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Byron’s hosting ‘John Prine — Songs and Souvenirs’ Sept. 27

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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 ...

Fort Dodge Federated Garden Club to meet Tuesday

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The Fort Dodge Federated Garden Club will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Lion’s Den, 731 Exposition Drive. The program will be a round table discussion. Bring your questions and everyone that is knowledgeable about the subject will answer them. Questions may be for saving seed, digging and storing bulbs or clearing off your garden for winter. Maybe you have a question about starting plants during the winter or what to grow in our Iowa climate. Come and enjoy dessert and visiting. Merna Thomas will share one of her hobbies as well.

10th anniversary Sac County Quilt-A-Fair begins

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It is time to celebrate the fall season at the Sac County Quilt-A-Fair, which starts Sept. 19 and continues on Sept. 20. 315 quilts have been entered for this 10th anniversary show. All who entered quilts will deliver them to the Sac County Fairgrounds on Tuesday or Wednesday, September 16 or 17 between 1 and 7 p.m. Committee members and volunteers will hang all the entered quilts, then add the finishing touches to the decorations inside and outside. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, at the Sac County Fairgrounds in Sac City. The fairgrounds will be decorated ...

Faith UMC turkey dinner is Wednesday

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HUMBOLDT — Faith United Methodist Church, 107 Fourth St. N., Humboldt, will be hosting its annual turkey dinner from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meal pickup will be drive-through or carry-out only. All tickets will be $15. Dinner tickets are advance sale only and are limited to 650 tickets. There will be two drive-through lanes on the north side of the church and one walk-in carry-out line on the south side of the building. Please enter the north drive-through lanes on Second Avenue North, from the east and heading to the west. Meal delivery will also be available. The menu will ...

Keck — 65 years

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Dennis and Carol Keck, of Fort Dodge, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Wednesday. Cards may be sent to them at 2532 N. 15th Place, Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Their family includes Tom and Sandy Keck, of Omaha, Nebraska; Bob and Brenda Keck of Adel; Mary Oberg, of Fort Dodge; and ...

Harcourt Public Library cornhole tournament is Sept. 27

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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.