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Lifestyle Briefs

August community blood drive is on Wednesday

Community blood centers, like LifeServe Blood Center, collect approximately 60 percent of the nation’s blood supply. Annually, it takes thousands of generous volunteer donors to support local hospital patients through blood donation. Unfortunately, of the total U.S. population, 62 percent are ...

Program honoring the last day of World War II is today

The Webster County Historical Society holding a free program celebrating the anniversary of the end of World War II from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today in the large meeting room at the Fort Dodge Public Library, 424 Central Ave. A display of various military images, articles and other items will ...

FDPL holding adult and teen board game night is Monday

Join the Fort Dodge Public Library, 424 Central Ave., for a fun time with both classic and new board and card games. There will be a wide variety available, but you’re welcome to bring your own too. With plenty of games to choose from (and tables for multiple games at once), there’s sure to ...

Fireside Chat set for Thursday

Webster and Hamilton County Conservation is holding a Fireside Chat at 6 p.m. Thursday at Camp WaNoKi, 2400 WaNoKi Camp Road. Archaeologists try to reconstruct life of past ages through the study of unique objects, known as artifacts. If you are curious about the past, and you enjoy searching ...

FD Garden Club to meet Tuesday

The Fort Dodge Federated Garden Club will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Lion’s Den, 731 Exposition Drive. We will be making mini flower arrangements for Friendship Haven. If interested, bring clippers, smaller flowers if you have them and lids that fit laundry soap filled with wet foam. ...

Harcourt Faith Lutheran Church ice cream social Aug. 24

HARCOURT — Faith Lutheran Church, Harcourt, is holding an ice cream social and bake sale from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 24 at the church. Loose meat sandwiches, chips, baked beans, pie and homemade ice cream will be served for a freewill offering.