Keeping with their tradition of putting service above self, the Oskaloosa Rotary Club, represented by club president, Jill Brumbaugh, presents a check in the amount of $200 to Youth for Christ director Doug Mills. Contributions made weekly by club members for the Community Jar are accumulated and donated to local non-profit organizations.
Oskaloosa – May 23, 2012 Meghan Slay, YMCA Gymnastics Director and coach for over 20 years, has always dreamed of becoming a gym owner which offered programming that focused on the transformation of lives through gymnastics. That dream will soon become a reality thanks to the cooperative efforts of the Mahaska County YMCA and Slay’s […]
Oskaloosa, May 21, 2012 – The Mahaska County YMCA is excited to announce the recent receipt of a grant from the USA Pickleball Assocation (USAPA) for the purchase of new equipment at the facility. “With the help of this grant,” Sports Director Ryan Harkema said, “the Y is able to move further towards its goal […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Students may still be counting down to summer break but the Operation Backpack of Mahaska County Committee is already preparing for the fourth annual back-to-school county backpack program season. Operation Backpack is a united effort between Salvation Army, SIEDA, the United Way of Mahaska County, and Love INC as well as many […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Emergency Management CERT team will hold its monthly meeting on May 21, 2012 at Smokey Row in Oskaloosa starting at 600pm. Anyone that has questions about becoming a member is welcome to join us. There are many different levels of training and areas to assist, don’t think you are […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Keeping Oskaloosa clean and pretty was the thought behind these local Girl Scout volunteers. On May 5th, Girl Scout Troop #286 and their leader Elaine Fontana helped out with Oskaloosa clean and green by completing one more project. From left to right is: Caitlyn Fontana, Brianna Hunt, Morgan Ford, Lauren Tarbell, Hannah […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our volunteers, the United Way of Mahaska County’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) service filed 163 tax returns for lower-income Mahaska County residents as of the April 17th federal deadline. “This was our 4th year of offering the program to our residents,” explains Julie […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Memorial Day is fast approaching and so is the Avenue of Flags sponsored by the Oskaloosa Optimist Club. The club has worked with Oskaloosa City staff in arranging for flags to be placed in the public right-of-way on five holidays this year. “We are excited to bring this project to Oskaloosa,” said […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – MCRF has tracked near 400 volunteer hours in the 2012 season so far at the Lacey Recreation Complex. “Volunteers are the heart of the complex.” said Sherry Vavra, executive director for MCRF. She added when talking about time given, “These hours tracked include those who give back extra time to help keep […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa— Summer is just around the corner, and the Mahaska County YMCA has an exciting summer planned for community youth. “Parents may enroll in the Summer Fun Club child care, part-time or full-time, in a fun-filled program designed to address both prevent summer learning loss and address our nature deficit,” said Debbie Cummings, Child […]
