FRUITLAND — Fundraising dinners felt the squeeze of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, including the Knights of Columbus in Fruitland; The organization’s leaders had to end their annual Friday Night
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Fred Larson, a longtime photographer for The Messenger, stays busy in retirement serving as a one-man welcome wagon for residents of Friendship Haven.
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Fred Larson, a longtime photographer for The Messenger, stays busy in retirement serving as a one-man welcome wagon for residents of Friendship Haven.
The coronavirus pandemic could hold him down for just so long. “Photo Fred” is back!
Fred Larson, who has been photographing the people and places of Fort Dodge since he bought his first camera at 9 years old (“for 10 cents and three box tops”), has resumed self-appointed duties as the “welcome wagon” for fellow residents of Friendship Haven who until Monday had been under tight social distancing rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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When Jeanine Nemitz, of Fort Dodge, was a child one of her chores was to clean the church her family attended.
“I was trained as a volunteer from a very early age,” said Nemitz, a 1974 Fort Dodge Senior High graduate. “My family went to a small church (Assumption Parish in Coalville) and we would all take turns cleaning the church. That was my first exposure to how volunteers can make a difference. The little kids dusted the pews and as you grew older your jobs got bigger.”
That volunteer spirit followed Nemitz into adulthood.
As she grew older, she spent time volunteering in schools and eventually coordinated religious education programs at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Fort Dodge.
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Point Loma Rock Church Pastor Travis Gibson said the Christian church isn t in a rush either.
“We don’t want to just jump into it. We’re not even sure how many people that are coming outside will want to jump in the building, so we’re going to be diligent, he said.
Roshni Lindsay told NBC 7 she likes all the options the Rock Church has offered worshipers during the pandemic.
“It’s great the outdoors is amazing we’re blessed to be in San Diego, she said.
The church has also offered services streamed online. Pastor Gibson it all part of the church offering safe options during the pandemic.