Mt. Pleasant News

Henry County Health Center's Diabetes Team will be offering an annual follow-up class Thursday, July 9, 2015.The class will be conducted from 2 to 4 p.m., and will be held in the Health Education Center at HCHC. On the day of the class, please register at the HCHC Registration Desk before proceeding to the Health Education Center.Call Laura Williams, RN, CDE, CCP, at 319-385-6518 by noon on July 8 to sign ...

Fr. Edward J. Fitzpatrick, a priest of the diocese of Davenport for nearly 45 years, is retiring from the Newman Catholic Student Center at the University of Iowa on Tuesday, June 30, 2015.Fitzpatrick served at St. Paul Burlington, Our Lady of Lourdes, in Bettendorf; St. Ambrose University (Vocation/Spiritual Director); and for the last 31 years, at the Newman Center. Fr. Fitzpatrick was educated in Rome, Italy ...

The community meal this Wednesday will be hosted and served by Calvary Baptist Church.They will serve the following menu items:-Ham-Cheesy potatoes-Green beans-DessertAs always, cards will follow the meal.

Local residents can kick the summer off with live music, food, beverages, games and activities for the whole family to enjoy in Mt. Pleasant?s Central Park starting Friday, June 19.The Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce (MPACC) is getting ready to roll out the first of three Rock Around the Block community events for the summer of 2015 on Friday, June 19. Each event will start at 5:30 p.m., with the opening ...

There?s a wonderful little chorus that says: ?What a mighty God we serve.?While preparing for Sunday ? studying Luke 11, Warren Wiersbe offers three points that helps us appreciate our Lord.One ? His Generosity - Jesus teaches on prayer, helping us understand that the Father not only wants us to ask Him for what we need, but for us to find out what He needs of us. Wiersbe says, ?If Jesus, John the Baptist and ...

Iowa Western Community College officials announced that approximately 600 students have been named to the President?s Honor Roll due to their academic achievement during the 2015 Spring term.Mt. Pleasant resident, Kama Wollenhaupt, a general studies student, was named to the President?s 2015 Spring Honor Roll.Students named to the President?s Honor Roll must be carrying at least 12 academic credit hours and ...

Five Mt. Pleasant-area residents have been awarded Indian Hills Community College scholarships for the 2015-2016 academic year. The students and the scholarships they will receive include:-Justin Doscher- AERO Club Scholarship-Raeanna Crile- Culinary Arts Club Scholarship-Tommy Pham- Culinary Arts Club Scholarship-Dilan Zilliox- Renewable Energy Club Scholarship-Jennifer Garmoe - Rick Johnson Memorial ...

The family of Leota (Lee) Willey would like to invite friends and family to help celebrate her 75th birthday at an open house on June 14, 2015, at Arbor Village South, 126 W. Stonebrook Drive, in Mt. Pleasant. The celebration with be held from 2 to 4 p.m.Willey worked at Super Value for 24 years. She has three daughters, Brenda (Larry) Rich; Rhonda (James) Molter; and Joyce (Doug) Conrad; four grandchildren; and ...

DEAR ABBY: I am 32 and need advice on setting personal boundaries in my relationships. Simply put, I have a guy friend who has feelings for me that I don't have for him. We dated briefly. I broke it off, and we have continued as friends for two years.He knows I'm not interested in an intimate relationship with him. However, he has made it clear that he's in love with me, almost to the point of obsession.I feel ...

Great River Cancer Center will feature its new linear accelerator at an open house scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, June 7. Refreshments will be provided.Radiation treats cancer by using high-energy beams created by a linear accelerator to kill tumor cells. The beams are aimed from several angles toward the tumor. They are strongest at the point where they meet.Treatment is so precise, the most-intense beams ...

Hillsboro City Wide garage sales will be held June 5 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and June 6 starting at 8 a.m. Lunch will be served in the Community Center on both days.Time is running out to reserve tickets to the Hillsboro Reunion on Aug. 1 at the Houghton Knights of Columbus Hall. To reserve tickets for $15 each, send checks to Kay Vandenberg at 1473 140th Avenue, Donnellson, Iowa 52625 by July 1, 2015.The ...

DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law and her live-in boyfriend, "Bud," get together with us for dinner and outings. We enjoy each other's company, but over the last couple of years he has been making disparaging remarks on the subject of politics. We do not belong to the same political party, and his remarks make our blood boil.Bud knows we belong to the other party, but continues his barrage peppered with profanity. ...