Growing older is the greatest risk factor for acquiring Parkinson’s disease and many people live with symptoms for several years before being diagnosed. Often people in early stages of Parkinson’s disease assume their symptoms are part of normal aging or are due to other health problems ...
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will be holding a hands-on workshop to teach proper pruning techniques for fruit trees in Humboldt and Fort Dodge on Tuesday. Dr Suzanne Slack, assistant professor of fruit production at Iowa State University, will be sharing her knowledge on ...
The second in a series of three indoor winter concerts by the Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge will be held on Sunday afternoon, March 23rd, at the Fort Dodge Middle School Auditorium, 800 North 32nd Street. There is no admission, since these concerts are provided free of charge by ...
Hawkeye Community Theatre will be performing a production of the play “Dilemmas With Dinner” Wednesday through Saturday. The play, a comedy written by Robin Roberts, is about a young woman who invites her boss over for dinner in hopes of getting a promotion. It seems that everything is ...
The Fort Dodge Noon Kiwanis pancake day is 7 to 11 a.m. today in the Community Christian School gym, 2406 9 1/2 Ave. S. The menu is beverage, sausage and all the pancakes you can eat. Tickets are $7 for adults, $3 for children ages 12 and under and will be available at the door. Drive through ...
The Webster County Fair Board presents Dueling Pianos at 6 p.m. March 29 at the Webster County Fairgrounds, 22770 Old Highway 169. Andy Anderson and Mike Leads will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. Spencer Suchan will begin playing at 6 p.m. and the silent auction will also begin at 6 p.m. There will ...
The Fort Museum Opera House, 1 Museum Road, is holding The Pub and Grub Comedy Tour today. The show stars Tom Garland with co-star Skyler Bolks. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the show starting at 8 p.m. The show is for mature audiences only. Advance tickets are $15 and are available at ...
OneVision Thrift Store, 12 N. 25th St., is holding a launch party for its new ValueQuest Rewards Club from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 5. There will be door prizes, promotional gifts, food and drinks and members can earn double loyalty points.
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 ...
FREEPORT, Ill. — Janet Siglin, formerly of Manson, will celebrate her 80th birthday on Thursday. Cards may be sent to her at 1730 S. Hance Drive, Apt. 104, Freeport, IL 61032. Her family includes her sister, Gloria Eilers, Fort Dodge; nephews Todd and Denise Eilers, of Winnebago, ...
Edward and JoAnn Becker, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary on Wednesday. Cards may be sent to them in care of the Marian Home, 2320 Sixth Ave. N., B3, Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Their family includes Sandra and Ed Warden, of Edwardsville, Illinois; Brian and Darcy ...
BADGER — Ben Hinds, of Badger, will celebrate his 90th birthday on Friday. Cards may be sent to him at 507 First Ave. NE, Badger, IA 50516. His family includes his wife, Carolyn Hinds, and Brad Hinds, of Burlington; and LeAnn and Curt Blankenburg, Lawton. He has four grandchildren and ...
Jim and Deb Harvey, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on March 15. Cards may be sent to them at 1165 N. 26th St., Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Their family includes Michelle and Corey Crimmins, of Fort Dodge; Marie Harvey, of Fort Dodge; and Mike Harvey, of Fort Dodge. ...
IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OLSON — Madeline and Jeremiah Olson, Hardy, a girl, Rowan Jo Marie Olson, born Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Grandparents are Mark and Carolyn Olson, Humboldt, and Tim and Jessica Morey, Kansas City, Missouri. VORRIE — Madalyn and Adam Vorrie, Dows, a girl, Iris Mae ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LARSON — Morgan and Trevor Larson, Moorland, a girl, born Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. PRICE — Lyla and Micah Price, Rolfe, a boy, born Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. HABHAB — Hayley Habhab, Fort Dodge, a boy, born Wednesday, Feb. 12, ...
IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL PERGANDE — Brianna Pergande and Bill Espinoza Jr., Webster City, a boy, Axel Dean Pergande, born Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. Grandparents are Barbara Pergande, Iowa; Rodney Reed, Iowa; Becky Carothers, Arkansas; and Bill Espinoza Sr. Great-grandparents are Becky Finch, ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GAFKJEN — Madison and Kordell Gafkjen, Dayton, a girl, born Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. CASE — Breanna and Mitch Case, Fort Dodge, a girl, born Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. PARKER — Ronda and Matt Parker, Fort Dodge, a girl, born Friday, ...
