Friday, February 28th 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Inside the Conservation Center @ Russell Wildlife Area The Mahaska County Conservation Board has and changed the date of the Maple Syrup Festival to Friday, February 28th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm due to weather forecasts predicting very cold temperatures that weekend. This event will be held inside […]
“Does the name Garfield Boosters 4-H Club sound familiar to you? Perhaps you were once a leader of this club or spent time as a 4-H member in the Garfield Boosters club. If so, we want to hear from you. Call us at (641)660-0983. The Garfield Boosters 4-H Club is a thriving, growing youth group […]
Oskaloosa is honored to be hosting the 2014 Southeast Area Spring Games! This is the fifth year to host this great event. The event will be held at the William Penn Activity Center, Saturday, April 12th, starting time 10:00 am. The Southeast Track & Field games will bring in approximately 250 to 300 Special Olympic […]
by Jordan Bemis The Oskaloosa FFA Chapter hosted Sub-District FFA Contests on February 19, 2014. The Chapter would like to thank all the extra helpers who assisted in making this event a success. Brittany McQueen placed 1st Gold in Individual Ag Sales. Bobbi Fogle placed 3rd Silver in Extemporaneous Speaking. The Parliamentary Procedure Team consisting […]
Keeping Tradition Alive, Come to the Dutch Costume Open House on February 27, 2014 at the Pella Historical Museum PELLA -The Pella Historical Society & Museum opens its doors to local Dutch costume designers, Jacki Carver and Phyllis Zylstra, as they host a costume open house in the Historical Village, Heritage Hall on Thursday, February […]
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering a certification workshop for anyone wishing to sell morel mushrooms in Iowa. The aim of the workshop is to help assure that mushrooms sold as morels in the state are actually morels. The three-hour certification workshop on identifying morels and false morels will be […]
by Shelly Spaur Oskaloosa, Iowa – As it continues to snow outside and Oskaloosa continues to have many days with below zero temperatures, Iowa greenhouses are beginning to fire up for spring planting season. Beginning February 1, 2014, Stam Greenhouse officially opened for the season. Early season hours are Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. […]
Any middle school student from Mahaska, Marion, Jasper, Poweshiek, Keokuk or Wapello County is invited to spend the day at the Mahaska County ISU Extension and Outreach office in Oskaloosa on Saturday, March 8 to meet new people, play games, solve problems, and have a lot of fun! The day will begin at 10:00 a.m. […]
The Mahaska County Historical Society will hold their 1st Quarterly Meeting of 2014 on Monday February 17 at 6:30 pm. A Potluck Dinner will be followed by a presentation from the curator, Kelly Halbert, about what is happening at Nelson Pioneer Farm and Museum in 2014 – including the new exhibit plans. Concluding the meeting […]
Oskaloosa Area Chamber & Development Group invites you the attend the next Business After Hours hosted by the local YMCA Thursday, February 13 from 4-6 pm. Enjoy a few light appetizers, provided by Sodexo at WPU, and chat with the YMCA Staff and Directors giving them your ideas and Y dreams along with feedback about […]
