With a new schedule this year, it is perhaps quite fitting that the annual Oakland Cemetery Walk has a new season this year. “We were competing with a lot of different events in June, and we wanted to try something different,” said Rick Carle, volunteer and long-time board member for the ...
MANSON — Do you love to sing and need an outlet to share your talent? Then grab a friend and come warm up your vocal chords with the Manson Meridian Singers as they begin their 53rd season. Rehearsals will begin at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 in the choir room at Manson Northwest Webster High School, ...
Pity the child who has never played in a barn. The child who has never found a newborn litter of puppies nursing in a manger full of old straw and bedding. The child who has never played in a haymow, far from prying eyes of adult supervision. Rand and Tammy Faaborg of Radcliffe raised their ...
Eileen Stoulil, formerly of Pocahontas County, inducted into the 2024 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 18. Ninety-three Iowa counties participated this year and selected 125 inductees for their outstanding service and ...
Art groups The Art Club: 1:30 p.m. Monday, Friendship Haven Rose Legler room. Retirees Centel/Frontier Retirees and Auxiliary: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Pizza Ranch, 3311 Fifth Ave. S. Service clubs Fort Dodge Noon Rotary: Noon Monday, Shiny Top Brewing, 520 Central Ave. Fort Dodge ...
LOHRVILLE — Lohrville United Methodist Church, Lohrville, is holding a ham cone dinner from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday. The menu is ham cones, cheesy hash brown potatoes, green beans, rolls and desserts. The dinner will be served dine-in or carryout. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for ...
Fort Dodge Parks and Recreation Department is holding touch a truck from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex, 1628 Nelson Ave.
Blanden Memorial Art Museum, 920 Third Ave. S., is holding The Blanden Collective 12x12 silent auction fundraiser from 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at the museum. There will be a short presentation at 2 p.m. about the Community Gallery. The auction will support the development of the Community Gallery ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Larry Gilbert, of Fort Dodge, will recognize his 80th birthday with a celebration from 2:30 to 5 p.m. on Sept. 22 at Oleson Park enclosed shelter. Cards may be sent to him at 3012 18th Ave. N., Fort Dodge, IA 50501. His family includes his wife, Paulelda, three daughters, eight ...
GOWRIE — Richard and Pauline Johnson will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary on Tuesday. Cards may be sent to them at PO Box 51, Gowrie, IA 50543. Their family includes Randy and Kathy Johnson, Paul and Kathleen Johnson, and Lynne and Jess Benson. They have 10 grandchildren, 11 ...
GILMORE CITY — Darlene Jergens, of Gilmore City, will celebrate her 85th birthday on Tuesday. Cards may be sent to her at Box 192, Gilmore City, IA 50541. Her family includes her husband Richard (Putter) of 64 years, Jay and Julie Jergens, Dean and Carla Jergens, all of Gilmore City; Paul ...
MANSON — Rita M. Quade, of Manson, will celebrate her 100th birthday on Sept. 24. A surprise open house will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 14 at the MAC Center in Manson. Cards may be sent to her at 1005 180th St., Manson, IA 50563. Her family includes John Quade, of Manson; Tom and ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BIRDSELL — Addison Birdsell, Humboldt, a boy, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. BROWN — Aleah Brown, Fort Dodge, a girl, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. ZEKA — Sheridan and Ryan Zeka, Dayton, a boy, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. ZINNEL — Jasmyn ...
IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL PRUISMANN — Annessa and Andrew Pruismann, Webster City, a boy, Ames Drew Pruismann, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. Grandparents are Rande and Debbie Robert, Webster City; the late Tony Rexroat; and Darlene Emmons, Kamrar. Great-grandparents are Marsha Rexroat, Webster ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LERMA — Andrea Lerma, Fort Dodge, a girl, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. ROBERTS — Hailey and Noah Roberts, Pocahontas, a girl, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. ZEMAN — Kimberly Zeman, Fort Dodge, a girl, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. MARTIN — ...
IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL DUTCHER — Emily Murray and Derrick Dutcher, of Lehigh, a boy, Harrison James Dutcher, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Grandparents are Harold Murray, Dayton; Heather Dutcher, Fort Dodge; and David and Chris Dutcher, Fort Dodge. Great-grandmothers are Linda Erickson and ...
