FD Alzheimer’s walk raised $15K

October 12, 2023

Those who took a walk Saturday morning to help defeat Alzheimer’s disease raised about $15,000, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. About 100 people participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Fort Dodge Middle School, 800 N. 32nd St. The walk’s top team was Team Millie, led by Kelley Niblett. It raised more than $2,800 in memory of Niblett’s mother and uncle who both died of the disease. Team Ryan Kent Edward Jones raised more than $1,800. Team Memory Avengers, led by Myndi Grimsley, raised $770 in memory of loved ones she has lost to the disease. Kelly ...

Ribbon-cutting set for Baby Box

October 11, 2023

The installation of a Safe Haven Baby Box at the Fort Dodge firehouse will be marked Thursday with a ribbon-cutting. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the firehouse, 1515 Central Ave. A Safe Haven Baby Box allows for the legal, safe and anonymous surrender of an infant under the state’s new Safe Haven law. On-street parking will be available on Central Avenue. The intersection of Central Avenue and 15th Street will be closed for the event.

Registration deadline for Extension’s fermentation workshop is Friday

October 10, 2023

Learn all the basics of small batch fermentation and making sauerkraut at a food preservation workshop on Oct. 17. The workshop offered at the Webster County Extension and Outreach office in Fort Dodge is part of ISU Extension and Outreach’s Preserve the Taste of Summer program. Holly VanHeel, a human sciences specialist in food and health with ISU Extension and Outreach, will lead the hands-on workshop. Participants will: • Learn the history of fermentation. • Become familiar with a variety of fermented vegetables. • Learn how to do small batch fermentation in a mason ...

Meals on Wheels trivia night is set for Saturday

October 10, 2023

The Meals on Wheels trivia night is Saturday at the Laramar Ballroom, 710 First Ave. N. Doors open at 6 p.m. with trivia beginning at 7 p.m. There will be silent and live auctions. Tickets are $50 per person, including heavy appetizers. To register or for more information, email info@mealsonwheelsfd.com or call 515-570-0965. Pay with Venmo: @MealsOnWheels-Fort Dodge.

Daybreak Rotary chili and cinnamon roll supper Saturday

October 10, 2023

Daybreak Rotary will hold a bowl of chili and jumbo cinnamon roll supper from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Fifth Ave. N. Tickets are $10 per person. Call 515-570-8936 for tickets. The supper is drive-thru only. Proceeds are donated back into the community.

First UMC Manna Meal Saturday

October 10, 2023

First United Methodist Church, 1002 First Ave. N., is hosting a free Manna Meal at 5 p.m. Saturday at the church. There will be a baked potato bar and bingo.