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by dawn bliss Classic rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd headline the annual Shellabration concert Aug. 1 at Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex.

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by dawn bliss The Northern Lights will illuminate an exploration of the spectrum of love when Hawkeye Community Theater presents “Almost Maine,” a unique and mystical romance.

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The 13th Annual Tour of Gardens, sponsored by the Fort Dodge Federated Garden Club, will be July 5.

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Southern rock icons take the stage at Shellabration

by Dawn Bliss

dbliss@messengernews.net

Classic rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd provided the anthems for generations of youthful escapades. Now, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band will revive the free spirit of those moments when they headline the annual Shellabration concert Aug.1 at Rogers Sports Complex.

“Personally, I always think of summer when I hear them,” said Jim Reed, Shellabration president. “I think of Twin Lakes and all the time we spent as kids at my folks’ cabin.”

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Signing Lynyrd Skynyrd to perform represents a milestone for Shellabration, Reed said. The nonprofit organization and its reputation have progressed to the point that it can draw big names with legendary reputations. Of course, that means more money is in play. This year was the first time the organization agreed to spend what ultimately will amount to $225,000 in production costs.

“It’s the next step up that budgetary ladder to grow the event for Fort Dodge,” Reed said. “Even though on paper that sum is daunting, the demand is there to support it. Fort Dodge loves its clasDodge loves its sic rock, and more importantly, Fort and more importantly, Dodge loves its southern rock.”

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Tickets sales have been at the second highest pace of demand since the annual musical event began, he said.

The all-time highest record sales of tickets was for the Beach Boys, followed by Styx. Reed expects even better results with the southern rock icons.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd is best known for its iconic rock anthems of “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Free Bird,” but other wellknown classics include “What’s Your Name,” “Gimme Three Steps,” “Saturday Night Special,” “Call Me the Breeze,” “Tuesday’s Gone” and “That Smell.” In fact, the band has a catalog of more than 60 albums and recently recorded a new studio album titled “Last of a Dying Breed.”

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“We have goal of getting 6,000 for attendance,” he said. “It’s not unrealistic considering we hit 5,500 for REO Speedwagon and Styx. I am comfortable saying we will break 6,000 for the first time this year, weather depending.”

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Due to magnitude of the event, Shellabration has been moved to the Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex rather than staging it at Karl King Bandshell in Oleson Park.

“Fort Dodge is blessed with multiple venues,” Reed said.

“You have Kennedy Park with its beach and lake setting, and you have Oleson Park with its history and woods, but the choice of Rogers Sports Complex was based on size of the production. The complex provides the space, flexibility and infrastructure for crowd safety, as well as for the semitrucks and buses with the band.”

Shellabration remains committed to the King bandshell after which it takes its name, he said. In fact, the organization will return its focus to the bandshell with Oktoberfest on Sept.

27. That concert will feature Hairball, a 1980’s rock tribute band.

Tickets for Shellabration are $36 increasing to $45 beginning July 21. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketweb.com or by phone at (866) 468-3401.

Tickets can also be purchased at Citizens Community Credit Union, 2012 First Ave. S.; CSBank, 130 N. 29th St.; First American Bank, 1207 Central Ave.; Fort Frenzy, 3232 1st Ave. S.; Great Western Bank, 825 Central Ave. or 201 S. 25th Street; Hy-Vee Drugstore, 214 S 25th St.; Hy-Vee, 115 S. 29th St.; Northwest Bank, 10 N. 29th St.; Wells Fargo, 406 S. 25th St.; and Wells Fargo, 822 Central Ave. Children 12 years older and under are admitted free and all tickets are general admission with festival style seating.

infobox: Shellabration WHEN: Aug. 1 WHERE: Rogers Sports Complex, Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

Music begins at 6 p.m.

Opening performers are Drake White and The Big Fire, a county band from Alabama, and Planet Rock, a local Fort Dodge trio.

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A Unique Love Story Hawkeye Community Theatre to present Almost Maine

by Dawn Bliss dbliss@messengernews.net

The Northern Lights will illuminate an exploration of the spectrum of love when Hawkeye Community Theatre presents “Almost Maine,” a unique and mystical romance.

“It’s a lot of fun and truly a delightful show,” said director Katie Buchhooz.

“Almost Maine” is a play by John Cariani that highlights the love lives of the residents of Almost, Maine, a town so far north that it’s almost in Canada. It is also almost a town… though not quite. The people living there never got around to officially organizing the community.

Anyway, one cold winter night, the residents of Almost allow glimpses into their long-lasting unions, budding romances and deteriorating relationships.

“The people of Almost are genuine,” Buchhooz said.“It's a real play where they are dealing with real feelings. They’re dealing with one of the toughest feelings to deal with – love.”

“This is going to provide a unique glimpse for audiences,” Buchhooz said. “Normally, they follow the same characters throughout the entire production, but with this play they will have just 10 minutes to follow and invest in the characters before they change.”

Also, unlike what audiences have come to expect, exchanges between the characters within the vingettes are sometimes openended, leaving the audience without a neat and tidy ending to the situation. Buchhooz said she hopes this will provide a bit of suspense and set the story up for a slight twist that makes it mystical.

The unusual structure of the story will also challenge the cast, she said. The cast includes four people but they will be playing differing characters in each scene.

“They will get to try on a new hat every 10 minutes,” she said.

Showtimes for “Almost Maine” will be 7 p.m.

Aug. 12-16 with a 2 p.m matinee on Aug. 17.

Tickets are $10.

The script is different than what most theatergoers have come to expect, she added. The storyline is presented in eight vingettes rather than a continous thread of scenes.

infobox: Almost Maine WHEN: 7 p.m. Aug. 12-16; 2 p.m. Aug. 17 WHERE: Hawkeye Community Theatre, 521 N. 12th St. Tickets: $10

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Desiring the Arts Festival 2014 The 2014 Desiring the Arts Festival will be held Aug. 21-23 at McSweeny’s School of the Performing Arts.

The festival will feature Broadway hits, operatic selections, Vietnamese folk/pop/classical songs; original works, rock songs, contemporary Broadway songs; fashion, art, photography exhibits.

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People can connect with Desiring the Arts Festival on Facebook for updates and additions to the lineup for the festival.

On Aug. 23, there will be master classes and workshops for singing, acting, fashion design, photography, art; fashion, art, photography exhibits. There will be a sign-up sheet at the first two days of the festival for anyone who would like to participate in any of the master classes and workshops. Anyone with a ticket is welcome to attend and/or participate.

Performances and displays by Sean Buhr* (singer/actor from New York City), Bich Van (singer/actress from Los Angeles), Michelle HavlikJergens (pianist from Webster City), Katy Bird* (fashion designer from Kansas City), Vanessa Russell* (artist from Minneapolis), Alex Trevino* (bassist from Boston), Leah McIntire-

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garden tour July 5 The 13th Annual Tour of Gardens, sponsored

color, and a child’s playhouse; a garden fea-

by the Fort Dodge Federated Garden Club,

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will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 5. The tour

whimsical statues, and a model railroad; and

includes eight gardens. Tickets may be pur-

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the first garden, 2713 21st Ave. N. Adult tickets are $10. Children’s admission is free, if the children are accompanied by a parent.

In the various gardens, visitors will see: a compact perennial and vegetable garden with welcoming front and back decks and a fire pit; garden developed from nothing over 39 years, now including evergreens, borders surrounding the house, unique containers, islands, and

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Her garden will be featured in the 13th annual Tour of Gardens in Fort Dodge on July 5.

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OPENS JULY 10 AT WEBSTER CITY COMMUNITY THEATRE Romance between unlikely couples fuels the humor behind the Webster City Community Theatre production of the gambling-themed musical “Guys and Dolls.”

Guiding the cast are Wil Groves, director; Cathy Olson, assistant director; Ann Sherve-Ose, music director; and Mara Borer and Hannah Fritz, choreographers.

The latest WCCT production opens July 10 for eight performances: July 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 18 at 7:00 pm and July 13 and 20 at 2:00 pm. All tickets are only $10 and available by calling 832-4456 or online at www.wcctonline.org.

Tickets may also be available one hour prior to curtain.

Guys and Dolls is populated with an assortment of gamblers, chorus girls, mission band members, tourists, con men, hucksters and other denizens of the New York City street scene. Cast members are: Peter Almstalden, Gemma Borer, Gianna Borer, Mara Borer, Maren Borer, Hannah Fritz, Shey Gamble, Katie Greenfield, Donovan Khonthongdy, Lauren Leman, Adam McMurray, Jake Nilles Mikey Paisley, Pat Powers, Jim Stafford, Amanda Wagner, Judy Wagner, Kaitlyn Wagner, Karin Yungclas Don Zompa, Dale Arends, Trese Arends, Randy Andrews, Caleb Sterler and Courtney Carter.

Other featured performers include: Nathan’s trusted lieutenants Nicely-Nicely Johnson, played

by Sam Ose, Benny Southstreet, played by Dave Borer, and Rusty Charlie, played by Mark Andrew; Sarah’s grandfather Arvide Abernathy, playe by Al Yungclas; Windy City gangster Big Julie, played by Henry Husinga; police detective Lt. Brannigan, played by Paul Wagner; and commander-in-chief of the Save-a-Soul Mission Gen. Matilda B. Cartwright, played by Susan Leman.

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Pit orchestra members are Allison Bailey, Gianna Borer, Barb Flowerday, Eric Hanson, Brenna Paukert, Barb Wollan, John Hemingway, Kari Foss, Mary O’Connell, Melissa Gillette, and Tyler Hoelscher.

Production team members are Loween Getter, Judy Johnson, Lynn Leksell, Al Yungclas, Carol Zills, Mark Dohms, Karin Yungclas, JoAnn Robb, Doug Getter, Kevin Sweet, Xavier Walker, Marjorie Groves and Stephanie Hill.

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“Guys and Dolls” opened on Broadway in 1950. It tells the story of a budding relationship between urban missionary Sarah Brown, played by Amanda Keul, and Sky Masterson, a smooth talking street-smart gambler played by Jordan LeClere. A second story line involves Nathan Detroit, played by Andrew Wotherspoon, and Miss Adelaide, played by Katie Short, who have been engaged for 14 years. Detroit runs the “oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York” while Adelaide is the star performer at the Hotbox Nightclub.

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The Badger Lake Dragon Boat Bash will return to the waters of Badger Lake in John F. Kennedy Memorial Park, north of Fort Dodge, Aug. 8 and 9.

In addition to paddlers causing waves in the spirit of competition, the annual weekend event will feature an outdoor concert on Aug. 8 by Boogie and the Yo-Yo'z, a Wisconsin-based party band known for the variety of its playlist.

Boogie and the Yo-Yo'z began performing at various events and regional festivals in 1995. The band is comprised of Eric Peters, Dave Lange, Tony Bell, Kevin Baker, Steve Olson, Isaac Schwartz, Paige Miller, Tom Colling and Douglas Ford. Unique in that they have a three-piece horn section, Boogie and the Yo-Yo'z is also unusal in that everyone in the band shares in vocals, which provides for a greater range and vareity in song selection.

Competition on the water begins in earnest at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 9. To fuel the floating athletes, and specators, the Noon Lions Club will serve a pancake breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m.

2014 marks the 18th year the Dragon Boat Bash and the team paddling sport has been held in Fort Dodge.

The gates open at 5:30 p.m. with the concert begining at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at Hy-Vee, 115 S. 29th St., and Hy-Vee Drugstore, 214 S. 25th St. Titles covered by Boogie and the Yo-Yo'z include classics such as “Piano Man”, “Fat Bottom Girls”, “Mustang Sally”, “Footloose” and “Barracuda” along with newer singles, including “Counting Stars”, “Just Give me a Reason” and “My Kind of Party”. Featured artists covered by the band range from Van Halen, the Eagles, ABBA and Journey to Keith Urban, Jason Aldeen, Pink and One Direction.

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Dragon boat racing itself has its roots in ancient folk rituals of villagers throughout southern China. While competition has taken place for more than 2,000 years as part of religious ceremonies and folk customs, dragon boat racing gained interntaional interest beginning in Hong Kong in 1976. Modern dragon boat racing is currently organized at an international level by the International Dragon Boat Federation.

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A Look Back

By Tom Tourville

THE SWEET VOCAL SOUNDS OF

THE DUPREES SERENADE THE KIDS The year was 1962, and the East Coast vocal groups were dominating the rock and roll charts. There was something special about those doo wop groups from the East like Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons or Dion and the Belmonts, they just really knew how to sing.

The same could be said for the Duprees, who hailed from Jersey City, N. J., right in the heart of the doo wop world.

The group was formed in the early 1960's as group of high school kids came together to sing. They consisted of: John Salvato, Tom Bialoglow, Joe Santollo, and Joey “Vann” Canzano. They sound like the cast for the Broadway hit, “Jersey Boys.”

While seniors in high school, they were signed by New York City’s Coed Records. Coed quickly put them into the studio, and their first effort was a hit and reached Billboard’s Top Ten in 1962 with “You Belong To Me/Take Me As I Am” (Coed Records #569) Next they hit it big again with “My Own True Love/Ginny” (Coed 571), which was based on the song “Tara’s Theme” from the movie “Gone With The Wind.’

They followed that up with more top 40 hits in the form of “Have You Heard/ Love Eyes” (Coed #585) and “Why Don’t You Believe In Me/My Dearest One” (Coed #584).

The group was famous for mixing doo wop vocals with big band arrangements. Because of the big band arrangements, they were very popular with the Midwest’s older big band-influenced ballroom owners.

In 1963, Tom Bialoglow left the Duprees and was replaced

by Mike Kelly. The group kept recording for Coed and other labels until the late ‘60s producing more hits, yet they often didn’t reach Billboard’s Top 40. These include: “The Sand & Sea/It’s No Sin” (Coed #587), “Goodnight My Love/Ring Of Love” (Heritage Records #805), ‘I Wish I Could Believe You/I’d Rather Be Here In Your Arms” (Coed #594) and “Let’s Make Love Again/Gone With The Wind” (Coed #576).

In 1970, the band decided to take on a name change and try for a newer sound and renamed themselves the Italian Asphalt and Paving Company. They released one record for Colossus Records titled “Check Yourself” (Colossus #110). While it was not a big seller, it helped the group establish a new sound.

By the mid-’70s the Duprees had for the most part hung up their rock and roll careers. By the 1980's, the name of Duprees gets a little sketchy, as two different groups called the Duprees were touring again as the “original” Duprees. But at that time no member in either of the groups had ever sung with the Duprees. For the most part, they consisted of old band members that were hired to back the singing Duprees.

As for the original Duprees, sadly Joe Santollo, Joey Canzano and Mike Kelly have all passed away. As for John Salvato, he is still active in music as a booking agent.

The only member who is still singing and performing is Tommy Bialoglow with his group Twilight Time.

In August 1965, the Duprees did a Midwest ballroom tour and the idea was to play smaller ballrooms so the group could draw turn-away crowds in smaller venues to help increase record sales.

The Duprees were paired with South Dakota’s surf band the Shattoes. I’m not sure how those shows must have sounded with a surf band backing the doo wop singing Duprees.

On this tour thee were booked into and performed at the Star Ballroom in Dakota City. I would have loved to heard the show where surf guitar meets doo wop.

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July Activities for King Band On July 6, the King Band will present a special concert of patriotic songs honoring America’s Independence Day. Along with marches and other familiar melodies, this concert will feature the popular area brass quintet, Jive For Five.

These musicians are members of the King Band and include Tim Miller, Humboldt; David Swaroff, Dayton; Kathy Yoakam, Humboldt; Dan Cassady, formerly from Fort Dodge now living in North Liberty; and Paul Bloomquist, Dayton.

They will do a pre-concert performance, beginning at 7 p.m.

During the concert they will perform with the band on a collection of Glenn Miller favorites along with a traditional selection, The King Dances, by former Fort Dodge resident Joseph Blaha.” Blaha graduated from St. Edmond High School in 1969 and received his doctorate in composition from the University of Oklahoma in 1991. He is an associate professor of music and director of bands at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. Blaha composes for a wide variety of instruments and a number of his compositions have been commissioned by universities, churches or other organizations. Several of his works have aired on public radio, and his music has been performed across the United States and in Europe and South America. He served for five years as a trombonist in The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own," Washington, D.C. In 2002, Blaha was inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Association Hall of Fame.

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Blaha attributes his musical successes to the family into which he was born and the community where he was raised. Every Thursday and Sunday evening during the summer, Blaha and his parents would go to a park and listen to the Fort Dodge Municipal Band under the baton of Karl L. King. Jim, Jimmy and Joe performed together in the Fort Dodge Symphony. When the Fort Dodge Fort and Museum opened in 1963, father Jim approached Mr. King and requested items for display at the museum. Mr. King donated some personal items from which Jim developed the early exhibit. From 1967 to 1970, Joe was a proud baritone horn player in the Fort Dodge Municipal Band. Blaha considers it a great honor to have the Karl L. King perform his composition, The King Dances.

The July 13 concert will feature music “for the young at heart.” From the music of Rossini’s “William Tell Overture” to the “Wizard of Oz” and the magic of Walt Disney, there will be something for all ages to enjoy. Sounds of the circus will be heard as well, from the opening “Entry of the Gladiators” to the closing strains of Karl King’s “Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite March.”

The concert on July 20 promises even more surprises. There will be everything from the French composer Jacques Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld” to Sammy Nestico’s “Salute to American Jazz” with many other selections in between.

An audience favorite, “Bugler’s Holiday” by Leroy Anderson, is on the program as well.

The final concert of the summer season on July 27 always ends in the traditional circus way with the playing of Karl King’s march, “Auld Lang Syne,” as another season will draw to a close.

Featured performers that evening will be members of the percussion section, playing a series of traditional snare drum solos with band accompaniment called “Field Ayres” and also Leroy Anderson’s delightful “Sandpaper Ballet.”

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The month of July promises to be a busy and exciting one for the members of the Karl L. King Municipal Band. Director Jerrold Jimmerson has recently announced events that are scheduled to occur each Sunday evening during the month.

All concerts will be held at the Karl L. King Band Shell in Oleson Park. These concerts begin at 7:30 pm and are free to the public, courtesy of the City of Fort Dodge. A homemade ice cream social provided by the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church precedes each concert.

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A Dakota City man will be competing in a film making contest that pits participants' creativity and skills against the clock. Kevin Tobey and his team, Five Furious Flying Ferrets, have registered in The 48 Hour Film Project to be held in Des Moines.

The 48 Hour Film Project is a weekend in which filmmakers and their team are tasked with writing, shooting, editing and scoring an original short movie in just 48 hours. Teams are assigned a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and genre that must be included in the production. At the end of the weekend, the resulting films are submitted for judging and screened for the public.

An experienced participant, Tobey said he encourages anyone interested in acting, writing, filming or video production to put together a team and take a chance with the event.

“It's a rush,” he said.

A nationwide project, the 48 Hour Film Project will be held in Des Moines July 25 – 27. Team interested in competing must register at www.48hourfilm.com/en/desmoi nes Spaces are limited and teams are allowed on a first-come, first-

served basis. The winning film from the weekend will then go up against films from other sites around the world.

The kick-off of the event is from 6 to 7 p.m. July 25 at the Levitt Auditorium in the Des Moines Art Center, 4700 Grand Ave. Films will then be turned in by 7:30 p.m. July 27 at Fleur Cinema & Cafe, 4545 Fleur Drive.

521 North 12th Street Fort Dodge, IA

Visit www.hawkeyetheatre.com for More Information

A Salute to our Veterans...

Public screening of the resulting movies will be at 7 and 9:45 p.m.

Aug. 5-7 at the Fleur Cinema & Cafe. Tickets are $10. The “Best of Screening” of the top contendors will be 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Fleur Cinema & Cafe. Tickets for that event will be $20.

Film afficianados can also watch past productions during the Interrobang Film Festival at 7 p.m.

June 27 in downtown Des Moines.

A selection of the movies created during the nine seasons the 48 Hour Film project has been held in Iowa will be screened.

Join us in thanking the men and women who served our country. Preserving our Freedom. Let us not forget the supreme sacrifice these brave individuals were prepared to make to protect the America we love so much.

Joe Laufersweiler

Luke Laufersweiler

Mark Laufersweiler

Susan McDonald

Shawn Portz Pre-Need Counselor

Laufersweiler & Sievers Funeral Home & Cremation Services 307 S. 12th Street • Fort Dodge, Iowa • 515-576-3156 visit us online for obituary information or to send online condolences at www.laufersweilerfuneralhome.com

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Acts of Kindness

By Katie Averill

WHAT BRINGS YOU JOY? I have a foundation in memory of my daughter, Emily Joy Averill. Emily was a helper in a second-grade classroom at St Edmond when she was a senior in high school. She often told stories about the children and she especially liked to help them learn to read. After she died, I was inspired to further her desire to work with second-graders. I have visited and worked with over 700 second graders in the last two years. This year, I also added a story contest for third-graders (my third gradesecond graders, as I call them). The topic was “What brings me JOY?” The stories were so charming and sweet. If you want to understand kindness and caring, have a little visit with a second or third-grader. Even though they are children, they show compassion, love and understanding beyond many adults.

I wanted to share with you a few of the excerpts for the stories.

They will bring you JOY.

“You can put a smile on your face by giving someone a gift. I gave my grandma a gift once and that put a smile on her face.

She gave me a big hug.”

“What brings me joy is kindness. Kindness is what the world needs. If we don’t have it we will go in to may ham. Kindness brings peace to the world.”

“Are you wondering what brings me joy? Guess what, it FOOTBALL! Its football because you get to tackle, run, throw and kick.”

“Families are people that protect and love you.”

“What gives me joy is my sister reading a book to me. She makes it exciting, surprising and breathtaking.”

“Once I was playing outside with my cousin. We both tripped and fell and I landed on a rock. I looked down and picked up the rock and loved it. To me the shiny spots were full of JOY.”

“What brings me joy is drawling because I am rilly good at it. I am rilly good at drawling Jesus cenes for example.”

“I like fishing. It was windy. My cousin caught one northern. I caught one northern. When we got back everybody was amazed.”

“My kitty cat gives me joy. We sleep together, play together and I love her. My mom and dad were in the hut tub and my mom heard a sound and a cat tried to get in the hot tub. She was a stray. That’s how I got my cat.”

“When I want to play with someone and they won’t let me I sit on the bench. Then somebody says “Do you want to play with me?” and I say “yes”. That brings me joy because they are being caring.”

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“Well one time my friend and I wrote a story called Fashion Fashion I love Fashion. She wears fashion to bed, she wears fashion to school, she wears fashion to go shopping.”

“When people are kind to each other it is happy ness. The people all around the world being nice to people is JOY.”

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Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Tour The Wiggles Ready, Steady, Wiggle North American Tour visits Iowa State Center in Ames at 1 p.m. Oct. 12.

After years of captivating children from around the globe, the number one children's

entertainment

group,

The

Wiggles, are bringing their "catchy brand of preschool pop" (Chicago Tribune) back to North American audiences.

July 10, 11, 12 17,18 & 19 at 7:00 pm and July 13 & 20 at 2:00 pm

All seats reserved only $10.00

(The New York Times) will delight families across the country in support of their new CD and DVD, Apples and Bananas (available Aug. 26), as well as a new season of their hit television show airing on Sprout.

Founding member Anthony Field (Blue Wiggle) along with Emma Watkins (Yellow Wiggle), Simon Pryce (Red Wiggle) and Lachlan Gillespie (Purple Wiggle) will be joined on stage by the lovable Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain

Call - or order online at www.wcctonline.org 1001 Willson Avenue, Webster City • 515-832-4456

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the Octopus for a wiggly good time!

The Aussie Fab Four will treat North American audiences to new music from Apples and Bananas, a collection of classic nursery rhymes such as "This Old Man" and "The Wheels on the Bus," as well as old favorites including "Hot Potato," "Rock-A-Bye Your Bear," "Do The Propeller" and "Get Ready to Wiggle."

Don't miss your chance to see the "for-

This fall, "the band that rocks the cradle"

WEBSTER CITY COMMUNITY THEATRE PRESENTS

Feathersword, Wags the Dog and Henry

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ever-young" (Detroit Free Press) quartet enchant legions of fans with a Wiggly dose of singing and dancing designed to educate and inspire healthy choices in children.

Book Review

By Rachel Lavender and Amy Presler

Each month as our deadline approaches, Rachel and I have the same conversation: “Did you do your column yet?” “Which book are you gonna do?” And then we have a brief discussion on whether we’ve read the same books (my 15 to her one) and if by chance we did have one (one!) in common, then who is going to review it. She chose one this month by Amy Bloom, an author whose previous book, “Away”, was a favorite of mine and I can’t wait to read her latest.

There are so many reasons to check out a book on CD! You can listen to it when you’re cleaning the house, lounging in the pool, taking that summer road trip, tidying up the yard or my personal favorite, while staring at the three loads of laundry mocking you from the hallway.

“One Plus One”

by JoJo Moyes A woman whose husband has vanished takes a road trip with three eccentric characters. And a dog.

“No Country” by Kalyan Ray A multi-generational saga which begins during the 1843 famine in Ireland, detours to India and ends in the U.S. Dry Bones in the Valley Murder mystery set in modern Appalachia with a body being found under a boulder.

We have so many great books on CD to choose from, you may feel slightly overwhelmed. To help ease your mind, I thought of some tips to help you narrow it down to finding the perfect one!

Tip #1: If you are selecting something to take on a car ride, don’t get anything too funny. Long car trips, 52-oz fountain drinks, limited rest areas and one of David Sedaris’s hilarious audiobooks could mean trouble. Plus, it takes a lot longer to get somewhere if you have to keep pulling over because you’re laughing so hard.

Tip #2: If you are planning on listening to an audiobook while relaxing outside be sure to choose something a little lively with an energetic narrator. We would feel terrible if James Earl Jones and his velvety voice lulled you to sleep and you woke up three hours later sunburnt and miserable. That’s not what we wanted at all! Roy Dotrice does a wonderful job narrating “A Game of Thrones” as does Jayne Entwistle reading “The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie.”

“Back Channel” by Stephen Carter Kennedy and Khrushchev use a young black woman as an intermediary during the Cuban missile crisis.

“Big Little Lies” by Liane Moriarty Drama surrounds three mothers each with a child in the same kindergarten class.

“Close Your Eyes Hold Hands”

by Chris Bohjalin A nuclear plant meltdown in Virginia is experienced through the eyes of an orphaned teen.

~Amy Presler

Tip #3: If you really get stuck, try a book you’ve already read. A professional narrator can really bring the story to life and maybe you’ll hear something you didn’t catch the first time. “WHAT DO YOU MEAN DUMBLEDORE IS DEAD?!”

~Rachel Lavender

“The Home Place” by Carrie LaSeur After her sister dies, a successful lawyer must return to her hometown in Montana to deal with the fallout.

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Stop by the library to browse our selection of books on CD, with over 3,700 to choose from you are sure to find something to enjoy!

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Movie Review

By Brandon L. Summers

TRANSFORMERS AGE OF EXTINCTION Starring Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz Directed by Michael Bay "Age of Extinction" is the first not-entirely-awful live-action "Transformers" film. It is also dumb and incomprehensible and tedious. And nearly three hours long.

So. Yeager, his daughter Tessa (Nicola Peltz) and her boyfriend Shane (Jack Reynor) flee the CIA with Optimus and gather the remaining Autobots. Yeager discovers Attinger is giving Autobot parts to tech genius Joyce (Stanley Tucci), who has discovered the new element Transformium and is making his own Transformers, including Galvatron (Frank Welker), which uses the brain of previous villain Megatron. He only needs The Seed, for some reason.

Optimus escapes from Lockdown's colossal prison ship, and Cade and Shane bond while rescuing Tessa. But now Joyce and Attinger have The Seed. They bring it to China, where Galvatron takes over and leads a robot uprising. Our human heroes keep The Seed away, which is the same bomb that destroyed the dinosaurs! With the help of ancient warriors that morph into robot dinosaurs, but are not once referred to as Dinobots, the Autobots go into battle.

Can Optimus, who is revealed to be an ancient knight or something, defeat Lockdown? Can Cade help Optimus, introduced battered and bleeding from the head, to regain faith in the traitorous and duplicitous (in these movies) human race? And what of Galvatron, who just disappears entirely from the third act?

This film is terrible. But I actually enjoyed the first 70 minutes or so.

It takes time to introduce actual characters. There is something almost resembling a plot. The performances are good, too. I always enjoy Grammer and Tucci, and they have many scenes. And, unlike John Turturro, they're allowed to play dignified characters. Also, John Goodman voices one of the Autobots.

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Director Michael Bay has been reined in even more this time. There's not one interruption for his usual sophomoric humor, though his other distinct touches remain. And, again, his action is incomprehensible. It's not because the camera is constantly thrashing about, either. In the third act, I had no idea who was where or what they were doing or why. It's just noise! So much of the film is overlong action scenes. You can cut an hour from it easily and not lose anything. Bay has always lifted from better directors and movies, too, and this time he takes freely from "Prometheus" (2012), "Man of Steel" (2013) and I think "Tron: Legacy" (2010).

Writer Ehren Krueger deserves his fair share of the blame. Every beat in the story is dependent on luck or coincidence, and the plot is shamefully simple for a three-hour feast. At least it's absurd. And the dialogue is utterly hilarious. Galvatron, over and over, shouts at his minions, "Find my Seed!" And in the end, Optimus tells Cade, "When you look at the stars, think of one of them as my soul."

"Age of Extinction" is passable enough for a "Transformers" movie, and a far cry from the ungodly nightmare of the series' second film, "Revenge of the Fallen" (2009).

BONUS! Sophia Myles, who starred in the great "Doctor Who" episode "The Girl in the Fireplace" (2006), plays a scientist of some sort working for Joyce.

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Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg), a penniless inventor and widower, happens upon a dusty, wrecked truck that turns out to be Optimus Prime, alien leader of the heroic Autobots. After the destruction of Chicago (see: 2011's "Dark of the Moon"), the government is hunting all alien robots. CIA Director Attinger (Kelsey Grammer) has made a deal with alien bounty hunter Lockdown. In exchange for Optimus, Lockdown will give us The Seed.

AUGUST 1 • ROGERS SPORTS COMPLEX. Tickets: $36 increasing to $45 beginning July 21.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketweb.com or by phone at (866) 468-3401.

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BADGER LAKE

KENNEDY PARK

AUGUST 8 & 9, 2014 Friday, August 8, 2014 Gates Open at 5:30 pm • Admission Price $10 Headlining Band: Boogie and the Yo-Yo’z

Saturday, August 9, 2014 Gates Open at 7:00 am 7am to 10am - Noon Lions Club Pancake Breakfast 8:30 am - Races Start

Ticket Price: $10.00 Tickets may be purchased at Hy-Vee and Hy-Vee Drugstore