Mt. Pleasant News

The Community Meal this week will be a fish fry hosted by First Baptist Church.They will serve the following menu items:-Fish-Various salads-Fruit-Cookies and ice creamAs always, card games will follow the meal.

Noble ?Cozy? Cozine, 60, of Winfield, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at his home, in Winfield.Cremation has been accorded and there will be a family gathering at a later date.A memorial fund has been established for the W-MU weight room. Honts Funeral Home, in Winfield, is assisting the family with arrangements.Cozine was born on Aug. 31, 1956, in Iowa City, the son of Charles and Ethelyn (Linville) Cozine. ...

Gary D. Thomas, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at his residence.The funeral service for Thomas will be held at 11 a.m., on Thursday, May 11, at the Kimzey Funeral Home, located at 213 North Main Street, in Mt. Pleasant. Rev. Larry Shipley will officiate. Burial will be at a later date in the Thompson Cemetery, in rural Bonaparte. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m., on Wed., May 10, at the ...

Happy birthday!MAY 5NoneMAY 6Jacob BaileyMAY 7Landon Wilson, Jamie Runyon, Lloyd Swartout, Michael Watson and Zoe SteinkampHappy anniversary!MAY 6Mr. and Mrs. Allen Carr

Josh. 23:14 ?Soon I will die going the way of all the earth. Deep in your hearts you know that every promise of the Lord your God has come true. Not a single one has failed!?Joshua is about ready to die. He had lived a long and fruitful life. He was reminding the people of Israel about God?s faithfulness to His Word. It is a reminder we would do well to never forget. Every promise God had given to His people had ...

Over-consumption of breads, rolls, crackers, snack bars, breakfast cereals and cookies has been viewed as a cause for Americans to be overweight and have a variety of digestive and chronic diseases. These claims often leave consumers confused about which grains, if any, are best to eat.Experts are finding that eating half of grains as whole grains proves to benefit health. People that regularly include whole ...

Emmanuel and Florence Mefor, missionaries and healthcare providers serving with the United Methodist Church in rural Zimbabwe, will be in Henry County on Tuesday, May 9, at the Trenton United Methodist Church, at 11 a.m., for an informal presentation, a luncheon and conversation.The Mefors are currently stateside and are touring among some of the congregations that support their humanitarian medical work ...

Iowa State University team's representing France and Poland tied for third place at the Midwest Model European Union (MMEU) that took place at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., in April.Political science major, Alex Sandeen, of Mt. Pleasant, was one of the members of The Poland team.MMEU is an educational simulation of the European Union Council and its ministries, designed to help college and university ...

Burlington Civic Music will bring seven diverse performances to the stage of Burlington?s Memorial Auditorium in its 88th season of artistry on the river.2017-2018 Season Schedule?Saturday, Sept. 16, The Texas Tenors ? With their Emmy Award-winning Public Broadcasting Service special and Billboard chart-topping albums, The Texas Tenors have become audience favorites. Formed in 2009 and debuting that year on ...

The New London High School Class of 1967 is having its 50th class reunion this June 23 and June 24.The first item on the agenda is a tour of the school at 3:30 p.m., on Friday, June 23. An evening social will be held on Friday, June 23, starting at 5:30 p.m., at the home of Glinda Phillips Hoskin, 101 Toothache Drive. Appetizers and soft drinks will be provided. Local attendees are asked to bring lawn chairs.On ...

Members of chapter Iowa J, Wayland, of the National T.T.T. Society met Tuesday evening, April 25, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the Wayland Community Center.President Georgia Fort called the meeting to order and Sword of Gold was sung. Roll call was taken by Recording Secretary Joni Huisenga and minutes of the March meeting were approved as read. President Fort read letters from National regarding IRS, camper guidelines ...

When you read in your Bible that the Lord will provide for your needs; how capable are you to depend on that truth?Recently, I read an interesting passage regarding the Levite Priests and their inheritance."The Levite Priests indeed, the whole tribe of Levi are to have no allotment or inheritance with Israel. They shall live on the food offerings presented to the Lord, for that is their inheritance, as He ...