🌱 12/16/25 Humboldt Rotary Club Meeting and 11 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 21 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 39, low: 31.
• Thursday: Very windy; mostly cloudy, with a high of 37 and low of 6 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• 12/16/25 Humboldt Rotary Club Meeting
  Millers Landing , 600 13th St S , Humboldt
  12:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Karaoke Night at Dodger Tap
  Dodger Tap , 22 N 12th St , Fort Dodge
  5:00 pm
• Library Board Meeting
  Britt Public Library , 132 Main Ave S , Britt
  5:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Palo Alto County Public Health Community Outreach
  Emmetsburg Public Library , 707 N Superior St , Emmetsburg
  10:00 am
• Third Thursday Jam Sessions
  Eagles Hideout Lounge , 1018 1st Ave N 2nd floor , Fort Dodge
  7:00 pm
• Northwest Webster Boys Varsity Basketball @ Eagle Grove
  Eagle Grove High School , 415 NW 2nd St , Eagle Grove
  7:45 pm

Saturday December 20

• Adult Mixed Media Art Exploration 4-week session
  Blanden Art Education Center , 224 S 8th St , Fort Dodge
  9:00 am

Monday December 22

• Video Game Hangout
  Emmetsburg Public Library , 707 N Superior St , Emmetsburg
  3:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Tummy Time!
  Emmetsburg Public Library , 707 N Superior St , Emmetsburg
  10:30 am

Thursday December 25

• Games & Movies
  Pomeroy Public Library , 114 S Ontario St , Pomeroy
  3:45 pm

Monday December 29

• Algona Public Library Adult Coloring
  Algona Public Library , 210 N Phillips St , Algona
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• Board Meeting
  Pocahontas Public Library , 14 2nd Ave NW , Pocahontas
  4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Fort Dodge

• Saturday December 14th high school basketball roundup (kgloam.com)
• Snowfall in Des Moines already exceeds entirety of last season (kcci.com)
• Boy, 9, Clears Snow Off a Fire Hydrant, Allowing Firefighters to Save Lives the Next Day (people.com)

Eagle Grove

• Eagle Grove basketball drops Top of Iowa West doubleheader against Bishop Garrigan (kqradio.com)

Webster City

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