Obituaries

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsMt. Pleasant?s Ralph Holmstrom admittedly has a passion for politics, and despite being defeated in the 2014 GOP primary for an Iowa House of Representatives seat, the loss has not quelled that passion.In fact, Holmstrom says it may have increased the passion.He said politics are becoming a ?spiritual thing? although he is quick to admit that he is not a politician.Reflecting ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Winfield-Mt. Union High School Spanish students will have an even more interactive way to learn the romance language next year as the school board approved new curriculum.Elementary Principal Gabe Wylder said the district was due for new curriculum in Spanish and elementary physical education.The new Spanish curriculum will be for Spanish 1A and 1B, which Wylder said ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsThe weather didn?t rain on Linda Juckette?s parade yesterday.Huddled under an oversized black umbrella, held by State Rep. Dave Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant), Juckette?s smile was beaming as she looked out over the 11.58 acres of undisturbed land. Well, mostly undisturbed. A cedar chip path led guests over the mud and under a small white tent where over half a dozen gold plated shovels ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsFor the National Society for the Preservation of Tent, Folk and Repertoire Theatre, it?s people like Sue Mitchell, of Mt. Pleasant, that keep things behind the scenes moving in the right direction.During the National Society?s annual theater conference, held at the Mt. Pleasant Theatre Museum of Repertoire Americana from April 29 ? May 1, Mitchell was recognized for over three ...

ELDON ? The Cardinal boys continued their undefeated 2013 with a 59-45 win over conference foe Central Lee Tuesday.Dakota Showman and Kaleb Durflinger led the way on offense with 18 and 15 points, respectively, as the Comets improved to 2-0 after the holiday break. Cardinal also handled Moravia last Thursday.The Comets opened Tuesday?s home game taking a 13-12 advantage and leading 26-24 at halftime. They ...

DANVILLE ? The Fairfield JV boys? basketball team dropped a 66-31 road game against Danville Saturday.A trio of freshmen led the Trojans in scoring. Trevor Drish and Alex Crile totaled seven points apiece, and Jordan Reid scored six.Alex Simpson contributed five points and Landen Greiner had three assists, two blocks and a pair of steals. Tanner Deao also snagged two steals.The Trojans continue their season ...

WEST BURLINGTON ? A cold start was the beginning of a long night for Maharishi School, which dropped a 51-16 road game to West Burlington on Tuesday.Falling behind 13-0 after the first quarter, the Pioneers played even with West Burlington in the second quarter but still trailed 21-7 at the intermission. They then scored the first basket of the second half to narrow the deficit to 12, but it was all West ...

A car-building accident April 30 caused $10,000 in damage to the Breadeaux Pizza building on the east side of the Mt. Pleasant square. According to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department, a vehicle driven by Margaret Jennings, of Mt. Pleasant, jumped the curb and struck the building. As can be seen in the photo, most of the damage occurred on the left side of the Breadeaux building.

WEST BURLINGTON ? Southeastern Community College will be holding baseball camps over the holiday break for children ages 7-18.Camps will take place Dec. 28-29 at Loren Walker Arena on the Southeastern campus in West Burlington.Pitching camps will be held Dec. 28 and split up into three age groups: 7-10, 11-14 and 15-18.Then, skills camps will be scheduled Dec. 29 for ages 7-10 and 11-15.For information about ...

DUBUQUE ? The 2013 Special Olympics Iowa Winter Games will bring approximately 413 athletes from across the state to Dubuque to compete in the 28th annual event Jan. 14-16.Competition will include alpine and Nordic skiing, figure skating, snowshoeing and speed skating. Additionally, there will be a sports banquet at the Grand River Center, a dance and pool party.?We have more than 170 coaches and chaperones, as ...