Join Nelson Pioneer Farm for their annual Pioneer Fall Festival. An event for the entire family, the Nelson Pioneer Farm Fall Festival has over 30 exhibits and demonstrations of pioneer living skills, antiques, hands-on activities like butter churning and rope making, old-fashioned children’s games, a country dinner, a parade, demonstrations of old-fashioned farm equipment, a […]
The Oskaloosa Community Theater will be performing “You Can’t Beat the House” at their playhouse, 406 High Avenue East, Oskaloosa. Performances will be the 16th, 17th and 18th at 8 pm at the playhouse. Auditions were held July 19 and 20. Visit the OCT web site or talk to any OCT board member for additional […]
Jungle Safari came to town with their wide assortment of animals. Tigers, llamas, monkey’s,ring-tailed lemurs, a red kangaroo, a baby tiger, a baby lion, and various other animals. A camel and ponies for a ride. Penn Central Mall is the place to catch up with them. When we arrived to the petting zoo, one of […]
It’s time to start thinking heat. It’s hard to when the thermometer still hit’s 80 degrees with ease, but those crisp mornings and frosty windshields are just around the corner. Having your furnace cleaned an maintained before it’s needed helps to save you money, and also keeps you and your family safe. According to the […]
Zucchini squash is a very easy to grow vegetable. You will probably never run out of ideas on how to use it. If you don’t grow any yourself, you will likely have a neighbor or friend who will be more than willing to share with you. It’s a very prolific vegetable. I have gone through […]
Penn Central Mall is hosting a traveling zoo that will be starting up on the 15th. There will be a large variety of animals to come see. Jungle Safari has set up in the parking lot and features tigers, lama’s and pony rides. The staff will be giving educational lectures and have the opportunity to […]
My grandmother had a saying that she lived by “Gather up the scraps and use them up.” She was a genius at using up leftovers and creating some great meals. Food is expensive and throwing out leftovers is a waste of money. I have learned many ways to use up leftovers that my family loves. […]
Fremont’s Frontier Days was a big success, and helped Fremont put summer behind them. There was a dunk tank, and a wonderful parade that went on for nearly an hour that had over 50 entries. A dutch over cooking contest that drew participants and 13 different groups from as far away as Illinois. Phyllis Gecho […]
The Oskaloosa High School student council is seeking entries for its homecoming parade to be held on September 30th. Line up will begin at 5:30 pm with the parade beginning at 6:30 pm on High Ave East. NO POLITICAL ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED! Also, we are in need of convertibles for our homecoming court. If […]
I have been interested the last few years by alternative energy. This isn’t a tree hugging thing, it’s more of a interest in saving myself money. I have started looking into this more and more, and have myself purchased solar panels for some small scale testing around my house. I started this series off with […]
