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Rusty Fister, of Webster City,watches for abite as familyfriend BrandonGriffin, then 6,uses the icestrainer tomake a “po-tion” whileparticipating inthe annualFriends ofWebster County Ice Fishing Tournament on Badger Lake in John F.Kennedy Park.

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Tyler Abens, of Webster City,

tosses what is in facta toilet seat painted

red during the WC HYPE Chillympicsat the Briggs Woods

Golf Course. The stakes wereplungers set into

the snow.

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Tim Gailey, with Midwest Construction Services,

works on removing a plaster pilaster from the wall of the former

St. Joseph Catholic Church in Duncombe. Crews hoped to be able

to save them for reuse. The painted/stained glass window

at left was yet to be removed. The entire building was

demolished a few days later.

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Brian Laughlin, an AmeriCorps worker with the Seed Harvest Group at Brushy

Creek State Recreation Area, lights an area of the park on fireduring a controlled prairie burn.Burning the prairie habitat is an

important part of it’s nutrient cycleand is a regular part of the park’s

maintenance program.

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Vietnam Vet Steve Greene, of Fort Dodge,salutes after placinga wreath on behalfof the unknown soldiers from theVietnam War during a ceremonyin OaklandCemetary to honorthe unknown fromall wars. The ceremony is organized by the Auxiliary ofVFW post 1856.

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Hannah Zinnel, 10, left, and her friend Natalie Nordstrom, 11, both of Fort Dodge, share a float during the summers first Flick and Float at the Rosedale Rapids Aquatic Center. Guests could float or relax on lawn chairs while watching The Twillight Saga movie Eclipse. The center held several more of the evenings during the summer along with several Movies on the Monster at the Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex.

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Rick Williams,manager of the Webster County Fairgrounds, adds the

event of the day to the sign at the entranceto the grounds. Updating the sign is a daily

task for him during the fair.

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Ava Bulten, 5, of Fort Dodge, gets a kiss on the forehead from her momStaci as the pair watch the Fort Dodge based band Vinyl perform during opening ceremonies for the 28th Badger Lake Dragon Boat Bash in John F. Kennedy Memorial Park

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Members of the Brushy Creek Area Chapter Honor Flight toWashington D.C. watch the changing of the guard ceremonyat the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. This was the fifth and final honor flight from the area.

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The Community Orchard’s Pumpkin Cruiser, a vintage truck modified to transport visitors to the pumpkin patch,

brings another group out to search for their perfect potentialJack’0’Lantern during the annual Applefest. For many visitors, making sure they ride the orange truck is part of the tradition.

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Fort Dodge Senior High School junior Sarah Holm demonstrates her voting technique

during a mock election held at the school.

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Framed by an illuminated snowflake hanging from a tree in the yard, the Christmas display of Tom and Linda Donner at 1579 Nelson Ave. N. can be seen by travelers on their way to visit the Lights at Kennedy Park. The coned shaped blue display in the front plays music and flashes to the tune.

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Jim Wiggerman, ofFort Dodge, pilotsthe vintage outdoortrain at the DesMoines River ValleyAntique Tractor &Engine Club’s display area on theWebster CountyFairgrounds. Wiggerman saidthe engine wasbuilt by Merle Er-ickson and that itran in Oleson Parkunder steam powerfrom the early1950’s to the firsthalf of the 1960’s.The club is the custodian of the engine, cars andtrack and havebeen putting it ondisplay for about10 years. Nolonger running onsteam, the engineis powered bycompressed air.

Ethan Schittjer, then 7, of Fort Dodge,

practices his salute as members of the

Army Reserve 875th Replacement Company

arrive home from a one-year

deployment at Fort Benning, Ga.

A bouquet of yellow roses lay insilent tribute to one of the 58,267 names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Located near the Korean War andLincoln Memorial, some of the vetson the September Brushy CreekArea Honor Flight made the walkto visit the wall as well.

While a group of volunteers cleaned up their pen,the geese at the Oleson Park Zoo lined up alongthe shore in a formation that when combined with their reflection, ends up egg shaped, perhaps the ultimate goose egg.