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CDA meeting is June 11, RSVP requested

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The Catholic Daughters Court 216 New Officer Initiation Mass will be held at 6 p.m. on June 11 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 guests, The evening will conclude with our business meeting and memorial for deceased members. Members who would like to attend, please RSVP for dinner by calling Kitty Nilles at 515-206-5496 by noon on June 9. New members are always welcome. RSVP to be our guest and come and see what we are all ...

Decoration rules for city cemeteries announced

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Grave site decorations will be permitted in the Fort Dodge city-owned cemeteries three days prior to Memorial Day, according to an announcement from the Public Areas Department. Decorations will be removed and disposed of seven days after Memorial Day. The three cemeteries are Oakland Cemetery on North 15th Street, North Lawn Cemetery on North 15th Street, and Fort Dodge Memorial Park Cemetery at Fifth Avenue South and 32nd Street. The post Memorial Day cleanup of those cemeteries will begin June 2. All flowers and decorations not in permanent bases will be removed. Items that ...

King Band to perform on Memorial Day

Local Lifestyle

The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge will perform at 10 a.m. Monday at the annual Memorial Day ceremonies at the Terry Moehnke Veterans Memorial Park on the northwest corner of the Kennedy Park/Badger Lake complex, 1386 National Ave. Parking and shuttle bus service will be available this year, picking up people parked at the Community Orchard, beginning at 9 a.m., and running continuously. People are strongly advised to take advantage of this free shuttle service, since parking is very limited at the Veterans Memorial Park. People attending this ceremony may even want to ...

‘Collective Collected’

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An opportunity four years and growing has led to a unique exhibition at the Blanden Memorial Art Museum. “It started out as a small meeting of a few artists,” Museum Director Eric Anderson said of the Collective that meets each Saturday morning. “From those roots, it has grown ...

Haub — 50 years

Birthdays and Anniversaries

ROCKWELL CITY — Jim and Janet Haub, of Rockwell City, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 29. Cards may be sent to them at 416 E. Lake St., Rockwell City, IA 50579. Their family includes Jessica Haub, Jaime Haub and Jenny Cleveringa. They have five grandchildren. ...