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By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsA touch of Hollywood past visited the Mt. Pleasant Municipal Airport, largely by accident, Friday.Seven Japanese fighter replica planes ? all used in the 1970 movie ?Tora! Tora! Tora!? ? spent about 90 minutes on the Mt. Pleasant tarmac and drew a number of spectators.The pilots were waiting out a thunderstorm they noticed on radar in Davenport, the home of the Quad Cities Air ...

Leah Boughton, a native of Mt. Pleasant, recently signed a letter of intent to attend AIB College of Business next fall and compete for the cheer and dance programs.?These girls displayed exceptional dance and cheerleading skills at their tryouts,? Head Cheer and Dance Coach Allison Bugg said of the three new members, including Boughton. ?They will bring a great deal of talent to our growing spirit squads. Their ...

The Fellowship Cup in Mt. Pleasant offers a community meal for a minimum cost on Wednesday and Fridays at 11:30 a.m.The menu for Wednesday, June 26, is ribs, salad and brownies, sponsored by First Presbyterian Church.The Friday, June 28, meal sponsored by the Fellowship Cup will be taco salads.There will be card games played after both meals.

It is a Wednesday afternoon. This morning the temperature was 51 degrees. We went out to weed and hoe in the garden after the morning house-work was done. It was cool when we started, but the warm sun soon made it get hot. We came in to eat some lunch and take a break.With church services being held here twice recently the gardens were neglected more than usual this past month. Everything is growing really well. ...

DEAR ABBY: I have written to you before, and your advice served me well. I have another problem now, and I don?t know what to do about it.I am a childless man, but I have owned my dog for 12 years. I work from home and we are together constantly. Honestly, Abby, he is the joy of my life.My problem is I live in constant fear of losing him. I know it will break my heart, and I?m not sure I can deal with it. At ...

You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast. Because they trust in you. Isaiah 26:3What an interesting level to come to as one walks with the Lord.Perfect peace is the result of one being steadfast. Webster defines steadfast with four descriptions: to be firm, fixed, settled or established.Interesting thoughts as one seeks consistency in the daily walk.1. To be firm, solid in the faith. Who ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have five kids, all under 6 years of age. The youngest are 7-month-old twins. A family in our church has offered to watch them so my husband and I can go out on a date. We haven?t been alone together in a year. We have no family or friends nearby to offer respite.I would like to accept their kind offer, but two things are holding me back. First, I don?t think they realize the enormity ...

Reconstruction on Grand Avenue will close some intersections and open others in the days ahead.Tentative plans call for the completion of the Baker Street and Grand intersection by Friday, June 21, after which it will be opened to traffic.Beginning Monday, June 24, the Mapleleaf Drive and Grand Avenue intersection will be entirely closed down. Traffic will not be allowed north of Monroe Street (the viaduct is ...

Members of the Henry County Historic Preservation Commission will discuss Iowa Museum Week, a brochure for the small museums of Henry County and a transportation book during their next meeting.The commission?s next meeting is Wednesday, June 5, at 1:30 p.m. in the former clerk?s office of the Henry County Courthouse.Commissioners also will welcome Larry D. Roth of Midwest Memories Museum in Wayland as a new member.

It was round two of flooding at Oakland Mills. Although the logjam near Oakland Mills certainly was a factor, it was more of too much water too quickly. Not only did the area receive substantial rainfall last week but tributaries in other parts of the state that drain into the Skunk also contributed. No rainfall over the weekend and Monday helped lessen the blow, but a chance of rain returns to the forecast for ...