Mt. Pleasant News

It?s an art form now, rather than a technology, explained Celene Aubry of Berwyn, Ill., as she aligned the letters to print the word ?COOL? at the annual Midwest and Great Northern Printer?s Fair on Saturday. Aubry learned how to do letterpress printing at Columbia College in Chicago. She first came to the printer?s fair in Mt. Pleasant two or three years ago and saw all the presses running for the first time. ...

Henry County Health Center's Diabetes Team will be offering an annual follow-up class Thursday, Oct. 6. The class will be conducted from 2 to 4 p.m. and will be held in the Health Education Center at HCHC.Please register by noon on Oct. 5.The program is open to anyone who has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and has completed the 10-hour diabetes classes.The HCHC Diabetes Education Center has earned Iowa State ...

The fall weather is upon us and this means a change in the foods we eat. Have you found yourself wanted to put on a pot of chili? As the temperatures change we have seasonal food that we tend to gravitate to, but remember the guidelines still remain.1. Aim for a minimum of five servings per day of a fruit or vegetable.2. Make your grains (bread, cereal, rice, pasta, etc.) a whole grain more than half the ...

Great River Medical Center?s inpatient rehabilitation staff will host a party for current and former inpatient rehabilitation patients on Thursday, Sept. 29.Social time begins at 4:30 p.m. in the hospital?s cafeteria followed by dinner at 5 p.m. and a special program at 5:45 p.m. Patients may bring a guest.Those interested in attending may RSVP by Thursday, Sept. 22 to 319-768-4200.

Late September is a good time for gardeners to be thinking about winter greenery and bloom. Many of us have potted plants outside that will need to be brought in before a freeze. Given last week?s chilly temperatures, you may already have taken this step. If not, watch weather forecasts to time the move, and give the plant a thorough shower and careful visual examination to minimize the threat of pests.For a ...

The Hillsboro Public Library?s first Second Monday Story Time, held on Monday, Sept. 12, was well attended by area children who listened to Joanna Reno read the book, Wild About Books by Judy Sierra with pictures by Marc Brown.The book is about a librarian who parked her bookmobile at the zoo and got the animals interested in reading. In the story the giraffes liked tall books, the bears liked books about ...

DEAR ABBY: I am writing in response to the letter you printed from "Respectful in Ohio" (July 25). I am so glad you addressed the subject of proper etiquette in cemeteries. The cemetery where my family members are buried has become a playground for the neighbors in the area. When I visit, I see people walking their dogs on and off leashes even though they are aware of the "No Dogs Allowed" signs. Children are ...

Just a reminder : The Henry County Board of Supervisors will hold a town meeting at the Hillsboro Community Center on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend this meeting.New movies at Hillsboro Public Library: Hachi: A Dog?s Tale DVD, rated G; Amelia DVD, rated PG.Donated adult fiction by Elizabeth Hayes who is from California and has relatives from Hillsboro: Remember When by Nora ...

There were 128 quilts hanging in Faith Christian Outreach Church on Sunday for the 2011 quilt show, which takes place every other year. In this photo, viewers? choice winner Pat Coffin poses with Janice Spearman, who did the machine quilting on her Lost Mitten quilt. Best of Show was Carol Holtkamp with her quilt, Flowered Mystery Purple. The prize for Best handquilted quilt went to Ann Hawk for Blaing Star. The ...

Henry County?s jobless rate rose a half percentage point in August, according to figures released today by Iowa Workforce Development.August unemployment in the county was listed at 7.8 percent, compared to 7.3 percent in July.Although state unemployment increased just one-tenth of a percentage point from 6.0 to 6.1 in August, 90 of Iowa?s 99 counties saw unemployment increases during the month.Following ...

What is CROP: Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty, and WACO Community is involved in making a difference around the world so there can be ?enough for all.?Each year, the Wayland, Olds, Crawfordsville and Swedesburg churches band together to work with Church World Service (CWS) organization?s CROP Drive to collect donations in the form of farm crops or cash donations to help those in the world?s most ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsThe big question still being asked by Henry County residents is who will be picking up their garbage on Oct. 10.Since receiving notice early last week that Whaley Waste Systems would be closing its Mt. Pleasant services effective Oct. 8, the Henry County Board of Supervisors has been looking into providing garbage service to the county residents, as the county is ...