Obituaries

Each year, All-America Selections (AAS) highlight some new and promising plants. As usual, the 2016 awards include something for almost every gardener.Vegetable selections include the first mizuna ever to receive the AAS designation: Mustard, Japanese Red Kingdom F1. It is described as mild tasting and so attractive, with deep purple leaves and a compact habit, that it is suitable for ornamental plantings. It ...

The Henry County Health Center Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Department's support group will meet on Friday, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m., in the Health Education Center at Henry County Health Center.Michele Birdsell, RPh, will discuss over-the-counter medications and supplements.The goal of the support group is to improve the quality of life for those who have experienced heart or lung problems and to promote healthy ...

DEAR ABBY: I am dreading an upcoming trip that includes a visit to my husband's mother, "Harriet." She is prone to "accidents" when I visit, and I always end up getting hurt. Harriet's "oops" moments usually involve my toes and feet, although the last time I was there she managed to strike my face.I have taken the precaution of looking up the phone number of the police department in her city, just in case she ...

?Dance with Me Tonight," the Iowa Wesleyan University (IWU) Choir?s annual Valentine?s Day Fund-Raising Dinner will be held on Thursday, Feb. 11, in the Fellowship Hall, at First United Methodist Church, in Mt. Pleasant.This year?s dinner will feature musical selections performed by soloists and several IWU music ensembles, including the Broad Street Connection, IWU Jazz Big Band and IWU Jazz Combo. The IWU/Mt. ...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is sponsoring Powerful Tools for Caregivers in Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday evenings, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., starting on Feb. 2.Over 43.5 million family caregivers in America provide a vast array of emotional, financial, nursing, social, homemaking and other services on a daily or an intermittent basis.Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an educational series designed to ...

DEAR ABBY: I'm a male in my early 50s. As a 21-year-old, I had minor surgery to straighten a small (but at the time, to me, ginormous) hump on my nose. I didn't tell many people and it boosted my confidence, and although I can't say I regret it, looking back I don't think it was really needed. I met my wife a few years later and didn't think it was important enough to mention, which doesn't bother me.What does ...

Mr. Jeff McGohan, representing the Henry County Cattlemen, recently presented gift certificates worth $300 to students enrolled in the WACO Senior High Family and Consumer Science class.These certificates will be used for the purchase of various beef cuts enhancing student experiences in WACO?s Family and Consumer Science classrooms. The organization provides funding to all the public schools in Henry County, as ...

The Churchmen?s Annual Soup Supper at the Swedesburg Parish Hall, located at 201 Academy Avenue, in Swedesburg is being held on Tuesday, Feb. 2.Serving will begin at 5:30 p.m., and the general public is welcome to attend.Menu items will include chili and oyster soup, relishes, desserts and beverages.A free-will offering will be taken in support of local efforts to alleviate hunger through The Fellowship Cup, ...

Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean?s List for the fall 2015 semester.These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college. Kirkwood students from the local area earning this distinction are listed below:Mt. PleasantHannah Black, Liberal Arts - High School -Non-DegreeMario Bottger-Mellado, Dental Hygiene - AASConner Eads, ...

Gal. 6:14 As for me, God forbid that I should boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world died long ago, and the world?s interest in me is also long dead.He could have, many would say he should have, but the Apostle Paul refused to brag about his accomplishments and pedigree in life. Paul was on top of his world before he encountered the living ...