning Boot Camp at 5:30 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday Sept. 9 through Oct. 2 at Roosevelt Community Recreation Center.Morning Boot Camp is a 30-minute workout to get the day running and off to a great start.Participants are asked to sign up for each class they want to take.Each class size is set at a minimum of four and a maximum of 15.The ...