Obituaries

Happy birthday!April 22Sam Beatty, Landon Lair,Kenneth Hummell, Linda Rowe,Luke Ryon and Jearol SorrelsApril 23Scott Augsburger, Mary Bixler,Sharon Davis, Lori Johnson-Vick,Mark Kimzey, Judy Kinney,John Klopfenstein, Jan Roach,Cody Briggs and Jamie LudwigApril 24Morgan Griffin andMatthew Millspaugh Happy anniversary!April 24Brian and Darla Morris

DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Ed," and I are in our 40s. We both work, and Ed often puts in more than 60 hours a week. My in-laws, in their 60s, are both in good health, retired and well-off financially. They expect weekly gatherings unless they have other plans.In warmer weather, my mother-in-law guilt-trips Ed into performing weekly chores such as painting, gardening, window washing, etc. These take more than six ...

Harmony Bible Church, of Danville, will be holding an all-men?s event, ?Cars, Shooting and Barbecue? on Saturday, April 30.Activities will start at 10 a.m., and last until 3 p.m. There will be a barbecue lunch around noon. Participants are free to come when they can and leave when they want. There will be testimonies given about how to grow spiritually as a man.The following activities are also being planned ...

Dorothy Wenger, of Wayland, will be celebrating her 90th birthday on Friday, April 29.In honor of her special day, her family is hosting a card shower. Cards and well-wishes can be mailed to 2470 320th St., Wayland, Iowa 52654.

Community guests at the 10th anniversary open house of the Mt. Pleasant congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be hosted by ?Nauvoo on the Road?, a group of living history reenactors, who bring to life Nauvoo, Ill., in the 1840?s.The celebration open house, marking the establishment of the local congregation in 2006, will be held on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the ...

Mt. Pleasant High School will present a production of "Legally Blonde: The Musical" on April 21-23, at 7:30 p.m., and on April 24, at 2 p.m., at the Heatilator Performing Arts Center, in Mt. Pleasant.Tickets are available at Brown's Shoes and at the door.

Henry County Health Center (HCHC) invites all individuals with a chronic disease to a free program ?Coffee with Katie and Laura? on Thursday, April 28, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.This will be held in the Diabetes Education Center, located in Suite 24 at HCHC.Join Katie Westphal, RN, BSN, and Laura Williams, RN, CDE, for a social hour, light refreshments and a discussion on the topic of "Picking Healthy Snacks".The ...

Mt. Pleasant High School Class of 1971 has their class reunion scheduled for Oct. 14 and Oct. 15, 2016. A myriad of activities are being planned.Those on the planning committee ask that classmates email their contact information to MPHS1971@yahoo.com, leave a message at 866-207-8048, or mail their contact information to Cathy Weigert at 11410 East Paradise Lane, Scottsdale, Arizona 85255.Classmates are asked to ...

DEAR ABBY: I'm 17 and have been in a relationship since I was 13 with the same person on and off. I have been with him since my parents divorced, so you might say he's been my crutch for a long time.He makes it clear that without him, I am an emotional mess. I spend every day isolated from friends and family, while he spends his time with his friends. (I'm not allowed to be with them.) If I'm out with a friend, ...

Main Street Mt. Pleasant is looking for interested entrepreneurs who could use $28,000 to launch or grow their business idea within the Mt. Pleasant Main Street district.The Open 4 Business contest, launched in 2015, is an opportunity for businesses located within a state-designated Main Street district to compete for a chance to win up to $28,000 in grant funds to assist with a business development or expansion ...