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Are You Itching to Create?

if you go What: DubuqueFest Fine Arts Festival Arts Events Times/ dates: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, May 19; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, May 20 Where: Washington Square and Town Clock Plaza Arts Events schedule Friday - 6 p.m.: Writers Guild book release and reception for "Gallery 2011," at the Dubuque Art Museum Saturday - 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: LT Amusements, on Seventh Street - 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Fine art fair in Washington Square, collaborative painting project on Seventh Street, children's creation sta...

Andy Frasco and the Un: 'It's Just a Party'

DubuqueFest Fine Arts Festival music schedule Friday Town Clock Main Stage 5 p.m.: Pioneer -- Madison, Wis., folk-rock group 7 p.m.: White Mystery -- Chicago garage-rock duo 8:15 p.m.: Andy Frasco And The UN -- Los Angeles retro piano blues/jazz Town Clock Second Stage 6:15 p.m.: JJ Schmitz Experience -- Local solo guitarist with unique interpretations of modern classics 7:45 p.m.: Ida Jo & The Show -- Madison-based indie rock duo Saturday Town Clock Main Stage 10 a.m: Northeast Iowa School...

Annual Maquoketa Golf Event Planned for May 22

MAQUOKETA, Iowa - The annual Maquoketa Kiwanis Golf outing will be Tuesday, May 22, at the Maquoketa Golf & Country Club. The five-person best-shot event will begin with a shotgun start at 10 a.m., followed by dinner and silent and live auctions.

Cascade High School Commencement

Cascade High School - Commencement: 12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 20, Cascade (Iowa) High School Gymnasium.

Red Cross of the Tri-States Plans Annual Meeting May 17

The American Red Cross of the Tri-States will hold its annual meeting Thursday, May 17, at the Dubuque Golf and Country Club, 1800 Randall Place. The evening will begin with a social at 5:30. The program portion will begin promptly at 6.

Thanks to Those Who Worked Downtown

Busted Lift Rocks with Madison Jam Band

The building at 180 Main St. in Dubuque could best be described as a downtown mullet: formal on the top, party at the bottom. This was especially true Saturday night, when Madison-based The People Brothers Band played The Busted Lift - the basement hangout beneath Vinny Vanucchi's.

Campus Notes

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Cascade 'Rockin' On the River' Set for May 26

The third annual "Rockin' on the River" music festival is set for four dates this summer at Riverview Park. The first event will take place from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, May 26, and will feature music from Dean and Sparney, and The Mayflies. Free hot dogs will be provided by the city.

Guttenberg Farmers Market Will Open May 26

The Guttenberg Farmers Market will open its season Saturday, May 26. Vendors will be selling fresh produce, homemade baked goods, crafts, coffees, honey, syrup, salsa, jams and jellies, flowers, plants, T-shirts and more. The event will take place at Guttenberg's City Park along River Park Drive.

Delhi Girl Scout Troop Receives a Grant

Girl Scout Troop 7668 of Delhi and Earlville was one of 20 recipients to receive a grant from Building with Bags. This grant will provide three picnic tables, which are made from plastic bags and will be placed in the Delhi City Park. The Build a Bag Program is a cooperative effort of the Iowa Grocery Industry Association, Keep Iowa Beautiful, Metro Waste Authority in Des Moines, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, City Carton and The

Citizens Express Vision 2020 Opinions

Wednesday night, five meetings in the city wards asked residents to express their opinions about five scenarios. The Maquoketa Area Chamber of Commerce and Iowa State University have been working on a Vision 2020 for the community. The turnout was fairly low with 10 or 11 people in a couple of the wards, 20 in one and 30 in the 5th Ward.

Maquoketa School Notifies About Whooping Cough

Maquoketa Community School parents received a letter last week about a possible whooping cough case in the elementary school. Ann Otteman, Jackson County Home and Community Health Department manager, said a Maquoketa elementary student came down with symptoms of pertussis, or whooping cough, which is very contagious.

Bradley Wins Dental Association Award

A Cascade dentist has received the Outstanding Service Award from the Iowa Dental Association. Dr. Steven Bradley was presented the award last weekend at the IDA annual session in Des Moines. "We are pleased to present Dr. Bradley with the Outstanding Service Award this year," said Dr. David Davidson, immediate past- president of the Iowa Dental Association. "His career of service stands tall as a shining example every Iowa dentist should strive to achieve."

Hanover Students Win Awards for History Videos

Students from River Ridge High School in Hanover won two State Superior awards earlier this month at the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency's Illinois History Expo. Students traveled to Springfield and entered three projects. The State Superior award is the highest history award in the state.

Garnavillo Preschool Program at School Will Close

The Clayton Ridge School Board has voted to close the 4-year-old preschool program at the Garnavillo Middle School due to declining enrollment. Five students have registered for next year, and those children will be transported to the Guttenberg preschool facility. Board members also approved a new one-year expended AEA technology service agreement for two days a week at a cost of $23,296. The agreement allows AEA personnel to fix and update the school's computer systems.

Edgewood City Renews Stormready Designation

Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service have recognized Edgewood for its recent renewal to the StormReady program. Edgewood first became designated as StormReady in 2003, but has renewed its designation three times now. "StormReady encourages communities to take a new, proactive approach to improve preparedness and public awareness activities related to local hazardous weather," said Glenn Lussky, meteorologist-in-charge at the National We...

If Cooperstown, Why Not Here?

In upstate New York last month for a nephew's wedding, I took a sidetrip to Cooperstown for my first visit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. I paid special attention to how the Hall treated the subjects of my two books - Dubuque County native Red Faber and Red's friend and Chicago White Sox teammate, Ray Schalk. I can't complain. (However, I later notified the folks at the Hall that Red's middle name is incorrect on one exhibit, and they said they'd correct it.)

Cuba City Council Oks Offer to Purchase 45 Acres

Platteville Hydrant Flushing, Spring Cleanup Set

Platteville will have a citywide hydrant flushing beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, May 20, and Monday, May 21. Residents may experience isolated cases of discolored water on both days and should postpone doing laundry if this condition is present. They are urged to flush their building and home water systems. If residents have any questions, they can contact Irv Lupee at 608-788-4701.