Mt. Pleasant News

Friday?s celebration planned for The Family Connection for earning the Iowa Family Support Credential has been moved from Saunders Park to the First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant due to the threat of rain.The celebration will still take place Friday, Sept. 18, from 5 to 7 p.m., in the church?s Fellowship Hall, located at 902 S. Walnut St. There will be food, games, creative activities and a bouncy house if ...

As we move into fall, it is time for gardeners to think about spring! Yes, now is the time to plan rather far ahead by ordering or purchasing bulbs. Planted in late October or early November, these little brown packages of promise will yield up their gifts of elegant shapes and colorful blooms next March through June.Here are a few ideas for ?something new? in spring 2016:Alliums - Alliums offer rich bursts of ...

The following are upcoming local Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center (MVRBC) blood drives:?The Mt. Pleasant REC Center will host a community blood drive from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 18, at 200 E. Monroe St., inside the Meeting Room.Presenting donors are entered to win a one-month membership.?The Mt. Pleasant Treatment Center will host a community blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Tuesday, ...

DEAR ABBY: A very good friend of mine had a facelift. I have only seen pictures of her. I don?t think it looks good at all. I think it looks fake and has ruined her looks.What should I say when I see her or when she asks me directly what I think of it? I hate to lie, but I don?t want to hurt her feelings. -HONEST FRIEND DEAR HONEST: Sometimes people can be ?too? honest, so be diplomatic if you are asked ...

DEAR ABBY: I'm 13 years old, and I want to know how I can make my life easier and not be as shy as I am. I have a lot of friends at school, but of course they're not popular either. I want to still have those friends, but I'd like to be able to strike up conversations with other people. When I try, I get nervous and chicken out before I can get a word out.I want to improve my communication skills and come across ...

Upper Iowa University has announced the Dean's List for the Summer 2015 term. To be honored, the undergraduate must have earned a minimum 3.50 GPA for the semester and be enrolled as a full-time student.Among those named to the Dean's List was Alex Fear, of Wayland, a nursing major attending the UIU Nursing-Cedar Rapids Center.Upper Iowa University is a private, not-for-profit university providing undergraduate ...

DEAR ABBY: At what point does a parent no longer have the right to know who their child's friends are?I have three grown daughters, all on their own, living on the other side of the country. During a recent visit home, I asked each of them to give me all of their friends' phone numbers, in case I couldn't reach them. I also wanted to know who they were exactly, how well they knew them, etc. I was simply thinking ...

The third annual Pioneer Cemetery Day will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 2 p.m., at Cholera Hill Cemetery.The purpose of Pioneer Cemetery Day is to honor early settlers and veterans buried in Henry County's pioneer cemeteries. This event is being hosted by the Henry County Pioneer Cemetery Commission. Those wishing to attend are asked to bring their own lawn chairs.Cholera Hill Cemetery is located at 2250 ...

A promotion ceremony was held July 31, 2015, at Fort Des Moines, for Captain Todd Van Syoc.CPT Van Syoc is currently serving in the United States Army, as the Company Commander for the HHC, 103rd ESC. He graduated from New London High School in 2004 and University of Iowa in 2010.He is the son of Larry and Robbie Van Syoc, of New London.

Tessa Smith, of New London, guides Promise Keeper around the second of three barrels on Tuesday night as part of the annual Pee Wee Barrel Races at the Ft. Madison Saddle Club Arena. Smith finished in the top six of a record 39 riders and qualified to ride in the big C.E. ?Eddie? Richards Arena this week at the Tri-State Rodeo, in Ft. Madison.

DEAR ABBY: I am a 63-year-old man living with a 28-year-old woman. She has three children - ages two, six and seven. They live with us every other weekend. I have fallen in love with them. We are planning on getting married soon, and I want to be sure the kids are secure when I'm gone.I have an erectile dysfunction problem. She says she doesn't care about sex, but I'm worried she will stray. I was 28 once, and ...

The third annual Pioneer Cemetery Day will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 2 p.m., at Cholera Hill Cemetery.The purpose of Pioneer Cemetery Day is to honor early settlers and veterans buried in Henry County's pioneer cemeteries. This event is being hosted by the Henry County Pioneer Cemetery Commission. Those wishing to attend are asked to bring their own lawn chairs.Cholera Hill Cemetery is located at 2250 ...