The final concert of this 2024 summer season by the Karl L. King Municipal Band will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Karl L. King Band Shell in Oleson Park. Admission is free, courtesy of the City of Fort Dodge. There will be a homemade ice cream social provided by the Good Shepherd ...
ROCKWELL CITY – Charity Vogel, Rockwell City Chamber Director, is busting for her inaugural year as Sweet Corn Daze orchestrator to come to fruition. “I was able to help out last year, so – along with the rest of the community – I’ve been looking forward to this year’s ...
The musical tale of “Jesse’s Girl” will echo throughout downtown Fort Dodge Friday when Rick Springfield takes the stage for this year’s Shellabration concert. The Babys, a British band most popular from 1977 to 1980, will take the stage in advance of Springfield, a Grammy Award ...
The weekly Sunday night band concerts by the Karl L. King Municipal Band will continue in Oleson Park for two more Sunday evenings in July. Beginning at 7:30 p.m., these concerts are held at the Karl L. King Band Shell. There is no admission charge, courtesy of the City of Fort Dodge. A ...
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court 216 meeting will be held on Aug. 8 at the Corpus Christi Center, 405 N. Eighth St., beginning with Mass at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and a meeting. Members who would like to attend should RSVP for dinner by calling Kitty Nilles at 515-206-5496 by ...
The Fort Dodge Area Symphony will present a strings-only concert at 7 p.m. Aug. 4 at Soldier Creek Winery, 1584 Paragon Ave. Led by Associate Conductor Tom Shadonix, selections will range from Mozart to Led Zeppelin and will feature solos by Melissa Gillette, Mary Powers, Ashley Augspurger and ...
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 1023 S. 27th St., is holding a vacation Bible school from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 4-6 at the church. All children ages three through fifth grade are invited to attend “Celebrate the Savior.” To register, call the church office at 515-573-8618.
GOWRIE — LifeServe Blood Center is holding a blood drive from 2:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday at 1201 Market St. in Gowrie. To schedule a blood donation appointment online, visit lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 800-287-4903.
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 ...
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 ...
YPSILANTI, Mich. — Katelyn Finnegan and Matthew Marvin, of Ypsilanti, Michigan, are engaged. Parents of the couple are Jim and Lori Finnegan, of Otho, and Paul and Sherry Marvin, of De Witt. The wedding is planned for October 19, 2024 at Camp Courageous in Monticello. Finnegan is a 2018 ...
OMAHA, Neb. — Anna Taylor and Brady Read, both of Omaha, Nebraska, were married April 29, 2023, at First Presbyterian Church, Fort Dodge, with the Rev. Dr. Austin Hill officiating. Parents of the couple are Brent and Kathy Taylor, of Ames, formerly of Fort Dodge, and Monty and Lori Read, of ...
DES MOINES — Nancy Jo Henning, Des Moines, formerly of the Gowrie and Fort Dodge area, will celebrate her 80th birthday on July 31. Cards may be sent to her at 4701 Pleasant St., Apt. 272, West Des Moines, IA 50266. Her family includes Jackie Rittgers, of Gowrie, and Troy Henning, of ...
Edward Becker, of Fort Dodge, is celebrating his 95th birthday Sunday. Cards may be sent to him at 3213 Fifth Ave. N., Fort Dodge, IA 50501. His family includes wife JoAnn Becker, Sandy Becker-Warden, of Edwardsville, Illinois; Brian Becker, of Fort Dodge; Bruce Becker of Fort Dodge; and ...
Burnell Riedemann, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate his 100th birthday with a surprise birthday party from 4 to 7 p.m. July 12 at the VFW, 518 S. 29th St. Cards may be sent to him at 2069 220th St., Fort Dodge, IA 50501. His family includes Sandra Heid and Dawn Riedemann, both of Fort Dodge. ...
PALMER — Herta Helmers, of Palmer, will celebrate her 100th birthday on Tuesday. Cards may be sent to her at PO Box 11, Palmer, IA 50571. Her family includes Rita Helmers, Doug and Joan Helmers, and Alan and Jean Helmers. She has five grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and one ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WAGNER — Monica and Michael Wagner, Fort Dodge, a boy, Ian Conrad, Saturday, July 6, 2024. Grandparents are Carmen and Rick Tripp, of Humboldt; Vern Wilson and Jamie Campbell, of Fort Dodge; Eugene Wagner, of North Carolina; and the late ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BYFORD — Mattie and Wyatt Byford, Fort Dodge, a girl, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. SWEENEY — Kayla Sweeney, Moorland, a boy, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. RICE — Alissa and Payton Rice, Manson, a boy, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. MITCHELL ...
IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL DUGAN — Kaydance Dugan, a girl, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Grandparents are Cindy Kiley, Humboldt, and Derek and Wendy Dugan, Bode. Great-grandparents are Russ and Sherry Dugan, Humboldt. HARRISON — Cassie and Cody Harrison, Fort Dodge, a girl, Nori G. Harrison, ...
IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL ESPINOZA — Raquel Mathews and William Espinoza, Jr., Webster City, a boy, K.C. Mathews Espinoza, Sunday, June 23, 2024. Grandparents are William Espinoza, Webster City; Becky Carothers; and Connie and Duane Mathews, Huxley. Great-grandmother is Louise Mathews, Des Moines.
