Mt. Pleasant News

CLIVE ? Taking the lump-sum cash option was kind of a no-brainer for Charles ?Chuck? Svatos when he claimed his Lucky for Life winnings Tuesday at the Iowa Lottery headquarters, considering he turned 92 last July.The North Liberty man treated his daughter to lunch at Cracker Barrel after becoming the third Iowan to defy the one-in-1,813,028 odds of matching five numbers to claim the second-level Lucky for Life ...

The annual ice cream social for Son Shine Academy Preschool will be held on Sunday, Oct. 8, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church.Beefburgers, hot dogs, applesauce, vegetables, chips, an assortment of desserts and ice cream will be served.A free will donation will be taken and a silent auction for Son Shine Academy's original artwork will be held. Proceeds from the evening will benefit the school's ...

Henry County Health Center's Park Place Elder Living is committed to the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of elders at Park Place and in the community. To educate families about dementia, Park Place will offer training for the general public on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 6 p.m. in the HCHC Health Education Center.The dementia training reviews understanding dementia, communicating with the individua...

WASHINGTON ? The Southeast Iowa Small Farms and Acreage Conference will be at the Washington County Extension office on Nov. 4.The event is hosted by the Washington County Extension and Outreach along with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The conference is geared toward people who want to learn more about opportunities with their small farms or acreages, or for those who are considering country ...

BURLINGTON ? Great River Health Fitness offers A Matter of Balance, an eight-week program that helps older adults reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels. A new session will begin Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 10 a.m.A Matter of Balance is a nationally recognized program developed at Boston University. Participants learn to view falls as controllable, set goals for increasing activity, make changes to ...

Do you have a Medicare health or prescription drug plan?Open enrollment runs Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, and is the time you can make changes to your plan. If you miss an open enrollment deadline, you'll most likely have to wait a full year before you can make changes to your plan.Here are three important things you need to do.Review your plan notice. Be sure to read any notices from your Medicare plan about ...

FAIRFAX ? In 2010, after he was diagnosed with lung cancer, Leon Evans started a cruise-in car show in his yard in Fairfax.Evans had been drag racing since he was a teenager, said Jacob Houser, his grandson. He also had a lifelong interest in cars and an immaculate, all-original GTO, bought new in 1964.?He decided he was going to go down fighting and start a car show,? Jacob said. ?We carried that on. He knew ...

WASHINGTON ? A coalition of auto safety advocates criticized a bill before the U.S. Congress that would allow automakers eventually to sell up to 100,000 self-driving vehicles annually if they could demonstrate they are as safe as current vehicles.The measure, the first significant federal legislation aimed at speeding self-driving cars to market, would allow automakers to win exemptions from safety standards ...

Henry County Health Center recently submitted a check for a total of $2,080.35 to the Texas Hospital Association's Hospital Employee Assistance Fund. These funds will assist employees whose lives have been impacted by the devastating destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey.HCHC's Financial Division Team hosted a spaghetti dinner at the Moose Lodge on Sept. 27, to raise funds for the Employee Assistance Fund. HCHC ...

LOS ANGELES ? Grammy-winning singer songwriter Maren Morris has released a new song called ?Dear Hate (feat. Vince Gill)? in response to the Las Vegas shooting Sunday that killed at least 59 people and wounded over 500. The song was posted on YouTube Monday and released officially Wednesday morning.Morris announced that 100% of her proceeds from the song will be donated to Las Vegas nonprofits for immediate and ...

Bridges out of Poverty is a Southeast Iowa initiative for manufacturing and business training. This free event takes place Tuesday, Oct. 17, at The Capitol Theater in downtown Burlington from 1 to 5 p.m.All materials are included. A snack bar will be provided.The training seeks to stop high employee turnover rate. Some of the biggest employers in Southeast Iowa struggle with a 40 to 181 percent employee ...

LAS VEGAS ? The woman from Nova Scotia, Canada, who slid into the backseat of Paul Hwangpo's car got right to the point: Take me to the nearest blood bank.It was not a typical request for an Uber driver in America's capital of gambling, all-you-can-eat buffets and spangled entertainment.But it was no typical day.It was the morning after 59 people were slain and more than 500 injured in gunfire that rained down ...