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This rendering shows what the Floyd of Rosedale statue by artist Dale Merrill will look like when installed in Fort Dodge. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
The plaza where the Floyd of Rosedale will go is shown here at the southwest corner of the Rosedale Rapids Aquatic Center.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
The plaza where the Floyd of Rosedale will go is shown here at the southwest corner of the Rosedale Rapids Aquatic Center.
Paved sidewalks and a stone octagon plaza sit at the southwest corner of the Rosedale Rapids Aquatic Center property.
That space is reserved for something special. In the coming weeks, a 2,000 pound pig will be placed there. No, not an actual live pig a sculpture of Floyd of Rosedale.
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Randy Kuhlman, chief executive officer and president of the Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way, poses in the group’s downtown Fort Dodge offices. -Submitted illustration
In March, a giant sculpture of the Floyd of Rosedale will be set up at the intersection of 10th Avenue North and 32nd Street, not far from the site of Rosedale Farms.
-Submitted illustration
In March, a giant sculpture of the Floyd of Rosedale will be set up at the intersection of 10th Avenue North and 32nd Street, not far from the site of Rosedale Farms.
As the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic rippled through the area, putting added stress on food pantries and other nonprofit agencies, the Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way stepped in to provide extra support.