Obituaries

We have all been there. You get home from a long day and you are hungry.You don?t want to take the time to make dinner, so you just end up ordering food to go. And while that idea may be fine every once in a while, if it becomes a daily routine, it may decrease your overall nutrition and cost you quite a chunk of change versus if you were eating at home.Many barriers may get in the way from cooking at home such ...

George Ensminger, of Mt. Pleasant, will celebrate his 80th birthday on Sunday, Sept. 25.In honor of his special day, Ensminger?s wife and family encourage friends to send him birthday cards and well-wishes to 403 North Sycamore, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 52641.

DEAR ABBY: While our 6-year-old enjoys the positive attention he receives from his often unusual and imaginative clothing choices, his grandparents feel we are being "disrespectful to others" by allowing him and our other children to wear these outfits in public.Neither my husband nor I was permitted freedom of expression as children, and we agreed that with the exception of health, profanity, lewdness, immodesty...

DEAR ABBY: Years ago, I dated an awful guy. He possessed about every negative quality. I dated him because I was immature and lonely.Since we broke up and I got my mental health back on track, my life has been wonderful. I keep moving forward in life. I hear through the grapevine that his life, on the other hand, is in shambles.I blame myself for wasting the time I did with him. Sometimes when he pops into my ...

Happy birthday!September 16Keagan Walker, Maci Pendgraft,Brittany Triska and Catherine BappeSeptember 17Deanna Petersen and Gary HelterbranSeptember 18Wanda Curtis, Dallas Chaplin,Eunice Ruggles, Jay Hackett andPaula Kinney Happy anniversary!September 16Erin and Joe GarveySeptember 17Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy LovingSeptember 18Mr. and Mrs. David BoleyMr. and Mrs. Roger Swartout

Richard Cornick, of Mt. Pleasant, will celebrate his 90th birthday on Wednesday, Sept. 21.Cornick was raised on his family?s farm east of the Mt. Pleasant community.His three children, Doug (Deb) Cornick; Deborah Cornick; and Brad (Jan) Cornick, will help him celebrate at a later date.Cards and well-wishes may be sent to Cornick at 2412 Marsh Avenue, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 52641.

For this week?s offering, I choose to capitalize on the wisdom of Wes Seeliger, author and illustrator of a book entitled, ?One Inch from the Fence?. (Wes Seeliger, ?One Inch from the Fence?, Forum House, Atlanta, 1973.)Seeliger?s book is a series of brief stories about living our lives in free and responsible commitment to God and to be God?s person in God?s service. Reading this book has inspired me to share ...

Unlike midsummer bounty, the fall fruits of the garden don?t often require much snapping and slicing, canning and freezing ? though certainly applesauce is an exception. However, the majority of the fall harvest is best stored ?as is.?If your fall harvest includes apples, be sure to store them apart from vegetables as the apples give off ethylene gas, which promotes sprouting. Apples like to be really chilly ? ...

The Henry County community will host a blood drive from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 1400 E. Washington St., inside the Meeting Room.To donate, contact the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center (MVRBC) at 800-747-5401 ext. 1281 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 5026 to locate the drive.Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission form ...

Happy birthday!David Beal, Natalie Burgus, Jeremy Randall, Phoenix Cooper, Jacob Lowe, Betty Slagell and Emma Walkins Happy anniversary!Jerry and Georgine Wells