PELLA — Central College will host a Pakistani international dinner Tuesday, Feb. 1. The meal is served in Graham Conference Center starting at 6 p.m. Cost is $15 per person, $5 for children 6-10. Children 5 and under are free. To make a reservation, call 641-628-5334 or e-mail reimert@central.edu by Friday, Jan. 28. Anya Butt, […]
The Oskaloosa Christian School is selling decorated Valentine cookies. What a wonderful way to say “I Care”, “You’re Special” or show your appreciation at Valentines Day. These are sure to please! Order before Jan. 28 so they are ready on Feb. 11 just in time for Valentines Day. These are the delicious Festival decorated cookies […]
PELLA — The 2011 Central College High School Bandfest will feature students from 16 high schools across the state. The 79-member festival band and three ensembles, as well as a special performance by the Central College Symphonic Wind Ensemble, will perform at an evening concert Thursday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m. in Douwstra Auditorium. The […]
Gymnastics has for many years been a main stay at the Mahaska County YMCA. The gymnastics program was in existence at the YMCA when it was at the downtown location many years ago and has continued to grow and thrive every year. “Gymnastics is a sport that creates a whole individual; it helps with balance, […]
On March 16, 2011 at 7:00pm at the ISU extension office 212 north I Street Oskaloosa IA 52577, the National Weather Service will be conducting spotter training. Severe Weather Spotters are a vital link in the timely and accurate flow of weather information into and out of weather forecast offices. This 2 hour class, sponsored […]
2011 Little League Registration will be on January 29 and February 5 from 10:00 – 2:00 in the center court at Penn Central Mall. A birth certificate and proof of residency (parent’s drivers license or some type of bill with an address on it) need to be provided for all new players. Age requirements for […]
Bring your family and friends out to the Russell Wildlife Area on Friday, January 21 at 6:30 p.m. MCCB Naturalist, Laura DeCook, will start the evening inside the conservation center to give everyone a rare opportunity to see a live screech owl up close! Visitors will also learn about the lives of owls in Iowa, […]
The Mahaska County Conservation Board will be holding their Annual Bird Food Give Away from 9:00 a.m. until Noon on Saturday, January 22 at the Russell Wildlife Area. Bring your buckets out to the Conservation Center to get free cracked corn for wild bird feeding. Each family will be limited to ten gallons of cracked […]
PELLA — Central College will hold “Trauma, Trials, and Triumph … As Evident Through Artistic Expression” art exhibit starting Wednesday, Jan. 19, running through Friday, Feb. 4, at the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for Visual Arts. The collection of artwork by youth who have experienced the Iowa Juvenile Home, a training school for […]
PELLA — Bob Leonard, creative writer and special news editor for KNIA/KRLS radio of Knoxville/Pella, will start off the spring 2011 Writers Reading series Thursday, Jan. 27. Leonard will read from his book Yellow Cab and other works in Cox-Snow Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Leonard […]
