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School delays for Tuesday
February 8, 2010
There is a two-hour delay for Fort Dodge schools on Tuesday.
This includes the Fort Dodge Public, Catholic, Lutheran, Community Christian Schools, and Early Learning Centers. There will be no Transitional Kindergarten.
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FD snow ordinance will be in effect
February 8, 2010
Parking on residential streets in Fort Dodge will be prohibited from 4 a.m. Tuesday until noon Wednesday under a snow and ice removal proclamation issued by Mayor Matt Bemrich.
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Elevate to host an open house
February 8, 2010
By EMILIE NELSON
Messenger staff writer
Children who have been through the foster care, adoption or residential treatment process all have their own unique story to tell, and those who understand it best are likely others...
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Barrus battles snowy Wright County roads
February 8, 2010
CLARION — More seasonal snow means road crews at the state, city, and county levels are busy, and Wright County is no exception, with 28 crew members standing ready.
Bo Barrus is head of the tea.
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Training exercise in FD
February 7, 2010
The sharp cracking sound of rifle fire filled the air as a group of soldiers dashed across the snowy field.
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Aquatic center, power lines on agenda
February 7, 2010
Progress on the new aquatic center will be discussed by the Fort Dodge City Council Monday.
The council will meet at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S.
The $8.
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Many businesses sometimes consider reducing or eliminating marketing budgets during recessionary times. In researching this blog topic, I found some information worth sharing during these tough economic times. It comes from a McGraw Hill study of 600 businesses during the 1981-82 recession. Businesses that maintained or increased their ad spending during this time averaged higher sales growth during the recession and in the following 3 years! By 1985, sales of the businesses that maintained or increased their ad spend during that recession reported sales results 256% over those that had cut back on advertising. In 2001, another study found that aggressive recession advertisers increased market share 2.5 times the average for all businesses in the post-recession. Just some food for thought when planning your advertising budget.
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- 10th Boys' Basketball vs. DM Hoover, here
- 10th Boys' BB vs. DM Hoover, here, 4:45 p.m.
- Duncombe Booster Club Meeting
- ITBS tests
- JV Girls' BB vs. DM Hoover, here
- PMS 7th Boys' BB vs. Johnston, Gold, there, 4:30 p.m.
- PMS 8th Boys' BB vs. Marshalltown, there
- V Boys' BB vs. DM Hoover, here
- V, JV Girls' Bowling vs. Valley, there
- V, JV Wrestling vs. WDM Valley, here
- Varsity Girls' BB vs. DM Hoover, here, 6:15 p.m.
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- 10th Boys' BB vs. Mason City, here
- A-team study Meeting, Cent. Adm. Bldg
- ITBS tests
- JV Girls' BB vs. Mason City, here, 4:45 p.m.
- JV Wrestling vs. CIML JV Invite @ FD, here, 10:00 a.m.
- SH Band ISU Honor Band @ ISU
- V Boys' BB vs. Mason City, here
- V Boys' BB vs. Mason City, here, 7:45 p.m.
- V Girls' BB vs. Mason City, here
- V WR vs. CIML V Invite @ SE Polk
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- JV Girls' BB vs. Urbandale, there
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- PMS 8th Boys' BB vs. Waukee, there, 4:30 p.m.
- V Boys' BB vs. Urbandale, there
- V Girls' BB vs. Urbandale, there
- V, JV Girls' Bowling vs. DM Roosevelt, there, 4:00 p.m.
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