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Adult Winter Reading Challenge at the Fort Dodge Public Library

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The Fort Dodge Public Library is having an Adult Winter Reading Challenge this year. The challenge runs through Feb. 28. Pick up reading logs at the library and turn them in for a chance to win weekly prize drawings from Dariette/Ardys Mae Coffee and Dessert, Stella’s Coffee Bar, and Bloomers Coffee. We also have reading challenge prompts to help you find new amazing books in 2026. For more information contact us at 515-573-8167 ext. 6233 or visit our website at www.fortdodgelibrary.org.

Winter dinner set for Sunday

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A winter dinner will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday at the Corpus Christi Center, 402 N. Eighth St. The menu includes broaster chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, roll, dessert and beverage. The cost is $12 for adults, $8 for children, and free for kids ages 3 and under. Takeout meals will be available. The dinner is hosted by Rob and Erika Slinker and Brian and Molly Illg. Proceeds will benefit Holy Trinity Parish.

Fort Dodge Women’s Connection brunch set for Feb. 10, RSVP requested

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Fort Dodge Women’s Connection will meet at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 10 at Tea Thyme, 2021 Sixth Ave. S. Reservations must be made by Friday by calling Kathy Meinders at 515-408-7981 or Vicky Messerly at 515-571-5380. Cost is $15 inclusive. The speaker will be Pam McDonald from Kearney, Neb. Her speech is called “Someday My Prince Will Come.” The special feature will be Pam McDonald providing music. The next brunch is March 10.

Kendall Young Library to show free movie

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WEBSTER CITY — Kendall Young Library is offering a public screening of the movie “Free for All: The Public Library” at 2 p.m. on Feb. 21 in the meeting room. This movie tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today’s librarians who serve the public despite working in a contentious age of closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all. This screening has been made possible for 1,000 small and rural ...

'Love is All You Need'

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The music of love will be in the air at the next concert of the Fort Dodge Area Symphony. The concert will begin at 3 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Fort Dodge Middle School, 800 N. 32nd St. And since the concert is a few days before Valentines Day, its theme is “Love Is All You Need.” It will ...

Pomeroy Historical Society Bingo is Sunday

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POMEROY — The Pomeroy Historical Society is holding Bingo from 2 to 4 p..m. Sunday at The Co-Op Bar and Grill, 714 East St., Pomeroy. The cost is $1 per card per game, split winnings 50/50. Bingo will also be held on Feb. 15 and March 1, 15 and 29.