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We were able to introduce to Oskaloosa Middle School students at the annual Career Fair to the civil engineering and land surveying - you can't grow communities without these important fields! Riley Stice, one of our surveyors, gave a presentation explaining the importance of his work. Students will even get to see the fruit of his labor in a drainage project this year right outside their classroom. #engagingthefuture #civilengineering #buildingabetteriowa

This is an awesome way to get engineering careers on the radar of the next generation!

We had another successful Southeast Iowa Chapter Competition for MATHCOUNTS sponsored by Vermeer, Pella Corporation and Interpower. The event continues to grow and local middle schoolers continue to gain confidence in their math skills and future leadership potentional. #mathcounts #engineeringsociety #STEMleaders

The Southeast Iowa Chapter of MATHCOUNTS is gearing up for our February competition. Thanks to our title sponsors, Vermeer Corporation and Pella Corporation, we have been able to expand the event, nearly doubling student participation from last year! MATHCOUNTS is a national competition that promotes mathematic achievement. The competition heightens student interest in mathematics by making problem solving challenging and exciting. Support of this event is an investment in future STEM leaders of our community!

February 2025 feels far off, but we are already getting the Southeast Iowa MATHCOUNTS Competition rolling! Let us know if you want to partner with MATHCOUNTS to intill STEM confidence with our area middle schoolers and future leaders! [email protected]

From the Mahaska Chamber & Development Group: Oskaloosa Schools held a ceremony to show off their new baseball field & facility—115,000 square feet of synthetic turf, new backstops, bullpens, fencing, automated sports broadcasting technology and an upgraded LED lighting system. All this made possible through partnerships with Musco, Iowa Sports Turf, Veenstra Construction, Overbergen Electric, Garden & Associates and others. Following SEASONS of problems with WATER, the versatility of this turf is amazing and can be used by soccer, softball, baseball, band, strength and speed training, football and so on. Athletic Director Ryan Parker led the ceremony. The ribbon was cut by senior baseball players, school and athletic staff, board members, and many involved in the project, many of whom were invited to throw in the first pitch(es). Kenny Roethler of G&A was able to throw an opening pitch with his son as catcher.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Summer 2023 – The District’s baseball field was somewhat known to be on the soggy side, and play was limited during wet periods due to adverse surface conditions.?Garden & Associates was selected to team with the District, Musco Corporation, and Iowa Sports Turf to design a rebuild of the facility which incorporates a fully synthetic turf field for the baseball team and fans to enjoy.?In addition to the new turf this project includes field underdrainage, new fencing, a cutting edge backstop system, and other great features.?OCSD can rest easy knowing that this spring their field will be fit for play regardless of the forecast. https://lnkd.in/gJ-2QgTg

Rick Teed becomes shareholder in Garden & Associates – Engineers and Surveyors ? Garden & Associates, Ltd., an Iowa based engineering and surveying company with offices in Oskaloosa and Creston, is pleased to announce that Ricky Teed, PE has become a shareholder in the firm.?Brad Uitermarkt, P.E., President of Garden & Associates, Ltd. said, “Rick has served his client base faithfully and is now ready to assume the next level of responsibility.?This change signifies our continuing commitment to maintain strong leadership so we can meet the needs of our clients and our firm.”? ? Rick Teed, P.E. is a graduate of the University of Iowa, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering.?Rick has gained more than 14 years of engineering experience working on a variety of public improvement projects. Rick will assume additional project responsibilities and will continue to serve as design engineer on water and wastewater projects, along with other municipal and private improvements projects.?Rick and his wife Samantha live in Pella with their five children. For more than 75 years, the engineers and surveyors at Garden & Associates, Ltd. have worked to improve drinking water and wastewater systems, to develop residential and commercial properties, and to construct numerous public and private improvements throughout Iowa. Garden & Associates has built a reputation for providing creative and practical professional engineering services, with our staff of capable and dependable engineers and surveyors.