Mt. Pleasant News

On Thursday, April 14, at the Wayland Community Center, all members of the local public are invited to attend the official kickoff to the Wayland Community Garden.Members of the community will provide homemade food for a feast of dishes that will highlight the vegetables that will be growing in this year?s community garden. All guests who attend will received a free cookbook.All those wishing to attend must ...

Polishville Community Center will host its first lunch and bingo event of the year on Wednesday, April 13.Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with bingo starting at 12:30 p.m.The menu includes meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, salad, pie, coffee and tea.Reservations are helpful so organizers know how much food to prepare. Reservations can be made by calling William Peck at ...

Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce Matthew Slagel, of Olds, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science.Upper Iowa University was founded in 1857, and is a private, not-for-profit university providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs to about 5,800 students-nationally and internationally-at its Fayette campus, 25 U.S. education centers, as well as centers in Malaysia and Hong Kong.For ...

DEAR ABBY: I need some advice about quitting smoking. I am the father of an only child and husband to a wonderful wife. But for some reason, I have not been able to find the motivation to quit. I know smoking is bad for my health, and I don't want to endanger my child's health any longer.I have tried the gum, the patch and even prescription meds. My willpower just isn't strong and I can't quit, no matter what I ...

The Walk to End Alzheimer?s Committee for Southeast Iowa invites interested members of the community to join them for a Volunteer Kickoff event on Saturday, April 16, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., at the Ottumwa Chamber of Commerce.The Alzheimer?s Association Walk to End Alzheimer?s assists individuals and their families who are battling Alzheimer?s and dementia by raising awareness and funds for programs, services ...

Henry County Health Center's (HCHC) Diabetes Team will be offering an annual follow-up class on Thursday, April 14, 2016.The class will be conducted from 1 to 3 p.m., and will be held in the Health Education Center, at HCHC. On the day of the class, participants should register at the HCHC Registration Desk before proceeding to the Health Education Center.Call the HCHC Diabetes Education Center, at 319-385-6518,...

The Winfield Historical Society and Museum is sponsoring a World War I program on Sunday, April 10, at 2 p.m., in the old VFW building, in Winfield.This is an unusual program in that participants will hear a tape of Herb Butler, a soldier who was in the Army and walked across France, telling about his experience. The group will also be commemorating 100 years of that Great War.Judy Rawson, Butler?s granddaughter...

Holly Wagner, of 206 E. Roosevelt, in Danville, will celebrate his 95th birthday on Monday, April 11, 2016.Wagner was born and raised in Danville, the son of Charlie and Blanche Wagner. He graduated from Danville High School, Burlington Junior College, and Iowa Wesleyan College, where he played basketball and met his future wife, Kay. He taught school and coached in Corydon and Olds following college, and then ...

Congressman Dave Loebsack announced Monday that he will continue his Coffee with Your Congressman tour on Saturday, April 9, with a stop in Mt. Pleasant?s Hy-Vee.Loebsack will mingle with local patrons to chat one-on-one and hear directly from Iowans at 10 a.m. The Coffee with Your Congressman tour will make periodic stops throughout Iowa?s Second District.The event is open to the public.

Don Foor, 9SE District Governor, is pleased to announce the formation of a Campus Lions Club at Iowa Wesleyan University, in Mt. Pleasant.Twenty-five students and faculty have agreed to join Lions Clubs International to provide service on their campus and in their community of Mt. Pleasant. Lions Clubs are the largest service organization in the world with over 46,000 Lions Clubs; including 500 Campus Lions ...

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DEAR READERS: I couldn't let April Fools' Day go by without featuring a few of the more colorful letters that have shown up in my mail recently:DEAR ABBY: I'm getting ready to undergo my first-ever prostate exam. To be honest, I'm a bit nervous. What should I expect? Also, what's the dress code for something like this? I'm thinking about wearing nice slacks and a collared shirt.The doctor has been patient and ...