Obituaries

This week, Walmart and Henry County Health Center (HCHC) Foundation celebrated a $25,000 grant award to help fund the Healthy Henry County Communities? (HHCC) Care Links and Connections. The project will facilitate transportation to and from medical provider services and improve care transitions from acute care to post-acute settings.HHCC will use funds to expand access to care, develop a coordinated continuum ...

Lauren Baker, of Winfield, was named to the Dean's List at Drake University.This academic honor is achieved by earning a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the Fall 2015 semester.Drake University is a midsize, private university in Des Moines, enrolling more than 3,300 undergraduate and 1,700 graduate students from 40 states and approximately 40 countries. Students choose from over 70 majors, minors, and concentrations ...

The Iowa Wesleyan University Art Gallery is currently offering art selections from its permanent collection. This presentation features works by Yuri Schwebler and Todd Miner, which are from the Lowell Doud bequest. The show runs through Friday, Feb. 26.Beginning Feb. 27, the Art Gallery will be host to the region 12 Iowa Artist Competition. The Iowa counties of Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, ...

Richard and Cheryl Bell, of rural Hillsboro, were in Paris, Mo., last weekend to hear their son, Mark, preach Sunday morning at the First Baptist Church.Mark is the youth pastor there.The youth group?s praise band, The Gathering, led the music portion of the service. Search YouTube with key words "FBC Paris Mark Bell What Value" for videos of the sermon and music.Mark's mother-in-law, Nancy Tarbell, of Burlingto...

Dorothy McCormick, of Mt. Pleasant, will celebrate her 98th birthday on Thursday, Feb. 11.McCormick?s family includes her four children, Larry (Docie) McCormick, of Boalsburg, Pa.; Jim (Shauna) McCormick, of Mt. Pleasant; Jean Broussard, of Bossier City, La.; and Liz (Howard) Wenger, of Iowa Falls. She is also the grandmother of 12 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.McCormick would enjoy receiving ...

An arts advocacy group has been officially organized to support artists and arts organizations in and around Mt. Pleasant.Calling itself, ?Mt. Pleasant Arts IMPACT,? the group intends to embody the acronym in its name ? to ?Impact Mt. Pleasant Arts and Culture Together.? Acknowledging that arts and culture are fundamental enhancements to the community?s quality of life, the new group?s mission states that, ...

An open house is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Friday, Feb. 12, at the Great River Wellness Gym, in Great River Health Systems? Wellness Plaza, located at 1401 W. Agency Road, in West Burlington, Iowa.The open house is for past and current:?Athletes from the health systems? training programs?Great River Health Systems employees?Health Fitness members?Inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation patientsGue...

This weekend, thousands of people will be converging on Burlington, Iowa for the 18th annual Mississippi Valley Calling Classic on Saturday, Feb. 6, at the PZAZZ! Convention and Event Center. Hosted by the Mississippi Valley Callers Association, this event brings the best of the best in the calling competition circuit right here to the Midwest.?When it comes to waterfowl calling,? said Ron Vorwerk, charter ...

The following are upcoming Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center blood drives in the local area:-The Mt. Pleasant Middle School will host a community blood drive from 3 to 6 p.m., on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 414 N. Adams St., inside the cafeteria.-Airport Road Vineyard and Winery will host a community blood drive from 3 to 6 p.m., on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 2555 Lexington Ave., in Mt. Pleasant, inside their ...

Henry County Health Center's (HCHC) Diabetes Team will be offering an annual follow-up class on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016.The class will be conducted from 1 to 3 p.m., and will be held in the Health Education Center at HCHC. On the day of the class, register at the HCHC Registration Desk before proceeding to the Health Education Center.Call the HCHC Diabetes Education Center at 319-385-6518 by noon on Feb. 10 to ...