The Fellowship Cup in Mt. Pleasant offers a community meal for a minimum cost on Wednesday and Fridays at 11:30 a.m.The menu for Wednesday, June 26, is ribs, salad and brownies, sponsored by First Presbyterian Church.The Friday, June 28, meal sponsored by the Fellowship Cup will be taco salads.There will be card games played after both meals.
It is a Wednesday afternoon. This morning the temperature was 51 degrees. We went out to weed and hoe in the garden after the morning house-work was done. It was cool when we started, but the warm sun soon made it get hot. We came in to eat some lunch and take a break.With church services being held here twice recently the gardens were neglected more than usual this past month. Everything is growing really well. ...
DEAR ABBY: I have written to you before, and your advice served me well. I have another problem now, and I don?t know what to do about it.I am a childless man, but I have owned my dog for 12 years. I work from home and we are together constantly. Honestly, Abby, he is the joy of my life.My problem is I live in constant fear of losing him. I know it will break my heart, and I?m not sure I can deal with it. At ...
By MEGAN SPEESSpecial to the MP NewsKEOKUK ? A civil case against the Keokuk School District and two former employees won?t go to trial for at least another year.A sexual abuse suit was filed in February by a former student against ex-Keokuk teacher and coach Gina Sisk. The alleged victim, identified in court documents as ?Jane Doe II,? also claims the district and then-high school Principal Michelle Lukavsky ...
By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsIt wasn?t your typical Monday.While Lauren Odman was driving from her home in Fairfield to Henry County Health Center where she works as a registered nurse in the emergency department, she saw something that she said made her heart drop. A black pickup truck slowed down, pulled into a U-turn area and dropped something out of its window.?I couldn?t quite tell what it was, but ...
Despite the sign?s warning ? ?Don?t even think of parking here? ? this motorist was brave enough to take his/her chances of parking in front of the sign. Perhaps, the motorist was also the person who erected the sign.
By TRISHA PHELPSMt. Pleasant NewsMT. UNION ? After receiving potential shut-off notices from Regional Utility Service Systems, the Mt. Union City Council held a special session council meeting Wednesday night during which they voted to file an injunction against Regional Utility Service Systems and discussed legal strategy with their attorney, Barbara Edmondson.The injunction was filed in Henry County District ...
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast. Because they trust in you. Isaiah 26:3What an interesting level to come to as one walks with the Lord.Perfect peace is the result of one being steadfast. Webster defines steadfast with four descriptions: to be firm, fixed, settled or established.Interesting thoughts as one seeks consistency in the daily walk.1. To be firm, solid in the faith. Who ...
The Henry County Health Center Foundation?s Close to Home Campaign continues to gain the support of area businesses and the local communities. Most recently, West Liberty Foods and Staats Custom Awards joined the growing list of business contributors raising total pledges to over $1.65 million.HCHC Foundation Director Michelle Rosell indicated that because of the outpouring of community and industry support, the ...
Sunrise Terrace Nursing and Rehab will continue ?Moments of Joy? on June 26 at 10 a.m.This educational series focuses on how to create moments of joy in families struggling with Alzheimer?s Disease.The program will have information for every person at any stage of the disease, including practical steps that can be taken to minimize stress and maximize your loved one?s joy and quality of life.Friends and ...
Great River Health Systems? Diabetes Support Group is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, in the Maple Room on the Garden Level of Great River Medical Center, 1221 S. Gear Ave., West Burlington.The support group is for people who are newly diagnosed and those who have had diabetes for years, and their family members. Its purpose is to share ideas, and discuss challenges and strategies for living with ...
Great River Health Systems is offering a free, four-week series of prenatal education classes that help take the mystery out of the birth process, alleviate fear and help expectant parents prepare for the memorable event.The classes are for women in their sixth or seventh months of pregnancy and their husbands or birth coaches. The classes will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays beginning July 11.Mothers-to-be ...
Henry County Health Center?s Diabetes Team will be offering an annual follow-up class Thursday, July 11.The class will be conducted from 2 to 4 p.m. in the new Diabetes Education Center, located in Suite 24 at HCHC. Directions will be given when you call Laura Williams, RN, CDE, CCP, at 319-385-6518 to register.Please register by noon on July 10.The program is open to anyone who has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes ...
Great River Health Systems is offering a sibling-preparation class from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 13.The class helps children develop realistic expectations about their new baby brother or baby sister and helps reduce anxiety about being separated from their mothers. Children ages two through 10 will learn how an additional child will change their families and how they can help with this adjustment.The ...
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