MINNEAPOLIS — As a young child dancing at Vicky’s Dance Academy in Gowrie, Bailey Miller realized her passion for performing. Miller, a 2019 graduate of Southeast Valley High School, went on to study dance and performance at Oklahoma City University (OCU) where she focused on tap, jazz, ...
Fifty-one bands from 47 Iowa high schools will take Iowa Central Community College’s Decker Auditorium by storm next week, grooving to jazz standards from Charlie Parker, Benny Goodman, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and more. For the first time in its 12 year history, the Triton Jazz ...
The Historic Ringland-Smeltzer House was once a gathering space for parlor music and piano lessons. This Jan. 16-17, the Smeltzer House will host the nostalgic sounds of the 15th annual Cabaret: A Night of Musical Theatre presented by Stage Door Productions. “This unique event ...
The Fort Museum and Frontier Village welcomes The Whitesidewalls Rock ’n’ Roll Revue from Minneapolis for its annual fundraising event on Saturday, Dec. 28. “Lead singer Dave ‘Swanee’ Swanson and the band are looking very forward to their visit,” said Deborah Davis, Fort Museum ...
HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Community Chorus, directed by Terry Nelson, will be presenting its annual variety show, “For the Love of Music,” on Jan. 31 through Feb.2 at the R. Wesley Carlson Auditorium at the Humboldt High School. Show times are Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 1 and 2 at 2 p.m. ...
OTHO — Otho United Methodist Church, Otho, is holding a soup supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the church. Vegetable beef, chicken noodle, chili and cheesy potato soups will be served for a freewill offering. The church is handicap accessible. To go soup will be available by calling ...
The Fort Dodge Federated Garden Club will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Lion’s Den, 731 Exposition Drive. Will Vaughn, head grower from Smitty’s, will be speaking on new varieties of plants for 2025. Visitors are welcome to come. Members will also be sharing monthly one of their hobbies ...
Community Christian School, 2406 9 1/2 Ave. S, is holding its 40th annual pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. Jan. 25 at the school. Advance tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children and may be purchased by calling CCS at 515-573-3011. Tickets at the door are $10 for adults, $8 for children ...
There aren’t many things worse than unintentionally sliding on the ice. You know it’s going to happen before it does, and that makes it worse. You slip, recombobulate, whirl your arms and adjust, them boom, down you go anyhow. Slipping on ice is not fun, never mind driving on it — ...
Kick Back for Kids car wash fundraiser is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 5 at Optic Ink, 1210 First Ave. N. All proceeds will go to help kids with school supplies.
Fingers on the second, third, and fourth strings. Placed correctly, that’s how you make a chord on the guitar; the joke is that you only need to know three out of five chords to sing country music. Get ‘em right, and you could be a star — unless you’re a woman and then, as in “Her ...
LAKE VIEW —After recently being recognized as Iowa’s 2019 “Outstanding Event” by the Iowa Tourism Office and Travel Federation of Iowa, the Stone Pier Summer Concert Series is once again ready to rock the boats this summer on Black Hawk Lake. In its ninth season, the concert series ...
CARMEL, Ind. — Katelynn E. Anderson and Colin J. Flattery, of Carmel, Indiana, are engaged. A Sept. 28, 2024, wedding is planned. Parents of the couple are Jeff and Renee Anderson, of Carmel, Indiana, and Dan and Roxanne Flattery, of Fort Dodge. Anderson is a graduate of St. Theodore ...
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Heather Kolupailo and Joel Hedeen, both of Bloomington, Minnesota, were married May 26, 2024, at W.A. Frost and Co. in St. Paul, Minnesota. Parents of the couple are Rod and Jamie Steininger, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Larry and Kathy Hedeen, of Fort Dodge. The ...
Mary Callyn (Callie) Herke and Logan James Axne, of Milford, are engaged. Parents of the couple are Douglas and Mary Herke, of Emmetsburg, and Lowell and Kim Axne, formerly of Badger, now of Humboldt. An Oct. 26, 2024, wedding in Graettinger is planned. Herke is a 2012 graduate of Terril ...
Clarice Rossow, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 1, at St Paul Lutheran Church, 400 S. 13th St. Cards may be sent to her at 2713 15th Ave. N., Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Her family includes Dana Rossow, Cory and Kristin ...
Cindy and Gary Vinson, of Fort Dodge, are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today. Their family includes the Rev. Anthony Vinson OSB, of St. Meinrad, Indiana; Sarah and Brent Pritchard, of Iowa City; Angie and Nick Heckart, of Fort Collins, Colorado; and Katie and Andrew Bode, of ...
VINCENT — Delores Dencklau, of Vincent, will celebrate her 95th birthday on Wednesday. Cards may be sent to her at Box 255, Vincent, IA 50594-0255. Her family includes Randy Dencklau, Badger; Renee and Terry Schulz, Duncombe; and daughter-in-law, Sherry Dencklau, Vincent. She has five ...
SOMERS — John D. Erritt, of Somers, will celebrate his 80th birthday on Friday. Cards may be sent to him at 3691 310th St., Somers, IA 50586. His family includes his wife Carole Erritt, of Somers, Monte and Holly Erritt and Tara Erritt. Hehas eight grandchildren. His son, Michael Erritt, ...
IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL BRINKMAN — Kara and Josh Brinkman, Williams, a boy, Hunter Logan Brinkman, born Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. Grandparents are David and Marna Seiser, Williams, and Eddie and Cathy Doughty, Stanhope, and Rob Brinkman, Webster City.
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BILLS — Liz and Coleton Bills, Dayton, a girl, born Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. FAWCETT — Nikki Fawcett, Fort Dodge, a girl, born Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. SAGE — Kayla and Benji Sage, Pomeroy, a boy, born Thursday, Dec. 12, ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BEARDEN — Echo Bearden, Fort Dodge, a girl, born Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. BECKER — Maria and Ben Becker, Fort Dodge, a girl, born Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. DICK — Alyssa and Jacob Dick, Fort Dodge, a girl, born Saturday, Nov. 16, ...
IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL JOHNSON — Justice and Jarrod Johnson, Humboldt, a boy, Nathan Bradley Johnson, born Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. Grandparents are Penny Johnson, Webster City; Craig Johnson, Fort Dodge; Leslie and Aadam Morgan, Belmond; and Frank Holt, Corwith. Great-grandparents are Judy ...
