Obituaries

AgVenture GenetiPro, of Washington, has welcomed Erica Robison as a summer intern.Throughout the summer, Robison will participate in the AgVenture Trainee and Intern Development program, an intensive training program to help her polish her agronomy skills and learn to provide the support growers need to help them maximize profitability on every acre.AgVenture GenetiPro Owner, Tyler Rees said, ?Erica is a very ...

Happy birthday!June 3Brian Hoaglin and Jennifer NelsonJune 4Brad Selby, Landon Summers, Paige Beckman and Marlyn CrillJune 5Nick Fry, Sarah Wingate and Taylor Deggendorf Happy anniversary!June 3Mr. and Mrs. Robert AndersonJune 4Ryan and Jessica RouchJune 5Don and Karen Johnson

The annual reunion of relatives of the John/Bertha (Christner) Hill family will be held on Sunday, June 12, at the Wayland Community Center, in Wayland.A covered dish picnic will be held at noon. All relatives and friends are invited and welcome to attend.For more information, contact Stan Hill at 319-219-9027.

Chapter NZ of the P.E.O. Sisterhood met for their regular meeting on Monday, May 23, 2016, in the memory rooms of Old Main on the campus of Iowa Wesleyan University.Co-hostesses for the meeting were Lana Moeller, Betty Lowe, Lea Bradley and Amy Lowe. President Betty Lowe presided at the business meeting with 25 members present.Chaplain pro-tem, Pat Heusmann, shared the scripture and recording secretary, Jan ...

Happy birthday!Micah Allen, Sherry Baxter Nelson, Sally Japsen, Aaron Kelly and Darcey Nelson

Happy birthday!May 27Bailey McAllister, Lauren Grove,Byron Smith, JoAnn James andOlivia GroveMay 28Pauline Marshall, Eric Hansonand Aiden John KelsickMay 29Richard Dorothy, Jim Osborne,Matt Stewart, Wyatt Loseyand Dennis BozarthMay 30David Mixon, Norma Hunger,Kaitlyn Kelly, Bill Whitaker,Jacque Fett and Kathy Messer Happy anniversary!May 27Dean and Mary KingRobert and Cynde LemleyPam and ...

The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship was presented to Hannah Stater, a senior at Mt. Pleasant Community High School on May 19, 2016.Jane Simmons, President of Chapter EV, presented the scholarship at the Mt. Pleasant awards ceremony.Stater is the daughter of Jennifer and Darin Stater and was recommended for this scholarship by Chapter EV of the New London and Danville communities.She will attend Iowa State University ...

I Tim. 4:7: Do not waste your time arguing over godless ideas and old wives? tales. Spend your time and energy in training yourself for spiritual fitness.Spending time arguing over things seldom accomplishes anything good. Rarely does it result in mutual understanding and agreement. Usually, it creates ill feelings and a critical spirit. Arguing sets people at odds with each other and destroys the quest for ...

June Martin, of Mt. Pleasant, will be celebrating her 95th birthday on Wednesday, June 1.A card shower is being held for Martin in honor of her special day. Cards and well-wishes may be sent to her at P.O. Box 775, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 52641.

DEAR ABBY: Americans are at their best when they unite around a noble purpose. On Memorial Day, that purpose is the National Moment of Remembrance. On that day, all Americans are asked to pause wherever they are at 3 p.m., local time to honor our fallen.In 1971, No Greater Love, a patriotic organization, was founded. It initiated the National Moment of Remembrance in 1997, which was later established by Congress ...