Cardinal on Festival tree
Take a virtual tour of the 2011 Festival of Trees through photos.
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Author Arlene Lashier and first Village director Don Boyer view original "Miracle of the 70s".
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A new Village General Store opened in Fort Dodge on Oct. 28.
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Old Handicap Village sign
Opportunity Village celebrates 40 years of service in September 2011.
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Three stories from 40 years of services at Opportunity Village
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We grow from each other

Ruth Rayburn came to Opportunity Village for the swimming pool, but also found a new friend.

"For some reason, we just seemed to connect," said Ruth, a long-time Clear Lake resident who comes most days to exercise in Boyer Pool.  She made a friend in Nick Boberschmidt, who lives in Four Seasons Cottage and likes to stop by the pool office during the lunch hour.

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First cottage groundbreaking

A place of joy

A group of Clear Lake people came together in the 1960s with a common purpose: to create a caring home for adults with disabilities as an alternative to state institutions. This nucleus included parents of grown children with disabilities, a pastor, a physical therapist, and others who simply understood the desperate need of families.


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