Mt. Pleasant News

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant News It is supposed to be the happiest time of the year ? that is what the song says.The holidays of 2012, however, has proven to be the most tragic time of the year.The nation?s heart is still bleeding from the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.Twenty-six, 20 of which were students, gunned down in their classrooms and hallways. We?ve heard of the heroic acts of teachers ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant News For many, New Year?s Eve is typically a time for reflection. A chance to look over the past year and remember everything they?ve been through, both the good and bad and things they would have done differently.Well, I?ve never really been one for living in the past.While I was growing up, I hated how my sister would traditionally spend New Year?s Eve reading through her ...

By SALLY Y. HAYESMt. Pleasant NewsYes, this is my final column for the Mt. Pleasant News.My fiancé and I have decided to move; we believe that opportunity is knocking at our door and now is our chance to embark on a new adventure. We will be heading a couple of hundred miles south and each plan to go back to school for further education.We?ll be back to visit, I?m certain of it.I have left Mt. Pleasant for ...

By SALLY Y. HAYESMt. Pleasant NewsSomething old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.The groom cannot see the bride the day of the wedding until the ceremony.Rain on your wedding day is good luck.The bride wears a white dress.Whoever catches the bouquet is the next to get married.And the groom carries the bride across the threshold.The traditions of wedding ceremonies are numerous and ...

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsMost of the Mt. Pleasant Community High School Class of 2012 will not be straying far from home to continue their education.According to a senior survey (131 seniors responded) by the school, 35 students will be attending in-state four-year colleges and 15 will be venturing out of state.Another 57 will be going to two-year in-state community colleges, four will attend two-year ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsFather?s Day is coming up, and I don?t know about you, but I always have trouble finding a card. None of them ever seem quite right to give to my dad.My dad is pretty spectacular. I?m a lot like my mom, but Dad?s the one I inherited my quiet side from. Along with some of his sense of humor. He once convinced me that a picture of that monkey that went into space was a picture ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsIt seems like there have been a lot of 100th anniversaries lately. The maiden voyage and subsequent sinking of the Titanic happened 100 years ago. Juliette Low founded Girl Scouts 100 years ago. The current Henry County courthouse was built 100 years ago. A friend?s grandfather celebrated his 100th birthday last weekend.With all these 100th anniversaries, it seems like 1912 ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsAs I was trying to figure out what I was going to write about for this week?s column, my mind immediately went to Mother?s Day. However, after being told by my intended subject that she did not want to be featured in my column, I had to come up with something different.So then I started to think about Mother?s Day itself, and I came to the conclusion that it is ridiculous to ...

By SALLY Y. HAYESMt. Pleasant NewsIf Mt. Pleasant is going to talk the talk of becoming healthy with the goal of becoming a Blue Zone then why aren?t we walking the walk?Over the past six months Blue Zones have been a topic of conversation throughout the community. While Mt. Pleasant has not been selected, at this time, to be considered a Blue Zone community, that does not mean that Mt. Pleasant cannot adopt ...

By BILL GRAYMt. Pleasant NewsStart somewhere. I?m having a little trouble warming up to the words, but the concept is rock solid.I mean, the state of Iowa doesn?t really mean ?start somewhere? as in, start anywhere, for this nifty healthy walk starting at noon Friday, Oct. 7. They really want you to start somewhere in Iowa so they can nail down this world record for most people walking at the same time ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsThis year marks an event that may end up being a milestone in my life ? my first time at Old Threshers.Before I moved to Mt. Pleasant, I was looking around online to see what I could find out about the place I was to call home. Of course, I found many links referencing the Old Threshers Reunion, though I had never heard of the event before. I didn?t even know what a ...

By SALLY Y. HAYESMt. Pleasant NewsMy bylines are not simply a given name followed by a surname. As you may have noticed there is a pesky initial sitting between the bookends of Sally and Hayes.The standalone letter is not one often seen as the first letter of a name. For one reason or another I am quite fond of my peculiar middle initial. Perhaps it is my heritage or the reminder to be my unique self, ...