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KID'S CHRISTMAS BOOKS-ON-TAPE
The American Legion's Rids 'Generous donors have made it
Christmas Party will be held December possible for the Library to offer a new
1 , at 7:00 PM. Everyone is invited to collection of books-on-tape. These are a
enjoy Santa, movies, and treats. Share great way for the visually-impaired or
in the spirit of the Holidays! commuters to enjoy the latest, most
popular boobs.
Children's Storytime continues
F AIRFAX LIBRARY to be a great success with the kids and
VOLUNTEER PARTY parents. Thirty preschoolers participated
this fall and winter, The current session
All volunteers for the library will of stmytime will end on December 13,
be given an appreciation pizza party at the and the next session will begin in
Garden of Eatin' on Saturday, Jan. 1l at February. Open to children ages 3 to 5,
5;00 pin, Approximately twenty students the free, weekly storytime lasts from 20 to
have regularly lent a hand in the Library 30 minutes, packed with stories, songs,
over the past year. They provide a rhymes, and crafts. Sign your child up for
valuable service, and gain wonderful either Thursdays at 6:30 PM, or Fridays
experience working with younger at 12:30 PM.
children, gain employment skills, and We've updated our World Book
learn their way around a library, Encyclopedia with a new `96 set and CD
VOLUNTEERS: You've " put away" a ROM. Anyone interested in buying the
lot of books, now's your chalice to "put `85 set, including the yearbooks up to
away" a lot of pizza. Awards and prizes `92, may submit a bid before December
will be given, Let the librarians know by 20•
Jan. 8th if you plan to attend. A Library position is opening in
May, 1997. It is approximately 5
hours/week, Saturday mornings and
2
Thursday evenings. Inquire at the library City Hall, the Library, and the Post
for farther details and an application, Office. Mayor is Mark Sheely, Council-
members are: Marianne Wainwright,
Mark Neuliouse, Alisa Shakespeare, Jack
If you are a quilter, or would like Harville, and Brian Stalh-nan.
to learn, we would like to "needle" you
into participating in a quilting bee. We NEW SERVICE
will gather in the Community Room GROUP
sometime in January to quilt a wall,
hanging for the Library. It will be a ORGANIZES
"thank-yon and friendship" hanging m
honor of Linda Balog's 16 years as Jaycees (Junior Chamber of
Library Director. Connnerce) have just started a chapter in
Fairfax. This organization's main
purpose is to help our town become more
CITY NOTES active and .have a sense of community
pride. Our plans so far include hosting
This winter, residents are asked events for children in our area to compete
to help in the snow removal effort by in, Super Shooters (basketball), organize
keeping parked cars off the streets 'until teen dances, and,, when our new park
the plows have cleared the streets. opens, how about a soccer tournament on
Snowmobilers should be aware that the all-purpose field?
driving on other resident's private We welcome new ideas and fresh
property, and on plowed city streets is new faces.
illegal, as well as unsafe. Join today by calling David
Fairfax ordinance requires that Morrow (846-3159) or Harold/Cheryl
dogs be licensed and leashed. City Hall Scott (846-8159).
receives complaints regularly aboutF.A.T', GETS GRANT
unidentified dogs roaming the town. A
license costs $2 for males and spayed The Fairfax Arbor Team (F.A.T.)
females, $5 for females, and may be has received notification on their
obtained for the year beginning in
January. BRANCHING OUT award from IES
Utilities in the amount of $1000. This is
The Fairfax City Council meets at the sixth consecutive year that F.A.T. has
7:00 PK the second Tuesday of every received this award—and each year has
month in City Hall. Agendas are posted held a fund raiser to match the amount of
at least 24 hours before. the meeting at the grant...that's $9667.00 that has been
spent in the city of Fairfax to promote tree SENIOR HEALTH
planting and beautifying our community.
Past projects include the south bank of
INSURANCE
Prairie Creek, The Fairfax Library, the
Masonic Lodge, St. Patrick's Green, and INFORMATION
the City Park. PROGRAM (SHIIP)
Serving on the F.A.T. Coirunittee
are Karen Schulte, Carol Stallman, SMIP is a free service of the State
Shirley Lowe, .Bernie Kleppe, Kathleen of. Iowa for seniors and concerted
McNamara, Steve Selzer, and Vernon
relatives or friends. They can receive
Cerveny. if you would be interested in objective information about their
being on flus committee, please contact insurance needs from Tom Moran, an
Vernon. Cerveny at 846-2573. authorized counselor for SB-UP. He can
A fundraiser will be held in the late help with questions..concerning Medicare,
winter...please be supportive and help Medicare Supplement insurance policies,
make Fairfax the most attractive small long-tern care (nursing home) policies,
city in Iowa...don't forget it is your home and other health insurance. For an
town? appointment: to meet in the Fairfax
Library Corruntunty Room , call 369-8774
(The Retired Senior Volunteer Program
CHRISTMAS EVE office).
SERVICES
Fairfax's two churches will offer HAVE A SAFE,
Christmas Eve services: HAPPY
AND
St. Patrick's Catholic Church will hold HAPPY
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Mass at 5:44 I'M. IxOLIDAY
The Clover Ridge United Methodist
Church will hold a service in Fairfax at
5:00 PM,
Submit notieWevents for newsletter to City Hall by
the 10th of the month.
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