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🌱 Saturday Crafternoon and 10 more events
And check out FDPL Book Club ~ In the Unlikely Event on the Otho Patch calendar

Morning Otho! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- FDPL Book Club ~ In the Unlikely Event at Fort Dodge Public Library
- Saturday Crafternoon at River Hops Brewing
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 65 and low of 42 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 45.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 49 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Otho
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★ Featured events ★
- FDPL Book Club ~ In the Unlikely Event →
Fort Dodge Public Library, 424 Central Ave, Fort Dodge
6:00 pm
Monday October 5
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Other local events
- Saturday Crafternoon →
River Hops Brewing, 1014 Central Ave, Fort Dodge
1:00 pm
Saturday October 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Lost Limb Riders Weekly Community Meeting →
Fort Dodge Public Library, 424 Central Ave, Fort Dodge
9:30 am - Paint & Sip: Frightful Forest Friends →
Soldier Creek Winery, 1584 Paragon Ave, Fort Dodge
6:30 pm - Adult Class 14+: Ceramic Paint Your Own Succulent Hanging Basket and Plant →
Blanden Art Education Building, 224 S. 8th St, Fort Dodge
10:00 am - Adult Class 14+ Ceramic Paint your own succulent hanging basket+ plant →
Blanden Art Education Building, 224 S. 8th St, Fort Dodge
10:00 am - Free Art Saturday for Kids →
Blanden Art Education Building, 224 S. 8th St, Fort Dodge
2:00 pm - 2026 Oktoberfest at River Hops →
River Hops Brewing, 1014 Central Ave., Ft. Dodge
4:00 pm - Tiny Sprouts →
Smitty's Garden Center, 2305 2nd Ave. North, Fort Dodge
10:00 am - Social Hour →
Lehigh IA
1:00 pm - Cooper Picture Day
Fort Dodge Comm School District Fort Dodge, IA 50501
8:00 am - Are you Ready for Quickbooks? →
Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, 24 N 9th Street, Suite A, Fort Dodge
3:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Premium Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Walmart in Fort Dodge. Apply here.
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Open/Close Shift Manager in Fort Dodge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Otho here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fort Dodge
- Day of kindness to honor Henderson (messengernews.net)
- Guided by faith (messengernews.net)
- Iowa State Patrol investigate a crash of two vehicles near Fort Dodge Monday morning. (kqradio.com)
Webster City
- Homecoming comes to Webster City next week (kqradio.com)
Ok Otho! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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