The Annual New London VFW Post 7641 Auxiliary Christmas Bake Sale will be Wednesday, Dec. 6 and Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Post Home at 802 E. McKinley. Sale times are from 5 to 7:30 p.m. both nights.
WEST BURLINGTON ? The public is invited to an open house celebrating the career and retirement of Great River Health System President and CEO Mark Richardson. It will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at Pzazz! Convention and Event Center, 3001 Winegard Dr., Burlington.Richardson joined the health system in April 1997, three months before the groundbreaking for Great River Medical Center and two medical ...
Harold Dickinson, of Keosauqua, is celebrating his 90th birthday on Sunday, Dec. 10. with a private celebration.Dickinson was a life long farmer in the Keosauqua and Birmingham areas. His wife was Juanita Baker Dickinson. Their children are Marcia Beck, of Keosauque; Diana Geomaat, of Douds; Rhonda Dickinson, of Keosauqua; and Steve Dickinson, of Fairfield. He has six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.The...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? A quest by Republicans to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Reserve was slowed after a nonpartisan Senate official ruled late on Wednesday that the exploration was subject to environmental assessments by the Interior Department.Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska and the head of the Senate energy panel, has been pushing a measure in the U.S. tax bill that would open a ...
Henry County Health Center Foundation is awarding the New London Community Child Care and Preschool, the Mt. Pleasant Public Library and the Mt. Pleasant Community School District with their 2017 Grant Award. The HCHC Foundation presented grants to each of these organizations for various projects supporting health related initiatives.Dennis Julian, Director of the New London Community Childcare and Preschool, ...
Let's please talk about pears. While everyone else is buzzing about apples and oranges, pears are often cast aside as the hard fruit in the produce section. And that's too bad for a few reasons.1. Pears are loaded with fiber, more so than apples, which is something Americans don't get enough of. A medium-sized pear contains 5.5 grams of fiber, while larger ones provide around seven grams. For reference, women ...
The Henry County Health Center Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department's Support Group will hold their annual Christmas party on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 6:30 p.m. at the HCHC Health Education Center.Come and visit with old friends, celebrate the holiday season and enjoy a potluck dinner with healthy foods. Those attending are asked to bring a healthy heart, low-fat dish to share. Drinks, meats, plates and ...
OTTUMWA ? Indian Hills Community College has released the names of the students who were on the college's academic Honor Roll for the 2017-18 Fall Term. To be included on the Honor Roll an IHCC student must be enrolled full-time and have a grade-point average for the term of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.Ethan Bockting, of Mt. Pleasant, Austin Fariss, of Wayland, and Robert Van Amerongen and Levi S. Watson, of ...
The Henry County Pioneer Cemetery Commission will meet Monday, Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. in the conference room of the Henry County Courthouse. Those interested in the Pioneer Cemeteries of Henry County are welcome to attend.
Do you want to stay healthy this winter but don't want to go outside to exercise? Join us at the next community wellness workshop on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Cup community room.Raul Becerril, Health and Wellness Coordinator at the Mt. Pleasant REC Center, will demonstrate easy indoor exercises you can do during the winter and share tips for how to transform ordinary household items into ...
The City of Five Seasons is about to welcome The Four Seasons ? led by the legendary Frankie Valli.The original Jersey Boy and his new lineup will perform Friday (12/1) at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Cedar Rapids.?We're really looking forward to coming out there,? Valli, 83, said by phone from Los Angeles, where he moved to embrace a sunnier clime. ?I decided that the time came in life where I'd like ...
LOS ANGELES ? British officials reacted with outrage Wednesday to tweets by President Trump featuring anti-Muslim videos promoted by an Islamophobic far-right group in Britain.Trump shared three tweets from one of the leaders of Britain First, an anti-immigrant group based in the U.K. The re-tweets, which have since been deleted, featured videos titled ?Muslim migrants beat up Dutch boy on crutches,? ?Muslim ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? More than half of the 21.7 million public comments submitted to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission about net neutrality this year used temporary or duplicate email addresses and appeared to include false or misleading information, the Pew Research Center said on Wednesday.FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a Republican appointed by President Donald Trump, proposed in April to scrap the 2015 ...
LONDON (Reuters) ? Britain's newspapers were rife with speculation on Wednesday about the mystery matchmaker of Queen Elizabeth's grandson Prince Harry and his fiancee American actress Meghan Markle who met on a blind date in London last year.In a televised interview on Monday when they announced their engagement, the couple were coy about the identity of the ?mutual friend? who had brought them together.?We ...
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