As founder of Nebraska Furniture Mart, her business story “has no parallel,” said the legendary Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha. She was born in 1893 in present-day Belarus and journeyed to the United States in 1917, first to Seattle and then to Fort Dodge and then to Omaha where in ...
National 4-H Week, which begins Sunday and concludes Saturday, is a good time to celebrate the enormous contributions 4-H makes to our community and nation. It's hard to imagine anyone in Iowa who doesn't know a bit about 4-H, but this week is an appropriate occasion to reflect on the important contribution this organization makes by helping young people develop skills and values that will serve them well for a lifetime. I4-H got its start in Iowa in 1901. Today it is the largest youth-development program in the state. About one-quarter of the state's young folks are involved in 4-H. ...
The late Rev. Al Henderson had a habit of wrapping up conversations by saying, "Carry on." Residents of Fort Dodge and Webster County are being asked to spend Friday carrying on Henderson's legacy of support and compassion on what has been named Pay It Forward Friday. Doing so will not require some big elaborate action, according to organizers of the event. Small gestures of kindness can make a huge difference, also. Henderson, who was killed on Oct. 2, 2019 — exactly one year before the inaugural Pay It Forward Friday — was the pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fort Dodge. ...
Nobody knows exactly how long humans have cultivated the soybean, but agricultural historians seem quite certain its domestication as a crop in China dates back three millennia. There are actually Chinese records documenting soybean growth as far back as the 11th century. There is some disagreement about who first introduced soybeans into North America, but researchers seem to agree that by the 1760s, soybean seed had reached Georgia. Whatever the origin, few would dispute that in the 21st century, soybean cultivation is important to the world as a food source and a great deal more. ...
Area residents will soon have the opportunity to enjoy good food and live music as a way to support the training of the next generation of local electricians. At the root of the effort is the remarkable grit of a Fort Dodge woman determined to see that something good would come out of the tragic death of her son. That woman is Donna Smith. Her son, Landon Smith, was an electrical technologies student at Iowa Central Community College when he died in a 2020 motorcycle crash. At the time of his death, the COVID pandemic was disrupting just about every aspect of life. One result was ...
To the editor: I wish to share an experience I had while shopping for groceries at Walmart this past Tuesday morning, Sept. 22. As I was checking out with a clerk, my credit card would not work in the machine. I did not have any cash or checks to pay for it. The young lady behind me spoke up and told the clerk she would pay for it in her checking out. I was so surprised and thanked her, but was in a hurry to meet our bus. I took the cart of groceries and left the store. I was so surprised and thankful. I want her to know I intend to give an equal amount to a local charity. Carol ...
