Saturday proved to be a busy day in Oskaloosa. The Nelson Pioneer Farm was busy with their event, the rain had washed out any chance of racing for the weekend. The vendors were high and dry in the Exhibit Hall at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds. There appeared to be a good turnout of vendors and […]
The William Penn Alumni Association is looking for volunteers for their annual green dress project. Volunteers are needed to help with advertising, dress inventory, organizing the fashion show, modeling in the fashion show, working the fashion show and working store hours. According to Amanda Hudnut, Vice President of volunteerism at William Penn, the green dress […]
Chelsea (Evans) Doak, local resident will be holding classes on sign language starting tomorrow at Smokey Row in Oskaloosa. Chelsea was born deaf, but it wasn’t discovered until she was 1 year of age. Her parents learned sign language and starting using it with Chelsea right away. Chelsea graduate from Oskaloosa High School with the […]
The Oskaloosa Public Library’s teen advisory board conducted their annual cemetery walk today. The weather conditions were cold and foggy but that only added to the excitement. The cemetery walk is an annual event in which high school youth take biographies of certain deceased historical residents of Osky and create a theatrical presentation to present […]
It was just as bright and sunny on Friday the 17th of September for the centennial of Keokuk’s Courthouse as it was the day it was dedicated. Courthouse workers and volunteers helped make this a success. Period costumes helped to add to the to festivities. The recent edition of the Sigourney News-Review has some excellent […]
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 […]
