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Puppy Mill Rescue -- Part 1

We participated in our first puppy mill rescue on Wednesday. Since so many of you have been so generous with your help and support in the wake of the rescue, I thought I would share my experience with you.

I got a call about 10 a.m. from Jerry Dominachek, the Executive Director of the Humane Soci

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Added by Humane Society of No. Central IA on March 20, 2010 at 7:38am — No Comments

VHS to DVD Transfer

We receive several calls a day about VHS to DVD transfers. The main concern is noticeable blurring of video on the tape while viewing. The reason for this is the shelf life of a VHS tape, it was never meant to be a permanent recordable media. Average life of a VHS tape is about 10 years before the tape begins aging, depending on the storage quality and usage. There are so many of us th

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Added by Memories in Motion LLC on March 17, 2010 at 4:50pm — No Comments

Minnesota Twins, 2010 Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinic

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Fort Dodge Baseball Association for securing the Minnesota Twins, 2010 Play Ball! MinnesotaYouth Clinic for April 10^th, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rogers Sports Complex. This free baseball and softball clinic will provide an opportunity for boys and girls from the region to enhance thei

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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on March 17, 2010 at 11:56am — No Comments

Hy-Vee Weekly Ads (3/17 - 3/23/10) and Healthy Bites

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Added by Hy-Vee, Fort Dodge on March 17, 2010 at 11:04am — No Comments

Flood Deja Vu: North Dakota flooding most likely means Iowa is next

Since 1993, I've always looked to the north to see what's going on up there to predict our future along the Des Moines River. Folks, it don't look good.

FLOOD UPDATE: Fargo seeks another strong flood volunteer turnout, con… Continue

Added by Bill Grady on March 17, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Video: Ice jams on the Des Moines River worsen flood concerns for this week

The combination of recent rain and melting snow has brought many streams and rivers out of their banks across the central and northern Plains. Drier weather will grace these areas in the upcoming days, but flooding problems will remain.

The flooded areas across the Plains will not be entirely dry the ne… Continue

Added by Bill Grady on March 14, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

If you knew the Joslins..........reply!!!

My name is Joanie Joslin. My father Rev. Kenneth Joslin and Mother, Sis. Frances Joslin, pastored the United Pentecostal Church in Fort Dodge in the 70's! Please, if you knew us contact me. We are searching for ex members we want to find. Chadas, Dundeis, Nielsons, Woods, Shephards and more. If you know us or someone who knew us please feel free to email me at..... joaniejoslin@yahoo.com

Thanks so much, Joanie

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Added by Joanie Joslin on March 13, 2010 at 11:49am — No Comments

Video: How to replace a sump pump

Few household sounds get my attention like the constant running of the sump pump.

It gets my attention because I know if it's running continuously, we're getting a lot of rain, or like today, a lot of rain and snow melt.

Once it reaches the "constant operation stage", I make sure that I… Continue

Added by Bill Grady on March 11, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

Hy-Vee Weekly Ads (3/10 - 3/16/10) and Healthy Bites

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Added by Hy-Vee, Fort Dodge on March 10, 2010 at 11:55am — No Comments

March's Events

. Here a few events for you to enjoy in March.

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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on March 10, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

Get your tickets today for the Hy-Vee/JDRF $500 Grocery Giveaway

Join Us In Helping To Find a Cure! MARCH 3 - MARCH 20, 2010

$500 GROCERY GIVEAWAY

Hy-Vee will award ten $25.00 winners and five $50.00 winners on Saturday, March 20th.

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Added by Hy-Vee, Fort Dodge on March 9, 2010 at 10:13am — No Comments

Shellabration does it up big with Grand Funk Railroad and Night Ranger

It's officially going to be another great Shellabration as Night Ranger and Grand Funk Railroad will be in Fort Dodge on July 3rd, 2010 at the Rogers Sports Complex.

Grand Funk Railroad put on a great show the last time they were in Fort Dodge. The Grand Funk show in 2001 at Badger Lake was hugely… Continue

Added by Bill Grady on March 8, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

If disaster strikes, will your pets be safe?

Have you made plans for your pets in case of a natural disaster? If there's a fire in your home, will the fire department know there are pets inside? If you have to evacuate due to flood, power outage or other disaster, do you have a place for your pets to go?

Most of us would probably answer "no" to the above questions. Many of us, according to studies done by the Ohio State University, also say we would refuse to evacuate without our pets (28%… Continue

Added by Humane Society of No. Central IA on March 7, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Catching Up With News!

The New Year has brought us wonderful opportunities.

Mike Craig with Millennium Ministries For Christ and his team returned from Nicaragua recently and asked us to put together a photo montage with voiceover/music to post on their website. You can check it out at

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Added by Memories in Motion LLC on March 5, 2010 at 11:05am — No Comments

Video: Webster County Gaming announces partnership for proposed casino

Webster County Gaming announced on Wednesday that they have selected Peninsula Gaming of Dubuque as the operating partner in the proposed casino for the area.

During the press conference held at the Best Western Starlite, the local organization announced that they had selected Peninsula… Continue

Added by Bill Grady on March 4, 2010 at 7:56am — No Comments

Hy-Vee Weekly Ads (3/3 - 3/9/10) and Healthy Bites

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Added by Hy-Vee, Fort Dodge on March 3, 2010 at 10:22am — No Comments

Scooped! Part Two....Mystery solved, but the times they are a-changin'

If you've ever wondered how the local paper continues to be scooped on the big stories, especially on the weekend, here's an insight to why that seems to be happening.

First of all some background. Like most web sites that want to promote themselves, we use Facebook on a regular basis t… Continue

Added by Bill Grady on March 1, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Scooped! Des Moines TV and local website beats The Messenger on big story AGAIN!

The Mineral City Mill & Grill in Fort Dodge was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning.

Firefighters were called to the restaurant at 2621 5th Ave. S. when a cleaning crew spotted the fire at about 3:30 a.m.

Capt. Mitch Sells said when they arrived, flames were shooting out of… Continue

Added by Bill Grady on February 28, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Seasons

Sitting here on a Sunday morning trying to think of WHY I live in Iowa, and WHAT do I like about Winter. This late in the game of Winter - it is becoming more and more difficult to find why I SHOULD like this season. So, today I am going to count my blessings of winter.

A warm cup of coffee tastes especially great on a chilly winter morning.

There are few things more comforting than curling up under a blanket with a good book.

Fires, I love the glow and warmth of a firepl

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Added by Cari Feldmann on February 28, 2010 at 9:23am — No Comments

Why We Love Dogs

The Humane Society’s second annual “Fur Ball” is coming up on March 27, and we thought it would be fun to do a video retrospective of all the animals adopted from the shelter in 2009. So, we asked those of you who gave a forever home to one of our pets last year to send us pictures.

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Added by Humane Society of No. Central IA on February 25, 2010 at 8:09am — No Comments