Oskaloosa is honored to be hosting the 2013 Southeast Area Spring Games! This is the fourth year to host this great event. The event will be held at the William Penn Activity Center, Saturday, April 13th starting time 10:00 am. The Southeast Track & Field games will bring in approximately250 to 300 Special Olympic athletes […]
The Red Cross serving Greater Iowa is seeking nominations for local events. February 19, 2013 — The local American Red Cross is making one final call for nominations for their Heroes of the Heartland event. Do you know someone who has performed an extraordinary act of courage or dedicated countless hours to a special cause? […]
Central United Methodist Church will be holding their annual “Fat Tuesday” Pancake Dinner on Tuesday, February 12th from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Pancakes, sausage and a beverage will be served with a freewill offering. “Fat Tuesday” is a day people prepared and feasted on special foods in order to use up all the things in […]
The Oskaloosa Christian School – 2013 Bids for Kids Auction & Bake Sale will be held, Friday, February 22, in school gym. Silent auction, 3:00 p.m.- 6:45 p.m.; Live auction, 7:00 p.m. Baked goods available. Childcare available: Infant-PK, and K-6 Entertainment (6:30-Auction); free will donation. Meal available: Maidrites, Walking Tacos or Hot Dog, with chips, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – During the January 31, 2013 meeting of the Board of Directors of United Way of Mahaska County, $279,402 in grants were approved to 15 partner agencies throughout the county. The funding priorities in 2013 were focused around supporting the United Way of Mahaska County’s goals in Education, Income/Financial Stability and Health as […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints recently donated handmade teddy bears and blankets for pediatric patients who visit the MHP Emergency Department. According to Diane Ottosson, the gifts were created through the “Santa’s Workshop” activity group at the church, and the youth groups took part in making this donation […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa (GSGI) can’t wait to kick off the 2013 cookie season, set to run from February 1 through March 17. This year, the organization will be introducing a new cookie and all new cookie boxes, which help explain how important the cookie program truly is. “Our cookie […]
Oskaloosa Rotary Club President, Doug Mills, presents Robin Pfalzgraf of Love in the Name of Christ with a $184.00 donation at the January 22 meeting. The donation includes the proceeds from the jar collections passed during weekly meetings for two months. The Oskaloosa Rotary Club meets at noon every Tuesday at the Peppertree. For more […]
Oskaloosa Knights of Columbus Council 4108 presented new coats to SIEDA for distribution to Mahaska county youth. The coats were provided through the Knights of Columbus Coats for Kids Program. Since 2009, the Knights of Columbus has distributed nearly 100,000 coats to kids throughout the United States and Canada. Headquartered in New Haven, CT, the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Optimist Club of Oskaloosa is encouraging area students to speak their minds about the topic “Why my voice is important” as part of Optimist International Oratorical Contest for the 2012-2013 year. The Optimist Club will judge the local students’ speeches based on content and presentation to determine the top winners. Winners will […]
