The New London Lion’s Club is hosting their RED BARN BREAKFAST fundraiser from 7:00am – 11:00am at the Masonic Lodge, 206 N. Main Street in Mt. Pleasant!   The $12 breakfast includes:  Biscuits & Gravy, Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Hash Browns and drinks!  Carry out is available!

Salem Old Settlers 2024 continues today!  Crafts booths will be set up in the park and food trucks are available today: Dole Whip, The Food Boss, Sweet P’s Concession & Wilson Brothers!  These are today’s events:

• 6:00am – 9:00am *Pancake Breakfast (Salem Fire Dept./Community Center)
• 7:00am-7:45pm *Register for Fun Run/Walk (Shelter House/kids & adults)
• 7:30am – Kids fun Run (1/2 mile, 9 & under)
• 8:00am – Adult Fun Run/Walk (2.2 miles; sponsored by HCHC & Dr. Savage)
• 10:30am – “Let’s RAWR in 2024” Parade
• 11:00am – Kid’s Games (by the Library)
• 11:00am – 3:00pm *Lewelling House OPEN
• 11:00am 4:00pm *65 & over Registration (north side of Salem Park)
• 11:00am – 10:00pm *Joe’s Old Fashioned Fun Carnival
• 11:30am – Horseshoe Tournament Sign Up (shelter house, event starts at 12pm, 18 & older, $20/team)
• 11:30am – 4:00pm *Silent Auction/Library
• 12:00pm – Pedal Pull Registration (north side of the square)
• 1:00pm – Pedal Pull (north side of Salem Park)
• 3:00pm – Fire Department Water Fights
• 5:00pm – Chicken Barbecue Dinner (shelter house)
• 6:00pm – 9:00pm *Stumptown
• 9:00pm – 12:00am *DJ Jordan – STREET DANCE!

Mediapolis Town and Country Days continues today and tomorrow at Cartwright Park in Mediapolis!

• 6:30am-9am Lion’s Club Pancake Breakfast – City Hall
• 9am Kids’ Bike Races – Mack Lane
• 10am Parade (9:30am LINE UP AT SCHOOL)
• 11AM Food Serving begins – Food Vendors serving today include: Brenda’s Chuckwagon, Global Methodist REACH Ministry, Iowa Summer Snow Shave Ice, Kramer’s Kettle Corn, Mediapolis Ambulance Popsicle Handouts, Mister Frostee Ice Cream & Treats, Sharon RP Bottled Water Handouts, Smokey Blue BBQ and T.T.T.
• 11a-12:30p Calk Walk – Good News Club
• 11a-5p Miss Lucy’s Inflatables
• 11a-1p Buckwheat The Clown-Balloon Animals
• 11a-3p Absolute Science Bubble Station
• 12p Money Hunt-Two Rivers Bank
• 12p Quilt of Valor Presentation
• 12:30p Adult Hot Wing Eating Contest
• 12:30p Nine Square-MCYG
• 12:30p Corn Hole Fundraiser-MHS Drill Team
• 1p Three-Legged & Sack Races-MEPO FFA
• 1p-2:15p VARIETY SHOW-Local Talent
• 2p-4p Kid’s Firefighter Challenge-MEPO Fire Department
• 2:30p Jefferson Connection
• 3:30p Kids’ Donut Eating Contest-Casey’s
• 3:45p MHS Drill Team & Paulette’s Dancers/Tumblers
• 4:30p German Band
• 5p-7p Saturday Evening Meal: REACH Ministry
• 5:30p Diana Upton-Hill
• 7p Gary Richards & Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers

Chapter EV of P.E.O. will have Fall Mums for Sale in the Elliott Chapel parking lot in New London on Saturday, August 24 8:30-noon while supplies last. Single colors are $20 and pots of multi colors are $25. These are large plants with many buds in 9 inch pots. Proceeds go to fund scholarships and grants to help further the education of women.

Henry County Heritage Trust presents Native American Artifacts with Denny White at 2pm.  Denny White will exhibit a portion of his extensive, personal collection at the Henry County Heritage Center Museum, 403 W. Madison Street in Mt. Pleasant.  This event is free and refreshments will be served.  Please call 319-385-4983 with questions.