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Pauline Ruebel, of Fort Dodge, talks about her late husband Gene, who died from Alzheimer's on June 10, 2025, at the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday morning at Iowa Central Community College. "We had a wonderful life," she said.

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Jenna Sweeney, of Fort Dodge, at left, along with her son, Logan Harrison, 9, and "Rusty" lead off a group of walkers at the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday morning at Iowa Central Community College.

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Mya Gilbert, 14, of Thor, writes a short note in memory of her grandmother, Marlita Bliss, at the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday morning at Iowa Central Community College. Bliss died in 2018 from Alzheimer's.

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Julie Thorson, Friendship Haven CEO, at left, and Erin Hoversten-Majewski, of Webster City, pose for a picture at the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday morning at Iowa Central Community College. Both participated in the walk.

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Noel Majewski, 3, of Webster City, takes a short run with one of the Promise Garden flowers at the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday morning at Iowa Central Community College.

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The morning sun shines through some of the Promise Garden flowers on display at the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday morning at Iowa Central Community College.

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Matt Elsbecker, of Fort Dodge, shares a few thoughts at the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday morning at Iowa Central Community College.

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Participants in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday morning at Iowa Central Community College hold their Promise Garden flowers up in the air to honor those affected by the disease.