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A Look Back

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Stella’s Stories

three things you do that drive your dog nuts

A Boomer’s Story the great guitarists debate

One behalf of the entire 2012 Sweetheart Gala committee, thank you for supporting this years’ event.

You always give us a great story, one that touches people’s hearts and gets them interested in our cause. What a wonderful talent, thank you for that.

With your publicity help, we raised $43,000 for the American Heart Association to fight heart disease and stroke. It’s a very worthy cause, as we both know.

Thank you Anne for Twist & Shout’s continued support. It is greatly appreciated.

With Gratitude, Deb Johnson

Letter to the Editor!

The Fort Dodge Symphony will hold their final concert for the season on Sunday, April 22nd at 3:00 pm at Phillips Middle school. You’ll have the opportunity to hear five great ‘young artists’ perform their selected pieces. Again- some of the area’s greatest talents for you to enjoy. Read more inside.

Dear Twist & Shout,

Happy Easter from Nick and I!

Keep up the good work!

Kerry Coleman

I loved Bill McIntyre’s article in the March issue- especially his mention of the top ten guitarists. Please utube a man name Tommy Emmanuel, who I feel could easily be on the top ten list as well as the ones’ McIntyre mentioned.

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Celebration of the Future

Phillips Middle School

The Karl King Band will perform their April concert on the 15th at Decker Auditorium, Iowa Central Community College. We are so fortunate to have this great musical opportunity- to enjoy throughout the year. Make it a date.

Dear Anne,

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he April Twist & Shout is happy to bring you many great entertaining opportunities. Iowa Central Community College’s “Showcase’ will be held April 19th and 20th and promises to offer something for everyone. There will be selections from the choir, the jazz ensemble and encore singers- as well as the instrumental students. This will be a great entertainment opportunity- for the whole family!

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thursday - april 26th • 7:00 pm Decker Auditorium, Iowa Central Community College Tickets: $15:00 Adults, $10:00 Students Tickets can be purchased at Hy-Vee, Fort Dodge Family Credit Union, Nothwest Bank, Frontier Communications, Webster County Extension Office and at the door.

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KARL KING BAND Austrian operetta, and contributed many popular works during the mid- to late 1800’s.

HEAR THIS! APRIL 2012

This April concert serves as the presentation of the Karl L. King scholarships. Several talented students will audition during the day, and the winners will be announced during the afternoon concert. Winners will be recognized with $500 scholarships to Iowa Central Community College or a $1,000 scholarship to any 4-year Iowa college or university. Providing the funds for these awards are the King Band Scholarship fund, along with Dr. Greg Olson in memory of his parents, the family of the late Steve Helmich, and Peggy and the late Tom Dowd. All persons who audition will be invited to join in playing a march selection with the Band during the concert, and the major scholarship recipient will perform their award-winning solo.

an enjoyable program of band music. Dr. David Klee is the Assistant Conductor and Duane “Oley” Olson is the band’s announcer.

Selections by the band’s namesake, Karl L. King, will include his last published march, “The Home Town Boy”, which was published 50 years ago in 1962, along with “Sells-Floto Triumphal”, the “Whippet Race Galop”, and a ragtime song, “Ragged Rozey”.

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The next performance by the band will be at the traditional Memorial Day ceremonies on Monday, May 28 in North Lawn Cemetery.

The summer series of concerts will again be held each Sunday evening during June and July, beginning on June 10, at the Karl L. King Band Shell in beautiful Oleson Park.

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Who: AWOLNATION What: ELECTRONIC ROCK Album: Megalithic Symphony

Who: WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS What: INDIE ROCK Album: In the Pit of the Stomach

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Other selections on the program include the march, “The Chimes of Liberty” by Richard Franko Goldman, highlights from the popular Broadway musical “West Side Story”, John Philip Sousa ‘s “Easter Monday on the White House Lawn”, and two classical selections, “Entry March of the Boyares” by the Norwegian composer Johann Halvorsen, and “Procession of the Sardar” by the Russian composer Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov. The Band will also present one of Franz von Suppe’s overtures, “The Jolly Robbers”. Born in 1819, he was known as the father of the

RELEASE DATE: MARCH 15, 2011

he third indoor concert for the 2012 winter season by the Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge will be held on Sunday afternoon, April 15, beginning at 3:30 p.m. in the Decker Auditorium on the campus of Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge. There is no admission charge, since these concerts are provided by the City of Fort Dodge for everyone’s enjoyment.

Conductor Jerrold P. Jimmerson has once again planned

Here is a little taste of what the design staff at Twist and Shout is listening to this month...

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Who: TOM WAITS What: ROCK, EXPERIMENTAL Album: Bad as Me

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hey’re coming back! The nationally-known musical group, Vocal Trash, will perform in Fort Dodge on April 26th at 7:00 pm at Decker Auditorium, Iowa Central Community College campus. All proceeds from the event will go towards the “BLAST” after school program at Butler School.

Organizer Cheryl O’Hern is thrilled to have the group coming back to Fort Dodge.

“This group was brought back by popular demand- due to the huge success last summer,” said O’Hern. She said people are still talking about their first ‘Fort Dodge’ performance.

Sponsored by the Fort Dodge Noon Rotary Club, O’Hern said if you have not heard them before, “you won’t believe your ears or eyes, as they perform rap, jazz, Top 40 as well as old favorites, using traditional instruments, fabulous harmonies and a fantastic percussion section made up of trashcans, metal objects, water bottles and other recycled items.”

Vocal Trash will also present a special afternoon program at 2:30 on the 26th for the Butler students that will concentrate on the importance of recycling and how the students can relate to it in their everyday lives.

O’Hern said that people are getting involved a little more this time around; with two teachers doing a couple of fun projects. “The art teacher at the High School, Jillian Knutsen, has a group of students that are taking milk jugs and making an igloo.” She said students will be able to go in the igloo and read to each other-; “this is a great way to teach recycling and combine it with fun learning,” said O’Hern.

She added that the art teacher at Butler school, Chris Rank, is making dinosaurs out of huge recycled cardboard from Mikos & Matt. “She is also putting some cool recycled products on these dinosaurs,” said O’Hearn.

“We took this from a fund-raiser to a whole new level of education, recycling and what the BLAST program does for our community,” said O’Hearn Tickets for the show can be purchased from a noon Rotary member, Hy Vee, Northwest Bank, Webster County Extension Office or Fort Dodge Family Credit Union. Cost is 571-4788

The BLAST PROGRAM Butler ‘Blast’ is an after-school program that allows children to experience what they don’t normally practice during the school day, such as culinary arts, Spanish, physical activity and greater social interaction. It is an acronym meaning “Butler’s Learning After School Time. For 12 years, Sherri Schill has been the coordinator of Blast, and said it is a highly structured and academic after-school program.

The Blast program is available through a 50% grant from the Department of Education, based on the number of children enrolled on free or reduced school lunches. Any other money for the program has had to be raised by 6the community, said Schill.

The program is offered after school until 6 pm each weekday with the help of teachers who give extra time and volunteers who make it all possible. The children arrive at 3:10, have a snack and then begin their home-work, or learn math and reading. “We really stress the learning,” said Schill. “It’s academic enrichment.” She said they find out what homework each teacher assigns every day. She said they strive for a 90% homework completion rate.

In a spring Butler teacher survey, “92% of the BLAST students completed their homework to their teachers’ satisfaction.” Schill said that 92 % of their parents reported being more productive at work during the afternoon hours. She said they had a great year, “we served almost 120 sstudents on a regular basis.”

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The 7:00 pm show promises to be an evening anyone of any age would love. Creator Steve Linder said they are looking forward to coming back to Fort Dodge. “The people there are the best- and to be part of raising money for tjhis important program really fits into our mission, ‘Utilizing music and dance, the universal languages, Vocal Trash crosses all cultural barriers with exciting awareness of all things positive, specifically saving our planet. It’s a natural fit.”

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( in concert ) FORT DODGE SYMPHONY PRESENTS:

Celebration of the Future April 22nd • Phillips Middle School

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he Fort Dodge Area Symphony will hold their annual ‘Young Artist’ concert on Sunday, April 22nd at Phillips Middle School at 3:00 pm.

Several solists selected from the Youth Honors Recital will perform prior to the concert starting at 2:30 pm.

Symphony member Ardella Hein said that the guest conductor will be Dennis Root, Mason City. “He isn’t a stranger to Fort Dodge, as He and his wife Jana have played violin in the Fort Dodge Symphony for more than 20 years,” said Hein. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a major in string education and a Masters degree from the University of Iowa; Root retired from the Mason City Community School in 2011 after 44 years in the system. He is the current conductor of the North Iowa Symphony Orchestra in Mason City.

Esme Wong Su Leei

Root shared that the first of of the ‘Celebration of the Future’ will be like an opera full of magnificent Mozart melodies played by exceptionally talented young artists. The second half will feature the brilliant 1st movement of the Piano Concerto by Mendelssohn and the powerful 1st movement of the cello concerto by Shostakovitch. The symphony will conclude this wonderful concert with the Alla Marcia from the Karelia Suite

by Jean Sibelius. Written for a patriotic historical pageant, this exhilarating march remains one of Sibelius’ most popular works. A fitting end to a fantastic season of music by the Fort Dodge Area Symphony.

Kathryn Tarko

The Students The following students, selected at the young artists auditions on January 21, 2012 will perform with the symphony.

Roberto Gemignani, Piano, a 7th grade student from Gilbert, Iowa who will perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto Nol. 23 in A Major , 1st Movement.

Kathryn Tarko, Cello, is a junior at Drake University, and will perform Shostakovitch’s Cello Concerto No. 1, 1st Movement.

Esme Wong Su Leei, Piano; is a sophomore at Luther College, and will perform Mendelssohn’s Concerto No. 1 in G minor, 1st movement.

Rachel Leeper

Abby Rethwisch, Sporano, is a senior at Simpson College, and will perform Mozart’s Marten aller Acten from Die Entfuhrung avs den Serial.

Rachel Leeper, Bassoon, is a junior at the University of Iowa and will perform Mozart’s Concerto in B for Bassoon & Orchestra, the first movement.

Hein said that the young artists will receive a scholarship from the Eva Paterson Estate in the name of John and Eva Amond.

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string of sold-out shows in the U.S. and Canada have led to the return of everyone’s favorite lovable and wacky handyman - Red Green! His witticisms include: “Remember, you may have to grow old, but you don’t have to mature” “When the going gets tough, switch to power tools” It's time to bring out the flannel shirt, find those suspenders, dig out the duct tape and join Red Green for a famous Possum Lodge meeting!

Our man in flannel and suspenders returns to the U.S. this spring with his one-man Wit & Wisdom Tour. The best-selling humorist and What: Red Green handyman who believes ‘anything is possible Where: Stephens if you use enough duct tape,’ has been enterAuditorium, Ames taining audiences for over 20 years with his When: Wednesday, May 2, popular PBS Television series, “The Red at 7 pm Green Show.” The champion of underachieving men everywhere, Red Green (aka Steve Smith) offers homespun wisdom (“Lower your expectations and live a happier life.”) relationship philosophies (“Women always have the last word in an argument. Anything after that is just the beginning of the next argument.”) and handyman tips (“Never get in between electricity and where it wants to go.”)

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Second Place: Joey Jensen “Jeez..this drinking fountain is DIRTY!” Third Place: Dean Vandivier “Hello operator.. I would like to place a long distance call”

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(A Boomer’s Story) ast month we began a discussion relative to the great guitarists of the Golden Era (1963-75) of pop/rock music. We really came to only two conclusions: 1) greatness is hard to define and; 2) for the most part whatever definition exists is totally subjective. If I like the music produced by a guitarist, to me that musician is great. To you it may be garbage. That, in a nutshell is the entire discourse relative to popular music. I have found over the years, what is popular to me, isn’t that popular to everybody else, and vice versa.

That’s why I am amused when I hear about an album that has been `critically acclaimed.’ That’s a pretty good indication most people either didn’t like it, or have never heard of it. Popular music is not popular because the musicians are great. Popular music is popular, especially today, because it is the most heavily financed and marketed. During the Golden Era (1963-75) these entities often coincided, which is another reason why the era stands out more than any other.

The great musicians then, were in many cases, also the most popular. That hasn’t happened with any regularity in the years since.

With that in mind last month I began this discussion relative to the great guitarists of the era, because the guitar, more than any other instrument, defines rock and roll. Great instrumentalists don’t always become popular, and don’t always make great music. The key then for essential listening, in my opinion, is to combine great talent with tasteful musical choices.

Point being there were lots of great guitar players out there, some who combined originality with a keen ear toward what people might most appreciate, and became solid gold legends of their crowded time period in the 60s and 70s. The remainder of this list of guitar greats from the Golden Era features players who had a distinct and recognizable sound. They also produced terrific (in my opinion) music by knowing when to cut loose and when to back off. And because they are from the pre-video era, they mostly preferred substance over style.

To recap our top 10 from last month, it was Jimi Hendrix, Clarence White, Duane Allman, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Chuck Berry, Jimmy Page, Doc Watson, Keith Richards and Pete Townshend.

The guitar,

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Among the second group highlighted here are super group fixtures like Jerry Garcia, Jorma Kaukonen, George Harrison and Robbie Robertson, session players of significant stature like James Burton and Jesse Ed Davis, slide and bottleneck players who were the best of their generation like Lowell George, Ry Cooder and Bonnie Raitt, blistering rock and roll jam band pioneers like Johnny Winter, Carlos Santana, and Joe Walsh, and those who straddled the gap between country and rock like J.J. Cale, Toy Caldwell, and Neil Young.

The emergence of hard rock bands in the mid to late 60s changed all that.

Suddenly the emphasis shifted from singers to guitarists. Rockers began to incorporate more jazz interplay during live shows. Songs began to stretch from the barely 2 minute variety of the 50s and early 60s to 4 and 5 minutes in duration on albums in the late 60s. Those 4 and 5 minute songs became 10 or 15 minutes long in live settings. The singers weren’t singing for 15 minutes, but the guitarists were jamming for that long. Songs at live shows by the Allman Brothers Band in the early 70s were so long you could go out for a cup of coffee and a sandwich and when you returned they’d still be playing the same song.

When the jams began to extend to that length there was a certain amount of overkill that took place. As great as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Duane Allman or Jerry Garcia were, for instance, there’s a limit to how much greatness your ears can take at any one time.

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Super picker overkill resurfaced in country music in the 80s. The musicians, both acoustic and electric, became so good in support of major acts like Vince Gill and Ricky Skaggs, that Nashville drifted into a bland mess of hyperactive guitars and mandolins.

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There has been a theory tossed around through the years about super picker overkill. When you watch or listen to a group of professionals perform, and they are all performing at a high level, it becomes harder to recognize greatness.

Periods of super picker overkill have occurred occasionally throughout the last 45 years or so in rock, and even new traditionalist and alternative country music.

The first instance came about in the late 60s when major rock bands forced the emphasis in popular music away from the vocalists and onto the instrumentalists. Prior to the mid-60s jam bands didn’t exist. Instrumentalists were subdued and their main purpose was to support, but not get in the way of the featured singers. Vocalists were the stars and they carried popular music throughout the early rock years and the folk years.

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toprockguitarists Mike Bloomfield

Dickey Betts

Lowell George

Jerry Garcia

Neil Young

Innovative lead player for the pioneering Paul Butterfield Blues Band.

The Allman Brothers Band had not one, but two great lead players.

Great slide player in a terrific rock band— Little Feat.

Did you know the Grateful Dead icon was great on banjo and steel guitar too?

At his best when paired with Danny Whitten of Crazy Horse.

Johnny Winter

Jorma Kaukonen

Roger McGuinn

James Burton

Stephen Stills

He was a scorching Texas rocker before ZZ Top and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

The shimmering signature sound of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna

His 12-string Rickenbacker guitar defined the early Byrds.

Terrific lead player worked for Elvis and Gram Parsons among many others.

Underrated guitar star of Buffalo Springfield, CSN and Manassas.

George Harrison

Ry Cooder

Jesse Ed Davis

Mick Taylor

Toy Caldwell

His guitar gently weeps, then the Beatles broke up.

As bottleneck guitarists go, none was better.

Fabulous lead player propped up Leon Russell and Gene Clark among others.

Helped drive the Rolling Stones during the Exile on Main St. glory years.

Chicken pickin’ was his specialty but so were soaring leads for Marshall Tucker Band.

Henry Vestine

Albert King

Carlos Santana

Richard Thompson

Dave Davies

The Sunflower was a blistering force for Canned Heat’s boogie blues.

Less heralded but the equal of B.B. King.

Ferocious Latin rocker still picks it today.

Since 1968 the single most underappreciated greatest talent in rock music.

Brother Ray was better known but Dave’s English grunge drove the Kinks.

The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines will be host to “MEMPHIS”, from April 24th through April 29th.

From the underground dance clubs of 1950’s Memphis, Tennessee, comes a hot new Broadway musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love.

Taj Mahal Sophisticated jazzrooted blues man channeled Howlin’ Wolf and Lightnin’ Hopkins.

J.J. Cale

Bonnie Raitt

Robbie Robertson

After Midnight, Clapton eventually latched on to Cale’s original sound.

The only woman mentioned here, but as tasteful a slide player as anybody on this list.

The Band didn’t favor big solos, but he was tastefully brilliant.

Joe Walsh

Buddy Guy

Syd Barrett

Bill Kirchen

From his raucous James Gang years to the current Eagles.

See B.B. King, Albert King.

I didn’t much like Pink Floyd’s space music, but Barrett was a rock guitar visionary.

Commander Cody’s country swingin’, hard rockin’ lead player.

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Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Memphis, which played pre-Broadway at the La Jolla Playhouse, features a Tony winning book

by Joe DiPietro and a Tony winning original score with music by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan. Directing is Tony nominee Christopher Ashley (Xanadu), and choreography is by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys).

Get ready to experience Broadway’s most exciting new destination- what AP calls “The very essence of what a Broadway musical should be.”

Showtimes are at 7:30 pm, from the 24th of April through the29th; with matinees on Saturday the 28th and Sunday, the 29th.

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Ronnie Wood Speaking of English grunge, reference the original Faces or the current Stones.

Inspired by actual events, MEMPHIS is about a white radio DJ who wants to change the world and a black club singer who is ready for her big break.

Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves- filled with laughter, soaring emotion and roof-raising rock’n’roll.

Friends of SE Ball Set for May 5, 2012 “Welcome” is the word for the 29th Annual Friends of Saint Edmond Ball, scheduled to be held he evening of May 5, 2012 at the Starlite Village in Fort Dodge. Event co-chairs Ben and Tabitha Acree and Keith and Jayne Kolacia have spent the past several months in preparation for the annual celebration of our Catholic school system and are hoping for a wonderful turn out.

Today is a good day

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and the reason for our efforts, our children,” said Jayne Kolacia. “Keith and I are involved because we want to support the system and make a difference in our children’s lives. We feel this is a very good way to give some payback to an outstanding institution. Please join us in our effort!”

The schedule for this years Ball has the doors opening at 5:00 pm, with the buf-

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“If we could have a wish come true, it would be that the Starlite is packed to the rafters on May 5th” said Keith Kolacia. “We will do our utmost to attract our supporters and friends to this years event. It has been our pleasure to work to put this together and we say welcome to you all. Please join us for what’s sure to be a memorable night.”

Co-chair Ben Acree added “This years entertainment is a band from the Des Moines area that Tabitha and I discovered, called “Flipside”. They play a wide variety of music and have become extremely popular in Iowa in the past several years. We hope everyone comes out to see for themselves how good this group is,” said Acree.

The theme for this years event is “Our Children…Our Masterpiece”, a very fitting tribute to the very existence of our school system. “We toyed with several ideas for a theme, all centered around our most precious commodity

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“Flipside” will then play a 45 minute set, stopping for the Live Auction at approximately 7:45 pm. Following the auction, “Flipside” will again play a 45 minute set, followed immediately by our Heads or Tails game, the Car/Tuition Raffle drawing and the presentation of proceeds raised for the event. “Flipside” will then close the evening with a full set of music for dancing, concluding around midnight.

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“Welcome is the word we want to express to all,” added Tabitha Acree.

“We are excited and ready for the Ball.

It is truly a labor of love and for the benefit of our children, our masterpiece. We hope everyone will support us in any way possible. We thank you in advance for your commitment and dedication,” concluded Tabitha.

Tickets are available by calling 9556077 or by stopping by St. Edmond office at 2220 4th Ave North.

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Problems arise, when Veta herself is mistakenly assumed to “Harvey” tells the story of Elwwod P. Dowd who has an be on the verge of lunacy when she explains to doctors that imaginary friend, named “Harvey”, a six and a half foot rab- years of living with Elwoods’ hallucinations have caused her bit. When Elwood begins to introduce Harvey to guests at a to see Harvey as well! society party, his sister, Veta, as seen as much of his eccentric The doctors commit Veta instead of Elwood, but when the truth comes out, the search is on for Elwood and his invisible companion.

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When he shows up at the sanitarium looking for his lost friend Harvey, it seems that the mild-mannered Elwood’s delusion has had a strange influence on more than one of the doctors. Only at the end does Veta realize that maybe Harvey isn’t so bad after all.

Harvey is present through special arrangements with Dramatists Play Service Inc. All tickets are $10, and can be purchased at the box office or by calling 515-832-4456; or by emailing, www.wcctonline.org.

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Stella’s Stories T hree Things You Do That Drive Your Dog Nuts:

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THREE THINGS YOU DO THAT DRIVE YOUR DOG NUTS

• You named her Fifi; she has Juicy Couture sweat suits and sleeps in a $2,000 pink lace bed. Don’t get me wrong – Stella and Max are my kids but, don’t forget Fifi is a dog: it’s in her DNA. She is not a child, or a human being. She needs to play, go on walks, have her belly rubbed and be told ‘no’ when she does something wrong– not have Swarovski crystal embossed barrettes in her fur.

• He needs to be walked and you don’t. Dogs need to be walked.

Period. When they were wolves they migrated hundreds of miles a day, to get to their food source. They ate, slept and began the migration process all over again the next day. Whether you have a 10-pound Chihuahua or a 150- pound Great Dane, he still has that same DNA and still needs to be walked.

• You use words to communicate. (See #1 again if you’ve forgotten Fifi is, in fact, still a dog with dog DNA.) Dogs understand energy, feelings, emotion, and tone of voice. Whether you say “car ride” or “bowel movement” you say it in the same tone, which is why she gets excited, not because she understood the words “car ride.”

To Sleep in the Bed or Not To - That is the Question!

Stella and Max sleep in bed with me. That’s how it’s always been.

However, just because your crazy-dog-lady columnist sleeps with her dogs, doesn’t mean sleeping with your dog is for everyone.

There are pros and cons and rumors and myths to allowing your dog to sleep in bed with you. The biggest myth? That you can’t be the alpha dog and let your dog sleep in bed with you – entirely untrue. You can absolutely remain “alpha status” and enjoy sharing REM with your furry kid.

That being said, there are definitely some advantages to sleeping sans canine.

• Your back and body will thank you. I’ve woken up countless mornings with a crick in my neck, a headache and bags under my eyes because – surprise surprise! – sharing the bed with 150 pounds of dog leaves little room for little me!

• A dog-free bed means a cleaner bed with less dog hair. Enough said.

Some of the pros to allowing your dog to sleep with you?

• The closeness, comfort and cuddling factor.

Why Puppies are Better than Prozac I read a book a while back titled “Puppy Chow is Better than Prozac” and it gave me an idea for this column. In what ways do our furry friends help us during life’s difficult times? (Note: This is not a commentary on antidepressants at all, just a catchy title.)

• When you don’t feel like getting out of bed, you know it will make him happy to go on a walk. He stares at you and whines.

Eventually you give in to his wagging tail. Now you’re out of bed and feel a little better.

• It has been said that dog owners immune systems are stronger because we’re exposed to many more “things” which act as a vaccine. Sharing a bed with your dogs would be a benefit when considering this school of thought.

Ultimately, sleeping with your dog is a personal decision and there is no right answer. One could argue that those of us who sleep with our dogs are completely going against #1 above, in the “Things You Do That Drive Your Dog Nuts” piece. They are, after all, dogs. I’m pretty sure as wolves in the wild; they didn’t sleep on a Tempurpedic.

• She wags her tail every time you look at her. When you feel like no one else is happy to see you, you always know she is.

• He doesn’t care when you burn dinner. He doesn’t care if you have cereal for dinner.

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(A Look Back )LOOKING BACK AT MARTY ROBBINS

COUNTRY & ROCK’S MOST LEGENDARY STORYRELLER PLAYS FORT DODGE

know, you are looking at the title and say, “But, Marty was a country star”. That may be correct for 80% of Marty’s career, but the other 20% of his career, Marty was known as a real rock star.

It was during his early rock years that he came into downtown Fort Dodge, and put on a show that people still talk about to this day.

You can see by that list of hits, Robbins was the king of melding the old west into country and rock.

He continued those hits up with other chart toppers as “Begging To You”, “Ribbon Of Darkness”, “I Walk Alone”, and the incredible “My Woman, My Woman, My Wife”

By Tom Tourville

Marty came into this world in 1925 in his hometown of Glendale, Arizona. At birth, he was known legally as Martin David Robinson, but soon would take on the stage name, Marty Robbins.

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In addition to all the hits, Robbins was an accomplished race driver, and ran in over 35 NASCAR races.

Marty passed in December of 1982, from heart related problems at age 57. Way too young.

Sometimes we forget, how much music history that has taken place in Fort Dodge.

Until Next Month Take Care & Remember The Music

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One has to keep in mind, during the infant years of rock and roll, just about everyone who was anyone, played the Midwest ballroom circuit. This was the case when Marty played our famed Laramar Ballroom in June of 1957, backed by Sioux City’s Don Shaw’s Top 40 Band. Keep in mind, he was on tour in support one of the biggest selling hits of 1957, “A White Sport Coat, & A Pink Carnation”.

Marty found this niche that no other artist was attempting, and that was taking stories of the old west, put them into song that not only country fans loved, as did rock and roll fans.

He followed “El Paso” up with “The Hanging Tree/The Blues Country Style” (Columbia 41325), “Big Iron/Saddle Tramp” (Columbia 41589) “Ballad of The Alamo/A Time & Place For Everything” (Columbia 41809) and “Devil Woman/ April Fool’s Day” (Columbia 42486)

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By 1959, Marty had side stepped carefully the term of “rock star” and started his move to becoming a true county legend. He did this with his Grammy winning. “El Paso/Running Gun” (Columbia 41511).

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In 1957 Marty recorded for Columbia “A White Sport Coat & A Pink Carnation/Grown Up Tears” (Columbia 40864). The record sold over one million copies, and Marty was awarded a gold record for his sales.

He won three Grammy’s, was named as Artist of The Decade by the Academy of Country Music, and inducted into Nashville’s Songwriters Hall Of Fame.

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After his discharge from the Navy, he moved back home and tried his hand at being a singer and guitarist. He was signed to host his own TV show in Phoenix. As a result of this show, Columbia Records signed him to their label.

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At age 17, Marty entered the Navy and served in WWII. While stationed in the Pacific, he decided to learn how to play guitar. His love of music turned to Hawaiian music and with music using old west themes.

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He appeared in such moves as “Hell On Wheels” and “Honkytonk Man” with Clint Eastwood.

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(Acts of Kindness)FIND THE BEAUTY AND JOY I

’ve always used the phrase “Life is Short” but I don’t believe I have ever known this to be so true. Life is short if you are 18 or 88. Slow down, take a deep breath, focus on the three most important things in your life….then make decisions and direction. A lot of things really don’t matter much in our lives. Be sure to take care of the things that do matter.

By Katie Averill

Lisa Beamer (wife of Todd Beamer who said 'Let's Roll!' and helped take down the plane over Pennsylvania that was heading for Washington, DC, back on 9/11) was on Good Morning America and recalled a story.

"I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there.

With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, 'Class is over. I would like to share with all of you a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important. Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It can be taken away at any moment.

Perhaps this is God’s way of telling us that we must make the most out of every single day. Her eyes, beginning to water, she went on, 'So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your

way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice.

'It doesn't have to be something you see, it could be a scent, perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground.

Please look for these things, and cherish them. For, although it may sound trite to some, these things are the "stuff" of life. The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for granted.'

The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and filed out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all overlook."

Take notice of something special you see today. Go barefoot. Walk in the park. Play with a dog. Eat a cyclone and cheese balls for dinner. Tell people that you love them (I LOVE YOU DAD!) Hug. Be Dandy like candy.

“Hells Bells”.

LivE with JOY, Always

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ell the wait is finally over, and The Hunger Games is here. Based on the adapatation of Suzanne Collin's best-selling novel, we are witnessing the biggest film to hit the big screen since Twilight. And on opening weekend- when you've hit 155 million it doesn't get much bigger then this. The mega-monster young-adult trilogy is sure to capture your attention from the beginning and will have you riveted to the very end.

Directed by Gary Ross, the story takes place in the future and revolves around Katniss Everdeen played by Jennifer Lawrence. Katniss along with her Mom and little sister Primrose, live in District 12, a poor mining region where getting by each day is the only thing that matters. Katniss, the expert with her bow and arrow spends her time hunting with friend Gale (Liam Hemsworth). But every year the Reaping takes place.

For ages 12-18 all teenagers are entered into a drawing for both a girl and boy to enter into the Hunger Games, 12 teams, 24 people and one winner. Orchestrated by the Capital, and President Rose (Dondald Sutherland), a televised reality show is shown to all the twelve Disctricts, each having a team represent each district. In order to win the "Games", you must kill all of the other people that are playing. Does this seem a little demented, sure but we are talking ficiton people.

The movie takes off when we are at the reaping, which takes place once a year, and Katniss's little sister is picked for the "Games". But as you can guess, Katniss won't allow this to happen as Primrose is only 12 years old, certainly not capable of defending herself. Katniss volunteers to go into the "Games" in place of Prim and is paired up with a boy named Peeta (Josh Hutcherson).

Together they are whisked away to the Capital where they are prepped, mentored, trained and fed abundantly to prepare for the death match. The amount of time taken for their appearance is not wasted, Cinna (Lenny Kravitz) does his very best to make sure that District 12 is well- represented and no one forgets who they are.

The first half of the movie we witness Katniss and Peeta getting ready for the "Games". Katniss, being the expert in hunting is a top contender. Not to mention, she doesn't have issues speaking her mind or better "showing" the capital her skills. Their mentor Haymitch, (Woodey Harrelson) is the rough soul who once won the games himself, but also someone that sees hope and promise in Katniss and Peeta. Stanley Tucci plays the flambouyant TV host who interviews the contestants as well as televises the games. While watching, we sense a feeling of both past and certainly presesnt with the way they live their lives, and the reality show of everyone viewing this in real-time. One can almost look at this as a mocking at what we view as entertainment in our society today.

THE HUNGER GAMES

Once the 24 kids are let loose it's survival of the fittest.

One will do whatever it takes to stay alive. The "Games" are handled behind the scenes

by Seneca (Wes Bentley), obstacles are thrown in the way and when the players get tired then they better wake up because Seneca is going to make it interesting. Twists and turns keep on coming as the players dwindle, get injured, and do what they can to survive.

For those that haven't read the book, go out and buy it, worth every penny. For this viewer, had I not read the book there are many things that I would have missed. Little things that are actually quite cool that Ross captures. With Collins on board as both a co-screenwriter and executive producer we know the movie won't stray far from the book. And with all films, they never quite match up to the books, but this comes as close as it can get. Ross gets enough of what matters to satisfy the world-wide fans everywhere. And do I even have to mention the cast. It speaks for itself. "Winters Bone" break-out star Jennifer Lawrence is truly Katniss. Beating out many actors for the role, she nails Katniss as if she was born to play it. And with two more books to follow we can be sure to see more of her.

The other most impressive was Harrelson and Kravitz, a great actor and a talented musician holding up their end of the parts like A- List actors. The hype out there on this movie is huge and it hits the bulls-eye dead center. A wonderful spring movie to spice things up!

By Angela Trevino

guest review: I went to go see The Hunger Games with the whole Manson Northwest Webster 6th grade. Even though it had some graphics, it was a very good movie. The reason that we

By Sydney Colshan went was because at the beginning of the year we started the book. As soon as we found out it was being made into a movie, everybody wanted to go see it.

The movie is rated PG-13 If I were a critic I would give it five stars.

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