Spencer band does Dallas

While the Fort Dodge Senior High marching band performed in the weekend Fiesta Bowl parade in Phoenix, Arizona, -another- Iowa band gets the spotlight today. The Spencer Tiger Marching Band is playing in Dallas, Texas, for the Cotton Bowl. 95 students and 15 adults took the bus trip. Band director Kirk Schwarck says it’s a landmark event for Spencer, as it may be the first time the band has played at a bowl game.The band will perform in the Cotton Bowl parade this afternoon and during the game’s halftime show tomorrow.