Mt. Pleasant News

A one day women's conference will be held at Oakland Mills Community Church on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The conference is sponsored by Oakland Mills Ladies Aid and is for those who want to know how to find peace in the midst of a world that is in so much turmoil.Ginger Edwards will speak about where to find ?peace? through the Bible. All women are invited. The conference is free and a light ...

CORALVILLE ? Officials with the Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City are preparing to open their new church next month, which they say will be ?one of the greenest churches in Iowa.?The facility, located at 2355 Oakdale Road in Coralville, was designed to be energy efficient and to have as little impact on the environment as possible. With its biophilic principles and emphasis on a connection to nature, ...

The Des Moines County Iowa Genealogical Society will meet Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the Burlington Public Library at 7 p.m. A discussion will be on ?Brick Walls.? Any questions, contact dmcgs@dmcgs.org or call 319-570-9290. The room will be available at 6 p.m. for visiting. The public is welcome.

Mt. Pleasant Scribblers met at the home of Karen Osborne, of New London, on Oct. 4, at 6:30 p.m. with Valerie Kreutner co-hosting. Kreutner introduced her guest and program presenter Shawna Van Ness. Nine Scribblers were in attendance to kick off the group's literary year.The evening began with Van Ness holding her audience captive as she told of her ?backdoor? entrance into writing during her college years when ...

LOS ANGELES ? Magnolia Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to ?The Final Year,? a behind-the-scenes look at Barack Obama's foreign policy team, Variety has learned. The HBO documentary film was directed by Greg Barker. It unfolds during the 44th president's last year in office, following America's top diplomats and political advisors as they grapple with the rise of ISIS, try to hammer out a nuclear deal with ...

NEW YORK? Victims of mass shootings in the United States often win little or no damages from perpetrators but the Las Vegas massacre may be different because the shooter is thought to have been a wealthy man, lawyers said.While there are often few assets to collect from the young men who typically carry out these killings, Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, 64, is thought to have had multi-million-dollar ...

BURLINGTON ? Ghosts and goblins will have a chance to haunt downtown Burlington on Friday, Oct. 27. Downtown trick-or-treat hours are from 4 to 6 p.m., with treats available at dozens of participating merchants. Call Downtown Partners at 319-752-6365 for more information.

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Sounds from the Skinner Pipe Organ, Opus 754, once filled Brucemore mansion, but in recent years music quality has lagged and the instrument would only be played around the holidays.?It was playable, but not concert quality,? said David Janssen, executive director of Brucemore, 2160 Linden Dr. SE.The playing console was stationed in the main entryway, but the dozens of wood, lead, zinc and tin ...

The Hillsboro Fire and Rescue Department's Annual Soup Supper will be Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Hillsboro Community Center.Soup will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. Bingo with prizes will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Some of the soups on the menu will be regular chili, hot chili, oyster, broccoli cheese and possibly potato with ham. A freewill offering is appreciated. This is one of the Volunteer Hillsboro Fire and Rescue ...

In 1987, Kathleen Habel and Joe Hefel began gathering information for the Buena Vista Book.Habel and Hefel were chairpersons for the Buena Vista Township's history book on schools. The township is located in southeast Clayton County. Before they died, Habel collected information on the No. 3 Riniker School and Hefel collected information for the No. 4 Hefel Ridge School. There also was the Plum Creek (Coffee ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. ? Northern California search-and-rescue teams on Tuesday will continue to comb through burned homes for dozens of people still missing in the state's deadliest wildfires, which have killed at least 41 people and destroyed thousands of homes.More evacuees hoped to return home on Tuesday, and officials said the death toll may rise, as 88 people remained unaccounted for in Sonoma County alone.The...

Apple season still is upon us. Not only are apples in season in the local orchards, but also in our kitchen. There are endless possibilities when it comes to apples. Not to mention the option of what type of apple to use for eating fresh, making applesauce or baking.Probably the most popular kind of apple in our community is the Honey Crisp. Their crispy sweetness with a slight tang is simply hard to beat. It's ...