Old 20 Community Development Corporation

Old 20 Community Development Corporation Find out what is great about the Cushing, Iowa community. Sponsored by the Old 20 Community Developm It was named in the honor of L. Cushing Kimball.

Cushing, Iowa, incorporated in 1883, was originally known as Penrose. The name of the town was changed to Cushing on August 29, 1883. He was the brother of David P. Kimball, who was the director of the railroad company that built the bygone railroad line through Cushing. The town celebrated its quasquicentennial in 2008. Cushing is located just south of Highway 20 in eastern Woodbury County betwee

n Correctionville and Holstein. The city population of 220 and the surrounding citizens are known for their volunteerism. The determination and willingness of the residents to pull together is what makes this community a great place to live. Seven residents serve as the Board of Directors to form the Old 20 Community Development Corporation with the assistance of the Woodbury County Rural Economic Development Department. The directors are continually looking for ways to improve the quality of life for the community and desire to encourage businesses to locate here. A 501 ( c ) (3) non-profit status has been applied for. Contact the Old20CDC at the Cushing City Hall at 712-384-2189.

Nothing better than a cinnamon roll on Memorial Day. Get yours at the American Legion Post in Cushing!
05/19/2026

Nothing better than a cinnamon roll on Memorial Day. Get yours at the American Legion Post in Cushing!

Be a part of the Cushing Memorial Day Parade and show your support for our local American Legion Post.
05/19/2026

Be a part of the Cushing Memorial Day Parade and show your support for our local American Legion Post.

04/23/2026
The Cushing American Legion Post is hosting their annual Pancake Breakfast on March 29th from 9:00 am until Noon. Be sur...
03/10/2026

The Cushing American Legion Post is hosting their annual Pancake Breakfast on March 29th from 9:00 am until Noon. Be sure to come support our local post.

Our first annual Souper Bowl Cook-off was held to start off our Winter Party Saturday evening and it was a success! We h...
03/03/2026

Our first annual Souper Bowl Cook-off was held to start off our Winter Party Saturday evening and it was a success! We had around a dozen entries and voting participants tasted any or all the soups they wanted before they voted for their favorite soup.

The winner of the Souper Bowl Cook-off Soup Master of the Year is Katie Hougland and her Chicken Parmesan soup. Katie won a percentage of the cash collected plus a trophy apron commemorating the win. Cathy Nicolaisen won 2nd place with her potato soup and she also won a percentage of the cash collected.

After the tasting and voting was over, we opened up having a bowl of soup to everyone else who did not participate in the voting for $5.

All the soups were great and it was fun to see all the voting participants milling around from soup to soup and then submitting their vote for favorite soup. We look forward to holding Souper Bowl Cook-off 2027 next year so it is never too early to start perfecting your soup.

The Old 20 Community Development Committee wishes to thank everyone who turned out for our 3rd annual Winter Party. We h...
03/03/2026

The Old 20 Community Development Committee wishes to thank everyone who turned out for our 3rd annual Winter Party. We had a great crowd and hope everyone had a good time. We want to thank Katie Cloud-Paulsen and Amy Cloud-McFarland for bringing their Music Bingo fun to Cushing.

We held the drawing for our 5 Big Prizes Raffle and wish to thank everyone who participated. The winners were:
$200 - Katie Hoagland - Holstein Super Market
$200 - Carrie Rosauer - Driftwood Pizza, Coffee and More
$200 - Terra Deeds - Green Pastures Country Boutique
$200 - Jim Droegmiller - A&A Food & Fuel
$200 - Mike Nelson - Holstein State Theater

We held a silent auction for three items donated from area businesses and we wish to thank them for their generosity. The winners and donators of the auction were:
Tammy Porter - Spirits, Stogies and Stuff
Kris Watts Meins - Mane Attractions
Donna Deeds - Green Pastures Country Boutique

We also held our first ever Souper Bowl Cook-off. We will cover that in a separate post but the participation was very good and we had some fantastic soups.

Thanks again and it was great to see some new faces this year.

We will see you next year!

Tantalize your tastebuds and then tune up your ears with Music Bingo. Our Winter Party in the Cushing Fire Station is to...
02/27/2026

Tantalize your tastebuds and then tune up your ears with Music Bingo. Our Winter Party in the Cushing Fire Station is tomorrow night, so plan to shake off your winter blahs with us. Here is a timeline for the evening so you can be here in time to help us pick the best Soup Master of 2026. We have a dozen or so entries for you to sample and vote for your favorite. Open soup eating will be after the voting for $5. We also have a few great items offered up for a silent auction!

There is less than two weeks until the drawing for the Big Prizes Raffle at our Winter Party on February 28 at the Cushi...
02/15/2026

There is less than two weeks until the drawing for the Big Prizes Raffle at our Winter Party on February 28 at the Cushing Fire Department. Get your tickets from the businesses listed on the poster and we will see you at the Winter Party!

Here's a reminder to get all your secret soup making ingredients together and enter the Old 20 CDC Souper Bowl Cook-Off....
02/07/2026

Here's a reminder to get all your secret soup making ingredients together and enter the Old 20 CDC Souper Bowl Cook-Off. Also, here's a sneak peak at the 2026 Soup Master apron we will be giving away to the winner of the cook-off. 1st and 2nd place winners will also receive a percentage of the pot prize money. This apron features three front pockets and offers protection from stains and wrinkles.

The contest is in conjunction with our Winter Party held on February 28 at the Cushing Fire Station from 7-12 pm. Please try to have your entry registered by February 21 although late entries will be accepted. See cook-off poster for registration info and rules.

Do you have a favorite homemade soup and you think it is time to take it to the big stage? Here’s your chance by enterin...
01/29/2026

Do you have a favorite homemade soup and you think it is time to take it to the big stage? Here’s your chance by entering Old 20 CDC Souper Bowl Cook-off. We will conduct the cook-off during our Winter Party on February 28th from 7-12 PM in the Cushing Fire Station. Winter Party attendees will partake in tasting the soups and vote for their favorite. The winning soup will receive prize money plus a “Souper Bowl Soup Master of the Year” apron. Prize money will also be paid to the 2nd place winner.

Entrants are asked to register their entry by February 21 so we can get an idea of how many we have but last minute entries will also be accepted. There will be a $5 entry fee.

Enter today!

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