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Sac County Quilt-A-Fair entry deadline is Thursday

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SAC CITY — Quilt makers and quilt owners, it is time to get those special quilts entered for the Sac County Quilt-A-Fair. The quilt show takes place on Sept. 19 and 20, but registration forms for quilts to be displayed must be completed in advance. Registrations are due on Thursday. Print copies of the registration forms are available in Sac County libraries. Forms can also be downloaded and printed from the barn quilt web site: www.barnquilts.com. Only the registration form is due in August; the quilts themselves do not need to be delivered until September, just prior to ...

Program honoring the last day of World War II is today

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The Webster County Historical Society holding a free program celebrating the anniversary of the end of World War II from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today in the large meeting room at the Fort Dodge Public Library, 424 Central Ave. A display of various military images, articles and other items will be on display from the Webster County Historical Society and other military organizations in the community. The public is invited to come and celebrate, visit with veterans and learn about those who served in the war from the Webster County area. The public is also invited to bring their memories ...

August community blood drives continue on Friday

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Community blood centers, like LifeServe Blood Center, collect approximately 60 percent of the nation’s blood supply. Annually, it takes thousands of generous volunteer donors to support local hospital patients through blood donation. Unfortunately, of the total U.S. population, 62 percent are eligible to donate, but only 3 percent donate blood each year. Often, people assume they are ineligible to donate blood because there are multiple myths surrounding blood donation. For example: MYTH: I can’t donate blood because I’m on medication. FACT: Most medications do not disqualify ...

Fireside Chat set for Thursday

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Webster and Hamilton County Conservation is holding a Fireside Chat at 6 p.m. Thursday at Camp WaNoKi, 2400 WaNoKi Camp Road. Archaeologists try to reconstruct life of past ages through the study of unique objects, known as artifacts. If you are curious about the past, and you enjoy searching for unique objects on the soil’s surface, come learn from Deann Haden all about the basics of identifying, categorizing, labeling and recording your finds, just like a beginning archaeologist. All ages are welcome.

2025 Support Our Veterans Ride is Sunday in Lu Verne

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LU VERNE — The 2025 Support Our Veterans Ride is Sunday at The Handlebar, Lu Verne. Sign-in is 9 to 10:45 a.m. Registration is $25 per vehicle, all types of vehicles are welcome. Breakfast burritos will be available at sign-in. The ride will leave Lu Verne at 11 a.m. Stops include Johnny’s at Wesley, Corwith Legion at Corwith, The Gold Bar in Goldfield, Blue Moose in Renwick, Flipside in Lu Verne and returning to The Handlebar, which will offer a nacho and baked potato bar following the ride. Lee Klett and his band will perform from 4 to 8 p.m. There will be silent and live auctions ...