Obituaries

A support program for people who have experienced the loss of a loved one is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., on Friday, March 4, at Great River Hospice House, located at 1306 S. Washington Road, in West Burlington.?First Friday Share? will include a short presentation followed by visiting and sharing with others.First Friday Share will be co-led by Chris Oleson, Great River Hospice director, and Barbara Miller, social ...

Henry County Health Center invites all individuals with a chronic disease to join us for a free program "Coffee with Katie and Laura" on Thursday, Feb. 25, 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, coffee and a discussion on the topic of "The Importance of the A1C Level".The ...

Happy birthday!Scott Davidson, Gerald Beavers,Elias Hampton, Belinda Tousignant,Iona Steffens, Jamie Wilson andTristen Davis Happy anniversary!Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fett

Nearly one in four households is involved in providing physical and emotional assistance to older relatives and friends.With the increasing need, Milestones Area Agency on Aging is pleased to announce that the Family Caregiver Program is expanding to include a staff person in the Burlington office. Cindy Severs, Family Caregiver Specialist, will be providing information on services and supports in Des Moines, ...

Dr. Diane Butler Bass has been chosen as Iowa Wesleyan?s 2016 annual Manning Speaker. She will present a lecture titled, ?Finding God in the World: A Spiritual Revolution? on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 3:30 p.m., in the Chapel Auditorium, on the Iowa Wesleyan campus in Mt. Pleasant. The lecture is free and open to the public.Dr. Bass is the author of nine books, which range from a study of 19th century evangelicalism ...

LaVelle and Berdita Hibbs, of New London, will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016.Cards and well-wishes may be sent to the couple at 601 South Maple Street, New London, Iowa 52645.LaVelle and Berdita?s friends and family wish them a happy anniversary.

HCI Care Services is partnering with Kimzey Funeral Home to host a free community presentation for family caregivers on memory loss.Michelle Kelman, senior program and event coordinator with The Alzheimer?s Association, will present, ?The Basics: Memory Loss, dementia and Alzheimer?s Disease? on Tuesday, Feb. 23, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The event will be held in the Community Room at Kimzey Funeral Home, located at ...

DEAR ABBY: My 16-year-old perfect kid came to us, very adult-like, saying it was time for her to go on the pill. We knew she had a boyfriend, but didn't realize it was this serious.Despite my initial impulse to kill him and stick my daughter in a convent, we discussed it as a family and agreed she would see a gynecologist. She also had a long talk with her mother about sex, and with me a few days later. When I ...

Gestational diabetes is a kind of diabetes that happens only during pregnancy. About one in every 20 pregnant women will develop gestational diabetes. Like with other types of diabetes, gestational diabetes means that your glucose (also called blood sugar) is too high.How pregnancy affects blood glucoseDuring pregnancy your placenta makes hormones that cause your cells to resist the action of insulin on your ...

Roger and Norma Elliott, of Libertyville, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016.Norma Casteel and Roger Elliott were married on Feb. 19, 1966, at the Methodist church in Unionville, Mo., with Rev. Joseph Cooper presiding.Roger retired from the Iowa Department of Transportation, Fairfield Maintenance Department, in 2008, Norma retired as assistant facility manager for Tenco ...