Obituaries

The Alliant Energy Foundation donated $1,000 to the Mt. Pleasant Fire Department for safety equipment on Monday, Oct. 9, in honor of National Fire Prevention Week.The fire department will be holding an open house on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at the fire department at S. Jackson St. to promote fire safety. This kid friendly event will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and is open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Oakland Mills Nature Center's annual night hike will take place Monday, Oct. 23, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.This year's theme is Alice's Wonderland, where hikers can meet Alice, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, Caterpillar and even the Queen of Hearts. The night hike is a series of short skits that will focus on certain wonders of nature by costumed actors. All ages are invited.This is an educational and fun outdoor ...

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Pidgeon will celebrate 65 years of marriage on Oct. 17. They were married in Burghaslach, Germany, in 1952 at the local Lutheran church.They are the parents of Helene (Mike) White of Lebanon, Mo., Larry (Dianne) Pidgeon, of Salem, Joanne (John) Lateulere, of Pheonix, Ariz., and John (Tammy) Pidgeon, of New London. The couple has been blessed with 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and ...

Some of Iowa's leaders in automated vehicle research are seeking volunteers to help test the results of high-definition mapping and data collection in the Corridor.It's been about a year since the Iowa Department of Transportation entered into a roughly $2 million agreement with Chicago's HERE company to collect data and create the platform that would someday guide autonomous vehicles on Interstate 380 between ...

WEST BURLINGTON ? Great River Athletic and Performance Center offers an eight-week program for 8- to 14-year-old athletes. FAST ? Fitness, Agility, Strength and Training ? will be from 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Oct. 24, in Great River Wellness Plaza, 1401 W. Gear Ave., West Burlington.Workouts will include cardiovascular endurance, speed drills, lifting form and plyometric exercises.There ...

Kim Kacere didn't name his houses the Painted Ladies, but he acknowledges the nickname is appropriate.The homeowner and landlord's eight Oak Hill Jackson properties stand out; his houses boast red roofs and brightly colored exteriors, with multicolored paint schemes. A friend started calling them the Painted Ladies after similarly painted Victorian and Edwardian-era houses in San Francisco, and the name stuck.Th...

AMES ? First-year Iowa State University student Jack Pieper, of Donnellson, was invited by ISU Interim President Benjamin Allen to participate in the 2017-18 President's Leadership Class.Pieper is a Mt. Pleasant High School alum. He majors in agronomy.Each year, 30 students are selected for the class on the basis of high school leadership, academic achievement, activities and service. The class is a training ...

WEST BURLINGTON ? Life Is Your Art: Create Peace in Your Masterpiece, an informational series hosted by Great River Hospice, wraps up Thursday, Oct. 12. The Garrett M. Brockway Foundation will present a program on organ donation from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Art Center of Burlington, 301 Jefferson St.?The goal of this series is to give people the tools they need to start making end-of-life plans, creating peace of ...

Mt. Pleasant High School graduating class of 1957 held their 60th reunion on Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, coinciding with MPHS homecoming. Thirty-four members of the class attended one or more of the scheduled events.

Erin Coffey, of Mt. Pleasant, and Nathan Wagler, of Burlington, will be married Nov. 18, at The Center Chapel in Mt. Pleasant.Parents of the couple are James and Paula Coffey, of rural Chariton, and Gary and Leanna Wagler, of Burlington.Erin is a graduate of Loras College and teaches Social Studies and Health at Mt. Pleasant Community High School.Nathan is a graduate of Southeastern Community College and works ...