Obituaries

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsAt one time there were thousands of Miehle Model 00 printing presses across the country. Only one remains in original operating condition, and it resides at Printers? Hall at McMillan Park.Visitors to Printers? Hall during the 2012 Old Threshers reunion got a chance to see the 1907 printing press in action as it printed a section of the hall?s paper, The Threshers Bee, on ...

All their bags are packed; they?re ready to go. Well, backpacks that is.Local children have purchased school supplies while teachers have fine-tuned syllabi in recent days as the last days of summer vacation come to an end.Area schools are preparing for the start of the 2012-2013 school year with many districts beginning classes next week.The Mt. Pleasant Community School District begins tomorrow, Aug. 14, ...

Trustees of the Mt. Pleasant Municipal Utilities will continue discussion on a proposed new water rate structure during a special meeting Tuesday, July 24, at 5 p.m. at the utilities office.The meeting will be preceded by a 4 p.m. work session to review the proposal to increase water rates and meter charges over a three-year period, beginning Oct. 1, 2012.A public hearing on the matter is set for 5:15 p.m. July 24.

RUSS board members will discuss/consider arbitration proceedings with Mt. Union during their regular monthly meeting Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Henry County Emergency Management building.Other tentative agenda items include discuss/consider arbitration proceedings with Wapello County and discussion of Lee County projects.The board?s annual meeting, which includes election of officers, precedes the regular ...

Chapter NZ of PEO members met at 10 a.m. on June 25, at the home of Kris Emerson with co-hostesses Betty Lowe and Carolyn Reid.After refreshments, President Karen Brimhall conducted the regular business meeting. ?The Sisterhood? Membership Committee thanked the membership for their help with the June 14 social ?Sharing Vintage Threads from Yesteryear? and shared photos.Thank-you notes were read from Chapter OX ...

The Mt. Pleasant High School class of 1940 held its 72nd class reunion at Jerry?s Restaurant in Mt. Pleasant on June 2. Pictured are, from left, front, Dorence Hemming, Jane (Snider) Beck, Betty (Messer) Brewster, Blondie (Gholson) Nau, Florence (Burkey) Kinney; back, James McCabe, Delbert ?Bud? Jordan, Edward Ericson, Raymond Hunter, Virginia (Sommerfield) Lane and Richard Woline.

The Henry County Republican Women met on June 11, at Sunrise Terrace in Winfield.Devotions were given by Carol Messer. President Sandra Kongable conducted the meeting. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Reports were given and approved. Discussion included election results and the July 14 tea at Terrace Hill.The program was by Rosemary Harris portraying the flight instructor and friend to young American ...

A severed natural gas line gave employees of the Mt. Pleasant News an unexpected morning break today. Crews replacing the sanitary sewer line in the alley struck a gas line at approximately 9:15 a.m. Not only was the News building evacuated but adjacent buildings and apartments as well. The evacuation lasted about 45 minutes.

Henry County?s Relay for Life will be tomorrow (June 23) on the campus of Iowa Wesleyan Collge from noon until midnight.Survivor lunch will be at 11 a.m. and the luminaria ceremony at 8 p.m.Bands will be performing and there will be other entertainment during the event. There also will be a silent auction, pie auction and lots of food and fun.The public is invited and all proceeds go to the American Cancer ...

DEAR ABBY: Over the years you have published letters about the hard work done by wives who stayed at home and advised that husbands should share some of the load.I am a male. When I was married I got up with the kids, made breakfast, packed their lunches, cleaned the kitchen and left for work. I did 90 percent of the grocery shopping and prepared dinner four or five nights a week. On weekends, I cut the grass, ...