Obituaries

DEAR ABBY: Many of your published letters come from unhappy married women. Some of them seem unable to get objective advice that would make themselves and their marriages happier. I'm fortunate to be happily married (33 years) to a wonderful woman who has a clear perspective.Three pearls of wisdom she could share:1. Don't sulk because your husband can't read your mind. Trust him; he'd like to help. And listen ...

The Henry County Conservation Department will soon begin their 2017 At the Park series.This year?s theme is ?Explore Your Inner Pioneer?. Taxidermy 101 is the first sequence of classes presented by taxidermist Tony Brown, on BROTON Taxidermy, on the following dates:-Tuesday, Jan. 24, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Oakland Mills Nature Center: introduction, skinning, fleshing, drying-Tuesday, Jan. 31, from 6:30 to ...

?My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?? -King David, Psalm 22:1Among Old Testament believers in God, the first person I think of when innocent suffering comes to mind is Job. Through no fault of his own, Job lost possessions, children, and his health. He could have easily cried out the lament from Psalm 22.Joseph surely did not deserve to be sold into Egyptian slavery by his brothers. He surely could relate ...

Happy birthday!January 20Felicia Weaver, Travis Davis,Gail Kindig, Joan Panosand Manaysha MinnerJanuary 21Richard FranklinJanuary 22Greg Prevett and Frances Magdefrau Happy anniversary!January 20Mr. and Mrs. Bob Reinier

January 19Joe Nelson and David (Farmer) Lohman

(Editor?s note: The term Iron Curtain is a bit dated, but this charity was founded by New Order Amish during the height of the Cold War to aid children and needy in Soviet bloc countries. Their mission has since expanded to aid the needy anywhere but they remain active in former countries ?behind the Iron Curtain?)It?s cold these days. It?s windy and down-right cold.I don?t do as well with cold weather as my ...

The Southeastern Community College (SCC) Foundation is now accepting applications for scholarships for students who plan to attend SCC in the fall.Applications will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. CDT, on March 1, 2017.SCC Foundation Executive Director Becky Rump says thanks to the many cash donations, memorials, planned gifts and bequests from individuals and businesses, more than 300 scholarships totaling nearly ...

Approximately 8,775 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the Fall Semester 2016 Dean's List.Students named to the Dean's List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work.Students listed below are from the local area:Hillsboro-Justin Lee Menke, ...

A total of 1,467 undergraduate students enrolled at Western Illinois University (WIU) were named to the 2016 Fall Dean's List. The total includes 106 students at the WIU-Quad Cities Campus.Local students who were included on the list are as follows:-Rose M. Steffensmeier, of Mt. Pleasant-Samantha Michelle Anderson, of New London-Taylor Jamae Landes, of New London-Tyler James Stevens, of New LondonTo receive ...

Simpson College, in Indianola, held commencement on Dec. 17, 2016.Among the students who graduated was Madysinn Crull, daughter of Carrie Hobbs and Mark Crull, of Mt. Pleasant. Crull graduated Cum Laude with a BA in English.