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🌱 Forest City's Hall of Heroes welcomes veterans for today's open house

Forest City, Iowa Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Forest City! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Forest City's Hall of Heroes welcomes veterans for today's open house
  • Thanksgiving meal sign-ups open Thursday for Forest City pickup
  • Forest City honors veterans today at Boman Fine Arts Center

Also on today's calendar: 35th Annual FCFD Soup Supper and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy and cooler, with a high of 56 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 41, low: 24.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 41 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Heritage Park in Forest City to Honor Veterans With Free Coffee, Donuts and ‘Comin in Hot' Medallions Wednesday (kiow.com) — Veterans can add their names and years of service to the Wall of Heroes during today's open house at Heritage Park's Hall of Heroes Military Museum in Forest City. The public is welcome from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with coffee and donuts available. Veterans will also receive commemorative medallions while supplies last.
   

2. Operation Give Birds to Provide Thanksgiving Meals for 250 North Iowa Families (kiow.com) — Registration opens Nov. 12 at iowagivingcrew.org for 250 Thanksgiving meal kits, with pickup Nov. 22 in downtown Forest City. Families should choose the North Iowa sign-up, with no income requirements and kits offered first come, first served. Each feeds four to six people and includes a frozen turkey and sides that recipients must cook.
   

3. Veterans Day 2026 in North Iowa: Ceremonies in Mason City, Forest City and Lakota Set for Wednesday (kiow.com) — Forest City veterans and their families are invited to a Veterans Day program at 9 a.m. today at the Boman Fine Arts Center. Student musicians will perform, and Forest City High School graduate Chaldron Wooge will speak on “Honoring Service.” Veterans will be recognized as special guests, with refreshments afterward.
   

4. North Iowa Concert Band plays free show at NIACC Tuesday, Nov. 24 (kimt.com) — Forest City musicians Ken Ferjak and Liberty Langenbau are among the North Iowa Concert Band members performing a free concert Nov. 24 at NIACC in Mason City. The 7:30 p.m. program at the North Iowa Community Auditorium will include a tribute to the band's founder, Chuck Cooper, who recently died.
   

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  • Office Pride posted a job opening for Front Line Cleaner - Mason City, IA (early mornings) in Clear Lake. Apply here.
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Ok Forest City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Forest City

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Forest City

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.