Happy birthday!October 7Robert Gholson, Ed Peterson,Keith Thompson, DeEtte Delaneyand Sherry JonesOctober 8Chris Johnson, Karla Denning,Paige Baster, Susie Klopfenstein,Casey Yocum and Diane MagdefrauOctober 9Luke Beal, High Miller,Robert Parks, Vanessa Perezand Austin Pendgraft Happy anniversary!October 9Mr. and Mrs. Pat Callaway
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University has awarded more than 2,250 scholarships to students for the 2016-17 academic year.Scholarship awards for the 2016-2017 academic year were presented to the following students from the local area:-Riggs Wilson, Joseph Fleming Endowment Scholarship, of Mt. Pleasant-Elaina Conrad, Duane Hinkle Agriculture Scholarship, of Mt. Pleasant-Hannah ...
The other night my wife and I were watching the movie, ?The Wizard of Oz? and what Judy Garland?s character, of Dorothy said struck me as worthy of further reflection. ?Someplace where there isn?t any trouble. Do you suppose there is such a place, Toto? There must be! It?s not a place you can get to by a boat or train. It?s far, far away - behind the moon - beyond the rain...?While Dorothy goes on to sing about ...
DEAR ABBY: Election Day is just over a month away. As it approaches, people have questions about voting.USAGov can help. We're the federal program that connects Americans to government information and services. We created an online guide to voting and elections at USA.gov/voting.Our goal is to equip everyone with the information they need to register and get their vote counted.There, readers can begin the ...
The annual ice cream social for Son Shine Academy Preschool will be held on Sunday, Oct. 2, 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, various 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 original ...
Centenary United Methodist Church, of Morning Sun, will hold its 93rd annual Harvest Fest Dinner, and Bake and Sweet Shoppe on Saturday, Oct. 1, at the church.A full menu will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Bake and Sweet Shoppe will begin sales at 10 a.m. Homemade candy, pastry and food items will be available.There will be no early sales.Centenary United Methodist Church is located at 106 East Division ...
The following are upcoming Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center (MVRBC) blood drives happening in the local area:-Lincoln Elementary School will host a community blood drive from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 501 Corkhill St., inside the gym.-West Liberty Foods will host a community blood drive from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 2225 E Commerce Dr., inside the MVRBC Donor Bus.Potent...
Let me introduce myself as I am a first-time writer for this column. My name is Nancy Sutherland, and I am the pastor at Cottonwood United Methodist Church, which is located west of Wayland.You can see our church as you make the curve down to Coppick on Highway 78, sitting on the top of the hill with the beautiful steeple reaching for the sky. We have Sunday worship service at 9 a.m., and children and adult ...
Thursday (yesterday) was Patriotic Day for the Mt. Pleasant School District. Above are patriotically dressed kindergarten, first and second grade students at Harlan Elementary School. Today (Friday) was Panther Pride Day in honor of tonight?s homecoming game.
Dawn Marley-Walgren, of Maui, Hawaii, and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, recently participated in Conversational English for Professional and Everyday Interactions at Jiangnan University Honors Program, in Wuxi, China.Born and raised in Mt. Pleasant, Marley-Walgren received her Bachelor?s in Elementary Education and Special Education in New York. She then earned her Master?s of Education in New York. Marley-Walgren ...
The Alzheimer?s Association invites Southeast Iowa residents to participate in the Alzheimer?s Association Walk to End Alzheimer?s on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Port of Burlington, in Burlington.?The Walk to End Alzheimer?s will take place with the support from the surrounding communities who help raise funds and awareness for those who are living with Alzheimer's disease or dementia and their families and care ...
Community Action of Southeast Iowa will start taking applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) on Oct. 1, 2016, for the disabled and elderly (60+), and Nov. 1, 2016, for all other applicants.This program is not designed to pay a household?s total energy costs. The program will provide supplemental assistance based on several factors. Those factors include total household income, ...
September 23Cole Burns, Nelly Latta, Kathy Speer, Ed Seggerman, Joe Miller, Jody Olson, Dianne Roth, Amy Pratt and Molli WilsonSeptember 24Lee Benjamin, Matthew Christner, Steve Dovenspike, Savannah Rice, Darrel Ridenour and Gabrielle WilsonSeptember 25Rebecca Beavers, Perry Giberson, Susan Boley, Randy Keith, Phyllis Klopfenstein, Karley Ruschill and Liam GarveyHappy anniversary!September 23Mike and ...
DEAR ABBY: I'm a recent divorcee who has started dating again. I have been seeing this guy - also divorced - for a few months, and he recently told me he loves me. There's definitely a mutual attraction, but I'm not ready for love again, which we've discussed in great detail.When I ask him why he loves me, he can't answer specifically. His usual reply is something along the lines of, "I just do." I can't help ...
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