Mt. Pleasant News

Although flu season usually ends in March, Great River Medical Center and the region are experiencing high incidence of influenza. Visiting restrictions to protect patients and visitors continue.Visiting restrictions are the greatest in the Women and Family Center?s obstetrics and pediatrics units. Obstetrics Unit visitors are limited to parents, grandparents, significant others and siblings who have no flulike ...

The First Assembly of God?s Women?s Ministry met in March for their first theme night, ?Wear a Hat?.Nine ladies were in attendance. The evening opened with the Lord?s prayer. Food, fellowship and a short business meeting was enjoyed by all.The group meets the second Monday of each month.The First Assembly of God is located at 109 West South Street, in Mt. Pleasant.

APRIL 14Zach Anderson and Doug WestercampAPRIL 15Erin Lingle, Rebecca Westercamp, Tony Stevens,Doug Bynum and Elliot RemickAPRIL 16Bill Fleig and Sarah Johnson

On Friday, May 5, the first ever New London Auxiliary Post 7641 Auxiliary Cruise In begins at 6 p.m., at 802 East McKinley, in New London.All cars and bikes are welcome.Walking tacos, taco rites, and nachos will be served to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.A sock hop will begin in the Post from 8 to 11 p.m.Proceeds from food sales and free will donations will go towards Auxiliary New London High School scholarships.

On Good Friday, we can no longer look at God as someone who merely winks at our sins or simply ignores them. We can no longer brush off our sins and say, ?Oops, I did it again.? We are forced to face the reality of what God thinks about sin and what it deserves.If ever there was proof that God takes sin seriously, it was hanging there on the cross on Calvary. It was there in the beaten, bloody, bruised, and dead ...

By Melissa Boncher, MS, RD, LD, Registered Dietitian, Mt. Pleasant Hy-Vee Do you ever look in your pantry or refrigerator and think: ?Where did that come from?? Then you look at the product and notice there is no way you can use that in a meal at your house; there is mold or it?s past its best-use-by date. Proper meal planning, along with utilizing what?s in your house before it goes bad, is an important way to ...

Mustapha Khalife, M.D., will discuss colorectal cancer at 5:30 p.m., on Thursday, April 27.The Red Hot Mamas program will be in the Blackhawk Room on the lower level of Great River Wellness Plaza, 1401 W. Agency Road, in West Burlington.Dr. Khalife is a medical oncologist and hematologist at Great River Cancer Center.Colorectal cancer is the third most-common cancer in the U.S. Screening is the key to detection...

For most, it always seems too early to discuss advance care planning until it?s too late. That?s why HCI Care Services, along with other national, state and community organizations, is encouraging Iowans to express their healthcare wishes this National Healthcare Decisions Day, Sunday April 16.The local non-profit is providing information and tools for the public to talk about their wishes with family, friends ...

The Henry County Heritage Trust will be sponsoring ?Mansions on East Monroe?, a 2017 Historic House Tour.The tour is set for Sunday, April 30, 2017, from 1 to 4 p.m., on the 400 Block of East Monroe Street, in Mt. Pleasant.Tickets are available at each house the day of the tour. Participants may purchase tickets and begin the tour at any house they wish.Properties included on the tour include:?406 East Monroe ...

Henry County Health Center invites all individuals with a chronic disease to join us for a free program ?Coffee with Katie? on Thursday, April 20, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.This will be held in the Diabetes Education Center, located in Suite 25 at HCHC. RSVP by April 19 to reserve a seat at 319-385-6518.Join Katie Westphal, RN, BSN, and Elise Klopfenstein, RD, LD, CDE, for discussion and a demonstration on making ...

Mt. Pleasant Community High School will present ?The Bad Seed? this weekend. The play will be presented at the Heatilator Center tonight (Fri.), Saturday night at 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m.

By Rev. Jim Hughes Numbers 13: 31-32: But the other men who had explored the land with him answered, ?We can?t go up against them! They are stronger than we are!?So they spread discouraging reports about the land among the Israelites.Beware of the discouragers, those who try to tell you that you can?t do what you are trying to do.Discouragers are people who do not believe in you. They are people who are not ...