Obituaries

The City of Lockridge will be hosting a brief Memorial Day program on Saturday, May 27, at the Lockridge Community Center before moving to the Lockridge Cemetery.The program at the cemetery will include a flag raising, the singing of the National Anthem, commentary by Paul Corbin, a rifle team and the playing of Taps.Following the ceremony at the cemetery, those in attendance will be invited to return to the ...

Volunteers are invited to participate in the WACO Community Garden across from WACO High School.Free produce is available for all.Volunteers are welcome on Tuesdays at 6 p.m., and on Fridays at 9 a.m., unless it is raining.All ages are invited to get their hands in the dirt. Volunteers may take all of the vegetables they want to enjoy healthy and delicious meals.Call Don at 319-256-5090 for more information, ...

The honor roll lists for Graceland University's 2017 spring term have been announced, and Erin Watt, of Mt. Pleasant, has been named to the President's List.Graceland University students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average are named to the President's List.For more information, visit www.graceland.edu and find Graceland University on Facebook and Twitter to follow additional student achievements.Founded in ...

Tom and Martha Allen will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 27, 2017.The Allens are the parents of three children, Chuck (Belinda) Allen, of Mt. Pleasant, Doug (Melissa) Allen, of Ankeny, and Kathy (Mike) Moothart, of Mt. Pleasant. The couple also has seven grandchildren.Those who would like to send the couple congratulatory well-wishes may do so to 2105 195th Street, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 52641.

Great River Diabetes Education Program offers four-week group diabetes classes every month. The next afternoon series will be from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Mondays beginning June 5. Morning classes are from 10 a.m. to noon, Thursdays beginning June 22.Group diabetes classes are for people newly diagnosed, making a change in treatment, or having complications or concerns. A physician referral for diabetes education is ...

Happy birthday!May 19Savannah SlobodnikCurtis GibersonMarshall StevensMay 20Ashley HopsonMay 21Sally Ann BynumDeAnn StarkHappy anniversary!May 21Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bailey

Florence Wesely will celebrate her 90th birthday on June 1.Those wishing to send birthday wishes may send a card to Florence Wesely, c/o Pleasant Manor Care Center, 413 North Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 52641.

Warmer weather has arrived making now the perfect time to enjoy salads. Think salads are boring? Well, not so fast! Using the following tips, you can turn your next salad into a main-dish super star!1. Start with your greens.To truly reap the nutritional benefits, you?ll want to choose powerhouse greens like kale and spinach. However, if you prefer milder lettuces like romaine and iceberg, give butter lettuce a ...

This month millions of students will be graduating from high school and college. The majority of these graduates will be teenagers and twenty-somethings. They will have achieved a worthy and important milestone for themselves. If I had a chance to speak at their graduations here are some life lessons I would love to pass along.Rejoice and celebrate your achievement. So far you have invested 12 years, maybe 16 or ...

P.E.O. Chapter BB of Marshalltown will celebrate 120 continuous years of existence at an afternoon tea on May 21 at the Historic Tallcorn Towers Ballroom.The chapter was established after two women met in 1895. Cornelia Singleton, a nurse and wife of an ophthalmologist, and a teacher, Nettie Simpson, found six other P.E.O. sisters and organized on May 21, 1897.Singleton was a 50-year member of Chapter BB at the ...