Julien's Journal October 2016 (Volume 41, Number 10) | Page 12

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
POLKA FEST

KIDS EXPO–DUBUQUE COUNTY

This weekend, enjoy and dance to three
great polka bands. Food and beverages
will be available. A polka mass will be held
Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Admission ranges from
$13-$40. Visit DbqFair.com.

This premier family fun and resource fair is an excellent opportunity to learn about area
resources available to families, while enjoying free musical and dance entertainment, crafts,
games, inflatables, and prizes.
Visit over 60 booths to learn more about resources in the community and pick up information
and giveaways. New this year, the expo will include a reading corner and nursing corner/
changing station. Health services for children, including pediatric immunizations, flu shots,
oral health screenings, lead testing, vision checks, and developmental screenings. Immunizations require an advance appointment through the Visiting Nurse Association; call (563)
556.6200. Admission is free. Visit DCEarlyChild.org.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7-9
6-10 PM (FRI.), 12-11 PM (SAT.) & 12-6 PM
(SUN.) @ DUBUQUE CO. FAIRGROUNDS,
GRAND BALLROOM

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
10 AM-2 PM @ GRAND RIVER CENTER

RIDE THE BEAR RIVER REC TRAIL
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
9 AM @ SPRAGUEVILLE TRAILHEAD
(SPRAGUEVILLE, IA)

Formally called the Jackson County Rec
Trail, join a naturalist for a bike ride and enjoy fall colors on the trail from Spragueville
to Z34 and back, approximately seven miles
in total. All ages are welcome and participation is free. Visit JacksonCCB.com.

GREAT RIVER FILM INITIATIVE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
10 AM @ MINDFRAME THEATERS

The Great River Film Initiative meets to promote the development of films and filmmakers in the Mississippi River region of Iowa,
Illinois, and Wisconsin. Anyone is welcome
to join their monthly meetings. Find them
on Facebook.com.

TWILIGHT RIVERBOAT
SIGHTSEEING CRUISES

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
11 AM-1 PM @ PORT OF LECLAIRE, (FRONT
ST., LECLAIRE, IA)

Treat yourself to an hour-and-a-half sightseeing cruise aboard the Riverboat Twilight.
Jones St. Java House will have boxed lunches
available for purchase to bring on the cruise.
Online reservations are recommended as
these cruises sell out. Tickets are $16 for
adults, $8 for children (4-12), and free 3 and
under. Visit RiverBoatTwilight.com.

REV. SCHMITT MEMORIAL MASS
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8
10 AM @ CHRIST THE KING CHAPEL,
LORAS COLLEGE

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Loras College will welcome home one of its
own 75 years after his death at Pearl Harbor during World War II. The Rev. Aloysius
Schmitt, a 1932 graduate of Loras (then Columbia College), a chaplain in the U.S. Navy,
and hero of 12 men’s lives during the Pearl
Harbor attack, will be laid to rest during a
special Memorial Mass. Visit Loras.edu.