Obituaries

Six Mt. Pleasant Scribblers and two guests met at the home of Marilyn Vincent at 7:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, with Rita Davis as co-host.During a brief business meeting, the two guests, Barbara Madson and Beryl Shahan, were welcomed as new members.Davis shared the program, ?Ready, Set?Verbs that are Active, Descriptive, and Interesting?. Several members shared verbs they found in books that gave word ...

DEAR ABBY: My ?boyfriend? and I are in our mid-40s. Three-and-a-half years ago, he was in an accident. Because our relationship seemed to be getting serious, he moved into my house. He was planning on returning to construction work a few months later. Unfortunately, his doctor said he would never be able to resume work in construction. He applied for Social Security Disability and, after two years of paperwork ...

Chapter Original A of the P.E.O. Sisterhood met on Feb. 1, 2017, at the First United Methodist Church. Twenty-eight members were in attendance.President Deb Sinclair conducted the business meeting. She reported that Dr. Jann Weitzel, president of Cottey College, Nevada, Mo., was recently in Mt. Pleasant. Dr. Weitzel enjoyed a tour of Iowa Wesleyan University (IWU) and lunch with the presidents and chairpersons ...

February 7Roger DeaoJanet Klein

The University of Iowa has released the names of students named to the Dean?s List for the Fall 2016 semester. The following are local students on the Dean?s List:Mt. Pleasant-Elinor Krieger-Coble-Rebecca Breazeale-Alexandra Davis-Lauren Hillman-Paul Holdefer-Derek Holtkamp-Laura Hult-Cameron Keomanivong-Joshua Larson-Malachi Melville-Elissa Monteiro-Naomi Nguyen-Ben Rauenbuehler-Carlin Situmeang-D...

The Crawfordsville Lions will hold their annual Pancake and Sausage Supper on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the WACO Elementary School, in Crawfordsville.Tickets may be purchased from any Lions member or at Agri-Way Partners, in Crawfordsville. Proceeds this year will go toward a Scholarship for a WACO High School student.The Ainsworth and Crawfordsville churches are trying something new and ...

Dwight StanleyCarolyn WilliamsCarol FoxNate GodellKen HawkinsJen WenkeJoanna Reno

DEAR ABBY: I'm a 15-year-old boy. I'm happy with my life, except for one thing. My mom believes in God, and Dad doesn't. I believe in God, but I don't support my mom's religion. My friends and neighbors think I'm in that religion, but I don't believe in their beliefs. It's really uncomfortable when people ask why I haven't been in church.Mom signs me up for church activities, and I don't like going. I feel ...

In the Bible, Luke 4:16-20 says, ?When he (Jesus) came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:?The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to ...

Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra (SEISO) will blow out all the stops on its 66th season with three performances of Gloria from Puccini?s powerful mass and Felix Mendelssohn?s earnest prayer for peace Verleih? uns Frieden for orchestra and chorus.In addition, SEISO?s Young Artist Competition winner, Samuel Schulte, will perform with the orchestra. Concerts will be held at 3 p.m., on Sunday, Feb. 12, in Burlington...