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Kim Abel Hiveley

Remembering And Looking Back As A Kid 15 Replies

Started by Kim Abel Hiveley. Last reply by Joanie Joslin Mar 15.

Bill Grady

Local Bands and Record Albums 10 Replies

Started by Bill Grady. Last reply by Mike Peterson Sep. 15, 2009.

Deanna Rohrer

Do you remember??? 2 Replies

Started by Deanna Rohrer. Last reply by Deanna Rohrer Aug. 28, 2009.

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Joanie Joslin Comment by Joanie Joslin on March 13, 2010 at MyFortDodge.com
OMG! I can't believe i found this! I grew up in Fort Dodge and later moved to missouri! Oh how i miss Fort Dodge! My dad pastored achurch there and I am trying to find people I knew from there. His name was Kenneth Joslin. By the way, my name is Joanie Joslin and if you knew me........HELLO!!!! We used to eat at the pancake House all the time but some of my fondest memories were at Oleson Park. O to be a kid in Fort Dodge again!!!!!
Roberta West Comment by Roberta West on January 19, 2010 at MyFortDodge.com
Steelman's Roller Rink! I think I lived there Friday's and/or Saturday nights from the age of 12. All Skate. Reverse Skate. Coldest bottled soda I ever had. And I still have my Chicago Roll Rights - changed the wheels out when I moved to Southern California and skated on Venice Beach - my shoe size never changed from the age of 12. I still have my skates.
Marvin R. Mattfeld Comment by Marvin R. Mattfeld on January 12, 2010 at MyFortDodge.com
Hi Jaci,

How are you? My usually infallible memory is not serving me well. I am unsure whether it was Tom or Jerry(?) Higgins who was in FDCC 1960 - 1961. Whichever it was also went to the University of Northern Iowa in 1962.

My recollection is that Ford Hopkins was on the corner of 9th Street and Central Ave., on the northwest corner of the intersection. I think Kresge was located on the southeast corner of 8th Street and Central Ave. Was there another 5 and dime on Central ave., (McClelland's perhaps or a Woolworth's).

Any help you can give me on Higgins would be appreciated.
Jaci (Armstrong) Pardun Comment by Jaci (Armstrong) Pardun on January 12, 2010 at MyFortDodge.com
Kresge's across from Ford Hopkins had a soda fountain. Also an automated donut machine. Pretty neat for the "olden days"! That photo of Defoe Motors brings back memories. Karen was one of my friends. She has passed.
Jaci (Armstrong) Pardun Comment by Jaci (Armstrong) Pardun on January 12, 2010 at MyFortDodge.com
I can find out about Tom Higgins.
Marvin R. Mattfeld Comment by Marvin R. Mattfeld on January 8, 2010 at MyFortDodge.com
Does anyone have any information on Tom Higgins or Bob Flessner?
Russell Williams Comment by Russell Williams on October 28, 2009 at MyFortDodge.com
Steve the Disco you were talking about was the Runway.
Russell Williams Comment by Russell Williams on October 28, 2009 at MyFortDodge.com
Look at this photo I took to day!
Russell Williams Comment by Russell Williams on October 28, 2009 at MyFortDodge.com

Steve Williams Comment by Steve Williams on October 10, 2009 at MyFortDodge.com
Bert...that was awesome...with almost everything you wrote I could picture it in my mind...lol One of the drug stores downtown that had a soda fountain was Dick's Drug. Curt Johnson's dad bought that store around 1974...and Curt and I both worked there...we delivered prescriptions when we got our license...I really miss Dirty Nellie's grinders and pizza..I can't remember the name of the disco..where I made a fool of myself many weekends...but I do remember the smaller lounge in the same building was called Rain Forest. Thanks for the memories...Have a good one..
 

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Bill Grady Kim Abel Hiveley Bob Wood Mike Peterson Russell Williams Steve Williams Pat Powers Jaci (Armstrong) Pardun Greg Partello Dean Tilton Deanna Rohrer Joanie Joslin Marvin R. Mattfeld Drew A. Durigan Betty (Zenor) Pannick Donnaloy Cochran Weston duane Crook Strode Sandy Files Bert Nelson Gary Crouse Mark Bradley Jim Carpenter Dave Prelip Roger Netz Tammy Michelle (Sells) York Kim (Larson) Burtt Kim Peterson/Mcfadden Douglas Trusty Chuck Trusty
 
 

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