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Aaron McKinney, manager of the Iowa Outdoor Store in Fort Dodge restocks ice fishing rods recently at the store. -Submitted photo
Alicia Plathe and Alex Cross sit outside of their ice fishing tent for a spell while manning their ice fishing holes. -Submitted photo -Submitted photo
Ice fishing is a sport that can be enjoyed by many, and has gained popularity this year. -Submitted photo
Alicia Plathe uses an ice auger to drill a hole in anticipation of catching some fish.
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Aaron McKinney, manager of the Iowa Outdoor Store in Fort Dodge restocks ice fishing rods recently at the store.
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Angela Croonquist juices freshly harvested wheatgrass. Juiced wheatgrass can be taken on its own or added into smoothies. -Messenger photo by Kriss Nelson
Scott Croonquist harvests wheatgrass that will directly go to be juiced. The Croonquists sell the juice, which the family said has many health benefits. One benefit is the strenghtening of gums.
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Angela Croonquist juices freshly harvested wheatgrass. Juiced wheatgrass can be taken on its own or added into smoothies.
With more and more farmland being placed into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), this has also provided land for habitat for honey bees and other pollinators.
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Jason Haglund, of Ogden, is all smiles on his John Deere tractor. Haglund, a fifth-generation farmer, has advice to deal with stress.
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Jason Haglund, of Ogden, is all smiles on his John Deere tractor. Haglund, a fifth-generation farmer, has advice to deal with stress.
A pandemic and derecho, a drought, markets – just one of those events can cause a farmer or anyone living in rural Iowa stress, let alone a combination of them all.
To help out with this, COVID Recovery of Iowa has been developed.
“These are issues being addressed through COVID Recovery Iowa a FEMA response of the emotional toll from both COVID 19 and those that were affected by the derecho,” said Jason Haglund, specialty coordinator for ag, rural mental health and addition for COVID Recovery of Iowa
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Phinney Trail is one of the several miles of trails the Fort Dodge Parks, Recreation and Forestry department maintains. -Submitted photo
Oakland Cemetery is one of the two cemeteries the Fort Dodge Parks, Recreation and Forestry department is in charge of caring for. The cemetery walk is one of the programs the department helps to put on. -Submitted photo
City parks, such as the Loomis playground is just one of several playgrounds the Fort Dodge Parks, Recreation and Forestry department tends to. -Submitted photo
The bandshell at Oleson Park in Fort Dodge is an iconic structure for the city and just another example of what the Fort Dodge Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department is in charge of caring for.