Obituaries

In the run-up to Veterans Day, the State Historical Society of Iowa announced today it is seeking help from the public for a new display that will honor Iowa's more than 3,500 World War I casualties.The ?World War I Honor Roll? will go on display at the State Historical Museum of Iowa next year on Memorial Day weekend with names and photographs of Iowa servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice during ...

The Thanksgiving WACO Community Meal is accepting requests for their meal delivery service before Thursday, Nov. 16. To request meal delivery for those who are homebound, call 319-217-2456.

HCHC Dietitian Elise Klopfenstein is teaching different ways to cook cauliflower at the next community wellness workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 5:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Cup community room.If interested, call 319-385-3242 to sign up; there is no charge. The Fellowship Cup is located at 203 N. Jefferson St. in Mt. Pleasant.Healthy Henry County Communities is partnering with the Fellowship Cup to host the ...

CHICAGO ? Former U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that at a time of political divisiveness, more civic activism was needed to solve community problems across the United States.Obama kicked off a two-day leadership conference in his hometown of Chicago by saying it marked the start of a wider effort to promote civic involvement, a cause that has emerged as a major emphasis of his post-presidency.?Our ...

DES MOINES ? A group tasked with identifying how Iowa could expand computer science opportunities in its public schools released its recommendations Wednesday.The recommendations were written with ?a vision that computer science will eventually become a high school requirement for all students,? according to the group's report, and includes encouraging all school districts to allow some computer science courses ...

Eloise Shelangoski will be celebrating her 99th birthday on Wednesday, Nov. 8. She is a resident of Parkview Home in Wayland. Her family is celebrating her with a card shower. Cards can be sent to 102 N. Jackson St., Wayland, IA 52654.

The Mt. Pleasant Community Theatre invites community members who love to sing to audition for the 2018 musical revue, Rewind: A musical revue of songs from (almost) fifty years of musicals directed by Lynn Ellsworth and Kevin Wagler, both of Mt. Pleasant.The show will feature local talent performing favorite songs from the musicals Mt. Pleasant Community Theatre has produced since its founding in 1969. Lynn ...

IowaWINs (Iowa Welcomes Immigrant Neighbors) is sponsoring a Holiday Bazaar on Sunday, Nov. 19, from 3 to 5 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.The Holiday Bazaar features jewelry and small gift items made by refugees and their Greek hosts and Mayan families in Guatemala. Proceeds go to help refugees living in refugee camps in Greece and Mayan families in Guatemala who face widespread discrimination and disenfranch...

NORTH LIBERTY ? Marek Szmyrgala is the type of piano teacher who likes to jam along ? playing guitar ? while his students take lessons.It's just one example of what makes piano lessons a bit more fun, he said.His company, Music 4 Life, in North Liberty, has fun at the core of their curriculum, Szmyrgala said.?It's not just about the lessons, but it's also about the fun of playing,? he said. ?The way a lot of ...

TASHKENT/ALMATY ? An Uzbek immigrant accused of killing eight people in New York by driving a rental truck down a bike path became interested in religion after emigrating to the United States, a fellow Uzbek who spoke to him two months ago told Reuters.U.S. police declined to publicly identify the suspect, but a source familiar with the investigation said he was Sayfullo Saipov, 29.He had emigrated to the ...