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Rusty Fister, of Webster City, watches for a bite as family friend Brandon Griffin, then 6, uses the ice strainer to make a “potion” while participating in the annual Friends of Webster 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 fact a toilet seat painted red during the WC HYPE Chillympics at the Briggs Woods Golf Course.

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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 fire during a controlled prairie burn.

Burning the prairie habitat is an important part of it’s nutrient cycle and is a regular part of the park’s maintenance program.

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Vietnam Vet Steve Greene, of Fort Dodge, salutes after placing a wreath on behalf of the unknown soldiers from the Vietnam War during a ceremony in Oakland Cemetary to honor the unknown from all wars.

The ceremony is organized by the Auxiliary of VFW 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 entrance to 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 mom Staci 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 to Washington D.C. watch the changing of the guard ceremony at 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 potential Jack’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, of Fort Dodge, pilots the vintage outdoor train at the Des Moines River Valley Antique Tractor & Engine Club’s display area on the Webster County Fairgrounds.

Wiggerman said the engine was built by Merle Erickson and that it ran in Oleson Park under steam power from the early 1950’s to the first half of the 1960’s.

The club is the custodian of the engine, cars and track and have been putting it on display for about 10 years. No longer running on steam, the engine is powered by compressed air.

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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 in silent tribute to one of the 58,267 names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Located near the Korean War and Lincoln Memorial, some of the vets on the September Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight made the walk to visit the wall as well.

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