Upcoming Events
Ghost Hunting
Grab a Nerf gun and join us for ghost hunting in the Tompkins Celebration Center!
2026 Medicare Updates & Changes
There will be an informational meeting on 2026 Medicare Updates & Changes on Thursday, October 23 at 1:30 pm in the Tompkins Celebration Center.
Trick or Treating
Trick or treating for residents and team members’ families only.
Join us through the Assisted Living Hall to the Highland Herum Family Fireside Library.
Fort Dodge Choral Society
The Fort Dodge Choral Society will present A Vision Unfolding on Sunday, October 26 at 3 pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church. There will be a 2:15 pm bus.
Retired Teachers & School Personnel
Join other retired teachers & school personnel for fellowship and fun.
Coffee will be served in the Friendship Haven Tompkins Celebration Center at 1:30 pm.
Alzheimer’s Support Group
The fourth Tuesday of every month, an Alzheimer’s support group is held right here at Friendship Haven. It will be held at 3:30pm in the Kenyon Place Rose Legler Room.
Upper Room Devotional
Peer-led devotions are every Wednesday at 6:00 pm in the River Ridge Ann Smeltzer Room.
Bible Study
Bible Study held weekly on Thursdays at 9:30 am in the Kenyon Place Conference Room.
Fall Fest / Hallway Hops
Join us for a fun Fall Fest with “Hallway Hops” in the Assisted Living Hallway through the Highland Herum Family Fireside Library. There will be themed booths with tasty treats and fun stops!
Parkinson's Disease Support Group
The first week of every month, a Iowa Chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association support group is held right here at Friendship Haven. It will be held from 11:00am - 12:00pm at the Schmoker Building (where Rock Steady Boxing is held).
If you're interested in participating, you can register online at apdaparkinson.org/ia.
Strength in optimism. Hope in progress.
SHC Family Zoom Meeting
Our Simpson Health Center Administrator, Erin Hoversten-Majewski, will hold a family Zoom meeting on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 4:00 pm. She’ll be letting you know what’s happening and answering any questions you may have.
Interested in joining? Here are the details:
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84257605881?pwd=aKan3HfnqLt2S6beuUIMfkjhhFJJ76.1
Meeting ID: 842 5760 5881
Passcode: 896060
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Havenpalooza
Save the date!
Friday, June 19th, Friendship Haven is hosting Havenpalooza!
Good Vibes. Live Tunes. Bright Booms.
The Brothers Grimm Spectaculation
Reserve your time to take the bus to Iowa Central Community College’s The Brothers Grimm Spectaculation. Bus leaves at 11:15 am.
Vespers
Join the Friendship Haven Bell Choir and Chorus for a Vespers service in the Tompkins Celebration Center at 2:30pm.
Note the new time!
Resident Flu Shots after Town Hall
Every month, we hold a Town Hall for residents to hear from our leadership team about what's happening at Friendship Haven and ask questions. We also invite someone from our community to speak about what they do.
Fort Dodge Symphony
The Fort Dodge Symphony presents…
Oktoberfest!
Sun Oct 12, 2025 – 3pm
Fort Dodge Middle School
Joshua Barlage, conducting
Joshua Johnson, horn
BRAHMS Hungarian Dance No. 5
R. STRAUSS Horn Concerto No. 1
RODGERS/BENNETT Selections from The Sound of Music
J. STRAUSS Feuerfest Polka
BRUCH Symphony No. 3
Raise your steins for an unforgettable afternoon of music and merriment! Join us as we celebrate the musical spirit of Bavaria with Strauss’s Horn Concerto, beloved tunes from The Sound of Music, and Max Bruch’s Symphony No. 3, a masterwork of German romantic grandeur. From lush harmonies to sweeping melodies, this concert will have you singing all the way home.
Josh is an in demand performer, clinician and educator who is based in central Iowa. Although he is well traveled, Josh hasn’t moved far from his roots having grown up in the “mile wide” city of Denver, Iowa. He is an active member of the Des Moines Symphony (4th Horn), Quad City Symphony (3rd Horn) and has performed extensively with a number of groups in the region: Omaha Symphony, Des Moines Metro Opera, Ballet Des Moines, South Dakota Symphony and the Lincoln Symphony.
In addition to orchestral performing, Josh is an active chamber musician who loves to seek out new collaborations and new commissions. He has performed with the Des Moines and Quad City Brass Quintets, the QCSO Horns and even co-founded a non-profit, Horns of the Heartland.
While performance is an important part of his life, Josh’s most passionate endeavor is music education. He believes all aspiring musicians deserve an opportunity to better their craft and should have access to a quality music education regardless of income or geographic location!
To provide a platform for this mission, he serves as an Associate Teaching Professor at Iowa State University. At ISU he runs the horn studio, teaches music theory, coaches brass chamber music and performs with the Faculty Brass Trio. Josh has also held teaching positions at the University of Northern Iowa, Grinnell College, Drake University and Simpson College.
He is lucky to have the opportunity to work with some of the most eager and talented high school students in Iowa. While all of these students may not choose music as a career, Josh is proud to say a number of his students have gone on to find fulfilling livelihoods as doctors, lawyers, professors, astrophysicists, entrepreneurs and engineers.
Josh holds a B.M. in performance from the University of Iowa and an M.M. in performance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a proud member of Local 75 of the American Federation of Musicians. Josh performs exclusively on Lukas horns and Laskey Mouthpieces.
Admission is by season membership or individual concert ticket ($15) available for purchase at the door.
Students & children (with an adult) are always welcomed free of charge at Symphony performances.
Library & Service Club Officer's Meeting
Meeting will be held in the River Ridge Ann Smeltzer Room.
Purple Walk
Join us for our annual Purple Walk to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease.
Student athletes from Iowa Central Community College will be joining us as well!
Adult Coloring
Color to your hearts content in the Highland Herum Family Fireside Library.
Retired Nurses Coffee
Join other retired nurses for fellowship and fun.
Coffee will be served in the Friendship Haven Tompkins Celebration Center at 1:30 pm.
Bible Study
Bible Study held weekly on Thursdays at 9:30 am in the Kenyon Place Conference Room.
Parkinson's Disease Support Group
The first Wednesday of every month, a Iowa Chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association support group is held right here at Friendship Haven. It will be held from 11:00am - 12:00pm at the Schmoker Building (where Rock Steady Boxing is held).
If you're interested in participating, you can register online at apdaparkinson.org/ia.
If you have any questions, please reach out to either Program Manager Susan Callison at (515) 782-4386 or Support Group Leader Tori Johnson at (515) 573-6911.
Strength in optimism. Hope in progress.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
The Fort Dodge Walk is on Saturday, September 27.
8:30 am Registration
9:00 am Opening Ceremonies
Walk Immediately Follows at Iowa Central Community College
More info and registration: https://act.alz.org/site/TR?team_id=952177&pg=team&fr_id=18552
Wine Down Wednesday
This week it’s a little different.
Join us at the Kenyon Place patio (by Henrietta’s Garden) from 5-6 pm for a bonfire and music.
Alzheimer’s Support Group
The fourth Tuesday of every month, an Alzheimer’s support group is held right here at Friendship Haven. It will be held at 3:30pm in the Kenyon Place Rose Legler Room.
Vespers
Join the Friendship Haven Bell Choir and Chorus for a Vespers service in the Tompkins Celebration Center at 2:30pm.
Note the new time!
Town Hall
Every month, we hold a Town Hall for residents to hear from our leadership team about what's happening at Friendship Haven and ask questions. We also invite someone from our community to speak about what they do.
Donuts with Grownups
Donuts with Grownups will be held at 9:30 am on Friday, September 12 in the Tompkins Celebration Center with Cooper 4th grade students.
Retired Teachers & School Personnel
Join other retired teachers & school personnel for fellowship and fun.
Coffee will be served in the Friendship Haven Tompkins Celebration Center at 1:30 pm.
Vespers
Join the Friendship Haven Bell Choir and Chorus for a Vespers service in the Tompkins Celebration Center at 3pm.
Friendship Haven Tailgate Party
Tailgate with us on Friday, September 5 from 1:30 - 3:00 pm in the Bird Door Parking Lot
(in case of inclement weather, in Tompkins Celebration Center)
Retired Nurses Coffee
Join other retired nurses for fellowship and fun.
Coffee will be served in the Friendship Haven Tompkins Celebration Center at 1:30 pm.