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Laughs, Lyrics and Love: Fort Dodge Senior High — ‘Cactus Pass’

Combine elements of a Shakespearean romance with an old time Appalachian family feud then load it with laughs and you’ll have the basic outline of the fall play to be performed next month by students at Fort Dodge Senior High School. It’s called “Cactus Pass” and will be performed ...

Laughs, Lyrics and Love: Manson Northwest Webster — ‘Polecat Hayride’

MANSON — Those in the audience for Manson Northwest Webster’s fall play, “Polecat Hayride,” should come prepared to laugh and have a good time. Kim Keller, fall play director, described “Polecat Hayride,” by Tim Kelly, as a hillbilly comedy about two families who have been ...

Comedia Musica will present ‘Come From Away’

The Comedia Musica Players will present their annual fall musical, “Come From Away,” on Nov. 12-14 at the newly renovated Historic Phillips Auditorium in Fort Dodge. The creative team behind the production includes Alyssa Sparks as show director, Dan Cassady and Jacob Pedersen as music directors, Shelly Bottorf as rehearsal accompanist and Jenna Hendrix as choreographer. Welcome to the Rock! On Sept. 11, 2001, the world stood still. When 38 planes and 7,000 stranded passengers were forced to land in a small town in Newfoundland, Canada, their fears turned into trust, and what began ...

Vigil: Families honor loved ones who died by violence

The Domestic Sexual Assault Outreach Center is located in Fort Dodge. DSAOC is a crisis based shelter that offers a host of assistance to victims and their children fleeing domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, stalking and violent crimes. The website is https://www.dsaoc.com. The ...

Trick or Treat

When should children trick-or-treat without adult supervision? Kids go through many rites of passage throughout childhood. There is the first time they go to school and leave parents behind for several hours per day. Another rite is sleeping over at a friend or family member’s house or ...

Leading Ladies — where encouragement happens

Once a quarter, women from across the Fort Dodge area are provided the opportunity to sit down together for lunch with one goal in mind: encouraging one another. That is the heart of the Leading Ladies, a women-centered professional development program hosted by the Greater Fort Dodge ...