Obituaries

September 24John Woodruff, Lee Benjamin, Matt Christner, Steve Dovenspike, Savannah Rice, John Hollingsworth, Darrel Ridenour and Gabrielle Wilson

Iowa Wesleyan University (IWU) will be holding their homecoming parade on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 10:30 a.m.The university is inviting community members to submit a float in this year?s parade. Floats will meet at 9:30 a.m., at the Howe Student Activity Center.IWU?s homecoming will will be held from Monday, Sept. 21 to Saturday, Sept. 26.To sign up your business or organization to participate in the parade, ...

Happy birthday!Deanna PetersenGary HelterbranLorraine SuterJohn Siegel Happy anniversary!Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Loving

The 4th Annual Grape Stomp at Cedar Valley Winery, in Batavia, will be held this Saturday, Sept. 19, from 1 to 8 p.m.Grape stomps will be held at 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m., with prizes for the winners.Food by Little City Pizza will be available as well as a selection of wine, beer, sangria, pop and water. Music by Jeffrey Hedquist will also be featured from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.Admission is free. For more ...

Monday, Aug. 31st: Rex and Eleanor Thomas2nd: Chuck Woodruff and Virginia Krueger Thursday, Aug. 61st: Chuck Woodruff and Virginia Krueger2nd: James Graves and Daniel Walker Monday, Aug. 101st: Bev and Roger Mickelson2nd: Ann Schock and Karen Laud Thursday, Aug. 13North-South Winners1st: Karen Laud and Mary Kay Higgins2nd: Daniel Walker and James GravesEast-West WinnersTied for 1st: Jeff and ...

Morningside College presented degrees to 160 undergraduate and graduate students in August, including a Master of Arts in teaching to Vivian Newman, of Mt. Pleasant.Morningside College is a small, private college in Sioux City, that offers students the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in a variety of disciplines, or a master's degree in education.For more information about Morningside College, visit the ...

As we move into fall, it is time for gardeners to think about spring! Yes, now is the time to plan rather far ahead by ordering or purchasing bulbs. Planted in late October or early November, these little brown packages of promise will yield up their gifts of elegant shapes and colorful blooms next March through June.Here are a few ideas for ?something new? in spring 2016:Alliums - Alliums offer rich bursts of ...

The following are upcoming local Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center (MVRBC) blood drives:?The Mt. Pleasant REC Center will host a community blood drive from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 18, at 200 E. Monroe St., inside the Meeting Room.Presenting donors are entered to win a one-month membership.?The Mt. Pleasant Treatment Center will host a community blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Tuesday, ...

DEAR ABBY: A very good friend of mine had a facelift. I have only seen pictures of her. I don?t think it looks good at all. I think it looks fake and has ruined her looks.What should I say when I see her or when she asks me directly what I think of it? I hate to lie, but I don?t want to hurt her feelings. -HONEST FRIEND DEAR HONEST: Sometimes people can be ?too? honest, so be diplomatic if you are asked ...

DEAR ABBY: I'm 13 years old, and I want to know how I can make my life easier and not be as shy as I am. I have a lot of friends at school, but of course they're not popular either. I want to still have those friends, but I'd like to be able to strike up conversations with other people. When I try, I get nervous and chicken out before I can get a word out.I want to improve my communication skills and come across ...