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A message of thanks

To the editor:

Today, when so many veterans are complaining about care, I have nothing but good to say about the care I have received whenever I have walked into the VA clinic without an appointment. Thank you, Fort Dodge VA, you are top-notch.

I am almost 91 years old and I live at the Villa Cottages Assisted Living. When there was no room at the inn prior, they took me back. I thank them so much. It is a great place to make a second home.

Ex-Sgt. C.L. DeLanoit

Fort Dodge

A message of thanks

To the editor:

I wanted to formally thank the many inmates from both Rockwell City and Fort Dodge that helped out the city of Eagle Grove recently. I think nearly 30 different men helped us over several extremely hot, humid days in picking up branches and large limbs throughout the city. They were responsible for more than a thousand truckloads of branches picked up over a two-week period. Every one of the men was courteous and respectful along with a pretty positive approach to the hard work at hand.

I know these men were not required to do the work but did it on their own. Without their help we would have been working on it for weeks or at least have spent many thousands of dollars for work that we were not covered for.

I know these men are serving time for something they did – but I hope we all can appreciate the times that they have given back. I know many of us in Eagle Grove will not soon forget their act of kindness to a community most of them had probably never known about until they came to help.

A special thanks to their staff as well who helped coordinate the entire project jumping through hoops to help us out.

May God richly bless all of you for what you did in helping out our town.

Thank you men from Fort Dodge and Rockwell City Correction Centers. Stop in and see us when you are able, we will not soon forget your generous act of kindness.

Michael Boyd

City administrator

Eagle Grove

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