Obituaries

The Salem Clover Kids 4-H Club will hold a tip night on Monday, Nov. 14.Members of Salem Clover Kids will be at the Mt. Pleasant Pizza Ranch on Monday, Nov. 14, from 5 to 8 p.m. All funds raised will go towards the Salem Clover Kids 4-H Club.

Henry County Health Center (HCHC) is celebrating the important role that diagnostic imaging has had in the field of medicine and the invention of the X-ray during National Radiologic Technology Week, Nov. 6-12.Diagnostic imaging has greatly improved since the X-ray was first discovered in 1895. According to Todd Steenblock, HCHC Imaging Services Director, the invention of the X-ray plays an instrumental role in ...

DEAR ABBY: Is it wrong to drop off a one- and a five-year-old at a senior assisted-living center for their great-grandmother to baby-sit in her room? My niece does this weekly, claiming she's giving my mother "quality time" with her great-grandchildren.My mother is in the assisted-living center due to issues my dad is encountering. She's very independent and, of course, wants to help any of her family whenever ...

November 4Tabitha Spearman, Carol Remick,Gloria Messer, Delia St. Clair,Ethan Borchers, Molly Baker,Jalen Tolander, Dorothy Brickeyand Susan HaffarnanNovember 5Ian Nash, Stephanie Kelsick,Michelle Briggs, Namora Baxter,Cheryl Borders, Darren Hanna,Shay Miller, Dennis Whiteand Jennifer ZindelNovember 6Carson Remick, Glenda Lingle,Samantha Krenz, Jay Coble,Elisha McMullin, Tiffany Menkeand Hallie ...

With harvest winding up, I want to look at what it means to be satisfied, to live a life filled with satisfaction and thanksgiving.I?d like to start with words from Romans 5: ?Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God. More than that, ...

A pancake breakfast is set to be held at the Swedesburg Parish Hall, located at 201 Academy Avenue, in Swedesburg.The breakfast is being held on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, from 7 until 9:30 a.m. Menu items include: pancakes, sausage, eggs, juice and coffee.A free-will offering will be taken in support of local efforts to help alleviate world hunger through ?Foods Resource Bank?. ?For more information on Food ...

DEAR ABBY: Our daughter, a young Thai adult, is socially immature. Her mother and I are American citizens, and we recently brought her to the U.S. on a tourist visa to expose her to Western culture. While she was there, a suitor - who is nearly 40, divorced, with two small kids - manipulated her. After she returned to Thailand, she continued communicating with him on Facebook.The guy flew to Thailand, secretly ...

Cara Sawyer, D.O., Great River Surgeons, will discuss vein health as women age at 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Nov. 15.The final program in this year?s Red Hot Mamas series will be in the Blackhawk Room on the lower level of Great River Wellness Plaza, 1401 W. Agency Road, in West Burlington.Veins carry blood to the heart. They can weaken and reduce circulation as people age. Without care, aging veins can lead to ...

Happy birthday!Angie Deggendorf and Kristine Kreutner

DEAR ABBY: I went to the market the other day, and there was a woman sitting on the sidewalk with a boy who looked to be about six and a girl about two. She was holding a sign asking for money. I wanted so badly to say something to her about what a poor example she was setting for her children by begging. It made me angry because I imagine she's using her kids as "props" to evoke sympathy.I would think she could ...