Obituaries

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is sponsoring a food safety training seminar for food service managers and employees on Wednesday, June 6, at Great Prairie AEA in Burlington from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.?We all want to eat food that is safe as well as tasty. We know that food safety hazards and risks are prevalent in today?s world. Serving safe food is mandatory. This training program aims to train food ...

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSALEM ? New Salem City Clerk Brenda Carver received a pay increase at Tuesday night?s regular meeting of the Salem City Council.Carver, however, has been logging many hours to receive that pay increase. Council members approved a monthly salary of $900 for Carver, based on 32 hours of work weekly.She formerly received $660/month but said the job responsibilities had more than ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? The New London Community School District will hold a public hearing and meeting Tuesday night on the fiscal year 2013 budget, with plans to increase property taxes by 86 cents per $1,000 taxable valuation.The proposed 2012-2013 tax levy is listed at 17.22178 per $1,000 taxable valuation, an 86-cent increase over the 2011-2012 levy of 16.36 per $1,000 taxable ...

Editor?s note: Emily Robinson, a Creston eighth grader, won first place in a statewide essay contest, sponsored by the Iowa Department of Human Rights, the Iowa Department of Education and the State Historical Society. Robinson won her award in the Science and Engineering for 8-9 grade divisions. The contest is called ?Write Women Back into History? and Robinson?s essay was on Barb Welander, Mt. Pleasant. ...

Members of the board of directors of the Mt. Pleasant Municipal Utilities meet Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the utilities offices for their monthly meeting.Agenda items include updates on the street lighting and water main installation projects, and a review and approval of the final draft of the proposed collective bargaining agreement between the utilities and the local bargaining unit.

Hey gardeners, are you ready to plant potatoes and onions? The Hillsboro Public Library has a nice selection of gardening books to get you ready for a vegetable garden, flower garden or the dreaded weeds. These books can be found in the featured books section.New on the shelf:Adult nonfiction: Dressing and Cooking Wild Game by Teresa Marrone gives the reader a perspective from field to table of big game, small ...

Note: All meals served with milk.Mt. Pleasant Community SchoolsMONDAY: Feb. 13: Hot dog/bun, baked beans, lettuce salad/ranch, kiwiTUESDAY: Feb. 14: BBQ pork sandwich, lettuce salad/ranch, diced pears, Valentine cookieWEDNESDAY: Feb. 15: Chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, bread/margarine, bananaTHURSDAY: Feb. 16: Super beef nachos, lettuce/cheese, refried beans, orange wedgeFRIDAY: Feb. 17: Meatball sub, ...

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSALEM ? New City Clerk Brenda Carver was sworn into office Tuesday night, but the Salem City Council spent more time discussing the position of former City Clerk Carolyn Bolin.Carver, the former deputy clerk, and Bolin switched positions and pay checks at the beginning of the year. Bolin stated at the December 2011 council, ?I have been wanting to back out of here for some ...

NEW LONDON ? Fourteen months did not make a lot of difference in New London regarding sentiments on a $3.6 million school bond issue for infrastructure improvements, primarily at Clark Elementary School.On Tuesday, voters once again turned down the measure. Although more voted for the measure (403-399), the referendum needed a 60-percent approval rating for passage. Tuesday?s vote was strikingly similar to the ...

DEAR ABBY: I was recently diagnosed as gluten intolerant. My question is, when dining at a restaurant, while everyone else is eating the bread that is served, is it acceptable to discreetly take a few gluten-free crackers from my purse and snack on them so I'm not starving while waiting for dinner?My husband thought it was inappropriate, so I didn't take them. I did ask the waiter if he had gluten-free bread or ...