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 ...
The Christmas season is a perfect time for the team at Brady O’Brien Live to reflect. What started as a local piano prodigy’s dream is now a cherished reality for Brady O’Brien, as the 2022 St. Edmond graduate and his support system celebrate their fifth anniversary with “A Very Merry ...
The holidays will be in full swing at the Historic Phillips Auditorium on Dec. 15 as Shaun Johnson and the Big Band Experience headline a Fort Dodge Fine Arts Association holiday fundraiser performance. Johnson, whom many also know as the Emmy-award winning lead singer of Tonic Sol-fa, will ...
The year was 1949. Paul Franklin, the director of the Fort Dodge Senior High School Orchestra, and around 20 fellow string players thought it would be a good idea to create a community-based string orchestra. The idea turned out to be a very good one, and after nine years of performances, the ...
The Blanden Memorial Art Museum, 920 Third Ave. S., holiday hours will be as follows: Tuesday: closing at noon Wednesday: closed Dec. 27 and 28: open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 1, 2025: closed Regular hours will resume on Jan. 2, 2025.
Operation Ornament presented by Swingin Fore Soldiers is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Laramar Ballroom, 710 First Ave. N. There will be an adult happy hour from 6 to 9 p.m. This Christmas experience will benefit military families. Walk through a parade of trees decorated by local ...
The Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan is making a stop at the Fort Dodge Hy-Vee, 115 S. 29th St., from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. There will be an opportunity to visit Santa and grab a free family photo for the holidays. The event is open to the public and admission is free. Those attending will also ...
WEBSTER CITY — Kendall Young Library will have modified hours throughout the month of December. Dec. 24—25: Closed Dec. 31 — Jan. 1: Closed Please note that there is no programming Dec. 23 to Jan. 3.
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 ...
Tanner and Kinzi Kampen
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 ...
Evelyn Michehl, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate her 90th birthday on Dec. 21. Cards may be sent to her at 1717 Third Ave. N., Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Her family includes Tim Michehl, of Fort Dodge; Terry Michehl, of Fort Dodge; and Michele Michehl, of Ankeny. She has three grandchildren and ...
Dorothy Rogers, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate her 85th birthday on Christmas Day. Cards may be sent to her at 443 Third Street N.W., Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Her family includes Mike Rogers, Cathy Anderson, and Michelle and Bill Dowd. She has 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Her ...
Ronald and Peggy Long, of Fort Dodge, are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today. Cards may be sent to them at 1335 Dodge Circle, Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Their family includes Ronnie Long, of Otho, and Tony Long, of Fort Dodge. They have seven grandchildren and three ...
Linda R. Mericle, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate her 80th birthday on Monday. Her family includes her husband Jim, Cindy and Breck Imhoff, Laurie and Chris Nelson, Jeff Gochee and Stacey Mericle. She has eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Linda R. Brehm was born on Dec. 9, 1944. ...
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 ...
IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL BROWN — McKayla and Richard Brown, of Clarion, a boy, Orion Dean Brown, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. STRUNK — Alison Seiser and Brandon Strunk, of Webster City, a boy, Zandyn Kenneth Joseph Strunk, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Grandparents are Amy Bakken and Bob Seiser, of ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ALLENSWORTH — Kelsie Allensworth, of Fort Dodge, a girl, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. PARKS — Laci Parks, of Otho, a girl, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. RUSCETTA — Chrissy and James Ruscetta, of Fort Dodge, a girl, Saturday, Nov. 2, ...
