Mt. Pleasant News

?The New Sinus Treatment ? With Balloons,? a free program about Balloon Sinuplasty, will be offered at either noon to 1 p.m., or 5 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the Blackhawk Room at Great River Center for Rehab and Clinics, 1401 W. Agency Rd., West Burlington. Presenters are ENT physicians Dean Lyons, M.D. (noon) and Douglas Henrich, M.D. (5 p.m.). A light meal will be provided.During Balloon Sinuplasty, ...

Mt. Pleasant?s Community Development Committee meets Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 7 a.m. in City Hall.The lone agenda item is a review of a building permit for Sarah?s Bridal Gallery at 207 W. Clay St.

Great River Health Systems will offer a health-career workshop from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, for high-school students and displaced workers to help them decide whether healthcare is a possible career choice. The healthcare industry appeals to people who are interested in becoming nurses, respiratory therapists, X-ray technologists, therapists and pharmacists. There are more than 100 careers in this ...

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

This photo was identified as the MPCHS Classes of ?63, ?64 and ?65, rehearsing for some unknown theatrical production.In front, from left: Dell Magnuson (kneeling), Susan Sheets (standing), Mary Jackson (seated), Rick Gillis (with clipboard), Lonny Morrow (with flowers), Bill Wilson (profile view), Ron Miller, Zora Asby.Back, from left: Susan Rockwell, Charles Miller (with cape; Chuck was killed in Vietnam, ...

The Great River Diabetes Education Program offers four-week group diabetes classes from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursdays beginning Dec. 15.Group outpatient diabetes classes are for those who are newly diagnosed and learning about diabetes management, making a change in treatment or having concerns or complications.Class topics include types of diabetes, proper eating for diabetes; carbohydrate counting; ...

HCHC Foundation has recieved support from Shottenkirk Automotive in its efforts to provide cost-effective mammography to Henry County women.Shottenkirk Automotive, through its October Test Drive for Breast Cancer promotion, has awarded HCHC Foundation $920 to further the Foundation?s ability to provide financial assistance to those unable to afford mammograms.?It?s important to us as a local business to ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsThe bridge on Jewel Avenue one mile north of Salem Road that collapsed this past summer is now on Henry County Engineer Bill Belzer?s to-do list as the board of supervisors approved a resolution Tuesday morning to include the bridge on his five-year plan.?In order to actually do it, we still have to amend our five-year plan,? explained Belzer. ?If I don?t, I would get my ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsIn the next two months, the girls? mentoring program, ?Luv Ya Like a Sister,? will be launching a Mt. Pleasant Chapter.?I feel I need to do something in this community because it was founded here in Mt. Pleasant,? said Becker. She said the idea has always been in her mind, but she really put it into action after moving to Mt. Pleasant. She commutes to Iowa City for work, ...

From Thanksgiving to the New Year?s Eve toast, the opportunities to over indulge are nearly endless. Enjoying the food is a big part of enjoying the holiday, but it doesn?t have to add inches to your waistline. Let these strategies help you get through the season without adding extra pounds.Minimize mindless munching. Nibbling before and after a big holiday meal is a sure way to add significant calories. ...

Close to 70 people, 43 of them kids, took part in the Henry County Mentoring Program?s ?Mentor for a Day? event Saturday at The Rec Center. The event is conducted twice annually, in November and February, and is a special event for kids on the waiting list for the regular mentor program. The height difference between mentors and mentees made the human knot game a challenge as they attempt to free Xander Indri.

By SALLY Y. HAYESMt. Pleasant NewsPork in an appetizer, pork in an entrée and pork in a dessert is the challenge for teams of six high school students that will have two hours to prepare the three dishes for judging Friday morning at the Southeastern Iowa Iron Chef Competition at Indian Hills Community College.Mt. Pleasant Community High School?s culinary department, run by Marjorie Beckman, is sending ...