With schools closed and many adults working from home for the foreseeable future, families are looking for ways to pass the time and keep their spirits up. With the help of social media, families across the country are coming together to brighten their neighborhoods by decorating their ...
Music is a lifelong connection. “It’s something that you will always have,” said Joan Ascherl, choir director at Fort Dodge Middle School. “Once you’ve found that love of music, you will never lose that.” March is Music in Our Schools Month, a time to “raise awareness of ...
This appeared in the March 2020 issue of Twist and Shout. Zoe Fiddelke is a senior at Manson Northwest Webster High School. When did you first become interested in music? I had always had an interest in music for as long as I can remember. I remember that music class was always my ...
WEBSTER CITY — Nearly 45 years ago, Webster City City Clerk Karyl Bonjour received a gift while performing in a musical at Dows Community High School. The musical was “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” and the gift was a ceramic egg featuring Snoopy — the character played by ...
WEBSTER CITY — Love the soaps? Love a murder mystery with lots of laughs? Then Webster City Community Theatre’s “The Bold, the Young and the Murdered” has just what you’re looking for. The hunky hero has self-esteem issues, its villainous old man is more interested in soup, and ...
EAGLE GROVE — Wayne Fuhlbrugge was angry when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. “I was mad at the doctor,” said Fuhlbrugge, of Webster City. “I said, ‘Who the hell are you to tell me this?’” And then, slowly, he began to accept his life with Parkinson’s as the ...
Julie Thorson, president/CEO of Friendship Haven, will be the first person sharing a story with an audience from a comfortable seat in a big purple chair. Those who gather around to hear her in the Tompkins Center will hear a story from her childhood. “It involves a stick, a box and a ...
The second in a series of three indoor concerts by the Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge will be held at 3 p.m. March 15 in the Decker Auditorium on the campus of Iowa Central Community College. There is no admission charge, with these concerts being provided free of charge to everyone ...
EMMETSBURG — Joan Freeman, a senator in the Irish Parliament, will preside over the St. Patrick’s Day festivities today through March 15 in Emmetsburg. The public is invited to meet Freeman at an open house from 3 to 5 p.m.. Thursday at St. Pat’s Headquarters. Irish Coffee and treats ...
EMMETSBURG — The 60th annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration kicks off today with the Miss Shamrock and Junior Miss Pageants at the Emmetsburg High School Auditorium beginning at 3 p.m. This year’s special guest at the Miss Shamrock Pageant is Miss Iowa 2019 Emily Tinsman. Three young ...
Our Iowa Central team has been chomping at the bit for years to bring a Disney musical to the stage — and this year, we were thrilled to find the perfect match for our students and the iconic production mogul in the form of ‘‘Newsies.’’ We love so many elements of this show. First ...
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. Museums and cultural institutions all across the nation are showcasing exhibits celebrating and honoring women that fought for the right to be heard and have a say in ...
The Fort Dodge Choral Society will present “Breaking the Silence,” a concert showcasing the partnership between music and community needs, at 3 p.m. March 8 at Grace Lutheran Church, 211 S. Ninth St. Guest soloists Collin Ellsbury and Hallie Ehn will join the choir as it unites voices to ...
When Jordana Price makes a wish over her birthday cake on Saturday, there may only be seven candles to blow out. That’s because the 28-year-old Fort Dodge woman has something in common with very few other people — she ages faster than she has birthdays. Price was born on Feb. 29, ...
Iowa Central Community College’s Vocal Music Department will be hosting a Black History Month concert at 7 p.m. Friday in the Opera House at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village. The concert is free and family-friendly. There will be a table where donations will be welcomed, and will ...
A small bell dings and a waitress dressed in all black comes gliding in through the door to pick up the plates of beef carpaccio with roasted garlic aioli and take them to the customers waiting in the dining room at Willow Ridge Restaurant. Back in the kitchen, the hustling and bustling ...
The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge will open its 2020 indoor season on Feb. 23 with a concert beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the Fort Dodge Middle School Auditorium, 800 N. 32nd St. Concert-goers should note the change of location for this concert. There is no admission charge, with ...
Across Fort Dodge this Valentine’s Day, there will be folks getting a musical message of love, courtesy of the St. Edmond Chamber Choir. Each year, some of the choir members visit people, often at their workplace, to serenade them with songs at the request of their sweetheart. The St. ...
YWCA of Fort Dodge is holding a fudge fundraiser to support the women and children of the YWCA. A half pound of fudge (choice of flavor) and two chocolate covered strawberries are $15. Flavors available are chocolate, peanut butter, white chocolate, raspberry, cherry/chocolate with nuts or ...
The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge is getting set to begin its 2020 winter season. Three concert dates have been scheduled on Sunday, Feb. 23; Sunday, March 15; and Sunday, April 19. All concerts begin at 3:30 p.m. The February concert will be held at the Fort Dodge Middle School ...