Mt. Pleasant News

The Mt. Pleasant Community High School will be holding another Parent/Student meeting for those families that were unable to attend the initial meeting last Thursday regarding the school?s laptop initiative. The meeting will be held in the High School Media Center on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, at 6:30 pm.It is mandatory that both the parent and student attend to receive a laptop.

New London VFW Post 7641 is serving rib eye and ham steaks on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.The general public is invited to attend.

DEAR ABBY: My friend "Virginia" and I have known each other for 11 years. Five years ago she went into renal failure and was on dialysis for three years. It was hard on her and she needed a kidney transplant. Her three healthy siblings refused to be tested as a possible match.Virginia is on the young side, and she was in such a bad way I agreed to be tested. After several procedures it was determined I was a ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a complicated family situation. My dad was married to a woman named "Cynthia" for 16 years until they divorced. He met and married my mother the next year. My parents were married for 40 years, until Mom died of cancer a year ago. Since her death, I have gone with my dad to a few holiday events hosted at his other daughters' houses, where we saw them and Cynthia. Everyone was cordial and ...

Marley Beenken, 7, of Mt. Pleasant performs an acrobatic dance during the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair on Monday, Aug. 15, in Des Moines. Beenken qualified for the semi-final round of the competition in the Sprout Division.

Snacks between meals are a great idea for many people. A balanced snack consists of a combination of carbohydrate and protein.Adding a healthy fat is also great, especially if you need to curb hunger for an extended period of time. Fat takes longer to digest and keeps you satisfied a bit longer than if you didn?t add it to your snack. Some delicious higher-fat foods to keep you full include peanuts and other ...

The regular meeting of Chapter L of the National T.T.T. Society was held Monday, July 25, 2016, at the Olds United Church of Christ.President Sharon Bright called the meeting to order and opened the meeting with the group singing Sword of Gold. Thirteen members answered roll call.Marlys Fear, corresponding secretary, read a thank you from a camper and she also reviewed items in the T.T.T. Tidings Newsletter. ...

In an effort to recognize Iowans who are celebrating 100 years or more of life, Governor Terry Branstad and the Iowa Department on Aging are launching a call for centenarians and are planning a number of regional Centenarian Recognition events throughout the state.For the purposes of this program, a centenarian is any older adult who will be 100 or older by Dec. 31, 2016, and whose primary residence is Iowa.?We ...

DEAR ABBY: I am 32 years old and divorced my wife two years ago. Although I tried dating for a bit, it was a brave new world of online apps and profiles. It wasn't for me, and I became discouraged.A year has gone by and female friends are telling me I need to get back out and date. I find the whole endeavor depressing and prefer to spend my time elsewhere and single. They say my decision to stay single is ...

At their August meeting, the Henry County Historic Preservation Commission was informed that the final report of the Wayland/Jefferson Township reconnaissance survey is ready to be sent to the state for reimbursement of their share of the expenses.Thank you to all the volunteers who assisted with this project in which 461 sites, 50 years or older, were researched. An HRDP grant for a follow-up survey of six of ...

We live in a world of public opinion polls, especially in the area of political matters. Candidates for office spend a lot of time trying to figure out what they need to do to win votes. They are trying to figure out what people are putting their trust in. The candidates want people to put their trust in them.In Mark, chapter 8, verse 27, we see our Lord Jesus taking his own form of public opinion poll. ?And ...

DEAR ABBY: I'm a 21-year-old college student. Recently, my cousin (also 21) moved in with my parents and me because her mom is verbally and mentally abusive. Lately, I'm having issues with her being here.She constantly barges into my room, leaving me no time for myself. Most days she ends up napping in my bed instead of hers, leaving drool on my sheets. When she comes home from school, she drops all of her ...