Webster County Conservation is holding a live bats program at 10 a.m. Sept. 27 at the Matt Cosgrove River’s Edge Discovery Center, 20 N. First St. The presenter is Kim White, the Natural Naturalist, from Chicago. Learn more about bats and see live bats on-hand. Bats are not blind or dirty animals. This presentation will help you understand, appreciate, and maybe make you fall in love with this misunderstood creature.
The City of Fort Dodge and Webster County Conservation are holding a trail clean up of the Prairie Rivers Trail Corridors from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 4. Groups or individuals will meet at River’s Edge Discovery Center, 20 N. First St. There will be a complimentary lunch after the clean up at Rides Bar and Grill, 723 S. 31st St. Please sign up by calling 515-576-4258 or emailing conservation@webstercountyia.gov.
HARCOURT — The Harcourt Public Library cornhole tournament is Sept. 27 at the Harcourt City Park Shelter, 106 W. Fourth St., Harcourt. Registration begins at 1 p.m. with the game starting at 2 p.m. Cost is $40 per team. Proceeds benefit the library. Rounders then split brackets if enough teams register, six game minimum, race to 21 (no bust rule), MVP eligible, payouts to top three in each bracket. Call 515-354-5391 for more information.
POMEROY — Byron’s, 111 S. Ontario St., Pomeroy, is holding a show with John Prine’s touring band, “John Prine — Songs and Souvenirs,” at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Tickets are only available online at Eventbrite.com and are $45 each. Seating is strictly limited to 100 people, and unlike regular shows, tickets are not being sold at the door due to the expected sell-out. Direct link to the ticket site is: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/john-prine-songs-and-souvenirs-tickets-1359501739299?aff=ebdssbdestsearch. Songwriter and performer John Prine was beloved by his peers and ...
The Fort Dodge Public Library, 424 Central Ave., is holding teen crafternoon from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday at the library’s large meeting room. Teens in seventh through 12th grades can try out one of the library’s crafts or bring one from home. Relax, hang out with others and enjoy light snacks.
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