The Blanden Memorial Art Museum’s Art Festival will return on Saturday with a day full of activities on the museum grounds. The festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 920 Third Ave. S. The festival will feature several artist vendors, such as Lisa Glazer, Denny Dunbar, Jill ...
The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge will open its 2026 summer season on Sunday evening at the Karl L. King Band Shell in Oleson Park. Concert time is 7:30 p.m., and will be preceded by an ice cream social for a freewill donation, served by the Southeast Valley Fine Arts Boosters ...
The months of June and July will be busy ones for the Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge, as the band members come back together again to perform each Sunday evening at Oleson Park, beginning June 7 and continuing through July 26. All concerts start at 7:30 p.m, and there is no ...
The Wild West antics of Pistol Packin’ Paula and comedians who breathe fire will join the fun at this year’s Frontier Days. Live music, including the 1950s tunes of Richie Lee and the bluegrass sounds of Mabel’s Porch, will also be part of Frontier Days. And all the traditional ...
Celebrate the start of summer with adult and teen coloring at Fort Dodge Public Library, 424 Central Ave. Join us for our next coloring session from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday in the library’s large meeting room. Choose from hundreds of coloring sheets and enjoy complimentary coloring ...
CALLENDER — Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Callender, will host its annual garage sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. Please use west door.
FONDA — Enjoy an afternoon of unforgettable songs from the ’50s and ’60s when Daniel Keen and Larry Heschke take the stage at the Fonda Arts Center at 3 p.m. on June 21. Long time favorites of the Fonda Arts Center, these two will usher in the first days of summer with hits from Elvis ...
The Catholic Daughters Court 216 New Officer Initiation Mass will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at Holy Trinity Church (NOTE location change for Mass). Dinner will follow at the Corpus Christi Center immediately after Mass with CDA scholarship recipients and their families invited as our special ...
And just like that, everything fell into your lap. That’s what happens sometimes, you know. A situation’s fine, everything’s working out when suddenly, it’s all your responsibility, your problem. It’s on you now, but maybe, as in the new book, “After My Brother Sam” by James ...
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 ...
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 ...
Dennis and Marcia Johnson, of Fort Dodge, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday. Cards may be sent to them at 1246 N. 24th Place, Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Their family includes SueAnn Johnson, Des Moines, and Bethany and Weiman, of Malden, Massachusetts. They have one ...
William (Bill) Bowman, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate his 90th birthday on June 14. Cards may be sent to him at 1777 Rathermel Drive, Fort Dodge, IA 50501. His family includes his wife, Betty; Rick and Babette Bowman, Roxy and Kim Leadley, and Randy and Lisa Bowman. He has 14 grandchildren ...
Steve Brown, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate his 80th birthday on Monday. Cards may be sent to him at 1125 Cooper Drive, Fort Dodge, IA 50501. He can also be reached at stewbrow69@gmail.com. His family includes his wife, Jennifer, Erin Guddall, of Fort Dodge, and Emery S. Brown, of Des ...
CHURDAN — Karen Fay, of Churdan, will celebrate her 85th birthday on June 5. Cards may be sent to her at Box 235, Churdan, IA 50050. Her family includes husband Dennis, Pat and Kandy Fay, Mike and Tammy Fay, Sara and Rod Robbins, Nancy Kaufman, Kevin and Dawn Fay, and David and Michelle ...
IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL VANHORN — Kelia Peterson and David Vanhorn, of Fort Dodge, a boy, Adrian Joel Vanhorn, born Tuesday, May 12, 2026. GANEFF — Jennifer and Adam Ganeff, of Lehigh, a boy, born Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Grandparents are John and Alyce Lizer, of Fort Dodge, and Jim and ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NICHOLSON — Brandi and Trevor Nicholson, Bradgate, a boy, Maximum Nicholson, born Tuesday, April 28, 2026. IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL VANHORN — Kelia Peterson and David Vanhorn, Fort Dodge, a boy, Adrian Joel Vanhorn, born Tuesday, ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER THOMAS — Tiera and Jordan Thomas, of Fort Dodge, a boy, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. MCNEIL — Courtney McNeil, of Callender, a boy, born Friday, April 24, 2026. HOGAN — Becca and Dalton Hogan, of Manson, a boy, born Monday, April ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HABHAB — Aubriegha Habhab, of Fort Dodge, a girl, born Monday, March 16, 2026. STOCKDALE — Angela Stockdale, of Fort Dodge, a girl, born Friday, March 20, 2026. MICHALSKI — Sydney Michalski, of Fort Dodge, a boy, born Saturday, ...
