The Iowa Master Gardener program is once again offering a series of summer webinars. The 2012 series titled “Garden Goodness” will be hosted by Iowa State University Extension county offices on the fourth Tuesday of the month, May through August. Each session will provide information about vegetable gardening, but from a variety of perspectives. “We […]
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 – The Oskaloosa Community School District is joining with other communities throughout Iowa this spring to honor its elected school board members during Iowa School Board Recognition Week May 6-11. This year’s theme – “School Boards: Sowing the Seeds of Success” – recognizes that Iowa’s volunteer school board members are providing leadership, through […]
EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Why is Greenpeace upset with some leading tech companies for so-called “dirty cloud computing?” Can you explain? — Jeremy Wilkins, Waco, TX Leading tech companies like Google, Apple and Microsoft are now offering unprecedented amounts of data storage and access to “apps” on huge Internet-connected servers, saving […]
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 […]
Home Food Preservation 101 will be offered Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at Noon and at 2 pm at the Mahaska County Extension and Outreach Office. Barbara Anderson, ISU Extension Family Nutrition Specialist will present the workshop. It is intended for those wanting to learn how to safely preserve food. It will also serve as a […]
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 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – This Saturday, May 5th, the Friends of Mahaska County Conservation will host a very special event beginning at 8:00 p.m. Right at 8:00, there will be a sign unveiled to let everyone know of something great that will happen at Mahaska County’s Caldwell Park. The Friends will also be showing the movie […]
This May 4th Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk event is all about “Art in Motion”, the creativity and passion of dance. The Art in Motion Art Walk features a showcase dance performance by local and regional dancers at the Sondheim Center. Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk’s The Art in Motion Showcase offers a wonderful display […]
Oskaloosa, IA April 27, 2012 – Oskaloosa Main Street has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Trust Main Street Center®. Each year, the National Trust and its partners announce the list of accredited Main Street® programs that have built strong […]
