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E ver noticed how summer vacations for kids seem shorter? Well, they don’t just seem shorter; they are shorter. Summer used to be three full months — June, July and August. I recall cringing on the

Fourth of July knowing that the summer was one-third over. Now the retailers are selling back-to-school supplies in July. What a change. Surely year-round-school calendars won’t be far away, but the mere mention of something like that would have brought about riots in my childhood schools. As a kid in my household, heading back to school meant three things: 1) A fresh haircut. Mom would let me grow my hair long in the summer, but a trip to the barber shop was in order come August. Clip by clip, my Shaun-Cassidy-like locks would hit the floor. 2) New sneakers. It seemed like every

other kid had new shoes at that time, too, and they worked hard to keep them that way. The white leather Nikes with the red swoosh were all the rage back then. Those who could afford them ($40 was too steep for me) would become quite irked with the guys in the black-soled shoes who would mark them by running the sides of their shoe over the top of them. It was funny at the time, but I can only imagine the looks parents gave when the kids came home with black streaks all over their new shoes. 3) The dreaded health physical. Going to the doctor would strike the fear of God in young boys who went for the first time for the back-to-school physical. I don’t need to describe the process in detail, as you all know what I am talking about (cough). Couple that procedure with the drawing of blood from a finger prick, and you could certainly see a lot of pre-pubescent boys in a cold sweat in the doctor’s office — including me. Well, going back to school is certainly more than haircuts, new shoes and the old turn and cough, and we are pleased to share what’s new in the schools this year as our cover story. Thanks for reading.

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N othing less than stunning. It’s the first completely new school for the middle and upper grades in the Fort

Dodge Community School District since the construction of Senior High in 1958. It’s the first new school of any kind for the district since the opening of the new Butler School in 2002. The expectations are high. The new Fort Dodge Middle School, open-ing for students with the first day of class on Tuesday, Aug. 20, had to be nothing less than stunning. It delivers. Situated on 67 acres on North 32nd Street and Dodger Drive, the new school is home to two gymnasiums, a professional quality stage and auditorium, and a cafeteria brimming with natu-ral light. For the first time, the school will bring together all of the district’s more than 1,100 fifth through eighth graders under one roof, sprawl-ing across 190,000 square feet. The building has more than 1,000 lockers, 250,000 feet (approximately 47 miles) of cable, countless white boards — and zero blackboards. Chalkboard dust is a thing of the past. Creating a skyline of its own, the new school is second in size only to Senior High, with its 248,300 square feet. And yet, it only looks big from the outside. “People keep saying that it looks like a huge school, but once you really get into it, it has the feel of a very small school for what the kids are going to be experiencing,” says Dr. Douglas Van Zyl, superintendent of Fort Dodge Community Schools.

Construction representative Shane Albrecht, communications director Jennifer Lane and superintendent Doug Van Zyl await the opening of the new school.

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The spaces are designed to be intimate, rather than overwhelming. It is not — as was the tradition of schools built in the early and mid 20th century — one big hallway with rows of individual classrooms on each side. This school is designed to be a “learning community.” Fifth and sixth graders have their own domain on the first floor, while seventh and eighth graders will be at home on the second floor. Three pods on each floor are home to core classes, while a fourth pod is dedicated to exploratory classes. “The kids are all in small learning communities. This is not a school of 1,100 where kids are just walk-ing around like a high school. They are truly in what is a small learning environment,” says Van Zyl. “It gives them an opportunity to know their staff members better, and the staff members have an opportunity to know the kids better.” Middle schools, by definition, are a place of transition. And while Fort Dodge did indeed adopt the middle school philosophy

several years ago, it was able to do so only within the confines of brick and mortar structures designed for junior high and high school purposes at the former Fair Oaks and Phillips middle school buildings. A true middle school is different. The building design — unique from either elementary or high school design — allows for that time of transition. Middle schools recognize that a student in these years is no longer a child, nor are they yet a young adult about to go out into the world. It’s an “in between” place. Each child will spend much of his or her day within a single pod, where they will move about for science, math and language arts and share the collaborative space with their peers. In many ways, each pod functions as a small school within a school. Students will venture into the school at large only for such things as exploratory classes, music, band, physical education, as well as lunch and use of the media center. “Almost all their day is going to


Moving in preparations are underway in the media center on the building’s north side.

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be within this pod, so they won’t be running through the whole school,” explains Van Zyl. Inside the pods, carpet tiles buf-fer sound and cushion footsteps. In the hallways, stained concrete is designed to stand up to 1,100 busy kids on the move. While the carpet tiles are easily replaced when worn, vinyl floors make clean-up even easi-er in science rooms. Two central elevators provide easy handicap access, but they are keyed so that only those students and staff who need them may use them. Everyone else will burn a few more calories on the steps. The media center and cafeteria flank the main entrance at the center of the building, creating a central hub of activity. Shane Albrecht, construc-tion representative for the district, proudly shows off each area. “On the east, the media center — or library — will have five mobile book shelf areas and fixed books on the wall. It will have space for 9,000 books on the wall. In between all that, we’ll have soft seating located along the windows for kids to be able to grab and sit down and read a book,” he says. Like the entire school, the media center is completely wireless and loaded with today’s technology. There’s a multi-media space with room for 12 to 16 computers along one wall, and even a green screen in a separate room for film editing classes where students could con-ceivably create their own middle school news broadcasts.

On the west side of the main entrance, the cafeteria will seat up to 340 kids for each of four lunch shifts. Natural light streams in from a large bank of windows. It will also be avail-able for community functions and is wired with a big screen projector for meetings. The café is served by a full pro-duction kitchen where meals for all of the elementary schools will also be prepared. In all, the kitchen will produce some 2,500 hot meals a day — making it one of the busiest kitchens in Webster County. To the west of the cafeteria, visitors will find the two gyms, band and vocal music rooms, as well as the auditorium. As Albrecht explains, the audi-torium stage is “full fly,” meaning that props and lighting can lift all the way out of view. A large garage door gives easy access for even very large props to be brought in to the build-ing. And while there is not a true “orchestra pit,” there is a designated area where seats can be removed and a pit created. The auditorium will seat up to 650 people and is sure to become a popular place for local perfor-mances. As for the need for two gyms, recall that this one building is replac-ing two buildings, each with its own large gym and auditorium. The main gym here will seat 400, while the smaller gym will seat 200. A special community and activ-ity entrance will give access to these areas of the building for special

events while limiting access to the remainder of the building. Even on a typical school day, access to the building is easy to monitor. The bus drop-off is on the north, while the parent drop-off and visitor entrance is on the south. Some 72 cameras monitor all the doors, as well as certain other areas in the building. At a designated time, all the doors automatically lock, according to Albrecht, After that time, visitors will be able to enter the south vestibule where school officials control access throughout the day. The vestibule opens to administrative offices on the left and student services, guidance counselors and support staff on the right but does not give direct access to the school itself without going through one of those layers first. Albrecht knows every corner of the building and is confident that it’s a place students will love to spend their days. Now, what about the money? How much did this state-of-the-art facility cost? One stunning fact of the new middle school is that it’s a $32 mil-lion project paid for one penny at a time. Shoppers paid for it when they bought a new pair of sneakers, digital device or bottle of wrinkle cream, and countless other items as part of a 1 cent state sales tax. “There was no tax increase for our constituents. This is something that the state put in place many years

ago. We thank, not only the people here, but also a lot of other people, not just Iowans, but anyone who comes in and would buy something. It shares the burden,” explains Van Zyl. And finally, in case anyone is wondering, with Fair Oaks (formerly South Junior High) and Phillips (for-merly Senior High) retired and sold, what’s the oldest building left in the district? Duncombe Elementary was and remains the oldest building. Built in 1912, Duncombe is welcoming students back for its 101st year in August. How long will this new school last? Albrecht says it’s designed for expansion as community needs grow, and with great maintenance Van Zyl expects a long useful life for a beautiful building. But it’s still just a building. The new middle school, stunning as it is, is clearly a fantastic tool that can be used to enhance the quality of education, but Van Zyl steadfastly maintains that it’s the people inside who make the difference. “I think that anytime you have a great environment and people feel positive about things, it defi-nitely helps. But education is still abound having quality instructors in the classroom, having a quality curriculum, and taking care of kids, making them feel safe and welcome,” he says. And that’s a goal he has for every building — new or old.


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S ummertime and the livin’ is easy, fish are jump... — whoops! It’s time to think

about school starting in a few days. There’s still time to finish that reading log and collect your prizes waiting for you at the Fort Dodge Public Library. Stop by the chil-dren’s desk and see Rachel and Laurie or drop in to see Rita at the reference desk to finish up those summer lists. Thinking about traveling yet this summer, but afraid to take library books with you? Come in to the Friends of the Library Book Shoppe and purchase some gently-used items to get you through the week. The Book Shoppe has a great collection of fiction, non-fiction and children’s books, along with some fun puzzles and maga-zines for purchase. Stop by during their regular hours and help the library sponsor programs and ser-vices through the Friends’ gener-ous donations. If you’re flying out of the Fort Dodge Airport, the Friends have a small collection of books available to passengers for a small donation. Speaking of vacations, we have just updated many of our travel books to give you the latest infor-mation on what to see and what to avoid while visiting a foreign country. So update your passport and start thinking about a trip. We’ve had some inquiries

about starting a book club or two here at the library. If you’re interested in reading and discuss-ing a different book every month, come into the library and sign up for either an afternoon or evening time. If you are willing to serve as a facilitator for either group, please let Rita or Barb know that as well. We’d like to get started this fall with our first selections.

Finally, many thanks to the PICA group for taking care of the various landscape areas around the library. PICA members volunteer their time to beautify many areas in and around Fort Dodge. This year they concentrated on adding geraniums to many of the flower beds around the library and the city square. Some volunteers put in overtime to help take care of the monstrous weeds around the library. Thanks so much for pro-viding this valuable service to our community. Enjoy your Fort Dodge Public Library this summer and all year round. Imagine the possibilities.

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T he alarm clock blares and half asleep, we hit the snooze until we’ve run out

of 10-minute increments to con-tinue putting off the day. We make our way to the coffeepot in hopes its fresh brew will widen our nar-rowly-slit eyes. But the java doesn’t have to be self-benefiting. It could have the ability to help others, too. St. Olaf Lutheran Church, with the help of 43 Families Coffee Cooperative in Nicaragua, has begun to sell “Coffee With a Purpose.” The co-op is located in the town of El Porvenir, which does not have electricity, and the families transport the harvest to and from the work site via a 1972 tractor they share.

The Nicaraguans involved in the coffee production are former members of the Sandinista, Contra and Somoza parties, which were at war with each other due to politi-cal and economic crisis from the 1970s through the 1980s. Now each group has been left in an unfortunate state of poverty, but, in need to better their circumstances, have set aside their differences. However, with fair trade-in value for coffee being $1.42 per pound, according to research done by St. Olaf Senior Pastor David Grindberg, money is still hard to come by. Big coffee chains have to pay for their marketing, pack-

aging and transportation, leaving little return for growers. That is why he and the church have offered to purchase the green coffee beans for $2.05 per pound, helping increase the profit. Money earned through the sales will go into St. Olaf’s fund for its yearly mission trips to Nicaragua.

“We have a heart for the Nicaraguan people,” says Grindberg, who says El Porvenir creates a superior bean. Planted in volcanic soil and grown in shade, the coffee beans are hand-picked off the plant and sun-dried on a patio. They are then shipped in their green state and are brought to Steve Burgason at Burgie’s Coffee and Tea in Ames to be roasted. “People who are coffee snobs, like me, love it,” Grindberg says. “Coffee With a Purpose” can be purchased through St. Olaf’s website, the local Hy-Vee and Mary Kay’s Gifts and Home Décor. “If you just drink our cof-fee,” explained Grindberg, “you are benefitting someone’s life.”

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B etty Stuhrenberg knows she has no one to blame but herself.

“I forced him to buy all these,” she says, eyeing a trailer loaded down with antique engines of the early 20th century. Her husband of 31 years, Keith, nods knowingly, a sly grin escaping his face. “Yep, she forced me to buy them all.” Actually, a good friend may have to take a little of the “blame” as well. “I started hanging out with a guy, Ben Rogers, and he’s been collecting these ever since he was a kid,” says Keith. “I always felt like they were a waste of money — they serve no purpose. And then the more I went with him to different auctions, I thought they were kind of cool.” The rest is history. It wasn’t long before Keith put away a little fun money and bought himself his first antique engine, a McCormick Deering that he still has today. “I probably have about 20 to 25 engines all together,” he esti-mates. They all work, just not neces-sarily at the same time, as any old engine buff can understand. “They never work at the same

time. If you have 15 of them on a trailer, you’re lucky if you get half of them running at the same time,” he says. The collection includes a vari-ety of International and John Deere engines, all of which were common on farms in the early to mid-20th century. These days he enjoys add-ing some harder-to-find models, such as rare Rock Island engine. In their day, the engines were used to power anything that ran with a belt and anything that could make labor-intensive farm life a little easier. “A lot of farmers used these for pumping water instead of hand pumping,” he explains. Even Betty finds the collection useful. She puts an old Maytag washing machine, which is part of the collection, to work wash-ing the coveralls Keith wears to engine shows. “That old washer does a bet-ter job than a new one cleaning coveralls,” she says with a laugh. The couple, members of the Des Moines River Valley Antique Tractor and Engine Club, travel to engine shows much of July and August. Betty takes the “blame,” but they both share the fun of a hobby that took them both by surprise.


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M ichele Neff Hernandez and Carole Brody Fleet had one thing in common

when they met: they were both young widows. Soon they were fast friends, working on behalf of others. Michele had started a pen pal program for those who had been widowed. She then founded the Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation (SSLF). Carole had authored “Widows Wear Stilettos” and was helping widows through their experience. Together, they now team up for the SSLF Camp Widow program — weekend gatherings for widowed people that help them connect with oth-ers and reconnect with life. Michele admits her family was not prepared with life insurance when her husband died: They thought they’d have “plenty of time” to take care of things. But as a 35-year-old widow, she found herself financially struggling. She doubled her workload, and though she was able to pay her bills, it meant significantly less time with her kids. “That’s a residual effect that lasts a very long time,” she says. “I know for sure that even some life insurance would have made a dent.” Carole and her husband, Mike, also thought they’d have time, but she soon found out that bad things do happen to younger people — and when you least expect it. “We were not adequately pre-pared, either,” agrees Carole. “I

was left in financial ruin after Mike passed away. You’re already deal-ing with the emotional ruin when you lose your spouse. You don’t need to compound it with financial ruin.” Because of their experiences — and their mistakes — Carole and Michele are passionate about teaching others the importance of being prepared. “You must know what’s going on in your financial life,” Carole says. “You must be financially pre-pared. And that means life insur-ance.” Life insurance isn’t just for married couples with children. The need for life insurance is much broader. “Anybody who would experi-ence a financial loss or an emotion-al loss after a death will need some type of life insurance,” says Marvin Feldman, president and CEO of the Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education.

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11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.,

Fling Barrel Races, Webster

County Fairgrounds.

Saturday, Aug. 10 Iowa Cubs game vs. Fresno

Giants at home, 7 p.m.



Webster County Museum and

Thrift Shop Open, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.,

Webster County Museum and Thrift

Shop, 515 School St., Otho.

Fling Barrel Races, Webster

County Fairgrounds.

Market on Central, 8 a.m. -

1 p.m., Downtown Fort Dodge.

Farmers Market, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.,

Crossroads Mall parking lot.

Clint Pringle Memorial, 6 p.m.,

Webster County Fair Grounds.

Figure 8 Races, 6-9 p.m., Webster

County Fairgrounds.

Last Dance, in memory of Bohemian

Hall, 6-10 p.m., “Malek’s Fishermen”

band, Fort Dodge Eagles Ballroom.

Sunday, Aug. 11 Iowa Cubs game vs. Fresno

Giants at home, 7 p.m.



Monday, Aug. 12 Iowa Cubs game vs. Sacramento

Athletics at home, 7 p.m.



City Council Meeting, 6 p.m., City

Hall.

Tuesday, Aug. 13 Iowa Cubs game vs. Sacramento

Athletics at home, 7 p.m.



“Betrayed,” healing after a broken

trust, noon or 7 p.m., call 302-8036

with questions, Lifetree Cafe at Cana,

18 S 3rd St.

“A Little Murder Never Hurt

Anybody,” 7 p.m., $10, Hawkeye

Theatre.

Wednesday, Aug. 14 Iowa Cubs game vs. Sacramento

Athletics at home, noon.





Theatre.

Pleasure Unwoven, presented

by Gateway to Discovery, facilitated

by Carmen Calvin, light refreshments

served, 7-9 p.m., CANA, 18 S. Third

St.

Thursday, Aug. 15 Iowa Cubs game vs. Sacramento

Athletics at home, noon.









Theatre.

August Employers Network, RSVP

by Aug. 12, covering new cases, laws

and regulations over the previous 12-18

months, $10 GFDGA members/$15

non-members, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Fort

Dodge Public Library.

FDHS JV/V Boys Golf at Dowling,

9:30 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 16 Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, visit




Theatre.

Legend Tailgate Party, 6-10 p.m.,

$15/person or $25/couple, music

by Andy Anderson & Mike Leeds,

Friendship Haven.

Lunch on the Plaza, Fort Dodge

Noon Lions will be serving lunch from

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 17 Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, visit








Theatre.

Webster County Adventure

Race, 8 a.m., race and pack info can

be found at www.webstercountyia.

org, Brushy Creek State Recreation.

Bowl For Kathlynn Auction and

Fundraiser, fundraiser for family of

Kathlynn Shepard, noon -2 p.m. or

3-5 p.m., free will offering, Family

Bowling Center.

Farmers Market, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.,


Friends Banquet, annual banquet

for the Friends of Webster County

Conservation, 5 p.m., Kennedy Park.

New Exhibit & Artist Talk: Daniel

Johnson: Digital Prints & Painting

free and open to public, 3-5 p.m.,

Blanden Memorial Art Museum.

Sunday, Aug. 18 Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, visit




Theatre.

Monday, Aug. 19 First day of school - Fort Dodge

Public Schools

Auditions for “An Inconvenient

Corpse,” call 576-6061 for more info,

5:30 p.m., Hawkeye Community Theatre.

FDHS JV/V Boys Golf vs.

Marshalltown, 3:30 p.m.

calendar Submit event information to [email protected]


Tuesday, Aug. 20 First day of school/early dismissal

- St. Edmond

Moonlight Paddling, visit www.

fortdodgecvb.com for more info

Brushy Creek State Recreation Area.

“What’s Your Pet Trying to Tell

You?”, secrets from an animal com-

municator, noon or 7 p.m., call 302-

8036 with questions, Lifetree Cafe at

Cana, 18 S 3rd St.

Auditions for “An Inconvenient

Corpse,” call 576-6061 for more

info, 5:30 p.m., Hawkeye Community

Theatre.

Auditions for “Young

Frankenstein,” email aporter3@mchsi.

com for audition materials, 6 p.m.,

Grace Lutheran Church, 211 Ninth St.

Wednesday, Aug. 21 Early dismissal - St. Edmond

Iowa Cubs game vs. Memphis

Cardinals at home, 6:30 p.m.

Auditions for “Young

Frankenstein,” email aporter3@mchsi.

com for audition materials, 6 p.m.,

Grace Lutheran Church, 211 Ninth St.

Thursday, Aug. 22 Iowa Cubs game vs. Memphis

Cardinals at home, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 22 Early dismissal - St. Edmond

Iowa Cubs game vs. Memphis

Cardinals at home, fireworks, 7 p.m.





9th Annual Caregiver’s Conference

on Dementia, for family, community and

professionals 8:30-10 a.m., dementia

education for professionals 8:30 a.m.-

4:15 p.m., ICCC.

Friday, Aug. 23 Early dismissal - St. Edmond

Lunch on the Plaza, 11:30

a.m.- 1 p.m., Ninth St. and Central

Avenue.

Saturday, Aug. 24 Iowa Cubs game vs. Memphis

Cardinals at home, 7 p.m.





Market on Central, 8 a.m. - 1

p.m., Downtown Fort Dodge.



Butterfly Tagging, learning and

tagging monarch butterflies, 1 p.m.,

Brushy Creek.

Sunday, Aug. 25 Iowa Cubs game vs. Memphis

Cardinals at home, 1 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 26 Iowa Cubs game vs. Omaha

Royals at home, 6:30 p.m.

Library Board of Trustees

Meeting, 4 p.m.,

City Council Meeting, 6 p.m.,

City Hall.

FDHS V Boys Golf at Mason City,

10 a.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 27 Iowa Cubs game vs. Omaha


“Science & Religion, can they

coexist?,” noon or 7 p.m., call 302-

8036 with questions, Lifetree Cafe at



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FDHS V Volleyball at DCG,

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Wednesday, Aug. 28 Iowa Cubs game vs. Omaha


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Fort Dodge Shriner’s Club Peanut

Days, shelled peanuts sold at Hy-Vee,

Wal-Mart and Fareway.

FDHS V Football at Urbandale.

7 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 30 Fort Dodge Shriner’s Club Peanut

Days, shelled peanuts sold at Hy-Vee,

Wal-Mart and Fareway.

Lunch on the Plaza, 11:30 a.m. -

1 p.m., Ninth St and Central Avenue.

Saturday, Aug. 31 Webster County Museum and






Cowboy 5K for Kathlynn, all entry

fees go to The Center for Missing and

Exploited Children, competitive race at

9 a.m., fun run/walk at 10:30 a.m., reg-

ister online at GetMeRegistered.com.

FDHS V Volleyball at Ames, 9 a.m.

Monday, Sept. 2 Labor Day

No school - Fort Dodge Public

Schools

No school - St. Edmond

Tuesday, Sept. 3 “Children with No Place to Call

Home,” helping kids in crisis, noon or

7 p.m., call 302-8036 with questions,

Lifetree Cafe at Cana, 18 S 3rd St.

FDHS V Boys Golf Invitational,

10 a.m.

FDHS 9/JV/10/V Volleyball at

Dowling, 4:45/5:45/7:30 p.m.

FDHS JV/V Girls Swimming at

Dowling, 5:30 p.m.

FDHS V Boys/Girls Cross

Country at Webster City, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 4 Early dismissal - St. Edmond

Thursday, Sept. 5 Webster County Museum and




FDHS V Boys Golf at Ankeny,

9 a.m.

FDHS 9 Football at Sioux City

East, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 6 FDHS V Football vs. Sioux City

East, 7 p.m.

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N ow a bustling hub of activ-ity where construction starts on another new

business at a swift pace all year long, this little blue and white restaurant was one of the first to invest in this part of Fort Dodge even before the current building boom. Just as Barbara Mandrell and George Jones were “country when country wasn’t cool,” Culver’s arrived on Fifth Avenue South before it became the hot property that it is today. As the Corridor of Commerce project continues to attract new investment on the eastern edge of the city, businesses that have been here awhile reap the benefits. With all the convenience of “fast food,” my dining companion and I enjoy stopping for foods more typical of home cooking. Too lazy to make them at home in the middle of the week, sometimes I stop in for nothing more than a serving of mashed potatoes and gravy. Real mashed potatoes, a rich gravy to top it off; I can make it a meal in itself. My dining companion needs meat and nothing satisfies like beef when you’re really hungry after a

long day’s work. Famous for their “Butter Burgers,” which come about a thousand different ways, Culver’s ground beef is moist and delicious on a toasted bun. His favorite is always the mushroom and Swiss.

Now, to step it up a notch, try the shaved prime rib sandwich. Thinly-sliced roast beef, seasoned to perfection and topped with Wisconsin Swiss cheese and sweet red onion on a freshly-baked bun, it’s a taste of Sunday roast beef any night of the week. When I’m feeling like lighter fare, I opt for fish — real fish, no pressed patty — or chicken that’s cooked fresh when I order it. The great thing about eating light for the main course is that it saves room for what I really came for — a thick and luscious straw-berry malt. A generous serving of chunks of real strawberry make this malt a treat sure to delight.

A shaved prime rib sandwich and a strawberry malt satisfy at Culver’s.

dining Submit ideas to [email protected]

Culver’s3048 Fifth Ave. S.(515) 576-3500Open daily, 10:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Culver’s leads the eastern edge building boom

By Lori Berglund

Early investor

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education Submit story ideas to [email protected]

E dgar Baxton is here to make a difference. From a dream of playing

football at Ohio State University, to wrestling in the U.S. Army and a 23-year stint as a college profes-sor, Baxton has a background a little more diverse than many. But that diversity is only the beginning of why he wants to make a difference in the lives of students. “There’s no success without education,” says Baxton, a mantra he hopes to pass on to his stu-dents. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Baxton began his studies at Ohio State before opting for a 2-year hitch with the U.S. Army. He later played football and wres-tled at Waldorf College and then Augsburg College in Minneapolis. Before coming to Fort Dodge 13 years ago, he had a long career as a professor at Waldorf. In addition to his undergraduate work, Baxton earned a graduate degree from Minnesota State University. Baxton says he was looking for a place like Fort Dodge — some place with a minority student pop-ulation that perhaps didn’t see enough of itself among the teach-ing faculty. “I am one of very few blacks in the district,” he notes.

Actually, Baxton says as a male teacher he’s already a minority, regardless of color. Coming in to the middle school, where Baxton teaches health, students have seen fewer male teachers at the ele-mentary level. His presence, Baxton hopes, will serve not only minority stu-dents well, but also members of the larger student population who will encounter many more cultures as they graduate and go out into the world. Preparing students to make good decisions along the way is his constant goal. “At the middle school level, it’s more of a challenge. They’re growing up. We know that they’re going to make mistakes, but we want them to make small mis-takes,” he says. In the year ahead, Baxton will be teaching a few classes at the high school, in addition to his class load at the new middle school. He looks forward to working in the new school and says its very design will facilitate a better stu-dent environment. Making a difference each day — showing kids that education leads to success — is his reason for being in Fort Dodge, and something he serves to demonstrate each day.

Edgar Baxton looks forward to moving in to the new school from his former perch in the “Crow’s Nest” at the old Phillips Middle School.

Instructor helps students to make good decisions

By Lori Berglund

Meet Edgar Baxton



All of the African flags were on hand for the children to check out during Tuesday Adventures at the Library on July 23.

Thomas Moore, from the African-American Museum of Iowa, talks to the children about Africa during Tuesday Adventures at the Library on July 23.

Children made musical shakers during Tuesday Adventures at the Library on July 23.

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Cindy and Bill Bush from Garden Winery had a booth at Market on Central July 27.

Joshua Eggenberger and Cynthia Jones provided music at Market on Central July 27.

The Cheesecake lady was busy all day at Market on Central July 27.

Curt and Maria Schipper displayed recycled glass birdbaths at Market on Central July 27.


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Children colored lion masks during Tuesday Adventures at the Library on July 23.

Lillie Moore reads the children “Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock” during Tuesday Adventures at

the Library on July 23.

The musical instruments were very popular with the children during Tuesday Adventures at the

Library on July 23.

Jill Lawler and Ethan Peed came downtown to pick up their plaque during the Thanks with Franks

event held at Karl King Park on July 11.

Dennis Plautz and Mitch Lunn at the Thanks with Franks event held at Karl King Park on July 11.

Paula Hoopingarner and Danielle Michalski picked up their plaque during the Thanks with Franks

event held at Karl King Park on July 11.

Kate Comer, Emily Mason and Lisa Knigge handed out new GFDGA Plaques at the Thanks with

Franks event held at Karl King Park on July 11.

Ted Hugghins and Todd Redenius helped with the food during the Thanks with Franks event held at

Karl King Park on July 11.

Jim Vollmer and Chad Hammar came downtown to pick up their plaques during the Thanks with Franks event held at Karl King Park on July 11.

Kraig Barber and Al Viaene helped with the food during the Thanks with Franks event held at Karl

King Park on July 11.

Terry Allers and Mary Gonnerman were greeters during the Thanks with Franks event held at Karl

King Park on July 11.

Mark Passow and Tim Lentsch came downtown to pick up their plaques during the Thanks with Franks event held at Karl King Park on July 11.

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