Brayton’s Black Belt Academy and Karate for Kids, of 109 N. 3rd, held an advancement testing at the Penn Central Mall earlier today. The testing were for students to receive a belt of higher honor. The higher level of belt the harder of skill level and time of dedication is required. In order to past […]
Mahaska County Naturalist Laura DeCook make a presentation at Oskaloosa Public Library called “Animal Tracks”. This event showcased the different animals that call Iowa home. There was a story time, she read the book Moose Tracks. It is the story is a fun story that leave a surprise for the reader till the end. Well […]
The Lend-Lease Act The Senate passed the $5.98 billion supplemental Lend-Lease bill on October 23, 1941, bringing the United States one step closer to direct involvement in World War II. The Lend-Lease Act, approved by Congress in March 1941, gave President Roosevelt virtually unlimited authority to direct material aid such as ammunition, tanks, airplanes, trucks, […]
The pubic had their chance to formally meet new library director Wanda Gardner. Friends of the Oskaloosa Public Library held an event at the library on Thursday afternoon starting at 5:00 pm and going until 6:15. There was a nice crowd of come and go visitors to welcome Ms. Gardner who comes to Oskaloosa from […]
I spoke last time about unemployment and the foreclosure crisis hitting America. These are terrible life altering events that are shaping our nation today. We have hunger in our nation, families that sleep on back porches, and their only means of survival at this point are the wonderful people that have stepped up to the […]
Much of America is feeling the pain of this down turn in the economy. Lay-offs, and closures are a normal in the vocabulary and don’t carry the alarm they would have 10 years ago. According to a recent Gallup poll, unemployment in America is 10.0% for mid-October. This is ever so slightly better than their […]
No matter what your budget, all work and no play is not good for anyone. Entertainment is one area that people will tend to cut out altogether when they are facing a tight budget. This is a mistake. Even if you can only afford $10 a month for entertainment, budget for it. For our family, […]
Judge Roy Moore’s event drew nearly 250 supporters to the William Penn PAC Center on Saturday October 16th 2010. Nearly all were there to hear him speak on his experience on being removed from the Alabama Supreme Court. The event started off with a prayer lead by Rev. Bill Tvedt of Jubilee Family Church of […]
It’s one of those days of reckoning for students, parent-teacher conferences. Down the generations the annual event of parents meeting teachers is but one way to find out the progress of their child. Over more recent years the focus has been towards a parent, teacher work in a cooperative relationship to help the child succeed. […]
I recently sat down with the Reverend Bill Tvedt on the subject of Roy Moore coming to Oskaloosa to speak. Tvedt informed me that he is a Board Member of Peacemakers Institute. The Peacemakers Institute is a non-profit 501 C4 non-religious group from Sioux City, Iowa. The William Penn College Republicans are also working with […]
