Mt. Pleasant News

The Mt. Pleasant Public Library has recently changed its hours.To better serve patrons, the Mt. Pleasant Public Library changed its hours on Saturday, July 1. The library?s new hours will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Fridays, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.

Happy birthday!July 7Sara DavisonLaura MelzerRon OsborneLizzi Litchfield July 8Penny BurnsGrant GoodyGretchen LiechtyJoyce MillerSarah WilsonVictoria NoelJane SimmonsShirley GibersonKevin Paul July 9John Klofenstein IIGannon McNameeFonda Arbogast Happy anniversary!July 7Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Steinkamp

Plans are underway for the 13th annual Mystery Ride, a fundraiser for Great River Hospice in West Burlington and Lee County Hospice in Ft. Madison. This year?s event will be held on Saturday, July 15, starting at noon at Doris? Tavern, 733 S. Roosevelt St., Burlington, Iowa. Motorcycles and automobiles may participate in this event.Participants can register and pay the entry fee from 10:30 a.m., until the noon ...

The Mt. Pleasant Community Band will once again entertain residents in on Thursday, June 29.The concert will begin at 7 p.m. Due to the impending weather for the next 48 hours, the concert has been relocated from Central Park to Calvary Baptist Church at 803 E. Mapleleaf Dr., in Mt. Pleasant.Chairs will already be set up, so concert-goers will not need to bring their own.A saxophone quartet will entertain with ...

Janet Wolin will be celebrating her 80th birthday.Wolin will celebrate her 80th birthday with family and friends on Saturday, June 24, 2017. The celebration will take place at the First Baptist Church from 2 to 4 p.m.Wolin is the mother of Eric, Deena and Brian, and a grandmother to several grandchildren.

A support program for people who have experienced the loss of a loved one is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 7 at Great River Hospice House, 1306 S. Washington Road, West Burlington. ?First Friday Share? will include a short presentation followed by visiting and sharing with others.First Friday Share will be co-led by Chris Oleson, Great River Hospice director, and Barbara Miller, social worker. First ...

Happy birthday!June 23Carol Dustman, Diane Shelman and McKenzie RunyonJune 24Gerry Runyon, Jennifer Hoaglin and Bailey Ann St. ClairJune 25Deb Coleman Happy anniversary!June 23Ramona and Lawrence Haynes June 24Wes and Gerry Barton

Henry County residents will join together with individuals from all over Iowa to take part in the 2017 Iowa 99 County Bible Reading Marathon.The event invites people to read 30-minutes or more segments of the Bible out loud beginning June 25 and continuing to July 4.Henry County residents will congregate in Mt. Pleasant?s Central Park on Sunday, June 25, from 2 to 5 p.m., for the event.The event will be family ...

World Food Prize Director of Global Education Programs, Kelsey Tyrrell, has been named to the Governor?s STEM Advisory Council. Tyrrell is among five new members who will join the 47-member STEM council made up of leaders in higher education, business, pre-K through 12th grade educators and government officials.Governor Kim Reynolds expressed her appreciation to Tyrrell for her willingness to serve in this ...

Chapter NZ of the P.E.O. Sisterhood met for their regular meeting on Monday, June 12, 2017, in the home of Sara Titus with Sharon Davis, Judy Kinney and Lea Bradley serving as co-hostesses for the 9:30 a.m. coffee. President Lana Moeller presided at the 10 a.m. business meeting with 34 members present.Chaplain Lea McCormick shared the scripture, recording secretary Jan Lange read the minutes from the previous ...

William Fortin and Mary Reneson were married May 13, 1967, in Middletown, Conn.Bill and Mary Fortin of rural Danville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at their home on Saturday, June 17.They have three children, Diane (Donald) Aliprandi, Bill IV (Jan) Fortin and Michael (Joyce) Fortin, all of Danville, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Below are the Dean?s list students for Southeastern Community College for the Spring 2017 semester.In order to qualify for the Dean?s list, a student must have attempted a minimum of 12 semester hours and achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or greater on a 4.0 scale.CrawfordsvilleCourtney McFaddenDanvilleBrady EisenmannTaylor EisenmannDanielle HaeffnerMadisyn IrelandShelby MillerTrent RichardsBrendon ...