Nick and Nigel Bottom are looking for the next big literary work in Elizabethan England. Trying to emulate the great William Shakespeare, they think they have found the formula. However, a soothsayer sees trouble on the horizon. Fort Dodge’s Comedia Musica Players delves into the work of ...
Iowa Central Community College announces youth theater auditions (Actors ages 8-18) for its upcoming spring musical, “The Prince of Egypt,” a powerful and visually stunning production based on the DreamWorks animated film. With music and lyrics by Grammy and Oscar winner Stephen Schwartz, ...
Inspiring thespians and vocalists will take to the stage across the area in November as high school fall plays and musicals gear up to entertain audiences with a variety of shows. Fort Dodge Senior High Fort Dodge will once again present a fall play production. This year’s fall play is the ...
Jacob Pederson, originally from Manson, has begun his new journey this year as artistic director of the Fort Dodge Choral Society and a vocal music and humanities instructor at Iowa Central Community College. Pederson had always been involved in music throughout his years in school. “My ...
LIVERMORE — The Livermore United Women in Faith are holding a turkey dinner from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Nov. 20 at the Livermore United Methodist Church basement, Livermore. The menu is turkey, dressing, corn, mashed potatoes, gravy, rolls, dessert, water and coffee, for a freewill donation. The ...
The Catholic Daughters Court 216 New Member Initiation Mass will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 2501 Sixth Ave. N. (NOTE: change of location for Mass). Mass will be followed by dinner at the Corpus Christi Center, 405 N. Eighth St., a special presentation of ...
LEHIGH — The Lehigh Methodist Church’s Second Sunday Supper will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday in the church basement. The menu includes a variety of kinds of soup with dessert and a drink for a freewill donation.
Kick off the upcoming holiday season with a little color, creativity, and great conversation at the Fort Dodge Public Library. Join fellow coloring enthusiasts for our next adult coloring session from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday in the library’s large meeting room. There will be hundreds of ...
There aren’t many things worse than unintentionally sliding on the ice. You know it’s going to happen before it does, and that makes it worse. You slip, recombobulate, whirl your arms and adjust, them boom, down you go anyhow. Slipping on ice is not fun, never mind driving on it — ...
Kick Back for Kids car wash fundraiser is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 5 at Optic Ink, 1210 First Ave. N. All proceeds will go to help kids with school supplies.
Fingers on the second, third, and fourth strings. Placed correctly, that’s how you make a chord on the guitar; the joke is that you only need to know three out of five chords to sing country music. Get ‘em right, and you could be a star — unless you’re a woman and then, as in “Her ...
LAKE VIEW —After recently being recognized as Iowa’s 2019 “Outstanding Event” by the Iowa Tourism Office and Travel Federation of Iowa, the Stone Pier Summer Concert Series is once again ready to rock the boats this summer on Black Hawk Lake. In its ninth season, the concert series ...
Katie Finnegan and Matthew Marvin, both of Ypsilanti, Michigan, were married Oct. 19, 2024, at Camp Courageous, Monticello, Iowa, with the Rev. Kendall Meyer officiating. Parents of the couple are Jim and Lori Finnegan, of Otho, and Paul and Sherry Marvin, of Dewitt. Maid of honor was ...
CARMEL, Ind. — Katelynn E. Anderson and Colin J. Flattery, of Carmel, Indiana, are engaged. A Sept. 28, 2024, wedding is planned. Parents of the couple are Jeff and Renee Anderson, of Carmel, Indiana, and Dan and Roxanne Flattery, of Fort Dodge. Anderson is a graduate of St. Theodore ...
Tanner and Kinzi Kampen
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Heather Kolupailo and Joel Hedeen, both of Bloomington, Minnesota, were married May 26, 2024, at W.A. Frost and Co. in St. Paul, Minnesota. Parents of the couple are Rod and Jamie Steininger, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Larry and Kathy Hedeen, of Fort Dodge. The ...
DUNCOMBE — Harald Andersen, of Duncombe, will celebrate his 100th birthday with an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 16 at the Duncombe Shelter. Cards may be sent to him at PO Box 98, Duncombe, IA 50532. Andersen was born on Nov. 15, 1925. He is an Army veteran who served in the Korean ...
VINCENT — Rick and Jody Rossow, of Vincent, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday. Cards may be sent to them at PO Box 183, Vincent, IA 50594. Their family includes Eric and Heidi Rossow, of Iowa City; Lindsey Rossow and Jordon Frakes, Corey and Laura Rutherford, all of ...
Clyde and Diane Knupp, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Nov. 11. Cards may be sent to them at 1735 N. 11th St., Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Their family includes Suzanne and Don Sawyer and David and Sandiee Knupp, all of Fort Dodge. They have four grandchildren ...
Mike and Deb Schuh, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Nov. 8. Cards may be sent to them at 931 S. 19th St., Fort Dodge IA 50501. Their family includes Lyle and Lauren Schuh, of Cedar Falls, and Martin and Mariah Schuh, of Fort Dodge. They have four ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MAXSON — Madison and Brian Maxson, Fort Dodge, a girl, born Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. GANNON — Stacy and Joel Gannon, Duncombe, a girl, born Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. SCHMITT — Kaylee and Jacob Schmitt, Clare, a boy, born Friday, ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BAIR — Taylor Bair, Pomeroy, a boy, born Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. BENSON — Lauren and Jared Benson, Fort Dodge, a girl, born Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. CERWICK — Kelsey Cerwick, Badger, a girl, born Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. RUSHER ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BAIR — Taylor Bair, of Pomeroy, a boy, born Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. BENSON — Lauren and Jared Benson, of Fort Dodge, a girl, born Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025.
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DAVIS — Carly Davis, Lehigh, a boy, born Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. SOUKUP — Kelsey and Cody Soukup, Gilmore City, a boy, born Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. LOYD — Stephanie Loyd, Vincent, a boy, born Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. NIEMAND ...
