Mt. Pleasant News

Pastor Mark Youngquist, of Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, visited the church's partner congregation in Tanzania from Jan. 30 to Feb. 6. Youngquist visited with Pastor John Kinkoro and the congregation of Ngaeni Lutheran Parish in Tanzania. Gayle Olson also went along on the trip.

The Wayland Lions Club held their meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the Wayland Community Center. There were nine members present.First Vice President Bill Grimm called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Larry Graber gave the Invocation. The meeting broke for a delicious meal catered by Alice Hochstetler.At the resumption of the meeting, Brian Pattyson read the minutes of the last ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dealt a setback to President Donald Trump, requiring his administration to maintain protections he has sought to end for hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought illegally into the United States as children.The justices refused to hear the administration's appeal of a federal judge's Jan. 9 injunction that halted Trump's move to rescind a program that benefits ...

The Henry County Historical Preservation Commission encourages residents of Henry County to visit a little gem in Swedesburg.The Swedish-American Museum has many unique items on display. Today's featured item is the melodeon, an early instrument in immigrant churches and schools. The melodeon on exhibit in the museum was originally made for Magnus Munter (1841-1884), an organist at the New Sweden Lutheran ...

WEST BURLINGTON ? Taylor Rice, Women and Family Center, has been named an EXCEL Service Hero at Great River Health System. The health system recognizes employees who demonstrate actions that extend beyond routine, expected employee behavior.Criteria for the service hero award are based on the health systems' philosophy of care. EXCEL stands for Enthusiastically friendly, X-ceeding expectations, Caring and ...

WEST BURLINGTON ? Great River Health System-Diabetes Education offers four-week group diabetes classes every month. The next afternoon series will be from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Mondays beginning March 5. Morning classes will be from 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays beginning March 22.Group diabetes classes are for people newly diagnosed, making a change in treatment, or having complications or concerns. A physician ...

Perhaps this is a better question: Are you getting at least 28 grams of fiber a day? That's the recommended daily value based on a 2,000-calorie diet.Turns out the average American only gets 15 or 16 grams of fiber each day. While many dietitians encourage clients to consume fiber-rich fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes to reach that number, consumers may still turn to fiber supplements. But not all ...

A two-hour seminar about Medicare is being offered at Henry County Health Center next month.For anyone eligible for Medicare in the near future, who wants to better understand what Medicare offers them or who helps family members with Medicare issues is invited to the seminar on Thursday, March 22, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Health Education Center.?Welcome to Medicare? is being taught by Sally Fager and Liz ...

DES MOINES ? To deal with a fivefold increase in cases of skimming devices being placed on ATMs and fuel pumps to steal credit card information, the Iowa House has approved language to make it easier to prosecute those crimes.House File 2199 was approved 97-0 Tuesday to clarify intent to defraud language bill manager Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Bondurant, said made it ?nearly impossible to prosecute the last 32 charges of ...

Infants are much less likely to get influenza or whooping cough when their mothers were vaccinated against these infections during pregnancy, and a new study suggests this doesn't pose a safety risk for babies.Both influenza and whooping cough are highly contagious, and babies who catch these infections often require hospitalization for serious complications such as pneumonia. While health officials in many ...

It is garbage bag sales time again.In the next two weeks, a representative of the Charity Services organization will be calling on behalf of the Music Boosters to explain the garbage bags, including price, sizes, quantity and how to place an order. The garbage bags will be delivered directly to the customers' homes.?The focus of the fundraiser is to help sustain a growing music program.,? said Heidi Ryon, Mt. ...

NEW YORK - Donors are paying to plant a million trees as part of a drive to counter U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to walk away from a global pact to curb climate change.The ?Trump Forest? - dubbed by three New Zealanders behind a website channeling funds to the project - hit the million milestone this week as the president heads into his second year in office, backers said.Adrien Taylor, 28, one of ...