Fifty-one bands from 47 Iowa high schools will take Iowa Central Community College’s Decker Auditorium by storm next week, grooving to jazz standards from Charlie Parker, Benny Goodman, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and more. For the first time in its 12 year history, the Triton Jazz ...
The Historic Ringland-Smeltzer House was once a gathering space for parlor music and piano lessons. This Jan. 16-17, the Smeltzer House will host the nostalgic sounds of the 15th annual Cabaret: A Night of Musical Theatre presented by Stage Door Productions. “This unique event ...
The Fort Museum and Frontier Village welcomes The Whitesidewalls Rock ’n’ Roll Revue from Minneapolis for its annual fundraising event on Saturday, Dec. 28. “Lead singer Dave ‘Swanee’ Swanson and the band are looking very forward to their visit,” said Deborah Davis, Fort Museum ...
The Christmas season is a perfect time for the team at Brady O’Brien Live to reflect. What started as a local piano prodigy’s dream is now a cherished reality for Brady O’Brien, as the 2022 St. Edmond graduate and his support system celebrate their fifth anniversary with “A Very Merry ...
First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Fifth Ave. N., is holding a Guatemala Mission 2025 soup supper from 3 to 6 p.m. Jan. 18 in the Christian Life Center on the south side of the church. Beef vegetable and chicken noodle soups plus chili with cinnamon rolls will be served. Tickets are $10 for adults ...
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 1023 S. 25th St., is holding an organ recital at 2 p.m. Sunday at the church. Steve Long, Prince of Peace organist, will present the recital. Long has 45 years of experience bringing the organ to life. The recital will include classical, traditional pieces and ...
Fort Dodge Public Library, 424 Central Ave., will hold adult coloring sessions from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the library’s large meeting room. Coloring sheets and coloring utensils will be available. If you are a long-time coloring fan or prefer to use your own ...
LIVERMORE — Livermore American Legion Otto Field Post 415, Livermore, is holding a breakfast fundraiser from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday in the Livermore Legion basement. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy and homemade cinnamon rolls will be served. Tickets are $10 per person. The ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Mary Callyn (Callie) Herke and Logan James Axne, of Milford, are engaged. Parents of the couple are Douglas and Mary Herke, of Emmetsburg, and Lowell and Kim Axne, formerly of Badger, now of Humboldt. An Oct. 26, 2024, wedding in Graettinger is planned. Herke is a 2012 graduate of Terril ...
Cindy and Gary Vinson, of Fort Dodge, are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today. Their family includes the Rev. Anthony Vinson OSB, of St. Meinrad, Indiana; Sarah and Brent Pritchard, of Iowa City; Angie and Nick Heckart, of Fort Collins, Colorado; and Katie and Andrew Bode, of ...
VINCENT — Delores Dencklau, of Vincent, will celebrate her 95th birthday on Wednesday. Cards may be sent to her at Box 255, Vincent, IA 50594-0255. Her family includes Randy Dencklau, Badger; Renee and Terry Schulz, Duncombe; and daughter-in-law, Sherry Dencklau, Vincent. She has five ...
SOMERS — John D. Erritt, of Somers, will celebrate his 80th birthday on Friday. Cards may be sent to him at 3691 310th St., Somers, IA 50586. His family includes his wife Carole Erritt, of Somers, Monte and Holly Erritt and Tara Erritt. Hehas eight grandchildren. His son, Michael Erritt, ...
Darrell Johnson, of rural Fort Dodge, will celebrate his 85th birthday on Jan. 22. Cards may be mailed to him at 2067 219th St., Fort Dodge, IA 50501-8708. His family includes Bill and Julie Johnson, of Norwalk, and Kent and Kim Johnson. of Waukee. He was born on Jan. 22, 1940.
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BILLS — Liz and Coleton Bills, Dayton, a girl, born Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. FAWCETT — Nikki Fawcett, Fort Dodge, a girl, born Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. SAGE — Kayla and Benji Sage, Pomeroy, a boy, born Thursday, Dec. 12, ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BEARDEN — Echo Bearden, Fort Dodge, a girl, born Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. BECKER — Maria and Ben Becker, Fort Dodge, a girl, born Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. DICK — Alyssa and Jacob Dick, Fort Dodge, a girl, born Saturday, Nov. 16, ...
IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL JOHNSON — Justice and Jarrod Johnson, Humboldt, a boy, Nathan Bradley Johnson, born Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. Grandparents are Penny Johnson, Webster City; Craig Johnson, Fort Dodge; Leslie and Aadam Morgan, Belmond; and Frank Holt, Corwith. Great-grandparents are Judy ...
IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL BROWN — McKayla and Richard Brown, of Clarion, a boy, Orion Dean Brown, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. STRUNK — Alison Seiser and Brandon Strunk, of Webster City, a boy, Zandyn Kenneth Joseph Strunk, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Grandparents are Amy Bakken and Bob Seiser, of ...
