Obituaries

On Tuesday, Sept. 6, Henry County Health Center will begin improvements to the north parking lot and canopy for the Rehabilitation and Administration entrance.This project will enhance the environment of the facility and improve patient access to services. In response to patient needs, HCHC will be re-pouring the surface of the existing parking lot, expanding the parking area, adding space for handicap parking ...

Rev. Rebecca A Fisher, MBA, MDiv, BS, will be this year?s preacher at the Midwest Old Threshers ecumenical service on Sunday, Sept. 4, at 10 a.m., at the Family Tent.Fisher?s professional ministry began when she was licensed to preach in 1996 at First Baptist Church of Gary, Ind. The American Baptist Churches, USA later ordained her the fall of 2004. She has been serving in the United Methodist Church since 2004 ...

We are name-changers. We grasp the potency of language. It?s as if we?ve all memorized the book The Beginner?s Guide to Giving Your Sin a Holy Name. As I once named a childish prank ?fixing the car,? so we christen our greed as ?wise business sense.? We dub our slander as ?truth-telling.? We brand the slaughter of infants as ?a mother?s freedom.? We talk of racism as ?love of tradition.? We identify adultery as ...

Henry County Health Center's Diabetes Team will be offering a Diabetes Review Course on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016. The course will be conducted from 1 to 3 p.m., and will be held in the Health Education Center at HCHC.The program is open to anyone who has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and has completed the 10-hour diabetes classes.The HCHC Diabetes Education Center has earned Iowa State Certification. It has also ...

Harmony Bible Church?s Wednesday night kids group, TIED, at the church?s Danville campus, resumes on Wednesday, Aug. 31, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.Parents should pre-register all children who will be attending, ages fifth grade and younger, at www.harmonybiblechurch.org. Aug. 31 is is also parent night. Parents will be asked to join TIED on Aug. 31, and will have the opportunity to participate in large-group time, then ...

Opal Wiggins, of Mt. Pleasant, is set to celebrate her 90th birthday on Sept. 1, 2016.Wiggins was born on Sept. 1, 1926. She is the mother of Esther (David) Lance, of Trenton; Julie (Mike) Conner, of Las Vegas, Nev.; and the late Retha Wiggins; and the grandmother of four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.She will be celebrating with a card shower and an open house. Esther Lance and Julie Conner will ...

Happy birthday!August 26Kiley ChristnerAugust 27Mallary ZulkAugust 28Marvin Mallams, Marcia Millspaugh,Jennifer Schoettmer, Taylor Whiteand Gail GlickHappy anniversary!August 26Tina and Kris Kreutner

The Mt. Pleasant Community High School will be holding another Parent/Student meeting for those families that were unable to attend the initial meeting last Thursday regarding the school?s laptop initiative. The meeting will be held in the High School Media Center on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, at 6:30 pm.It is mandatory that both the parent and student attend to receive a laptop.

New London VFW Post 7641 is serving rib eye and ham steaks on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.The general public is invited to attend.

DEAR ABBY: My friend "Virginia" and I have known each other for 11 years. Five years ago she went into renal failure and was on dialysis for three years. It was hard on her and she needed a kidney transplant. Her three healthy siblings refused to be tested as a possible match.Virginia is on the young side, and she was in such a bad way I agreed to be tested. After several procedures it was determined I was a ...