PELLA, Iowa — Monday evening, Central College conferred an honorary degree on Richard Haass following his talk and interview with CBS senior news correspondent Harry Smith. Smith, a board member and Central alumnus, along with Central College President Mark Putnam and Robert Franks, interim vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty, presented […]
PELLA — The Central College-Community Choir and the College-Community Orchestra will perform as part of the Sunday Concert Series on April 10 in Douwstra Auditorium at 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The College-Community Choir and College-Community Orchestra will be directed by Mark Babcock, director of choral activities and associate […]
PELLA, Iowa — Central College’s Flute Ensemble will perform Tuesday, April 19, in Cox-Snow Recital Hall at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Members of the flute ensemble are Joanna Blomquist, freshman from Stuart, Iowa; Amanda Jacobs, freshman from Battle Creek, Mich.; Leah Pieper, freshman from Ankeny, Iowa; and Melissa […]
PELLA — Central College welcomes Mike Day, general manager of Des Moines operations for Norman and Associates, to campus Tuesday, April 5. Day will give a talk titled “Results Driven Leadership” in Graham Conference Center at 7:30 p.m. He is speaking as part of the Mark and Kay De Cook Lecture Series in Leadership funded […]
I remember the first time that I listened to an Autism Speaks advertisement on the radio. I had been researching autism due to my nonverbal son. His professional entourage, at this point, were cautiously using terms such as language delayed and then developmentally delayed. However, I was driving home from work that night hearing the […]
A Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop will be held April 1, from 7-9 pm, at the Poweshiek County Fairgrounds in Grinnell. Iowa State University Extension Commercial Horticulturist Patrick O’Malley will be the presenter. Please pre-register with the Poweshiek County Extension Office by no later than March 29 (641-623-5188) or email to: xpoweshiek@iastate.edu Due to the nature […]
PELLA — As part of Central College’s Horizons of Opportunity inaugural year events, the college welcomes author Terry Tempest Williams. As part of Central’s spring Writers Reading series, Williams will read selections from her work Thursday, April 7, in Cox-Snow Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Central […]
The Oskaloosa High School Speech team finished the year strong with a performance by Sophomore Bob Leonard at the IHSSA All-State Festival. Leonard competed in the Public Address category giving a speech by Hubert H. Humphrey. Leonard was nominated as an Outstanding Performer at the IHSSA State Festival on March 12th. The Speech team started […]
PELLA — The Central-College Community Orchestra will perform Sunday, April 3, in Douwstra Auditorium at 4 p.m. The concert will feature special performances by the winners of the 2011 Concerto Aria competition and is free and open to the public. Kelilah Brown of Newton, bassoonist, will perform “Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in F Major” […]
Oskaloosa – Mahaska Health Partnership generates 350 jobs that add $25.4 million to Mahaska County’s economy, according to the latest study by the Iowa Hospital Association. In addition, MHP employees by themselves spend $5.8 million on retail sales and contribute $349,600 in state sales tax revenue. “We recognize our impact in the community as one […]
