Mt. Pleasant News

Kayla from Miss K's is leading the next community wellness workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 3, in making single-serving meals in a muffin tin.The workshop will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Cup community room. The first 12 people to sign up can take a meal home. The rest can observe and take home recipies.These meals are perfect for cooking for one or two, to eat out of the oven or freeze for later.Healthy ...

WEST BURLINGTON ? Great River Health Systems will offer a health career workshop from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, for high school students and others to help them decide if a career in health care is the right choice.The workshop will include a brief tour of Great River Medical Center, information about a variety of health careers and opportunities to meet health care professionals in more than 15 fields.Th...

Earlier this month, 10 residents of Sunnybrook along with their activity director, Erika, arrived in their new handicap accessible van to visit the Dover Museum and railroad depot.With a chair lift and wheelchair on the second floor of the museum, all guests were able to enjoy the school room, rock collection, former businesses and military exhibit.Many items on display were familiar to residents of Sunnybrook, ...

WASHINGTON ? Grow Greater Burlington, the economic development division of the Greater Burlington Partnership, won a Bronze Excellence in Economic Development Award for its ?Outboxing Our Weight Class? Magazine Ad, a project in the category of Paid Ad Campaign from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The honor was presented at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 19, during the IEDC Annual ...

A short drive southwest of downtown Mount Vernon sits Palisades-Kepler State Park, which took its names from the dramatic palisades overlooking the Cedar River at the park's center.?It's very scenic through there,? said Park Ranger Jim Hansen. ?That is where the park gets its name. They'd refer to the limestone bluffs as palisades.?Identify the trees you see in Iowa's fall color displaysPalisades-Kepler, ...

Beginner square dance classes are being offered at The Eagles in Fairfield on Monday, Sept. 25, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.The 12-lesson dance class runs until Dec. 11. It is sponsored by Fairfield Square Dance, Inc., a nonprofit Iowa corporation dedicated to advancing square dancing in Iowa.For more information, email FairfieldSquareDance@gmail.com or call Mary Gagnon at 641-472-6096.

The Des Moines County Genealogical Society meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the Burlington Public Library at 7 p.m. The program will be Russ Fry with Des Moines County in the Civil War. Any questions contact dmcgs@dmcgs.org or call 319-572-9290. Everyone is welcome.

In lieu of Gloria Yoder's regular column, this week The Amish Cook is featuring a recipe for autumn apple salad.Let's check in with Grace Schlabach, Amish owner of an apple orchard in Lyndonville, New York. Schlabach's family runs Schlabach's Nursery, which ships out more than 50 varieties of heirloom apple trees all over the country. She talks about the community's affinity for apples and some of her favorite ...

Jerry and Kathy Schulze celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family vacation to Lake of the Ozarks.Jerry Schulze and Kathy Fortune were married Sept. 22, 1967, at the Methodist Church in Yarmouth.They have two children, Andrea (Jeff) Moeller, and Aaron Schulze, of Bettendorf. They also have two grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.

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, located at 910 East Mapleleaf Drive in Mt. Pleasant.Beefburgers, hot dogs, applesauce, vegetables, chips, an assortment of desserts and ice cream will be served.A free will donation will be taken. In addition, a silent auction will be held for several Son Shine Academy's ...

For more than a decade, Cafe Dodici has made downtown Washington a destination for foodies across Eastern Iowa.The Italian restaurant has gained a reputation for delectable cuisine in a posh yet relaxed environment since opening on December 31, 2004.?That was a magical evening,? said owner Lorraine Williams. ?The ambience was beautiful, the restaurant was full, and it was a dream come true.?Williams, who grew ...

IOWA CITY ? Mercy Iowa City will cut 115 positions -- with 65 people expected to be laid off or have their hours reduced Tuesday -- amid financial struggles that have been ongoing, despite the small private hospital joining a regional health network earlier this year.Shane Cerone, interim Mercy Iowa City CEO, announced at an all-staff meeting Monday evening 65 full- and part-time employees, most administrative ...