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Upcoming events

Seed to Supper: Virtual Gardening Series

March 18, 2021 6:00 PM - March 18, 2021 7:30 PM
Are you a beginner to vegetable gardening or a gardener who wants to learn more? Seed to Supper is a series of educational presentations about vegetable gardening being offered by the Mahaska County Master Gardeners, free and open to the public. Due to COVID restrictions, it will be offered at 6 pm by zoom, with recordings available after the event.

The ISU Extension and Outreach publications covering the basic vegetable gardening topics will give the gardener the information needed to grow a portion of their own food on a limited budget. Participants are not required to attend/watch all four sessions.

Dates and topics for Mahaska County’s Seed to Supper are:
- February 4 Planning your vegetable garden
- February 25 Healthy Soil (Compost & Mulch)
- March 18 Planting and Caring for your garden (including container gardening)
- April 8 Caring and Harvesting your garden (including recipes)
To register for the zoom call Mahaska County Extension Office 641-673-5841 or email Suzette Striegel (striegel@iastate.edu) by Noon the day before. Those who register will receive a zoom link and handouts.

More information about this and other horticulture events can be found at the Mahaska County Extension Office; 212 North I Street; Oskaloosa Phone 641-673-5841; and www.extension.iastate.edu/mahaska/yardgarden.htm.
Seed to Supper: Virtual Gardening Series

April 8, 2021 6:00 PM - April 8, 2021 7:30 PM
Are you a beginner to vegetable gardening or a gardener who wants to learn more? Seed to Supper is a series of educational presentations about vegetable gardening being offered by the Mahaska County Master Gardeners, free and open to the public. Due to COVID restrictions, it will be offered at 6 pm by zoom, with recordings available after the event.

The ISU Extension and Outreach publications covering the basic vegetable gardening topics will give the gardener the information needed to grow a portion of their own food on a limited budget. Participants are not required to attend/watch all four sessions.

Dates and topics for Mahaska County’s Seed to Supper are:
- February 4 Planning your vegetable garden
- February 25 Healthy Soil (Compost & Mulch)
- March 18 Planting and Caring for your garden (including container gardening)
- April 8 Caring and Harvesting your garden (including recipes)
To register for the zoom call Mahaska County Extension Office 641-673-5841 or email Suzette Striegel (striegel@iastate.edu) by Noon the day before. Those who register will receive a zoom link and handouts.

More information about this and other horticulture events can be found at the Mahaska County Extension Office; 212 North I Street; Oskaloosa Phone 641-673-5841; and www.extension.iastate.edu/mahaska/yardgarden.htm.

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7	8	9 Oskaloosa Rotary 12:00 PM-1:00 PM March 9, 2021 https://everythingmahaska.org/event/oskaloosa-rotary/2021-03-09/ The Oskaloosa Rotary Club meets weekly on Tuesdays at noon at the Peppertree. Meetings include lunch, a speaker, fellowship and updates on club and community activities. Non-members are invited to stop by and see how Oskaloosa Rotary strengthens the community and world. For more information, visit their Facebook page. Tuesday Evening Coffee Break 5:45 PM-7:15 PM March 9, 2021 https://everythingmahaska.org/event/tuesday-evening-coffee-break-2/2021-03-09/ Women of the community are invited to attend Tuesday Evening Coffee Break beginning with a picnic at 1st Christian Reformed Church, 815 N. 11th St. in Oskaloosa. Classes continue weekly at the Church to include an evening meal at 5:45 followed by Bible study 6:15-7:15 for women and Bible stories, games & crafts for their children. Class groups will be in larger rooms. Please wear a mask if that makes you more comfortable. The group will be studying the book of Acts. (Nursery can be arranged for infants.) Call Deb at 641-660-8290 or Dena 641.660.5671. Note: No meeting Nov. 24, Dec. 22, Dec. 29 and Jan. 5 Ten Gardening Mistakes to Avoid – Virtual Workshop 7:00 PM-8:00 PM March 9, 2021 https://everythingmahaska.org/event/ten-gardening-mistakes-to-avoid-virtual-workshop/2021-03-09/ Ten Gardening Mistakes & How to Avoid Them: Whether you have been a gardener for two days or twenty years, mistakes in the garden are sometimes inevitable. There are some mistakes, however which can easily be avoided. Learn how to avoid some common ones this gardening season from Mahaska County Master Gardeners by Zoom Tuesday March 9, at 7:00 pm . This Zoom meeting is open to anyone wishing to learn about the topic. To register for the zoom call Mahaska County Extension Office 641-673-5841 or email Suzette Striegel, Mahaska County Extension Horticulturist (striegel@iastate.edu) by Noon March 8. Those who register will receive a zoom link and handouts. More information about this and other horticulture events can be found at the Mahaska County Extension Office; 212 North I Street; Oskaloosa Phone 641-673-5841; andwww.extension.iastate.edu/mahaska/yardgarden.htm.	10	11 Thursday Morning Coffee Break 9:30 AM-11:00 AM March 11, 2021 1st Christian Reformed Church https://everythingmahaska.org/event/thursday-morning-coffee-break/2021-03-11/ Women of the community are invited to attend Thursday Morning Coffee Break at Oskaloosa 1st Christian Reformed Church, 815 North 11th St. Each week includes coffee and snacks at 9:30 with community Bible study from 10 – 11, continuing with the Gospel of Mark. Call the church at 641-673-4272 for more information. This non-denominational group meets September through April. Join any time.	12	13 Mahaska Chamber Board and Committee at Eggs & Issues 8:30 AM-9:30 AM March 13, 2021 https://everythingmahaska.org/event/mahaska-chamber-board-and-committee-at-eggs-issues/2021-03-13/ Note: Eggs & Issues is being held virtually in 2021. This legislative forum gives area residents an opportunity to learn more about the state, county, and local issues. This week we welcome Mahaska Chamber and Development Group; Chairs of Board and Committees. If you have any questions please submit to chamber@mahaskachamber.org or at our booth in Smokey Row. Thank you to Osky News and MCG for providing live streaming and the interviews. Oskaloosa Winter Market 10:00 AM-1:00 PM March 13, 2021 Penn Central Mall https://everythingmahaska.org/event/oskaloosa-winter-market/2021-03-13/ Held monthly through March at Penn Central Mall. Shop local vendors, crafters, bakers, farmers, and entrepreneurs as they gather once a month throughout the off season of the Oskaloosa Vendor and Farmers Market! Stock up on your baked goods, jams/jellies, and more at this friendly hometown market. Click here for more information.
14 Daylight Savings Time Begins – A Little History All day March 14, 2021 https://everythingmahaska.org/event/daylight-savings-time-begins/2021-03-14/ A Little History: Daylight Saving (also known as Daylight Saving Time and previously known as ‘Fast Time’ in the United States) is the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour from standard time during the warmer parts of the year (usually summer months), and back again in the colder parts (usually fall), in order to make better use of natural daylight so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. In the United States, daylight saving was first introduced in 1918 when President Woodrow Wilson signed it into law to support the war effort during World War I. The initiative was generated by Robert Garland, a Pittsburgh industrialist who had encountered the idea in the UK. Today he is often called the “Father of Daylight Saving”. Only seven months, later the seasonal time change was repealed. However, some cities, including Pittsburgh, Boston, and New York, continued to use it until President Franklin D. Roosevelt officially instituted year-round recurring daylight saving in the United States in 1942. From 1945 to 1966 there were no uniform rules for Daylight Saving in the US and it caused widespread confusion especially for trains, buses, and the broadcasting industry. As a result, the Uniform Time Act of 1966 was established. It stated that DST would begin on the last Sunday of April and end on the last Sunday of October. However, states still had the ability to be exempt from Daylight Saving by passing a state ordinance. In 1974 and eight months in 1975, the United States Congress extended Daylight Saving to a period of ten months, in hopes to save energy following the 1973 oil embargo. The trial period showed that energy equivalent of 10,000 barrels of oil each day were saved, but Daylight Saving still remained to be controversial. Many complained that the dark winter mornings endangered the lives of children going to school. After the energy crisis was over in 1976, the Daylight Saving schedule in the US was revised several times throughout the years. From 1987 to 2006, the United States observed Daylight Saving for about seven months each year. The current schedule was introduced in 2007 and follows the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which extended the period by about one month. Today, Daylight Saving starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. Source: Calendar-365.com	15 YMCA Spring Break Day Camp All day March 15, 2021-March 19, 2021 Mahaska County YMCA 414 N 3rd St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, USA 414 N 3rd St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, USA https://everythingmahaska.org/event/ymca-spring-break-day-camp/2021-03-15/ Spring Break Day Camp, March 15-19 from 6 am- 6 pm. Space is limited contact YMCA for more information 641.673.8411.	16 YMCA Spring Break Day Camp All day March 16, 2021-March 19, 2021 Mahaska County YMCA 414 N 3rd St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, USA 414 N 3rd St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, USA https://everythingmahaska.org/event/ymca-spring-break-day-camp/2021-03-15/ Spring Break Day Camp, March 15-19 from 6 am- 6 pm. Space is limited contact YMCA for more information 641.673.8411. Oskaloosa Rotary 12:00 PM-1:00 PM March 16, 2021 https://everythingmahaska.org/event/oskaloosa-rotary/2021-03-16/ The Oskaloosa Rotary Club meets weekly on Tuesdays at noon at the Peppertree. Meetings include lunch, a speaker, fellowship and updates on club and community activities. Non-members are invited to stop by and see how Oskaloosa Rotary strengthens the community and world. For more information, visit their Facebook page. Tuesday Evening Coffee Break 5:45 PM-7:15 PM March 16, 2021 https://everythingmahaska.org/event/tuesday-evening-coffee-break-2/2021-03-16/ Women of the community are invited to attend Tuesday Evening Coffee Break beginning with a picnic at 1st Christian Reformed Church, 815 N. 11th St. in Oskaloosa. Classes continue weekly at the Church to include an evening meal at 5:45 followed by Bible study 6:15-7:15 for women and Bible stories, games & crafts for their children. Class groups will be in larger rooms. Please wear a mask if that makes you more comfortable. The group will be studying the book of Acts. (Nursery can be arranged for infants.) Call Deb at 641-660-8290 or Dena 641.660.5671. Note: No meeting Nov. 24, Dec. 22, Dec. 29 and Jan. 5	17 YMCA Spring Break Day Camp All day March 17, 2021-March 19, 2021 Mahaska County YMCA 414 N 3rd St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, USA 414 N 3rd St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, USA https://everythingmahaska.org/event/ymca-spring-break-day-camp/2021-03-15/ Spring Break Day Camp, March 15-19 from 6 am- 6 pm. Space is limited contact YMCA for more information 641.673.8411.	18 YMCA Spring Break Day Camp All day March 18, 2021-March 19, 2021 Mahaska County YMCA 414 N 3rd St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, USA 414 N 3rd St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, USA https://everythingmahaska.org/event/ymca-spring-break-day-camp/2021-03-15/ Spring Break Day Camp, March 15-19 from 6 am- 6 pm. Space is limited contact YMCA for more information 641.673.8411. Thursday Morning Coffee Break 9:30 AM-11:00 AM March 18, 2021 1st Christian Reformed Church https://everythingmahaska.org/event/thursday-morning-coffee-break/2021-03-18/ Women of the community are invited to attend Thursday Morning Coffee Break at Oskaloosa 1st Christian Reformed Church, 815 North 11th St. Each week includes coffee and snacks at 9:30 with community Bible study from 10 – 11, continuing with the Gospel of Mark. Call the church at 641-673-4272 for more information. This non-denominational group meets September through April. Join any time. Seed to Supper: Virtual Gardening Series 6:00 PM-7:30 PM March 18, 2021 ISU Extension https://everythingmahaska.org/event/seed-to-supper-virtual-gardening-series/2021-03-18/ Are you a beginner to vegetable gardening or a gardener who wants to learn more? Seed to Supper is a series of educational presentations about vegetable gardening being offered by the Mahaska County Master Gardeners, free and open to the public. Due to COVID restrictions, it will be offered at 6 pm by zoom, with recordings available after the event. The ISU Extension and Outreach publications covering the basic vegetable gardening topics will give the gardener the information needed to grow a portion of their own food on a limited budget. Participants are not required to attend/watch all four sessions. Dates and topics for Mahaska County’s Seed to Supper are: February 4 Planning your vegetable garden February 25 Healthy Soil (Compost & Mulch) March 18 Planting and Caring for your garden (including container gardening) April 8 Caring and Harvesting your garden (including recipes) To register for the zoom call Mahaska County Extension Office 641-673-5841 or email Suzette Striegel (striegel@iastate.edu) by Noon the day before. Those who register will receive a zoom link and handouts. More information about this and other horticulture events can be found at the Mahaska County Extension Office; 212 North I Street; Oskaloosa Phone 641-673-5841; and www.extension.iastate.edu/mahaska/yardgarden.htm.	19 YMCA Spring Break Day Camp All day March 19, 2021-March 19, 2021 Mahaska County YMCA 414 N 3rd St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, USA 414 N 3rd St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, USA https://everythingmahaska.org/event/ymca-spring-break-day-camp/2021-03-15/ Spring Break Day Camp, March 15-19 from 6 am- 6 pm. Space is limited contact YMCA for more information 641.673.8411.	20
21	22	23 Oskaloosa Rotary 12:00 PM-1:00 PM March 23, 2021 https://everythingmahaska.org/event/oskaloosa-rotary/2021-03-23/ The Oskaloosa Rotary Club meets weekly on Tuesdays at noon at the Peppertree. Meetings include lunch, a speaker, fellowship and updates on club and community activities. Non-members are invited to stop by and see how Oskaloosa Rotary strengthens the community and world. For more information, visit their Facebook page. Tuesday Evening Coffee Break 5:45 PM-7:15 PM March 23, 2021 https://everythingmahaska.org/event/tuesday-evening-coffee-break-2/2021-03-23/ Women of the community are invited to attend Tuesday Evening Coffee Break beginning with a picnic at 1st Christian Reformed Church, 815 N. 11th St. in Oskaloosa. Classes continue weekly at the Church to include an evening meal at 5:45 followed by Bible study 6:15-7:15 for women and Bible stories, games & crafts for their children. Class groups will be in larger rooms. Please wear a mask if that makes you more comfortable. The group will be studying the book of Acts. (Nursery can be arranged for infants.) Call Deb at 641-660-8290 or Dena 641.660.5671. Note: No meeting Nov. 24, Dec. 22, Dec. 29 and Jan. 5	24	25 Thursday Morning Coffee Break 9:30 AM-11:00 AM March 25, 2021 1st Christian Reformed Church https://everythingmahaska.org/event/thursday-morning-coffee-break/2021-03-25/ Women of the community are invited to attend Thursday Morning Coffee Break at Oskaloosa 1st Christian Reformed Church, 815 North 11th St. Each week includes coffee and snacks at 9:30 with community Bible study from 10 – 11, continuing with the Gospel of Mark. Call the church at 641-673-4272 for more information. This non-denominational group meets September through April. Join any time.	26	27 Eggs & Issues State Representatives 8:30 AM-9:30 AM March 27, 2021 https://everythingmahaska.org/event/eggs-issues-state-representatives/2021-03-27/ NOTE: Eggs & Issues is being held virtually this year.This legislative forum gives area residents an opportunity to learn more about the state, county, and local issues. This week we welcome back our State Representatives: Sen. Ken Rozenboom, Rep Dustin Hite and Rep. Holly Brink. If you have any questions please submit to chamber@mahaskachamber.org or at our booth in Smokey Row. Thank you to Osky News and MCG for providing live streaming and the interviews.
28	29	30 Oskaloosa Rotary 12:00 PM-1:00 PM March 30, 2021 https://everythingmahaska.org/event/oskaloosa-rotary/2021-03-30/ The Oskaloosa Rotary Club meets weekly on Tuesdays at noon at the Peppertree. Meetings include lunch, a speaker, fellowship and updates on club and community activities. Non-members are invited to stop by and see how Oskaloosa Rotary strengthens the community and world. For more information, visit their Facebook page. Tuesday Evening Coffee Break 5:45 PM-7:15 PM March 30, 2021 https://everythingmahaska.org/event/tuesday-evening-coffee-break-2/2021-03-30/ Women of the community are invited to attend Tuesday Evening Coffee Break beginning with a picnic at 1st Christian Reformed Church, 815 N. 11th St. in Oskaloosa. Classes continue weekly at the Church to include an evening meal at 5:45 followed by Bible study 6:15-7:15 for women and Bible stories, games & crafts for their children. Class groups will be in larger rooms. Please wear a mask if that makes you more comfortable. The group will be studying the book of Acts. (Nursery can be arranged for infants.) Call Deb at 641-660-8290 or Dena 641.660.5671. Note: No meeting Nov. 24, Dec. 22, Dec. 29 and Jan. 5	31

Oskaloosa Rotary

Tuesday Evening Coffee Break

Ten Gardening Mistakes to Avoid – Virtual Workshop

Thursday Morning Coffee Break

Mahaska Chamber Board and Committee at Eggs & Issues

Oskaloosa Winter Market

Daylight Savings Time Begins – A Little History

YMCA Spring Break Day Camp

YMCA Spring Break Day Camp

Oskaloosa Rotary

Tuesday Evening Coffee Break

YMCA Spring Break Day Camp

YMCA Spring Break Day Camp

Thursday Morning Coffee Break

Seed to Supper: Virtual Gardening Series

YMCA Spring Break Day Camp

Oskaloosa Rotary

Tuesday Evening Coffee Break

Thursday Morning Coffee Break

Eggs & Issues State Representatives

Oskaloosa Rotary

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