Mt. Pleasant News

Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant received the Award of Excellence in Funeral Service at the 133rd Annual Iowa Funeral Directors Association (IFDA) Convention held May 14-16, at the Iowa State Center and Gateway Hotel in Ames.The Iowa Award of Funeral Service Excellence recognizes a funeral home?s service to the community it serves. Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, which has been serving Mt. Pleasant and ...

Polishville Community Center has announced its June events.A free 60th anniversary dance for Dan and Hazel Greiner is scheduled for Sunday, June 2. Music will be provided by the Goodman/Anders Band of North English and Newhall. Food will be available for purchase at 4:30 p.m., and dancing will be from 6 to 9 p.m.Another dance with music provided by Lyle Beaver of Iowa City will be held on Sunday, June 16. ...

Shaylee Weigert from Mt Pleasant was named to Buena Vista University?s Graduate and Professional Studies dean?s list for terms three and four.Students named to the dean?s list must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for the two terms, based on a 4.0 grade point system, and must have taken at least 12 hours of coursework.Weigert attends Buena Vista University Graduate and Professional Studies online.

A reunion of all who attended Prospect (Maple Grove #1) Country School will be held on Saturday, July 27, at Sassy?s Café on Highway 78 in Wayland. A time of reminiscing will begin at 5 p.m. and the meal will be served at 6 p.m. There is a cost for the meal.There will be a time of sharing and attendees are asked to bring memorabilia and memories to share.RSVP by Saturday, July 13, to Pat Meyer at 319-256-4931 ...

One summer delight for Iowa gardeners is the whirring arrival of hummingbirds. Some careful planning and planting can provide a warm welcome for these ruby-throated little wonders.Ideally, a hummingbird habitat will include a complex, varied garden providing staggered blooms as food sources. Right now, the native columbine blooming in many of our gardens is an excellent early source of nectar.For later in the ...

DEAR ABBY: I was surprised to see you equate a concerned grandmother?s creative solution to smoking with bribery in your Feb. 14 column. The word ?bribe? has a negative connotation. What the grandmother did was offer an incentive, NOT a bribe, that will benefit her grandchildren in the long run. I think the woman should be congratulated.Now for a disclaimer: When my daughter was 14, I came up with the same idea ...

Henry County Health Center?s Diabetes Team will be offering an annual follow-up class Thursday, June 6. 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 June 5.The program is open to anyone who has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and ...

The following students were named to the dean?s list for Buena Vista University?s Graduate and Professional Studies for terms three and four.Marissa Smith from Mt. Pleasant. Smith attends the Ottumwa Buena Vista University Graduate and Professional Studies location.Michelle Wade from Wayland. Wade attends the Ottumwa Buena Vista University Graduate and Professional Studies location.Students named to the dean?s ...

Great River Health Systems presented Excellence in Practice Awards Thursday, May 9, to five employees and one physician who have demonstrated exemplary practice or performed specific deeds that exceed expectations to help patients, patients? families, coworkers, the community or their professions.The Clinical Excellence Award recognizes outstanding clinical care. The winner was Julie Snavely, occupational ...

Great River Health Systems is offering an infant and child CPR class from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4.The goal of this class is to ensure adequate instruction and practice so participants can calmly and effectively react when a baby or young child requires emergency care for breathing or choking problems.This free class is open to parents, grandparents, older siblings and baby-sitters. Registration is ...

Des Moines County Sheriff?s Office took two Mt. Pleasant teens, Mica VanAmerongen and Kasey Lerdal, both 16, into custody and charged them with third-degree burglary on Tuesday.Deputies were dispatched to multiple vehicle burglaries in Mediapolis in the 100 blocks of Centennial Street and Harrison Street.There is an ongoing investigation into these car burglaries.

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsIf you blinked you may have missed it.It took the Mt. Pleasant City Council just 13 minutes Wednesday night to take care of business.Naturally a brief agenda aids in expediting the process and arguably the most newsworthy item was not on the agenda.Engineer Jim Warner of Warner Engineer Associates Inc., the engineering firm for the Grand Avenue reconstruction project, told ...