Leighton, IA (December 20, 2010) – Tassel Ridge Iowa Prairie Snow was selected as a Jefferson Cup Nominee at the 11th Annual Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition held in Kansas City, Missouri. More than 600 wines which exemplify viticulture and wine making in America were pre-selected for the invitational competition. The wines came from across […]
To Be Held January 15, 2011 at William Penn University Have you or someone you know ever felt confused, sad, angry, or alone because of other girls? Have you ever been, or have you ever seen a girl become hurt or betrayed by one of her friends? Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa is presenting a […]
(Oskaloosa, December 15, 2010) – To help keep children of all ages safer, the Southern Prairie Chapter is proud to offer the new Babysitter’s Training course from the American Red Cross. The first class, scheduled for December 29th at 9:00AM at the Red Cross office in Oskaloosa, gives youth ages 11 to 15, the skills […]
Are you feeling a little crazy with all of the things you have to get done for Christmas? Between the gift buying, parties and trying to keep up with the normal tasks of work, home and family, you may be tempted to eat out a lot at this time of year. Instead, when you have […]
Central Empire Wrestling came kicking, flipping, stomping and flying off the top rope into Oskaloosa Saturday night, the blizzard right on it’s heals, to Bradbury Hall at Nelson Pioneer Farm. Their day started off with a pancake breakfast to benefit the local Lions Club. Debbie Doty, Oskaloosa Lions Club President, says the funds go towards […]
In an effort to assist the Eddyville/Blakesburg Elementary Attendance Center with their upcoming book swap…we are asking for donations of new or gently used children’s books. The books will be given out to children at the “Family Reading Night: A Winter’s Tale” on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. Book donations may be brought to the library […]
Tassel Ridge held a fun holiday wine tasting event on Thursday, December 9th. Their staff was on hand to help recommend the perfect wine for your tastes. They have great experience at helping people find out which products are best suited for the individual consumer. Tassel Ridge Winery’s manager Derek Whittingteon said that on a […]
Nelson Pioneer Farms Bradbury Hall will play host to Saturday night’s Central Empire Wrestling and their guests for a night of family friendly entertainment. I caught up with Promoter Austin Bayliss yesterday and asked him about the upcoming event. Bayliss, wrestler turned promoter, got into wrestling in 2004 when he started training for his first […]
The holidays are the time when people who normally don’t bake, make the time to bake cookies, breads and make fudge and other candy treats. If money is tight and you are cutting back on expenses, you can still prepare holiday treats for your family without breaking the bank. The key is to not go […]
Penn Central Mall is once again running it’s “Four Weeks of Giving” program. The program runs December 1st to the 15th where they ask the public to bring in news coats, mittens, toys and clothes to the mall for donation to Oskaloosa Peer Helpers. The donations will then be distributed to kids for Christmas. The […]
