Archive for: March, 2011

Central’s Miller tabbed national field athlete of the year

PELLA—Central College junior Ethan Miller (Seymour) has been named the national men’s field athlete of the year for the Division III indoor track and field season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. With a meet-best 26 point showing at the NCAA championships March 11-12, Miller led the Dutch to a […]

Branstad signs Senate File 72 into law

State of Iowa Seal

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed into law SF 72, an act relating to professions which may practice together in professional limited liability companies and including effective and applicability date provisions. More information: http://Governor.Iowa.gov.

Branstad announces State Partnership Program between Iowa and Republic of Kosovo

State of Iowa Seal

(DES MOINES) – Governor Terry Branstad, Brig. Gen. Greg Schwab, the assistant adjutant general, Iowa Air National Guard, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo to the United States, Avni Spahiu, today announced a newly-established partnership between the State of Iowa and the Republic of Kosovo. The partnership is a result of the selection […]

Dutch open spring season in Arizona

MARICOPA, ARIZ.—The Central College men’s golf team rolled to a runner-up finish at the Dutch Desert Shootout Wednesday in their first meet of the spring season. Central hosted the one-day tournament at the Southern Dunes Golf Course in Maricopa, Ariz. Mesa (Ariz.) CC took the team title with a score of 299. The Central Red […]

Central fourth in women’s spring break tourney

BEAUMONT (CALIF.)—Repeating its first-round score, the Central College women’s golf team finished fourth at the SoCal Dutch Invitational Wednesday, played at the Oak Valley Golf Club. Central shot 371-371—742. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) took the team title with 343-331—674, seven strokes better than the Univ. of Redlands (Calif.). Whitman College (Wash.) was third at 332-354—686 and Occidentral […]

Lythberg fans 12, powers Central softball sweep

TUCSON, ARIZ.—Kiley Lythberg (senior, Mount Prospect, Ill., Prospect HS) knocked in four runs with three hits in the Central College softball team’s 10-1, six-inning rout of Husson (Maine), then came back to toss a four-hit shutout with a career-high 12 strikeouts in a 2-0 blanking of Schreiner (Texas) Wednesday. That extended Central’s winning streak to […]

Central opens women’s golf spring season in California

BEAUMONT (CALIF.)—In its first competitive outing since October, the Central College women’s golf team stands fourth after the first round of the SoCal Dutch Invitational in Beaumont, Calif. Playing host, the Dutch shot 371 on the par-72 Oak Valley Golf Club. Whitman College (Wash.) leads the field with 332 followed closely by the Univ. of […]

Dorothy Atchison

Oskaloosa. Dorothy Atchison, 91, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, March 17, 2011, at the Oakwood Nursing and Rehab. Center in Albia. She was born May 30, 1919, at Delta, Iowa, the daughter of Garrett and Lenna Martin Scharff. On April 11, 1946, she was united in marriage to Thomas Atchison, Jr. at Oskaloosa; he died February […]

Living on Less – Cookbook Winner

Congratulations to Heather Nelson, the winner of the Cookbook giveaway. Heather has won the cookbook “Not Just Beans” by Tawra Kellam.  Heather shared many ways that she saves money and this cookbook will give her even more ideas on how to save. Several individuals entered this contest and I enjoyed reading how everyone is saving money […]

Oskaloosa Public Library’s “Food For Fines” Brings In Hundreds Of Items For Local Food Bank

All during the month of February, the Oskaloosa Public Library collected food items in lieu of fines for overdue materials. Library Director Wanda Gardner stated that accepting food rather than cash is an opportunity many library users appreciate. “After the holidays, many people have extra cans or boxes of food in the cupboard, or even […]

           

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