Mt. Pleasant News

DECORAH ? Laura Thompson of Mt. Pleasant received a bachelor of arts degree in social work from Luther College during commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2013 held on Sunday, May 19.

DEAR ABBY: The letter you printed from ?Gun-Shy in South Carolina? (March 5), about the antics of her gun-toting, alcoholic father-in-law, caught my attention. I?m a former mental health clinician and program inspector. I discussed that letter with a friend who is a psychiatrist.?Grandpa? has probably already violated a municipal ordinance regarding discharging a firearm in corporate limits. I agree with you ...

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsCRAWFORDSVILLE ? WACO will re-implement three boys? and two girls? sports if?Yes, seemingly, there is always a ?but? or ?if? in any proposition.WACO?s ?if? includes a minimum participation rate.The WACO School Board approved offering boys? and girls? cross-country and golf and boys? baseball during the 2013-14 school year. The school district has shared baseball for a number ...

Culver-Stockton College has announced its president?s list, dean?s list and honor roll for the spring 2013 semester.To be named to an honors list, students must meet high academic standards established by Culver-Stockton. President?s list students have earned a 4.0 GPA and were enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours. Dean?s list students have earned between a 3.5 and 3.99 GPA and were enrolled in a minimum of 12 ...

DEAR ABBY: My son married a sweet girl three years ago, and I thought we would become a close family. I haven?t bothered them at all. Since then, she has become cold and distant to me. My son rarely calls or comes around.They are expecting their first child soon. I have been left out of all the excitement of the baby. She has not invited me to the baby showers or to see the nursery, etc. I know it?s not all ...

Wartburg College has announced the students who made the 2013 winter/may term dean?s list.Students on this list have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above in at least five course credits during the two terms. Four of the five course credits must be graded with a traditional letter grade.Area students on the list include:Lockridge: Tanner Stutzman, first-year, son of John and Tonya StutzmanMt....

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsBeginning Aug. 1, Henry County Health Center will no longer admit medical pediatric cases between the ages of seven days and 16 years for inpatient care.This policy change was approved by the HCHC Board of Trustees during its regular meeting on Tuesday, and HCHC CEO Robb Gardner emphasized that the clinics and specialty clinics will continue to see pediatrics, and surgical ...

Mt. Pleasant Community Middle School students were recognized for being a member of the Silver Medal Program at the awards assembly held on May 31. The program requires students to keep track of their volunteer hours and activities as well as write a summary of the activity to be turned into the middle school office.These students voluntered over 120 hours or more within the last three years of middle school.Pic...

Yesterday was the wedding of nephew Noah and Ruby in northern Indiana. They had a big wedding with lots of friends and family attending from various communities in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Wisconsin, Kentucky and possibly more states.I went to help prepare for the wedding on Saturday. We cut up and cleaned 400 pounds of chicken and baked pecan pies. The rhubarb and blueberry pies were baked ...

DEAR ABBY: I was taken away from my parents at 13 and placed into foster care, where I stayed until I aged out at 21. My biological mother is a drug addict who abandoned me to my father when I was 11. She never tried to contact me while I was in care.I am now 24 and she won?t leave me alone. She sends Facebook messages that alternate between begging me to let her get to know me, and condemning me for being ...

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 19, will be provided by Calvary Baptist Church. They will serve pulled pork.The Friday, June 21, meal by the Fellowship Cup will be grilled pinic food.There will be card games played after both meals.

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my fiance for four years. He is 32, I?m 23. He is Catholic and I am Jewish. When I met him, I wasn?t particularly religious, but since planning a trip to Israel and after studying under a rabbi, I have become more religious.I now keep kosher and try to be as close to Orthodox as I can. I eventually want an Orthodox Jewish home and for my children to be raised Jewish. But every time I ...