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Dustin Brown, of Fort Dodge, is almostlost in the falling snow as he takes hisdogs for a walk along Third AvenueSouth. From left, Junior, Sasha andBuddy take the snow in stride.
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Fort Dodge Mayor Matt Bemrichholds up Chubbers the
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The daffodils are in full bloom at The Ringland SmeltzerHouse at the corner of Second Avenue South and South12th Street in Fort Dodge. Many of the trees and other flowers were blooming there as well. The many flowers and trees at the historic home always make for a colorful spring.
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Volunteer Cindy Garrett, of Fort Dodge,tosses another handful of candy ontothe field at Dodger Stadium just beforethe start of the annual Moose LodgeEaster Egg Hunt.
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Elijah Eslick, 2, of Clinton, tries to get into hisgreat uncle’s 1956 Ford Thunderbird at the
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Artist Roger Feldhans displays a tie dye tapestry he made in front of the Blanden
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Freshly crowned 2012 Webster County Fair King Aaron Martin demonstrates his might by picking up his Queen, Nichole Licht, as they
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Fort Dodge Police Sgt. Chuck Guthrie goes down firing andfighting during an active shooter drill at St. Edmond CatholicSchool. During the training scenario, which involved schoolstaff as well, Guthrie portrayed an officer shot while trying toapprehend the shooter whose looming shadow is at left. Thespecial blank firing guns used eject their fire and smoke upwards for safety.
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Fort Dodge Senior High School Marching Band drummajor Alex Maas watches as her band moves off the
practice field and into Dodger Stadium for the ninth annual North Central Iowa Marching Band Clinic and
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Performer Kelly Reynolds, of Hampton, shows off the skill of her horseEl Gato as he sits in a bean bag chair. El Gato is far from a one-trickpony; he also dances. They performed at the annual Pumpkins andPonies event near Humboldt.
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Demonstrating their almost perfectly synchronized running pace and style,twins Faith and Gracy Meyer, of ruralPocahontas County, finish their run at
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Jayden Wibholm, of Stratford, contemplates his role as a Star Boy
during the St. Lucia Festival of Lightsin the Stratford Lutheran Church. TheSwedish Christmas celebration is an
annual tradition.
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Lisa Flaherty votes with one hand and holds her son, Noah’s, hand with the other asshe cast her ballot at Cooper Elementary School.
Kim Motl, center, and her grand-niece, Jaedyn Condon, 10, listen as Vice PresidentJoe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at the Fort Museum Opera House. About475 people attended the event.
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Tim Engstrom, of Albert Lea, Minn.,sinks the disc on the fifth hole during
a round of disc golf in Snell-Crawford Park.
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The Bohemion Hall, located a few miles of FortDodge, erupted in flames and burned to theground. Several fire departments fought theblaze through most of the night. The remains ofthe historic building were torn down.
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Construction crews move prefabricated floorsections into place at Friendship Haven. Work
on the new apartment building and health center was ahead of schedule.