Mt. Pleasant News

Eight attended the 11:30 a.m. luncheon meeting of the White Cloud Club on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, at the Ainsworth Four Corners.Those attending were John Wittrig and Laura Wittrig, of Winfield; Frieda Finke, Ruth Erwin and Billie Jo Rose, from Crawfordsville; Ruth Johnston, of Ainsworth; and Joann Love and Jane Kaczinski, from Washington.The group will meet next on Feb. 6, 2017, for lunch at the Ainsworth Four ...

January 6Brandon Stevens and Jim BartonJanuary 7Devan Kite, Pat Newboldand Sabrina MathewsJanuary 8July Anne Millspaugh and Erin Hervey

DEAR ABBY: My brother and sister-in-law have been dressing my two-year-old nephew, "Charlie," in dresses and pink clothes. They say these are what the boy has chosen. To me, a toddler will pick out whatever gets his attention at the moment, and children that age have only a rudimentary understanding of gender.It would be one thing if Charlie were old enough to understand and still insisted he felt more comfortabl...

WACO Community School District is announcing two date changes to the 2016-2017 master school calendar.Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, was previously designated as a Plus 1 Friday and will now be a Professional Development day for teachers. No daycare will be offered at WACO Elementary on that day.Friday, March 31, 2017, was previously scheduled as Professional Development and will now be a Plus 1 day. Regular daycare ...

Six local artists will be bringing their creativity, brushes and competitive spirit for a timed, live painting competition on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, in the Gallery of the Art Center.Artists will paint an original piece of art in front of a live audience in just three hours. The subject and theme to be painted is revealed just minutes before the painting begins at 4 p.m.The artists include Kathleen Almelien, ...

Cradle of Hope Pregnancy Resource Center, of Mt. Pleasant, recently received a $1,000 check donation from Wayland State Bank. Doni Townsend, pictured left, and Peggy Knudsen, second from left, of Cradle of Hope, were on hand to receive the check from Wayland State Bank executive vice president, Chad Hudson, pictured right.

DEAR ABBY: A family member keeps setting up fundraisers every time she wants to buy something for her family. If a child needs a special class, she asks the relatives to pitch in to pay for it. When her husband wanted to return to college, she brought all the extended family together to see who could contribute.She has now set up a fundraiser for family and friends to raise $6,000 to send her teenaged daughter ...

Wayland State Bank, of Mt. Pleasant, donated $2,000 to the Mt. Pleasant Fellowship Cup as part of a series of donations the bank made this week to local organizations. Pictured above, Chad Hudson, Wayland State Bank Executive Vice President, presents Fellowship Cup director Ken Brown, pictured right, with the monetary donation.

Scott and Emily Lewis Boylan, of North Carolina, who are expecting their first child in March, were honored at a baby shower on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at the United Church of Crawfordsville.Emily's sisters, Wendy Imhoff and Alicia Kelley, were in charge of the shower.As baby gifts were opened those attending offered helpful advice for the new parents.Approximately 40 guests, which included the baby's ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our 30s. We do well for ourselves and are generally happy. We both have siblings who have various problems - drug abuse, emotional issues, broken relationships. Our parents pick up and travel to support them during their various dramas, but visit my husband and me only if they need a place to stay and don't want to pay for a hotel.My parents have cited fear of flying as a ...

Meghan Linsey, runner-up on ?The Voice? in 2015, will bring her soulful and distinctive performance to Burlington Capitol Theater?s stage Saturday, Jan. 7.The show is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7 p.m.According to Rolling Stone, Linsey ?marries soul, blues, rock, country and even a little gospel in a unique, captivating sound that has seemingly no ceiling to its range.?At 14, she ...

December 30Tara Dowd, Hannah Stewartand Cayle KellyDecember 31Lynda Sanderson, Brien Kelly,Marlene Wilson and Ashley LovingJanuary 1Sarah ShriverJanuary 2Lynn Cochran Happy anniversary!December 30Ron and Alecia Clouse