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Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its congregate meals menu for the coming week.Monday ? ham and beans, Tomato Spoon Salad, cornbread, orange wedges, oatmeal-raisin cookie.Tuesday ? beef tips in gravy, sour cream mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, tropical fruit, pumpkin bar.Wednesday ? spaghetti and meat sauce, mixed green salad with dressing, banana, assorted yogurt.Thursday ? roast turkey, mashed ...

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 ...

Connie S. Bauer, of Washington, Iowa, and Robert Crane, of Iowa City, will be married in a small private ceremony Saturday.All family and friends are invited to a dance from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday at KC Hall in Washington to celebrate their marriage.

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 ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria?s army and its allies have encircled an Islamic State pocket in central Syria after a series of advances in the desert region, state media, a Hezbollah military media unit and a war monitor said on Friday.President Bashar al-Assad?s military has advanced against Islamic State along two prongs towards Deir al-Zor province this year, leaving a large jihadist salient stretching back west ...

The Fairfield Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade marching band will begin practice this week for the annual Kiwanis Kids Day Parade.Practices scheduled before the school year begins Sept. 5 are:? 3:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday at Fairfield High School. Students will meet in the band room. The door is on the west side of the building and is marked.? 5:45-7 p.m. Aug. 28 and Aug. 29 in the FMS band room. Not all ...

OTTUMWA ? The Wapello County Conservation Board will be offering Winter Camp at 1 p.m. Thursday at Pioneer Ridge Nature Area.Wapello County Conservation Naturalist Annette Wittrock said because area students are out of school on winter break and ?going completely stir crazy ... We would like to offer you the opportunity to get out of the house for an afternoon and enjoy a little outdoor exploration and more.??We...

TUESDAYBlood Drive, hosted by Lockridge Fire and Rescue, Lockridge Senior Center, 3:30-7:30 p.m. Appointments: 319-696-2543 or www.bloodcenterimpact.org with code 5045.Pool Tournament, Fairfield Eagles Club, 7 p.m. Information: 472-2811.Enchanted Forest Walk, self-guided stroll through holiday lights and displays, Waubonsie Park, Cantril, 5-8 p.m. Golf cart available by request. Information: 319-397-2251. ...

A Fumigation Continuing Instructional Course for commercial pesticide applicators will be held Nov. 19 at the Jefferson County ISU Extension Office.Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the course runs from 9-11 a.m.The registration fee is $35 on or before Tuesday and $45 after Tuesday.To register or to obtain additional information about the CIC, call Barbara Kistler at the Jefferson County ISU Extension ...

Soup supper to raise funds for InterVarsity ministryLIBERTYVILLE ? The Libertyville Church of Brethren will have a soup supper from 5-7 p.m. Saturday at the Libertyville Community Center.The supper is a fundraiser for Amanda Steele?s ministry with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, Kan.A freewill donation will be collected.Chili, oyster, chicken noodle, vegetable,...

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 ? closed for Veterans Day.Tuesday ? beef meatball, gravy, baby red potatoes, green bean casserole, banana orange cup.Wednesday ? baked chicken breast, sour cream mashed ...

Fairfield Community School District has listed its breakfast and lunch menu for the coming week.Monday ? breakfast at all schools: assorted cereals, cereal bars and Nutri-Grain Bars, orange juice, milk. Lunch: corn dog, baked beans, mixed vegetables, pineapple, milk; and in addition for high school students: fruit choice and tomatoes.Tuesday ? breakfast at all schools: assorted cereals, pancakes with syrup, ...