Mt. Pleasant News

DEAR ABBY: I am 20 years younger than my husband. I am also attractive and sexually available to him. We have a great relationship except for one thing. I can?t trust him! I have caught him emailing women he met at work, inviting our neighbor to go with him on a motorcycle ride and heard many stories about him asking women on dates.But the worst was when I found out he was calling a woman every day and going to ...

Planning quick, healthy meals can be a major challenge for busy families. It seems as though the biggest struggle is finding a protein food that is ready within minutes.Rotisserie chicken is the perfect solution to your mealtime dilemma. There?s no need for defrosting and cooking.Stop by your local grocery store on the way home from work for a hot, fresh chicken right off the rotisserie.When you get home, ...

It was hot and it was humid. That, however, is to be expected during a summer which has seen much more heat than rain. With temperatures in the lower 90s, many entrants in the 2012 Midwest Old Threshers Reunion parade sweated through it. Neither the heat nor the humidity diminished the enthusiasm nor the number of entries. The parade, which began on Madison Street, turned south of Jefferson and then back east on ...

There will be a Sommers Country School reunion held for former students and parents of former students of Sommers Country School in southern Washington County held on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 3 p.m. at Bethel Mennonite Fellowship Hall, 3185 Wayland Road.There will be a catered dinner at 5 p.m. followed by a program.Please bring any photos or memorabilia from country school days. There will be a display table for ...

The Mt. Pleasant High School class of 1952, pictured above, held its 60th class reunion on July 28 at the Mt. Pleasant Country Club. Pictured are, from left, seated, Helen (Scarff) Perrott, Darlene (Stucker) Shofe, Carol (Wolfe) Nielsen, Bev (Foss) Wood, LaVon (Pearson) Vantiger, Mary Lee (Vandersnick) Donlan, Frances (Freeman) Ebbesmier, Norma (Richards) Davis, Marilyn (Cocherell) Alter, Verlee (Shaw) Laffron, ...

INVESTIGATIONSTrevor Maurice Coughlin, 20, New London, was arrested in the Hy-Vee Foods parking lot and charged with operating while intoxicated ? first offense; possession of alcohol under the legal age of 21 years/enhanced; and failure to obey a flashing red stop signal, Aug. 29.MISCELLANEOUSAnimal complaint ? 800 block of East Cedar Lane, Aug. 28.Harassments/threats ? Iowa Wesleyan College, Aug. 28.Harassm...

When the Richard Hulme family gathered for a reunion on the Fourth of July, it was the first time all eight siblings had been together in 29 years. Richard Hulme, who lives at Arbort Court Nursing Home in Mt. Pleasant, is pictured with his eight children, Ricky Hulme of Pueblo West, Colo.; Steven Hulme of Overland Park, Kan.; Kevin Hulme of Longview, Texas; Brian Hulme, of Ft. Benton, Mont.; Michael Hulme of ...

General surgeon Stephen Sundberg, M.D., has joined Great River Surgeons. He is taking appointments to see patients in the Eastman Plaza clinic, Suite 202, 1223 S. Gear Ave., West Burlington. The telephone number is 319-768-4350.Dr. Sundberg earned his medical degree at the University of Iowa, and completed a surgery internship and residency at Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis. He is certified by the ...

The Sammons family will be holding a reunion on Sept. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the McCoid Shelter at East Lake Park, Mt. Pleasant.All members of the Sammons family are welcome to attend.

Thursday, Aug. 2, 1 p.m. game: 1st, Chuck Woodruff and Virginia Krueger, Burlington; 2nd, Anita Kohl, Burlington, and Gloria Troute, Dallas City, Ill.Monday, Aug. 6, 10 a.m. game: 1st, Chuck Woodruff and Virginia Krueger; 2nd, Terry Kilbourn and Gloria Troute.Thursday, Aug. 9, 1 p.m. game: 1st, Chuck Woodruff and Virginia Krueger; 2nd, Betty Kilbourn and Lea Bradley.Monday, Aug. 13, 10 a.m. game: 1st, Betty ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a confused transwoman. I have been in a committed relationship for years with a woman who knew me before ?the change.? I have lied to myself for a long time about what gender I have been attracted to, and now it?s coming back to haunt me.As I have gone through several years changing, my confidence and emotional depth have grown. I successfully transitioned two years ago, and live and work as a ...

Vendors for the annual craft fair in Central Park, hosted in conjunction with the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion, began setting up their wares Tuesday morning. Shirley Fredrickson, Revere, Mo., hauls another box of glassware. Fredrickson said she started unpacking at 8 a.m. and has been a vendor at the show for 29 years.Although the air did become warm Tuesday afternoon, it may be nothing like tomorrow. Temperatur...